After reading another review I found out this story has some basis in a real life event. But it seems in order to tell that story, they sloppily wrote the earlier "law" section of the story. They could have solved the case without any of the trouble that later ensues for the DA's office. After making a ransom drop the police swarm on the man who picks up the money. If they had used an ounce of sense they would have followed him to see where he went and if he was working with anyone else. Granted, no one was kidnapped at the time, the ransom was to prevent a kidnapping, so they may have deemed following him unnecessary. However, if they had done that, they could have solved the case quickly. Also, they could have scared off any one who was watching and working with the "future" kidnappers and potentially caused the situation to escalate since the family was told no cops. As i said, there was no kidnapping at the time, but they definitely should have taken all this into consideration before going after this man who collected. Furthermore, in the conversation where Claire reveals her affair to Stone and Schiff, if you listen to it, it really does not lend itself to her admission. It was sloppily thrown in. I've seen this done a few times on Law and Order, but in their later episodes when they kept trying for edgy story lines. Anyway, it makes more sense knowing that they were mirroring an actual incident, but it was as I say very poorly written.
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