Briscoe and Curtis investigate the murder of Donny Gibson, who was found dead in a parking lot. Gibson, who installed sound systems in bars and clubs, was out with $4000 in cash in his pocket looking to buy some high-end speakers. The police know that Sean Russo, the son of an imprisoned mob boss, met Gibson that night but denies it. When Jack McCoy concludes that the young Russo is likely now the head of the Russo crime family, he has his bail raised to $10 million. When the DA's office learns there's a connection between Gibson and a nightclub owner putting up some of the bail, McCoy goes after the night club owners, Tom Wilder and Jeff Stahl, who told Russo that Gibson had been pressing for the payment of outstanding bills for the sound system he had installed and that he also threatened to let the FBI know Russo was an investor in their club. McCoy's biggest problem with the case, however, is a federal prosecutor who also wants to go after Russo.
—garykmcd