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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.
- Created by:
- Dick Wolf
- Cast:
- Maura Tierney, David Ajala, James Badge Dale, Tony Goldwyn
- Language:
- English
- Country:
- United States of America
- Network:
- NBC
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Season 15
Episodes
E01
Episode 1
★ 6.9Paradigm
2004-09-22 · 45mAn Iraqi immigrant who murders a former military policewoman in retaliation for torturing her brother at Abu Ghraib prison claims that she is covered as an enemy combatant under the terms of the Geneva Convention.
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E02
Episode 2
★ 7.3The Dead Wives Club
2004-09-22 · 45mWhen a woman abandoned by her firefighter husband for his partner's widow is threatened with also losing custody of her children, she murders her romantic rival, claiming that 9/11 post-traumatic stress syndrome prompted her actions.
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E03
Episode 3
★ 7.8The Brotherhood
2004-09-29 · 45mWhen a prison gang puts out a contract on a Sing Sing corrections officer and his family, assigning the job to a newly released ex-con, the terrified officer pleads preemptive self-defense after he's brought to trial for the parolee's murder. As the trial proceeds, the gang attempts to affect the outcome of the case by sending a death threat to the presiding judge, who refuses to be intimidated. Shortly after the conclusion of the trial, McCoy discovers that the defendant's fears about the power and the reach of the gang were well-placed.
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E04
Episode 4
★ 7.1Coming Down Hard
2004-10-06 · 45mMcCoy goes after the C.E.O. of a pharmaceutical company who knowingly commissioned further clinical trials on a drug to extend its patent protection yielding millions of dollars of profit without disclosing that previous clinical studies had demonstrated that the drug created a high risk of suicide in its users.
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E05
Episode 5
★ 7.6Gunplay
2004-10-20 · 45mAfter Green goes undercover to gather evidence on the gun dealers who murdered two detectives during a buy-and-bust, McCoy is able to connect the hit men to the attorney who paid them to avenge the death of his gun-running stepson at the hands of the same detectives during a similar buy-and-bust several years earlier.
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E06
Episode 6
★ 7.0Cut
2004-10-27 · 45mWhen a plastic surgeon's greed and narcissism contribute to his failure to care for a patient that ultimately results in her death, Branch insists that McCoy prosecute him for criminally negligent homicide, rather than leave the matter to the civil courts, after an investigation reveals a several instances of the doctor's inattention to patient care.
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E07
Episode 7
★ 7.3Gov Love
2004-11-10 · 45mThe investigation into the death of a governor's wife uncovers a web of infidelity, greed, and corruption which forces McCoy to counter a defense based on a ground-breaking interpretation of spousal privilege.
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E08
Episode 8
★ 6.6Cry Wolf
2004-11-17 · 45mThe detectives are skeptical when a former street activist turned shock jock with a history of staging phony muggings to gain publicity for his causes appears to be the subject of an attempt on his life after publicly assailing a mobster, but they begin to believe his story after they discover that the married jock was involved with the mobster's mistress.
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E09
Episode 9
★ 6.6All in the Family
2004-11-24 · 45mWhen the investigation into the contract killing of a jeweler uncovers his plan to roll over on his Russian mob connections to a federal prosecutor, as well as an unhappy wife whom he refused to divorce, McCoy must determine who financed the hit.
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E10
Episode 10
★ 6.7Enemy
2004-12-01 · 45mThe prosecution of a drug trafficker responsible for a stash house massacre is hampered when McCoy discovers that the defendant claims diplomatic immunity, and has been working as an undercover operative aiding the U.S. military in Afghanistan.
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E11
Episode 11
★ 6.9Fixed
2004-12-08 · 45mWhen a paroled child murderer is run down, the investigation leads to a terrified social worker and an experimental prison therapy program.
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E12
Episode 12
★ 7.3Mammon
2005-01-05 · 45mThe investigation into the murder of a wealthy husband leads to the uncovering of a conspiracy involving infidelity and greed and leads to one defendant attempting to evade justice by killing the other.
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E13
Episode 13
★ 7.5Ain't No Love
2005-01-12 · 45mWhen a rap producer is found shot to death in his studio, detectives focus on his protege, whose demos link him and a friend to a second murder. As the investigation unfolds, Southerlyn's opinions put her sharply at odds with both McCoy and Branch.
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E14
Episode 14
★ 7.9Fluency
2005-01-19 · 45mFontana and Green are baffled by a series of flu-related deaths until they discover that the victims were given fake vaccine. McCoy goes after the con man who distributed the vaccine for murder.
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E15
Episode 15
★ 7.3Obsession
2005-02-09 · 45mA conservative talk show host involved in a sexual harassment scandal is murdered, but the trail leads to the victim's wife and an obsessed stalker.
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E16
Episode 16
★ 6.8The Sixth Man
2005-02-16 · 45mMcCoy prosecutes a famous basketball star accused of murdering a man who was suing him because of a massive brawl between players and fans.
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E17
Episode 17
★ 7.7License to Kill
2005-02-23 · 45mThe investigation into a fatal traffic accident leads Fontana and Green to a slaughtered hunting party in the woods and an unknown man who may have been pursuing vigilante justice.
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E18
Episode 18
★ 7.1Dining Out
2005-03-02 · 45mWhen a TV network executive is found murdered, Detectives Fontana and Green suspect a pair of twins who were stealing from the organization until they discover a celebrity chef with whom the married victim shared an affair. The nimble and charming chef is adroit at cultivating relationships with judges and juries alike, but prosecutor McCoy intends to reveal that the suspect's cooking show was about to be cancelled by his late lover.
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E19
Episode 19
★ 7.4Sects
2005-03-30 · 45mPolice and prosecutors go after a fanatical cult leader who encourages sex with children among her followers.
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E20
Episode 20
★ 7.8Tombstone (I)
2005-04-13 · 45mThe bludgeoned corpse of a promiscuous lawyer is found in her office and detectives treat her former lovers as suspects until DNA evidence points to a co-worker. This crossover continues on Law & Order: Trial By Jury S01E08 Skeleton (II).
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E21
Episode 21
★ 7.4Publish and Perish
2005-04-20 · 45mFontana and his temporary partner, Det. Nick Falco, must tread lightly when they discover links between a powerful police commissioner and the murders of an infamous porn actress and a maverick publisher.
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E22
Episode 22
★ 7.2Sport of Kings
2005-05-04 · 45mThe shooting of a Panamanian jockey sends Fontana and Falco into the colorful world of horse racing, and they learn that the animal's owner used stolen funds for the purchase.
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E23
Episode 23
★ 7.3In God We Trust
2005-05-11 · 45mWhen Fontana and Falco investigate an arson which caused the death of a firefighter, they discover a murder weapon tied to a nine year old murder and a hate crime in which the defendent attempts to have his case dismissed because he became a born again Christian after committing the murder.
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E24
Episode 24
★ 7.0Locomotion
2005-05-18 · 45mAfter a man causes a massive train crash that results in multiple deaths, McCoy tries to prosecute him for murder despite his insanity defense. But McCoy finds himself hampered by a defense attorney whose own agenda may undercut that of his client.
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Maura Tierney
Jessica Brady
David Ajala
Theo Walker
James Badge Dale
Rob Calvino
Tony Goldwyn
Nicholas Baxter
Hugh Dancy
Nolan Price
Odelya Halevi
Samantha Maroun