Crime Drama

Law & Order

1990 ★ 7.3

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.

Episode 1

Cherished

The investigation into a girl's death reveals secrets the adoptive family was desperately trying to hide.

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Episode 2

DWB

Detectives discover a shocking twist involving unlikely suspects when they investigate the brutal beating of a black man dumped near the highway.

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Episode 3

Bait

The investigation into how a teen got wounded leads to a case involving a young woman's murder and a drug operation.

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Episode 4

Flight

After a child in a day-care center dies of a virus, Briscoe and Curtis try to find the source of the infection, leading to a case involving an extramarital affair, embezzlement and a drug manufacturer.

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Episode 5

Agony

After the detectives find a murdered postman and a woman who was left for dead in her apartment, the investigation leads to a serial killer and a surprise.

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Episode 6

Scrambled

The murder of an employee at a fertility clinic leads to a case involving a dead man's first and second wives.

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Episode 7

Venom

The killing of a professional escort leads to a case involving the relationships between a young man and two older women.

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Episode 8

Punk

The murder of a corrections officer leads detectives to a women's prison where a guard was linked to an inmate Carmichael put away on drug charges and a confrontation with defense attorney Danielle Melnick.

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Episode 9

True North

The double murder of a wealthy man and his daughter leads the detectives to the wife and stepmother of the deceased. However, Canada's objection to the death penalty hampers McCoy and Carmichael in seeking crucial evidence for obtaining a conviction.

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Episode 10

Hate

Evidence points the detectives in the direction of a fascist youth gathering after the brutal beating and murder of a high school girl.

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Episode 11

Ramparts

Briscoe and Curtis reopen a case that was closed in the '60s when a vehicle is dredged from the Hudson River containing the remains of a murdered man.

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Episode 12

Haven

Briscoe and Curtis probe the murder of a popular Harlem community leader while McCoy and Carmichael struggle to prevent a chaotic situation.

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Episode 13

Hunters

Briscoe and Curtis race against time to find the killer of a parolee before two bounty hunters find the suspected murderer.

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Episode 14

Sideshow (I)

When Briscoe and Curtis discover that a high-level federal official found murdered was recently transferred from Baltimore, they re-team with Baltimore homicide detectives. The joint investigation reveals that the victim was involved in an affair with a high-level government official whose career will be destroyed if it becomes public. The independent counsel summons McCoy and Ed Danvers to Washington to demand McCoy reveal his source or be jailed for contempt. This crossover continues on Homicide: Life on the Street S07E15 Sideshow (II).

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Episode 15

Disciple

After a teen is found dead in the emergency room, the investigation leads to a case involving a religious ritual and a defendant who claims that the action taken was dictated by a saint's voice.

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Episode 16

Harm

Briscoe and Curtis investigate a possible homicide while probing the assault of a retired divorce attorney.

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Episode 17

Shield

Briscoe and Curtis investigate the murder of a police officer who was shot while on an undercover stakeout.

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Episode 18

Juvenile

The investigation into the shooting of a newspaper columnist leads to a murder case from two decades earlier and involves a suspect who at that time had been a juvenile.

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Episode 19

Tabula Rasa

After a philosophy professor is pushed in front of a subway and killed, the investigation leads to a suspect who, following a divorce, changed his identity and disappeared with his daughters.

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Episode 20

Empire

The death of a corporate mogul caused by an overdose of a sexual performance-enhancing drug leads to a case with a witness that puts Curtis in a compromising position.

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Episode 21

Ambitious

The murder of an audio installation salesman leads the detectives to a case with connections to the mafia.

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Episode 22

Admissions

A coed's killing leads to a case involving the deceased's relationship with a professor and two male students who vouch for each other's whereabouts on the night of the murder.

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Episode 23

Refuge (1)

A shootout between a motorist and the police leads to the discovery of a gruesome Russian mob killing --- and a traumatized boy who was an eyewitness to the murder.

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Episode 24

Refuge (2)

McCoy and Carmichael risk violating the civil liberties of witnesses when they are forced to jail them in order to safely continue their investigation.

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