Law & Order (1990)

Law & Order (1990)

The show follows a crime, ususally adapted from current headlines, from two separate vantage points. The first half of the show concentrates on the investigation of the crime by the police, the second half follows the prosecution of the crime in court.

Cast: S. Epatha Merkerson, Sam Waterston, Jerry Orbach, Steven Hill, Jesse L. Martin


22Season 19

The Drowned and the Saved

June 3, 2009

A murder investigation uncovers connections to the governor's wife, and perhaps a scandal involving the governor and an appointment for an open US Senate seat. But can Jack McCoy successfully prosecute and not risk his chances at being elected?

21Season 19

Skate or Die

May 20, 2009

The murders of three homeless men lead detectives to a possible serial killer.

20Season 19

Exchange

May 13, 2009

As Cutter and Rubirosa prosecute a mentally disturbed woman for the deaths of two British researchers, they begin to suspect that the defendant's brother may have orchestrated the entire episode for personal gain.

19Season 19

All New

May 6, 2009

A firefighter and his wife are brutally killed. The DA's office faces the politically unpopular decision to prosecute another firefighter, who may have resorted to extreme measures to cover up his crime.

18Season 19

Promote This!

April 29, 2009

The prosecution of a group of teenagers for the brutal beating of an illegal Honduran immigrant proves to be a thorny and delicate issue for the District Attorney's office.

17Season 19

Anchors Away

March 25, 2009

A murdered television news reporter was investigating allegations that a billionaire Wall Street investment adviser was a fraud, but figuring out who killed her proves to be difficult

16Season 19

Take-Out

March 18, 2009

The investigation into the murder of a journalist could shed new light on an espionage case involving a man serving life in prison for spying for the Chinese government.

15Season 19

Bailout

March 11, 2009

The manager of a failing youth recreation center faces trial in the kidnapping and death of a young woman. However, he blames his troubles on a disgraced Wall Street CEO--the victim's lover--who failed to provide an important donation.

14Season 19

Rapture

February 18, 2009

The owner of a Rapture website is killed by a man working to return Soviet Jews to Israel to fulfill Biblical prophecy. However, the killer seeks shelter at the Iranian embassy, leaving the DA's office in an unenviable position.

13Season 19

Crimebusters

February 11, 2009

Detectives have two viable suspects in the firebombing of an Army recruiting center that killed an infant inside the building, but an overzealous vigilante crime-fighting group interferes with the investigation

12Season 19

Illegitimate

February 4, 2009

The DA's office tries to prove that a businessman who believes that he is the illegitimate son of President Kennedy was the mastermind of a plot that ended with three dead bodies.

11Season 19

Lucky Stiff

January 28, 2009

A con artist is convicted in the death of one of his "business partners." But when he and his wife are killed after his conviction, a new motive--and new suspects--emerge in the original crime.

10Season 19

Pledge

January 21, 2009

The prime suspect in the murders of the son and housekeeper of married university researchers is a journalist who appears to be obsessed with girls from a particular sorority.

09Season 19

By Perjury

January 14, 2009

Cutter finds himself pitted against a lawyer whose manipulation of the legal system keeps letting him get away with murder, and Lupo's mistake risks the current case and Cutter's life.

08Season 19

Chattel

January 7, 2009

While investigating the deaths of two married divorce lawyers, Lupo and Bernard uncover a connection to couple running a Haitian child slavery ring.

07Season 19

Zero

December 17, 2008

A law clerk enamored with A.D.A. Cutter may have an undue influence over the judge she works for in one of Cutter's trials, but could there be another reason for her actions?

06Season 19

Sweetie

December 10, 2008

While investigating the death of a former male prostitute whose memoirs have become a best-seller, Lupo and Bernard discover that the writer was a fraud and that his memoirs were based on another person's life.

05Season 19

Knock Off

December 3, 2008

The investigation into the murder of an upstate New York man in Chinatown appears to be cut and dry, until detectives discover a possible cover-up in the case that leads all the way to the governor's office.

04Season 19

Falling

November 26, 2008

A fatality in a crane accident leads prosecutors to a case involving the victim's wife, who is discovered to be in a coma, and a controversial procedure that could intentionally stunt a handicapped young girl's growth.

03Season 19

Lost Boys

November 19, 2008

An investigation into the death of a 17-year-old boy leads Lupo and Bernard into the world of a fundamentalist Mormon sect, its polygamist leader, and one of his wives who is trying to get away from him.

02Season 19

Challenged

November 12, 2008

A intellectually disabled man who witnessed a murder holds the key to revealing the victim's shocking family secret, as well as shocking information about the identity of the killer.

01Season 19

Rumble

November 5, 2008

Jack McCoy uses a post-9/11 terrorism statute to prosecute a group of street fighters involved in a deadly retaliatory brawl--a move that A.D.A. Cutter strongly disagrees with.