2. Diamond Dogs — Episode — Law & Order: Criminal Intent

2. Diamond Dogs

Detective Logan gets his first Major Case and partners with Detective Barek to probe a series of murderous Mom-and-Pop jewelry heists. However, as Logan zeroes in on a drug-addicted young loser Johnny as his suspect, his instinctive methods cause concern among his fellow law enforcement officers. When the detectives arrest a twitchy female accomplice, they pick up the scent of an older woman who not only is a career criminal, but could be the driving psychological force behind the crimes.

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A young man robs a local jewelry store at gunpoint and unnecessarily shoots the owner in his rush to escape. After more robberies and murders occur, Captain James Deakins pressures Logan and his new partner Barek for results. They eventually track down a drug-addicted mother and son team, Dede McCann ( Rebecca Wisocky ) and Johnny Feist ( Peter Scanavino ). They have enough evidence to convict Johnny, but no hard evidence against Dede who is controlling him. Logan and Barek eventually make Johnny realize that he needs medical help, and after revealing that Dede killed his girlfriend Maya ( Zoe Lister Jones ), he implicates her in their joint enterprise.

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