Law & Order
In cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing the evidence and questioning the suspects until someone is taken into custody. The district attorney’s office then builds a case to convict the perpetrator by proving the person guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Working together, these expert teams navigate all sides of the complex criminal justice system to make New York a safer place.
Episodes
Prescription For Death
When a young woman dies during a hectic emergency room night shift, her father claims the hospital was negligent, and…
Subterranean Homeboy Blues
The shooting of two black men by a white woman in a crowded subway initially appears to be a case…
The Reaper's Helper
The death of a man with AIDS appears to be the work of a serial killer who may have been…
Kiss the Girls And Make Them Die
Stone has difficulty prosecuting a privileged preppie with a history of abusing his girlfriends after one of them dies at…
Happily Ever After
Greevey and Logan have a hunch that robbery is a cover for the real motive in the death of a…
Everybody's Favorite Bagman
The mugging of a councilman leads the detectives to arrest a mobster, who in turn leads Stone and Robinette to…
By Hooker, By Crook
When Logan and Greevey investigate how a family man came to be found unconscious in Central Park, they uncover a…
Poison Ivy
The shooting of a black honors student stirs up racial tensions, especially after it becomes apparent that the cop responsible…
Indifference
During the investigation into the death of a little girl in a respectable, middle-class family, Greevey and Logan uncover a…
Prisoner Of Love
A city arts commissioner and a socialite come under investigation when an artist noted for his sadomasochistic themes is found…
Out Of The Half-Light
Greevey and Logan's investigation into a black teenager's claim that she was raped by white policemen is hampered by a…
Life Choice
Stone faces pressure from the public and from Schiff as he prepares to prosecute the person accused of bombing an…
A Death In The Family
Police start a citywide manhunt for a man suspected of killing a cop during a rooftop pursuit.
The Violence Of Summer
Greevey and Logan reopen an investigation to help Stone and Robinette build a stronger case against three boys accused of…
The Torrents Of Greed (1)
An assault on a candy storeowner leads Stone and Robinette to build a case against a powerful mafia don.
The Torrents Of Greed (2)
Stone tries to salvage his prosecution of the Masucci family when Beigel faces bribery charges and seems willing to turn…
Mushrooms
The accidental shooting of two children by a 14-year-old hired killer leads to a drug dealer and a real estate…
The Secret Sharers
Stone faces a flashy Texas lawyer and a hostile community as he tries to prosecute a young man accused of…
The Serpent's Tooth
Two brothers appear to be the logical suspects in the murder of their wealthy parents.
The Troubles
Logan is forced to face his cultural biases when both a Cuban drug dealer and an Irish terrorist are suspected…
Sonata For Solo Organ
Stone and Robinette prosecute a surgeon and the wealthy father of a transplant patient for illegally obtaining a kidney.
The Blue Wall
Cragen comes under suspicion when his mentor in the department is investigated for laundering drug money.
Confession
Logan crosses the line in order to obtain a confession from the man suspected of murdering Max Greevey. Stone finds…
The Wages of Love
A double homicide casts suspicion on both the ex-wife and the former boyfriend of the murdered duo, with the dead…
Aria
A lethal drug overdose leads the detectives to an aggressive stage mother and a pornographic movie producer.
Asylum
The conviction of a homeless man for murder is threatened on appeal based on the lack of a search warrant…
God Bless The Child
A couple faces trial after they deny medical help to their daughter based on their religious beliefs.
Misconception
The mugging of a pregnant legal secretary leads to a case involving her lover, her boss and charges of murder…
In Memory Of
The renovation of a brownstone uncovers the remains of a boy who disappeared 31 years earlier, reviving a wrenching and…
Out Of Control
The detectives investigate the gang rape of a college student during a fraternity Holloween party.
Renunciation
A hit-and-run investigation leads to the discovery of a schoolteacher carrying on an affair with one of her students. Cerreta…
Heaven
The investigation into a social-club fire which claimed 53 fatalities leads to a connection between arson, illegal immigrants and the…
His Hour Upon The Stage
The discovery of a frozen corpse in a dumpster leads to rival Broadway producers.
Star Struck
An obsessive fan pleads temporary insanity when he is charged with attempting to murder the soap-opera actress who is the…
Severance
Stone faces an old rival in court as he tries to link a hit man and three murders to a…
Blood Is Thicker...
An apparent mugging ends in the death of a wealthy woman but the case comes to hang on a silver…
Trust
Stone is determined to see that a teenage boy doesn't get away with murder twice when the young man is…
Vengeance
The parents of a murdered woman contest Stone's prosecution of her killer so that he can be extradited to their…
Sisters Of Mercy
Cerreta and Logan investigate the accusation that a nun in charge of a shelter for teens molested a young addict.
Cradle To Grave
The discovery of a dead baby leads to a case involving a slumlord who would not provide any heat and…
The Fertile Fields
The brutal murder of a Jewish jeweler appears to be a hate crime, but the investigation soon leads back to…
Intolerance
When a Chinese-American honors student is killed, the investigation uncovers a racist mother who's son was competing with the victim…
Silence
A politician opposes the prosecution of his son's murderer because it might mean revealing that his late son was gay.
The Working Stiff
The murder of a Wall Street legend begins a case involving an ailing union worker and a former governor and…
Skin Deep
When a sleazy photographer is murdered, his models appear to be the most likely suspects.
Conspiracy
The assassination of an African-American leader leads to the arrest of a man whose ex-wife was suspected of having an…
Forgiveness
A priest-turned-lawyer uses race and class as the basis for his defense of a young Mexican man who murdered his…
The Corporate Veil
A teenager's fatal heart attack is traced to fraud and greed on the part of the manufacturer of his pacemaker…
Wedded Bliss
The discovery of a young woman's body in the river leads to an investigation of illegal sweatshops and the enslavement…
Helpless
Dr. Olivet accuses her gynecologist of rape, but Stone finds his case in trouble when he discovers that Olivet tape-recorded…
Self Defense
Cerreta and Stone find themselves on opposite sides of the fence when a storeowner kills two robbers and then claims…
Prince of Darkness
Cerreta poses as a weapons dealer to help Stone build a case against a Columbian hit man, but the deal…
Point of View
Logan gets a new partner and Stone faces an old friend from law school as they investigate a woman's claim…
Consultation
An engineer and a tribal chief become the chief suspects in the death of a Nigerian woman who died while…
Extended Family
The apparent abduction of a little girl by her natural mother becomes complicated by charges of sexual molestation.
Right To Counsel
After Stone accepts a plea bargain from the much younger and poorer lover of a wealthy older woman found murdered…
Night And Fog
The confession of an elderly man that he assisted his wife in committing suicide doesn't fully satisfy Stone when rumors…
Promises To Keep
The investigation into the murder of a young physician leads to the discovery of an unorthodox and illegal relationship between…
Mother Love
The absence of a murder weapon complicates the investigation into the murder of a drug addict who stole from her…
Jurisdiction
Stone battles the Brooklyn DA's office over prosecutorial jurisdiction in the case of a mentally handicapped man who confesses to…
Conduct Unbecoming
Stone and the police battle the closed ranks of the Navy to investigate the death of a female Naval officer…
Animal Instinct
The initial investigation into the death of a research scientist leads to an animal-rights group until evidence surfaces that her…
Virus
While investigating several deaths at a diabetes clinic, Briscoe and Logan discover that teenage computer hackers may have tampered with…
Securitate
When a Romanian immigrant kills, his lawyer announces he will plead his client "not guilty due to cultural insanity" claiming…
Manhood
The statement of a drug dealer who survived a shoot-out that killed a cop leads Logan and Briscoe to suspect…
Benevolence
Logan and Briscoe begin their investigation into the death of a hearing-impaired young woman by questioning her two most recent…
Sweeps
A guest is murdered on-air on a controversial talk show. Meanwhile Logan and Briscoe have a new boss, Lt. Anita…
Volunteers
A disruptive, unbalanced homeless man is found severely beaten in an alley of the middle class neighborhood he calls home,…
Discord
A college student charges an admittedly promiscuous rock star with rape, but he claims the act was consensual.
Profile
Stone finds himself up against an ambitious black lawyer defending a white, racist serial killer.
Black Tie
The police suspect a cover up when they receive an anonymous tip that a wealthy man was murdered by his…
Pride and Joy
A 17-year-old boy becomes the chief suspect in the murder of his father, raising questions of self-defense and abuse that…
Apocrypha
Stone and Kincaid try to prove that the young woman believed to have planted a bomb in a parking garage…
American Dream
A skeleton unearthed at a building site resurrects one of Stone's old cases, and brings him face to face with…
Born Bad
A lawyer decides to defend her teenage client charged with murder as an adult with the claim that he's violent…
The Pursuit of Happiness
A "green-card" bride from Russia is suspected of murdering her rich, but cold husband, who was threatening to divorce her…
Golden Years
An emaciated elderly woman is found dead of an apparent heart attack and her granddaughter is charged with neglect and…
Snatched
A millionaire friend of Schiff's won't cooperate with the police following his son's kidnapping.
Breeder
While investigating a woman's claim that she passed out in a taxi and awoke to find her newborn missing, Briscoe…
Censure
A phone call threatening a woman's young daughter leads to a case that causes Kincaid to resign from Schiff's office…
Kids
A 14-year-old's shooting death involves the son of a former police detective, who's also an old friend of Briscoe's.
Big Bang
A scientist becomes the chief suspect when his estranged wife, who's been delaying divorce proceedings, is the victim of a…
Mayhem
During a 24-hour period, Briscoe and Logan have a heavy caseload that includes 5 unrelated murders and a domestic quarrel,…
Wager
Briscoe and Logan bet that the killing of a star athlete's father is linked to gambling debts and threats to…
Sanctuary
A black minister fans the flames of racial intolerance after a hit-and-run in Harlem claims the life of a 12-year-old…
Nurture
Briscoe and Logan investigate the disappearance of a child from her abusive foster home and find her being held by…
Doubles
An assailant breaks the wrist of a tennis player prior to a tournament, and a competitor is among the suspects.
Old Friends
A truck hits a pedestrian and the investigation reveals the victim's link to a baby-food company in which a new…
Second Opinion
A woman's death exposes an unorthodox method of treating cancer that Executive Assistant DA McCoy intends to prove is negligent…
Coma
A comedy-club owner comes under suspicion for having shot his wife, now comatose with a bullet in her head, after…
Blue Bamboo
The killing of a Japanese nightclub owner who was visiting New York leads to the arrest of a singer who…
Family Values
After it's determined that a wealthy woman did not commit suicide but was murdered, the detectives question both her first…
White Rabbit
A routine investigation uncovers evidence that leads Briscoe and Logan to a long-time fugitive, a radical Vietnam War opponent on…
Competence
When Lt. Van Buren is the victim of an attempted holdup by two teens, she fires her gun and kills…
Precious
When Briscoe and Logan suspect that a missing infant may have been murdered by her parents rather than kidnapped, they…
Virtue
McCoy uses a charge of ""larceny by extortion"" against a councilman, whose former colleague claims he demanded sex in exchange…
Scoundrels
Among the suspects in a lawyer's murder are a swindler, who conned a woman out of her family fortune, and…
House Counsel
The killing of a man who had served as a juror in a mob trial leads to a battle of…
Guardian
After the body of a young female junkie is identified as the daughter of a wealthy family, Briscoe and Logan…
Progeny
The investigation into the killing of an abortion clinic doctor leads to an activist group led by a former priest.
Rage
A Wall Street broker accused of murdering his mentor uses the defense of ""black rage"" in court.
Performance
Briscoe and Logan set out to identify the apparent victim in a snuff film, but find her alive and really…
Seed
A routine investigation into a woman's death leads Briscoe and Logan to a fertility doctor guilty of unethical practices, but…
Wannabe
The shooting of a board member of an exclusive private school leads to a blue-collar family and a classist system.
Act of God
A bomb at a construction site kills a 12-year-old boy, and the suspects include the bankrupt contractor and a jealous…
Privileged
The investigation into a double murder leads to a young alcoholic whose family once lived in the victims' house and…
Cruel and Unusual
The death of an autistic youth in custody reveals a multitude of unusual and possibly illegal therapies being used, but…
Bad Faith
Logan relives unhappy childhood memories when a friend is found dead, a presumed suicide, until the investigation reveals recent contact…
Purple Heart
The investigation into a taxi driver's murder involves a loan shark, a forged check, a missing plumber and the victim's…
Switch
Suspects in a psychiatrist's murder include the victim's ex-husband, a patient suffering from multiple-personality disorder and her obstructive father.
Pride
A gay city councilman is murdered and the trail leads to a bigoted rival politician and a male prostitute.
Bitter Fruit
Briscoe and his new partner, Det. Reynaldo Curtis, investigate the murder of a young girl who disappeared between school and…
Rebels
Briscoe and Curtis have a hard time finding cooperative witnesses when investigating the murder of a college student at a…
Savages
McCoy and Kincaid clash over the death penalty as McCoy prosecutes a man who murdered an undercover cop during a…
Jeopardy
A triple murder at a magazine publishing company leads to a case of sibling rivalry, a protective matriarch and a…
Hot Pursuit
When the detectives solve a series of murders committed by a holdup team in ski masks, McCoy must determine whether…
Paranoia
Briscoe and Curtis try to solve a co-ed's murder after a graphic description appears online, while McCoy finds himself up…
Humiliation
The investigation into a prostitute's murder leads to a married plastic surgeon as the obvious suspect, but Kincaid has a…
Angel
A mother claiming that her baby was kidnapped while she was at confession retraces her steps and actions with Curtis,…
Blood Libel
A hidden anti-Semitic message in a high school yearbook offers a clue to an art teacher's murder and leads to…
Remand
The victim in a 30-year-old rape and stabbing case is fearful when information received by Briscoe and Curtis creates the…
Corpus Delicti
The death of a show horse leads to a trial involving insurance fraud, a sting operation and a wealthy woman's…
Trophy
McCoy finds that his career is on the line when his former female assistant and ex lover accuses him of…
Charm City (I)
A subway station gas attack, similar to one that took place in a Baltimore church five years earlier, brings Baltimore…
Custody
Paul Robinette places the system on trial when he defends a young black woman accused of kidnapping her biological baby…
Encore
A jogger killed in Central Park turns out to be the second wife of a former comedy club owner, who…
Savior
A down-on-his-luck ad executive becomes the prime suspect when his wife and son are killed, and his daughter wounded on…
Deceit
When a young attorney is murdered shortly after he decides to file a sexual harassment claim against his employer, Briscoe…
Atonement
The investigation into the murder of a model with a passion for cocaine and partying focuses on the men in…
Slave
A woman is shot while sleeping, and the investigation leads the police to a boy whose crack-addicted mother has entrusted…
Girlfriends
After a college co-ed's body is found, the detectives look for a campus rapist, but the medical examiner's report puts…
Pro Se
The investigation into multiple homicides at a clothing store leads to the arrest of a schizophrenic who presents McCoy with…
Homesick
After an infant is found dead in his crib, it's determined he was poisoned, and all evidence points to the…
Aftershock
After Briscoe, Curtis, McCoy, and Kincaid witness the execution of a criminal they brought to justice, their unique reactions to…
Causa Mortis
McCoy's new second chair, ADA Jamie Ross, is determined to prosecute as harshly as possible a carjacker who took the…
I.D.
The cops tackle identifying a corpse left in an elevator, and McCoy finds his prosecution of the suspect later hampered…
Good Girl
Briscoe and Curtis have to break the mutual alibi of two girlfriends as they try to find the killer of…
Survivor
Briscoe and Curtis's investigation of the murder of a rare coin dealer nets them a millionaire as a suspect, but…
Corruption
Curtis, angered by the attitude of an old colleague of Briscoe's, looks beyond the findings of an IAB investigation and…
Double Blind
The murder of a janitor in a university laboratory building leads back to a student employee whose participation in a…
Deadbeat
The murder of a deadbeat father whose son is dying of leukemia presents McCoy and Ross with a sympathetic suspect…
Family Business
The murder of Richard Speigel, chief financial officer for an exclusive, family-owned department store goes from the sitting room to…
Entrapment
The case against Huey Tate, a young man accused of shooting the well-known leader of the African-American Congress comes undone…
Legacy
The sidewalk shooting of a young husband uncovers the fact that his wife's first husband died in a inadequately investigated…
Menace
The detectives face a difficult struggle getting witnesses to a girl's apparent suicide to come forward while Ross tries to…
Barter
An unpromising case of murder suddenly develops new leads when the cops explore the possibility that the victim was mistaken…
Matrimony
The discovery of a would-be thief refocuses a murder investigation, leaving the prosecutors the task of making a conspiracy case…
Working Mom
The murder of an ex-cop with a penchant for blackmail and illicit sex brings feminist lawyer Lanie Stieglitz into court…
D-Girl
A headless corpse fished out of the river sends Briscoe and Curtis out to Los Angeles to obtain a blood…
Turnaround
Back in New York with their suspect, Briscoe and Curtis try to pin down his schedule on the night of…
Showtime
The trial of Eddie Newman begins but the prosecution's chances of conviction are hampered by a "dream team" of defense…
Mad Dog
McCoy becomes obsessed with nailing a serial rapist recently released on parole and pushes the cops perilously close to harassment…
Double Down
The cops' best hope of finding a kidnapped hired car driver alive is one of the armed robbers who grabbed…
We Like Mike
A young man who claims to have helped a murdered young man change a flat tire is first the cops'…
Passion
Briscoe and Curtis investigate the death of a pretty young book editor who was reputedly having an affair with one…
Past Imperfect
The cops have a definite clue when a bloodstain that's not the same as the victim reveals that the killer…
Terminal
The cops uncover a man with a secret second life as they try to learn who opened fire on a…
Thrill
The cops break the seemingly random murder of a pizza delivery guy with a little ""undercover"" work in the park,…
Denial
Bloody sheets and an apparently stolen credit card lead Briscoe and Curtis to a pair of college age lovers who…
Navy Blues
McCoy finds himself battling the Navy and the office of the Judge Advocate General as he tries to prosecute a…
Harvest
A discrepancy concerning the time of death of a drive-by shooting victim leads McCoy and Ross to initiate prosecutions against…
Nullification
After the cops trace an eagle tattoo on a man shot and killed while holding up an armored truck to…
Baby, It's You (I)
It's old home week for Briscoe when an apparent murder of a teenage model in New York develops ties to…
Blood
The paternity of a black baby given up for adoption by a white mother might provide a clue to her…
Shadow
The murder of a bail bondsman looks fairly routine until the chance words of the chief suspect uncovers possible case-fixing…
Burned
A message overheard on an answering machine leads Briscoe and Curtis to a confessed murderer and the home of wealthy…
Ritual
The investigation into the death of a man who initially appears to be the victim of a mugging victim reveals…
Under the Influence
After Briscoe and Curtis finally determine who was driving the car that killed three people, the legal prosecution stands in…
Expert
The shooting of two people in a restaurant restroom takes some abrupt turns as they try to discover who exactly…
Castoff
The street murder of a woman who worked with underprivileged kids takes a turn towards the bizarre when the detectives…
Grief
The cops, as they try to pin down the specifics of an assault on a man reluctant to talk about…
Faccia a Faccia
Taking on an apparent mafia murder, Detectives Briscoe and Curtis are stymied by a dead witness and a seemingly incoherent…
Divorce
The stabbing death of a psychologist draws Detectives Briscoe and Curtis into a heated divorce case and pits McCoy and…
Carrier
The death of a college student leads to a case involving an HIV-positive male who's seeking to infect as many…
Stalker
When a woman is found unconscious at the bottom of her apartment stairs, Briscoe and Curtis must figure out what…
Disappeared
A defendant refuses to allow his lawyer to raise the issue of insanity, this complicating matters for the brother who…
Burden
After a 12-year-old quadriplegic dies at home in his bed, paramedics claim that he was suffocated and the suspects include…
Bad Girl
Schiff's re-election may hinge on the stabbing death of a police officer; Briscoe's daughter is arrested for dealing drugs.
Damaged
The case of a teacher's shooting uncovers a vendetta involving the rape of a mentally challenged coed by three students,…
Tabloid
Tabloid journalism comes under scrutiny during the investigations into the deaths of a gossip columnist and a celebrity target he…
Monster
During the search for a pedophile who raped a 10-year-old, a snitch offers Briscoe a chance to avenge his daughter's…
Cherished
The investigation into a girl's death reveals secrets the adoptive family was desperately trying to hide.
DWB
Detectives discover a shocking twist involving unlikely suspects when they investigate the brutal beating of a black man dumped near…
Bait
The investigation into how a teen got wounded leads to a case involving a young woman's murder and a drug…
Flight
After a child in a day-care center dies of a virus, Briscoe and Curtis try to find the source of…
Agony
After the detectives find a murdered postman and a woman who was left for dead in her apartment, the investigation…
Scrambled
The murder of an employee at a fertility clinic leads to a case involving a dead man's first and second…
Venom
The killing of a professional escort leads to a case involving the relationships between a young man and two older…
Punk
The murder of a corrections officer leads detectives to a women's prison where a guard was linked to an inmate…
True North
The double murder of a wealthy man and his daughter leads the detectives to the wife and stepmother of the…
Hate
Evidence points the detectives in the direction of a fascist youth gathering after the brutal beating and murder of a…
Ramparts
Briscoe and Curtis reopen a case that was closed in the '60s when a vehicle is dredged from the Hudson…
Haven
Briscoe and Curtis probe the murder of a popular Harlem community leader while McCoy and Carmichael struggle to prevent a…
Hunters
Briscoe and Curtis race against time to find the killer of a parolee before two bounty hunters find the suspected…
Sideshow (I)
When Briscoe and Curtis discover that a high-level federal official found murdered was recently transferred from Baltimore, they re-team with…
Disciple
After a teen is found dead in the emergency room, the investigation leads to a case involving a religious ritual…
Harm
Briscoe and Curtis investigate a possible homicide while probing the assault of a retired divorce attorney.
Shield
Briscoe and Curtis investigate the murder of a police officer who was shot while on an undercover stakeout.
Juvenile
The investigation into the shooting of a newspaper columnist leads to a murder case from two decades earlier and involves…
Tabula Rasa
After a philosophy professor is pushed in front of a subway and killed, the investigation leads to a suspect who,…
Empire
The death of a corporate mogul caused by an overdose of a sexual performance-enhancing drug leads to a case with…
Ambitious
The murder of an audio installation salesman leads the detectives to a case with connections to the mafia.
Admissions
A coed's killing leads to a case involving the deceased's relationship with a professor and two male students who vouch…
Refuge (1)
A shootout between a motorist and the police leads to the discovery of a gruesome Russian mob killing --- and…
Refuge (2)
McCoy and Carmichael risk violating the civil liberties of witnesses when they are forced to jail them in order to…
Gunshow
A murderer's shooting spree in Central Park prompts Briscoe and his new partner, Detective Eddie Green, to trace the murder…
Killerz
Briscoe and Green believe a 10-year-old is responsible for a child's death, and McCoy wants her isolated to stop any…
DNR
As Briscoe and Green investigate the shooting of judge, suspicion quickly points to her husband as the person who ordered…
Merger
The murder of a drug-laden teen presents the detectives with a host of suspects from her wealthy family.
Justice
Jamie Ross returns as a defense attorney to represent a previous client who has key evidence concerning a prisoner on…
Marathon
A frustrating investigation of a purse-snatching victim who was fatally shot leads to tension between Briscoe and Green over age…
Patsy
The investigation that follows the discovery of a comatose woman in her apartment leads to an unusual case involving murder…
Blood Money
A taxi driver finds that his passenger is dead, leading the detectives to a case involving an insurance scam and…
Sundown
A patient is found beaten to death in a hospital lounge -- and the resulting case involves infidelity, Alzheimer's disease…
Loco Parentis
After sanitation workers find a teenage boy's body, the investigation leads to a school bully who displays an avid interest…
Collision
The investigation of a schizophrenic woman's death leads to a case involving a homeless man and his right to refuse…
Mother's Milk
Bloodstains in an apartment that belonged to a young couple with a baby leads to the separated parents, each of…
Panic
Briscoe and Green investigate the shooting of a best-selling mystery writer and the death of her accountant, with a love…
Entitled (II)
The focus of the case returns to a politically influential family and, during the course of the trial, McCoy finds…
Fools For Love
After the bodies of two teens are found, the detectives trace their identities and learn that one of them had…
Trade This
The murder of a stockbroker points to organized crime when a hired hit man kills the prime suspect.
Black, White and Blue
The murder of a white teen-ager in Harlem seems like an open-and-shut case until two patrol officers are implicated in…
Mega
The investigation into a helicopter bombing points to a victim's wife and her unconventional financial advisers.
Surrender Dorothy
The body of a teacher, suspected of having an affair, is found in a car trunk and the investigation involves…
Untitled
A wealthy woman, who is a patron of the arts, is found dead in her apartment and the ensuing investigation…
Narcosis
The discovery of a strangled prostitute's body leads to a case involving illegal immigrants and the events have an impact…
High & Low
Detectives Briscoe and Green probe the strangulation of a college coed who moonlighted as a stripper, and while they believe…
Stiff
The detectives' investigation into why a wealthy woman is comatose involves her husband, daughter and doctor.
Vaya Con Dios
The death of an elderly man trying to find who was responsible for the torture killing of his son in…
Endurance
After a disabled boy dies of smoke inhalation during a fire, his parents and a building tenant with a history…
Turnstile Justice
After a woman's body is found in a subway station, a suspect is arrested, but the resulting case concerns the…
Dissonance
The detectives investigate the murder of a young violinist whose fellow musicians resented her rapid rise to fame, in a…
Standoff
After a prisoner's murder, an investigation leads to a suspect, but the question arises if he acted on his own…
Return
The murder of a storeowner leads to a case where the suspect flees to Israel and may be protected from…
Burn Baby Burn
A former Black Panther, accused of murdering a Caucasian police officer, questions Green's integrity amidst a politically charged trial.
Amends
Under pressure from the department's top brass, a 20-year-old murder case, initally investigated by Briscoe's now retired boss, is reopened…
Thin Ice
The killing of a school-hockey coach leads to a case in which the defendant claims that he committed the crime…
Hubris
An assistant manager at a jewelers discovers four bodies at the store, leading to the prosecution of an amiable murder…
Whose Monkey is it Anyway?
The death of a lab technician and the abduction of 17 infected monkeys lead to a trial involving the treatment…
Sunday in the Park with Jorge
Following "wilding incidents" in Central Park, a woman's body is found in the lake and the suspects include the deceased's…
Teenage Wasteland
The beating death of a restaurant owner leads Briscoe and Green to thrill-seeking teenagers; McCoy and Lewin are forced to…
Phobia
When a gay man is beaten to death during the abduction of his adopted infant son, Detectives Briscoe and Green…
A Losing Season
When a pregnant loan officer is found in the trunk of her car with fatal gunshot wounds, Detectives Briscoe and…
Swept Away - A Very Special Episode
When a participant in a TV reality show is murdered, McCoy goes after the producers and network executives for deliberately…
Bronx Cheer
When a woman is found strangled to death with a large quantity of the drug Ecstasy in her handbag, Detectives…
Ego
When the dead body of Karen Hall, an investigator with the State Attorney General's Office Criminal Division, is found in…
White Lie
When a couple is found dead in their apartment, Detectives Briscoe and Green follow the trail of drugs and money,…
Whiplash
When an hispanic male is found dead from a severe chest trauma, Detectives Briscoe and Green discover that he and…
All My Children
The murder of a prep school student points to a mystery woman who may have been extorting money from the…
Brother's Keeper
Briscoe and Green discover a murdered businessman may have been the target of a well-known criminal , but the investigation…
School Daze
Jamie Ross returns to defend a student accused in a mass school slaying.
Judge Dread
An attempted murder of a tough Judge leads Briscoe and Green on a wild goose chase to track down the…
Deep Vote
A woman's murder leads the police to discover the actual target was a reporter who did a story about improprieties…
Who Let The Dogs Out?
The investigation into the death of a jogger mauled by a vicious dog leads to an Attica inmate, his attorneys,…
Armed Forces
The fatal stabbing of a man leads to the discovery of his status as a Vietnam war veteran and the…
For Love Or Money
The death of a parolee, who was a hit man, leads to a wealthy widow and daughter and whether they…
Soldier of Fortune
The daring daylight kidnapping of a diamond dealer which results in two murders at the scene uncovers an international dynasty…
Possession
Investigating the murder of a woman in a rent-controlled apartment, the detectives discover that she was engaged in a long-running…
Formerly Famous
The shooting death of a former singer's wife leads the detectives to investigate his manager and sons after his explanation…
Myth of Fingerprints
A murder investigation uncovers deliberately faulty forensics in the wrongful conviction of two men 12 years earlier in the case…
The Fire This Time
When a building is set ablaze, a girl must be identified despite her fatal burns. Through further investigation, it turns…
3 Dawg Night
When a celebrity is implicated in a nightclub murder, McCoy and Southerlyn battle the flaks who attempt to insulate their…
Prejudice
The murder of a magazine publishing company's black CEO leads to a suspect who has a clear streak of racism…
The Collar
The death of a cleric leads the detectives to a priest who was given information by a murder suspect outside…
Undercovered
The father of a dying girl gets his revenge on an insurance executive who denied a certain leukemia treatment for…
DR 1-102
The bludgeoning of two women in their apartment leads the detectives to a suspect who has taken a hostage while…
Missing
When a girl's parents frantically search for her, Briscoe and Green see that the girl's belongings were packed up in…
Access Nation
The murder of a psychologist leads to a case involving a computer company that sells information and their responsibility in…
Born Again
The investigation into the death of an 11-year-old girl uncovers the possible culpability of the child's mother and a rebirthing…
Girl Most Likely
When a high school student is found dead in an apartment building, Briscoe and Green suspect that the murder was…
Equal Rights
A stock analyst's murder leads the detectives to a corporation whose stock had fallen ... and plenty of suspects in…
Slaughter
The investigation of a student's killing leads to a case involving meat contamination at a food service.
Dazzled
A woman is drugged and falls to her death, and the evidence suggests that her ex-boyfriend and her current husband's…
Foul Play
The investigation into the death of a private investigator uncovers corruption, deceit, and immigration fraud in a Youth Baseball League…
Attorney Client
The wife of an attorney with many disgruntled clients is killed but the detectives believe that he was the intended…
Oxymoron
The investigation of a woman's strangulation leads to a case involving the selling of drugs and a gangster's son.
Patriot
A tenement building explodes and the lone victim is Joseph Haden. The building was rent controlled and there had been…
American Jihad
An American Muslim becomes the prime suspect in a double murder after an academic challenges his religious beliefs.
Shangri-La
The murder of a female high school English teacher uncovers a love triangle that includes a female student and a…
True Crime
Investigating the death of a rock band singer who had large amounts of cocaine and heroin in her system, the…
Tragedy on Rye
A struggling actress is murdered in an apparent robbery-homicide where a video tape, made by a couple touring the city…
The Ring
The discovery of a body in Hells Kitchen who had been wearing a $40,000 diamond ring leads the detectives back…
Hitman
The execution style shooting of a city contractor leads Detectives Briscoe and Green to suspect a professional hitman. They first…
Open Season
A defense attorney who had just acquitted a cop killer is gunned down outside a Manhattan restaurant. The detectives start…
Asterisk
A star baseball player becomes the prime suspect in the murder of his limousine driver when it is discovered that…
The Wheel
The smoldering corpse of an Asian girl found outside the Chinese consul general's apartment leads the detectives to believe she…
Mother's Day
The hit-and-run death of a popular high-school student leaves the detectives suspecting the girl's father was the real target. When…
Chosen
The murder of a bookie with a high-class clientelle leads the detectives to arrest his partner. Charged with first-degree murder,…
Under God
A dead teenager's father and a vigilante priest are suspects in the killing of a drug dealer.
Absentia
When the witness in a jewelry store robbery-homicide fails to appear in court, McCoy suspects foul play until he discovers…
Star Crossed
The bludgeoning of a luxury sports car dealer leads the detectives to a mentally challenged man and his girlfriend who…
Bitch
The death of a stockbroker leads the detectives to his girlfriend whose mother is a cosmetics mogul who has a…
Suicide Box
A media-savvy attorney defends a black teenager accused of shooting an off-duty policy officer.
Genius
Investigating the murder of a cab driver, the detectives come to suspect a famous author and his protege, a former…
Maritime
A missing football player becomes the prime suspect in the murder of a woman whose body is discovered floating in…
Seer
The prime suspect in the murder of a woman outside a sex club claims to have merely witnessed the crime…
Kid Pro Quo
The murder of an admissions director of a private school leads the detectives to investigate a pair of angry parents…
House Calls
The suspicious death of a Russian model leads the detectives to suspect medical malpractice.
Sheltered
It's a race against time as the detectives go on the hunt for a sniper whose victims are shot in…
Couples
Briscoe and Green catch four murders and a kidnapping on the same day, and get handed confessions in each case.
Smoke
Briscoe and Green are assigned to a case involving an eccentric comedian who may have killed his young son by…
Bodies
While investigating the death of a teenaged girl, the detectives stumble on a pattern of crimes that indicate they are…
Bounty
The investigation into the murder of a bounty hunter leads to a reporter with compromised ethics and a dubious defense…
Patient Zero
The investigation into the carjacking of a vehicle containing vials of a deadly virus leads the detectives on a search…
Shrunk
The police and prosecutors investigate the connection between an award-winning songwriter and the young woman found murdered in his home…
Blaze
A teenager's need for parental love, acceptance and recognition sets in motion the events leading to the deaths of 23…
Identity
When a man is found murdered shortly after depositing almost $400,000 in his savings account, the investigation into the source…
Floater
The husband of a woman whose partially decomposed body is found floating in the Hudson River becomes the prime suspect…
Embedded
After a reporter accused of causing the deaths of soldiers with whom he was embedded in Iraq by reporting on…
Compassion
When a con man passing himself off as a grief counselor is poisoned by a respected doctor he victimized, McCoy…
Ill-Conceived
The owner of a clothing company with alien immigrant workers is found murdered which sends the detectives on a search…
Darwinian
The apparent hit-and-run of a homeless man send the detectives on a search for the driver, a high profile female…
Payback
The investigation into the murder of a former bookie turned mob informant reveals a disturbing new wrinkle in organized crime…
Married with Children
The death of a woman who fell from a hotel balcony leads to a case involving a lesbian couple and…
City Hall
A city employee's clerical error sets in motion a chain of events which culminates in a fatal shooting at City…
Veteran's Day
A decorated Gulf War veteran grief-stricken over the Afghanistan combat death of his son murders an anti-war protester, claiming at…
Can I Get a Witness?
McCoy faces an uphill battle in proving that witnesses to the murder of a drug mule were bribed, intimidated, and…
Hands Free
When McCoy fails to win a murder conviction against an eccentric cross dressing millionaire for the death of his neighbor,…
Evil Breeds
When a Holocaust survivor is murdered on the eve of her testimony in the deportation trial of a former concentration…
Nowhere Man
The District Attorney's Office is set on its ear when the investigation into the death of an A.D.A. uncovers a…
Everybody Loves Raimondo's
Greed, treachery and disrespect shape the motives for murder when two men are gunned down at an exclusive restaurant.
Vendetta
The investigation into a bar room brawl fatality reveals a detective's decades-old vendetta against a petty criminal turned murderer who…
Gaijin
Van Buren has reservations about Branch's tactics in luring a Ginza nightclub owner back to New York after the Japanese…
Caviar Emptor
When a caviar importer is murdered the day after his wedding to a much-younger woman, the large pool of suspects…
C.O.D.
Briscoe bids farewell to the 27 as the prosecution of two women for killing each other's husbands comes to a…
Paradigm
An Iraqi immigrant who murders a former military policewoman in retaliation for torturing her brother at Abu Ghraib prison claims…
The Dead Wives Club
When a woman abandoned by her firefighter husband for his partner's widow is threatened with also losing custody of her…
The Brotherhood
When a prison gang puts out a contract on a Sing Sing corrections officer and his family, assigning the job…
Coming Down Hard
McCoy goes after the C.E.O. of a pharmaceutical company who knowingly commissioned further clinical trials on a drug to extend…
Gunplay
After Green goes undercover to gather evidence on the gun dealers who murdered two detectives during a buy-and-bust, McCoy is…
Cut
When a plastic surgeon's greed and narcissism contribute to his failure to care for a patient that ultimately results in…
Gov Love
The investigation into the death of a governor's wife uncovers a web of infidelity, greed, and corruption which forces McCoy…
Cry Wolf
The detectives are skeptical when a former street activist turned shock jock with a history of staging phony muggings to…
All in the Family
When the investigation into the contract killing of a jeweler uncovers his plan to roll over on his Russian mob…
Enemy
The prosecution of a drug trafficker responsible for a stash house massacre is hampered when McCoy discovers that the defendant…
Fixed
When a paroled child murderer is run down, the investigation leads to a terrified social worker and an experimental prison…
Mammon
The investigation into the murder of a wealthy husband leads to the uncovering of a conspiracy involving infidelity and greed…
Ain't No Love
When a rap producer is found shot to death in his studio, detectives focus on his protege, whose demos link…
Fluency
Fontana and Green are baffled by a series of flu-related deaths until they discover that the victims were given fake…
Obsession
A conservative talk show host involved in a sexual harassment scandal is murdered, but the trail leads to the victim's…
The Sixth Man
McCoy prosecutes a famous basketball star accused of murdering a man who was suing him because of a massive brawl…
License to Kill
The investigation into a fatal traffic accident leads Fontana and Green to a slaughtered hunting party in the woods and…
Dining Out
When a TV network executive is found murdered, Detectives Fontana and Green suspect a pair of twins who were stealing…
Sects
Police and prosecutors go after a fanatical cult leader who encourages sex with children among her followers.
Tombstone (I)
The bludgeoned corpse of a promiscuous lawyer is found in her office and detectives treat her former lovers as suspects…
Publish and Perish
Fontana and his temporary partner, Det. Nick Falco, must tread lightly when they discover links between a powerful police commissioner…
Sport of Kings
The shooting of a Panamanian jockey sends Fontana and Falco into the colorful world of horse racing, and they learn…
In God We Trust
When Fontana and Falco investigate an arson which caused the death of a firefighter, they discover a murder weapon tied…
Locomotion
After a man causes a massive train crash that results in multiple deaths, McCoy tries to prosecute him for murder…
Red Ball
A young girl is abducted in broad daylight, and the only link to the girl is an ex-convict who wants…
Flaw (II)
Green and Fontana bring SVU Detective Olivia Benson onto their scene when a DOA has her number on his cell…
Ghosts
Fontana and McCoy pursue a man believed to have murdered a young girl ten years earlier despite numerous obstacles.
Age of Innocence
The bombing death of a husband set to remove the feeding tube of his wife, who's in a persistent vegetative…
Life Line
Police turn their attention to the murder of an undercover reporter, but realise that the killer isn't as guilty as…
Birthright
Teenage suspect Traci Sands dies in police custody after being arrested for the murder of the man who reported her…
House of Cards
The team investigates the killing of a single mother and the abduction of her child.
New York Minute
Detectives discover that the owner of a trucking company has been smuggling illegal aliens and suspect that a citizens border-patrol…
Criminal Law
The deaths of three women with the same name lead Fontana and Green to the nine-year-old conviction of Leland Barnes,…
Acid
After the daughter of one of Van Buren's college friends is found dead in her room, a suicide, Van Buren…
Bible Story
The case of a man who defiled a copy of the Torah turns into a religious battle for McCoy.
Family Friend
After Philip and Valerie Messick are attacked in their home, Green and Fontana follow the trail to a small-time thug…
Heart of Darkness
A journalist's suicide becomes suspect after Green and Fontana find evidence at the scene suggesting that it wasn't a suicide…
Magnet
Fontana and Green arrest a fellow student after a young man is murdered, but McCoy faces a tough adversary when…
Choice of Evils
After the body of a teenage boy is found dead in a warehouse, detectives use DNA to connect the boy…
Cost of Capital
The case against a high powered executive accused of killing her lover rests on the executive's estranged husband and unstable…
America, Inc.
After Jeffrey Pope, a private military contractor, is found dead, suspicion eventually leads Green and Fontana to Robbie Howell, the…
Thinking Makes It So
Fontana and Green investigate when a bank manager is involved in the robbing of his own bank and learn that…
Positive
When a teenage boy commits suicide after firing on a doctor and hitting an innocent party, Fontana and Green investigate…
Kingmaker
After undercover cop Dana Baker is murdered, Fontana and Green learn that the man who killed her had discovered her…
Hindsight
Fontana and Green are called in to investigate when Green's former replacement, Nick Falco, is suspected of murdering a young…
Invaders
The family of a man who once turned his customers into the police is slain, and the ensuing fracas pits…
Fame
Green and Cassady investigate the death of a cop accidentally killed during a botched robbery which leads them to stolen…
Avatar
Green and Cassady investigate after the photograph of a dead woman is found on a popular website, B-Frendz.com. Their investigation…
Home Sweet
When eight-year-old Jenna Wechsler dies as a result of a building explosion, Green and Cassady follow the trail of evidence…
Fear America
After Eric Khabaly is seen being murdered on tape in what appears to be an American movement against Islam, Green…
Public Service Homicide
When Carl Mullaly is discovered murdered in his apartment, Green and Cassady learn that he had recently been profiled on…
Profiteer
The shooting of a local businessman is linked to a killing in Iraq, and McCoy and Rubirosa refuse to allow…
In Vino Veritas
A has-been actor wearing blood-stained clothing arrested for drunken driving reveals religious prejudices during his rantings.
Release
After Hudson Moore is found bludgeoned in the back of the Babes Being Bad bus, suspicion initially truns to the…
Deadlock
Green and Cassady hunt a mass murderer Leon Vorgitch, who recently escaped from prison. The finally corner Vorgitch in a…
Corner Office
After corporate attorney Charles Dillon is discovered dead in a hotel room, Green and Cassady investigate and learn that the…
Remains of the Day
After Michael Jones dies in his mother's hospital room with no immediate explanation, his mother Ashley accuses her former husband's…
Charity Case
Green and Cassady investigate after Sean Archer, a producer who had recently adopted a child from Africa with his wife,…
Talking Points
The shooting of university student Jason Miles at a political rally hosted by controversial speaker Judith Barlow leaves any number…
Church
A reverend confesses to the murder of a young gay actor, but McCoy and Rubirosa soon learn that he may…
Melting Pot
After an actress is found dead in her apartment, Green and Cassady attempt to prove that her death was not…
Murder Book
After publisher Serena Darby is found murdered in her apartment, suspicion turns to J.P. Lange, a former professional baseball player…
Good Faith
Green and Cassady investigate an arson turned homicide when a body found in a burned church turns out to have…
Bling
Green and Cassady investigate the murder of a female rapper.
Fallout
Green and Cassady get mixed up with the Russian consulate after Peter Rostov dies of ricin poisoning. Their investigation leads…
Captive
Green and Cassady follow the leads when a young boy is found murdered to a suspected serial pedophile/murderer.
Over Here
The detectives link the deaths of two homeless men to the war in Iraq.
The Family Hour
When Nicole Bailey, the ex-wife of a respected former senator, is found murdered and brutalised in her home, Green and…
Called Home
Cyrus Lupo returns to New York after four years abroad to deal with his own terror. Lupo and Green investigate…
Darkness
Lupo and Green's first offical case together is a kidnapping that happened during a citywide blackout; a housekeeper is slain…
Misbegotten
The explosion of a package including scientific research injures a pregnant security guard, leading to the investigation of the scientist's…
Bottomless
The investigation into a pair of missing pants leads to the murder of a young lawyer. Lupo and Green soon…
Driven
Lupo and Green investigate the shooting death of young white teenager and a 9 year old black girl. The investigation…
Political Animal
A triple homicide has ties to a politician, but he may be just the first step toward the truth and…
Quit Claim
A hit-and-run investigation leads back to a title company, and Green and Lupo must go undercover to crack the case.
Illegal
A riot at an immigration rally ends in murder, and the political climate causes McCoy to assign a special prosecutor…
Executioner
A case of mistaken identity leads Green and Lupo to suspect that a murdered doctor may have been in the…
Tango
A high school party turns tragic when a teenager is found dead, and the detectives end up playing games with…
Betrayal
The murder of a psychiatrist focuses the suspect list to his clients and wife, and the defense of the murderer…
Submission
When the police shut down a dog-fighting ring, the investigation becomes a murder case after a woman's finger is found…
Angelgrove
A terrorist organization seems to be tied in with the violent death of an art dealer, until the victim's troubled…
Burn Card
Internal affairs takes a special interest in Detective Green after a gambler is found dead by his bullet, and the…
Bogeyman
A novelist's apparent suicide soon changes to a murder investigation with suspects that include a cult and her husband, but…
Strike
A legal aid strike ends in the death of a lawyer, and the investigation leads to a golf greenskeeper who…
Personae Non Gratae
An online romance may be at the heart of a mechanic's murder, but Detectives Lupo and Bernard must unravel some…
Excalibur
A jeweler's murder may have ties to a prostitution ring, and once the case goes to trial, D.A. McCoy's job…
Rumble
The beating death of a stockbroker causes a battle of epic proportions between the victim's family and the faction responsible…
Challenged
A mentally challenged man is reunited with the mother who gave him away after his brother is killed.
Lost Boys
A young woman escapes from a polygamous cult.
Falling
The detectives investigate the mystery of a falling construction crane in the city and that leads them to something much…
Knock Off
A revered sheriff becomes a possible conspirator in a case involving a murdered tourist.
Sweetie
Detectives Lupo and Bernard investigate when the writer of a bestselling memoir is found dead in a community of male…
Zero
Cutter is determined to expose misconduct when he realizes an old friend working in the system is obstructing justice in…
Chattel
While investigating the murder of two divorce lawyers, detectives Lupo and Bernard uncover a child slave trade ring.
By Perjury
The murder of the plaintiff in a high-profile lawsuit against a major airline leads detectives to a defense attorney (Dallas…
Pledge
When the son and housekeeper of a pair of prominent biologists are murdered, detectives suspect the couple's work on a…
Lucky Stiff
The owner of a trucking company, Vic Russell, is found dead after a business meeting; detectives uncover information that leads…
Illegitimate
An NYPD officer kills a troubled fellow officer who took hostages at gunpoint; detectives Lupo and Bernard find valuable stolen…
Crimebusters
An unconscious war widow and her lifeless infant are found in the rubble of a bombed army recruitment center; Jack…
Rapture
The creator of a religious website is murdered and the trail leads to a corrupt charitable organization.
Bailout
As detectives investigate the death of a bank executive's mistress, they uncover a kidnapping and extortion plot.
Take-Out
The search for a writer's killer leads detectives to a closed espionage case.
Anchors Away
A murdered television news reporter was investigating allegations that a billionaire Wall Street investment adviser was a fraud, but figuring…
Promote This!
Detectives Kevin Bernard (Anthony Anderson) and Cyrus Lupo (Jeremy Sisto) investigate the case of Oswaldo Morales (guest star Hector Javier…
All New
Firefighter Thomas Cooper and his wife Linda are tortured and murdered in their new townhouse. The murders are thought to…
Exchange
Two engaged scientists die in a fire and their mentally challenged neighbor is injured while trying to help them. The…
Skate or Die
Detectives Lupo and Bernard investigate a serial killer who targets homeless men and discover that a copycat may be at…
The Drowned and the Saved
A prominent charity executive is murdered and claims of stalking and blackmail surface during the investigation.
Memo from the Dark Side
The body of a young war veteran is found in a parking garage and the murder is connected to a…
Just a Girl in the World
A crime scene investigator is murdered in her apartment. Her fiance is suspected, but then a journalist is attacked and…
Great Satan
Detectives Lupo and Bernard investigate when an aspiring musician is found dead. A bag of cash leads them to multiple…
Reality Bites
A mother of ten adopted special needs children is murdered. The day after her murder, her husband appears on reality…
Dignity
A doctor who performs late-term abortions is murdered in church. The case falls apart for Cutter when Rubirosa is touched…
Human Flesh Search Engine
Bernard becomes the target of a dangerous website that is partly responsible for a homicide the detectives are investigating
Boy Gone Astray
When a young woman is found dead in her apartment, a few tell-tale signs quickly lead Detectives Cyrus Lupo and…
Doped
A deadly drunk-driving car accident brings Detectives Cyrus Lupo and Kevin Bernard to the scene when a suspicious nasal spray…
For the Defense
A case that begins as a search for a missing witness spirals into a murder conspiracy with ADA Connie Rubirosa…
Shotgun
When an elderly man defends his shop from an armed robbery, Detectives Kevin Bernard and Cyrus Lupo suspect that this…
Fed
After a community activist is murdered and labeled "FED", Detectives Bernard and Lupo find it difficult to eliminate multiple suspects.…
Blackmail
Blackmail is the twelfth episode of the twentieth season of the television series Law & Order. It aired on NBC…
Steel-Eyed Death
When a family of four is found murdered in their home, Detectives Cyrus Lupo and Kevin Bernard discover that the…
Boy on Fire
When detectives Cyrus Lupo and Kevin Bernard come upon the burning body of Cesar, a sixteen-year-old charter school student from…
Brilliant Disguise
A young woman is found murdered in a hotel and the evidence leads to a medical student.
Innocence
A man is convicted of a hate crime for allegedly killing a gay man, but a group called the Innocence…
Four Cops Shot
The debate rages over how to treat an informant who shot and killed four police officers. However, did one of…
Brazil
When an environmental scientist, Dr. Oscar Silva, is poisoned during a global warming symposium, Detectives Cyrus Lupo and Kevin Bernard…
Crashers
When the body of a model is found burning in an alley, Detectives Lupo and Bernard search for her killer.
The Taxman Cometh
Lupo and Bernard uncover a possible conspiracy to kill off wealthy cancer patients, so their inheritors don't have to pay…
Immortal
A man's double life is discovered after he is stabbed to death.
Love Eternal
When a reality TV crew finds a dead man's body locked in a dog cage, detectives suspect the victim's wife.
Rubber Room
Detectives search for an anonymous blogger who has posted plans to blow up a school. Lt. Van Buren struggles to…
The Right Thing
Newly acquainted partners Bernard and Cosgrove investigate the murder of a notorious entertainer. A dispute over throwing out a confession…
Impossible Dream
The COO of a major tech company is found murdered in Central Park. Price and Maroun work to untangle a…
Filtered Life
Bernard and Cosgrove investigate the disappearance of a social media star whose case takes the internet by storm. Price and…
Fault Lines
After a family court judge is murdered, Bernard and Cosgrove dig into the many grievances against him; when the DA's…
Free Speech
Bernard and Cosgrove investigate the murder of a congressional candidate. ADAs Price and Maroun contend with an extremist plot hellbent…
Wicked Game
When a young man is found dead of an apparent overdose, Dixon fiercely pursues a homicide investigation as an old…
Legacy
Bernard and Cosgrove are confronted with several suspects in the shooting of a headmaster at an elite private school. A…
Severance
When the CFO of a Fortune 500 company is found strangled in her home, Bernard and Cosgrove work to connect…
The Great Pretender
Bernard and Cosgrove must sift through fact and fiction to find the killer of a young Manhattan socialite. The murder…
Black and Blue
The murder of an off-duty NYPD detective threatens to tear the city apart; Cosgrove mourns the loss of a friend…
Gimme Shelter (III)
A girl is shot and Cosgrove teams with Det. Jalen Shaw to track down her killer. Benson and Stabler assist…
Battle Lines
Things aren't what they seem when a politician's daughter is found dead after an apparent mugging.
Camouflage
A deadly shooting has Cosgrove and Shaw racing to find the culprit before another attack is orchestrated. Price struggles to…
Benefit of the Doubt
When the young author of a tell-all book is found dead, Cosgrove asks a former mentor for help with the…
12 Seconds
Cosgrove and Shaw piece together the clues of what happened to a murdered law student, uncovering a web of blackmail…
Vicious Cycle
When a fashion designer is killed on the night of his boutique opening, Cosgrove and Shaw must track down a…
Only the Lonely
A crisis consultant who’s made many enemies on behalf of her clients is murdered. Price and Maroun must set aside…
Chain of Command
When a decorated military veteran is found murdered in his own home, Cosgrove and Shaw work with his daughter to…
The System
A suspect arrested for murder escapes police custody after months of waiting for his day in court; as a hostage…
Land of Opportunity
When a homeless migrant is murdered, evidence leads Cosgrove and Shaw to a mysterious cover-up at a construction site. Price…
Second Chance
When an ex-con is found beaten to death, Cosgrove and Shaw arrest an unlikely culprit. Maroun must put her personal…
Almost Famous
After a teenager is killed, Cosgrove and Shaw discover what lengths kids will go to become internet famous; Price and…
Mammon
When a graduate student is found dead, Cosgrove and Shaw follow the evidence to a suspect with no clear motive.…
Heroes
After shots are fired in a popular nightclub, Cosgrove and Shaw suspect the spree was a ruse to target a…
Fear and Loathing
Cosgrove and Shaw must unravel a string of false crime reports to get to the truth surrounding a respected doctor's…
Deadline
When a celebrated journalist is killed, Cosgrove and Shaw explore an unpublished report involving a prominent politician; Price and Maroun…
Bias
When a public defender is murdered, Cosgrove and Shaw are surprised to find Price at the scene; his involvement in…
Collateral Damage
When a young woman dies a slow and painful death from an untreated infection, Cosgrove and Shaw suspect she was…
Private Lives
Cosgrove and Shaw investigate the murder of a family physician whose outspoken politician wife suspects she was the intended target.…
Class Retreat
When a respected businessman is found murdered, his surprising connection to Cosgrove’s daughter helps the police make a break in…
Appraisal
Cosgrove and Shaw suspect an art dealer was murdered but can’t make an arrest until they locate her body. Price…
Open Wounds
When a senator is gunned down at his daughter's wedding, McCoy pushes for a severe sentence and squares up against…
Freedom of Expression
In the wake of a murder on campus, the line between free speech and hate speech at a university is…
Human Innovation
When a prominent tech CEO is killed, Shaw and Riley untangle multiple leads to reveal a plot for retribution. Price…
Turn the Page
When a young woman is strangled, Yee connects the MO to a potential serial offender, leading Riley to revisit a…
Unintended Consequences
Shaw and Riley investigate a real estate agent's murder. After they speak with prominent clients, an unexpected witness appears. Price…
Last Dance
When a woman is found murdered in Central Park, evidence points to two frequent park-goers: a street vendor and a…
On the Ledge
When NYPD responds to the scene of an active shooter in a nearby hospital, Shaw is shocked at his connection…
Balance of Power
When a successful investor is murdered, Shaw and Riley dig into his life to identify his killer. DA Baxter puts…
Facade
Shaw and Riley investigate the death of a comedian after a subway altercation. When a suspect is arrested, Baxter insists…
Family Ties
When a congressman's aide is found dead after testifying in a corruption case, Shaw and Riley discover the suspect may…
Inconvenient Truth
Shaw and Riley investigate the death of a prominent chef when he's stabbed in his own restaurant. Price has hesitations…
Castle in the Sky
When a real estate developer is found dead in one of his buildings, Shaw and Riley sift through a long…
No Good Deed
Shaw and Riley investigate the death of a therapist with a long list of troubled clients. Baxter takes over Price's…
In Harm's Way
When a sports star is killed, Shaw and Riley suspect the shooter missed their intended target. Baxter's daughter comes forward…
Catch and Kill
When a Brooklyn prosecutor is found slain in her apartment, Maroun takes drastic action to convince an eyewitness to come…
The Perfect Man
When the founder of an AI-infused dating app is murdered, Shaw and Riley delve into who would want the love-obsessed…
Big Brother
Riley's personal and professional lives clash when his brother is connected to a murder investigation. Price takes a chance on…
The Meaning of Life
When a bomb goes off in a brownstone, Shaw and Riley must determine which of its inhabitants - an author…
Report Card
A student is accused of killing his teacher. When the suspect's age puts the case in limbo, Price and Maroun…
Time Will Tell
When the dean of a swanky prep school is murdered, Shaw and Riley must dig into the toxic system of…
Truth and Consequences
When tragedy strikes the family of a prominent judge, Brady must determine if the murder is connected to any of…
Bad Apple
After a narcotics officer is shot in the back, Brady returns to her old precinct to investigate the murder. When…
Enemy of the State
Shaw and Riley discover a shocking motive after a young man is pushed in front of a train. When the…
Greater Good
When a music mogul is found dead, Shaw and Riley clash with an undercover officer unwilling to cooperate. Price and…
The Hardest Thing
When a wealthy man is executed in his home, Shaw and Riley aim to determine who was greedy enough to…
Duty to Protect
When a teenage girl is found dead, the squad struggles to find a motive without knowing her identity. Price and…
In God We Trust
A young lawyer with a secret past is found dead. Price and Baxter debate the pros and cons of prison…
A Price to Pay
An actor's foray into experimental drug therapy leads to his murder. Shaw reconnects with a mentor who may hold the…
Crossing Lines
When an up-and-coming politician is found dead, Shaw and Riley untangle the victim's personal life to identify a suspect. Baxter…
Folk Hero
When a murder suspect becomes an underground hero, Brady seeks help from a former colleague to track down a culprit…
A Perfect Family
When a student is thrown to her death, Riley zeros in on a family secret to piece together her last…
Inherent Bias
A rising basketball star is shot dead, leaving the squad in a desperate scramble for leads. When the capture of…
Play with Fire (I)
A mysterious phone call to Capt. Benson of the SVU leads detectives to the scene of a brutal murder. When…
Sins of the Father
When a car mechanic is murdered execution-style, Shaw and Riley suspect his job was a cover for more sinister talents.…
Tough Love
A tough-love sports agent is found stabbed to death, leaving the squad with a trail of suspects who wanted him…
Look The Other Way
When a model is murdered, Shaw and Riley believe their suspect may have escalated an obsession to violence. Maroun's efforts…
Street Justice
When Brady's squad investigates the death of an exonerated murder suspect, a major lead points to ADA Maroun. Price wrestles…
Hindsight
Brady and Riley must sort through a list of rivals to pinpoint a suspect when a star music student is…
White Lies
A bulldog investment fund manager is murdered in the midst of a client's big takeover. Price goes to desperate lengths…
Two and Twenty
A billionaire banker is murdered and the 2-7 must investigate his many clients and employees. Price and Maroun struggle to…
Bend the Knee
A law partner with prominent government clients is murdered. Baxter must consider making political concessions for the case to be…
Brotherly Love
A respected restauranteur with a gambling problem is murdered, and Baxter and Price disagree on the best approach to a…
Guardian
When a high school sports star is murdered, the police find several suspects trying to make money off the victim's…
Parasite
When a rich CEO is murdered the night before his wedding, Riley and Walker suspect the key to an arrest…
Snowflakes (I)
An injured woman's sudden disappearance from the hospital leads to a murder investigation. As an eyewitness to the crime, Brady…
Dream On
Brady's son becomes a prime suspect in a murder investigation, putting a target on her back. Price must prove the…
The Enemy of All Women
A woman's mysterious death sets the detectives up against a suspect using high-tech surveillance against them. Maroun suspects a witness…
Never Say Goodbye
After investigating a flight attendant's murder, Walker's methods are scrutinized during the trial. Meanwhile, Price and Maroun try to reveal…
New Normal
Walker revisits his undercover identity to get details on a gang-related murder. Saddled with a weak case, Baxter and Price…
Remedies
The 2-7 arrests an unlikely suspect when a popular wellness personality is murdered. Price and Maroun must determine if revealing…
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Drama Serie Review
The enduring legacy of *Law & Order* is not merely its longevity, but its rigid commitment to a formula that has become the DNA of American procedural television. Spanning twenty-five seasons and over 500 episodes, the series functions as a rhythmic, two-act exploration of the urban social contract. By splitting each hour cleanly between the blue-collar grit of the police investigation and the high-stakes theater of the District Attorney’s office, the show offers a panoramic view of the justice system that feels both comprehensive and clinical.
The series’ greatest strength lies in its "ripped from the headlines" philosophy. This approach allows the narrative to bypass traditional character development in favor of exploring complex ethical gray areas. In the modern era, the ensemble—led by the likes of Hugh Dancy and Maura Tierney—navigates a New York that feels increasingly fraught with political nuance. The artistic merit here isn't found in flashy cinematography, but in the sharp, staccato dialogue and the relentless pace of the procedural clock. It treats the viewer as an intellectual participant, demanding they weigh the evidence alongside the detectives and prosecutors.
However, this unwavering dedication to the "procedural-first" model is also its most significant limitation. After five decades of television, the lack of deep seriality can make the episodes feel interchangeable. While performers like Reid Scott and Tony Goldwyn bring a fresh energy to the current roster, the characters often remain cogs in a massive narrative machine, rarely permitted to have lives outside the precinct or the courtroom. This can lead to a sense of emotional detachment, where the tragedy of the crime is occasionally overshadowed by the mechanics of the conviction.
Ultimately, *Law & Order* remains a cornerstone of the genre because it provides a sense of order in a chaotic world. It is a reliable, intellectual exercise that examines how a society attempts to heal itself through the rule of law. While it may lack the prestige-drama depth of more character-driven series, its efficiency and topical relevance make it essential viewing for anyone interested in the intersection of crime and social policy. It is a machine that continues to hum with precision, even after thirty-four years.
