Law & Order
Season 15
200424 episodes
Episode 1
Paradigm
Sep 22, 200445m
TMDB rating 6.9TMDB
An 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.
Episode 2
The Dead Wives Club
Sep 22, 200445m
TMDB rating 7.3TMDB
When 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.
Episode 3
The Brotherhood
Sep 29, 200445m
TMDB rating 7.8TMDB
When 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.
Episode 4
Coming Down Hard
Oct 6, 200445m
TMDB rating 7.1TMDB
McCoy 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.
Episode 5
Gunplay
Oct 20, 200445m
TMDB rating 7.6TMDB
After 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.
Episode 6
Cut
Oct 27, 200445m
TMDB rating 7.0TMDB
When 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.
Episode 7
Gov Love
Nov 10, 200445m
TMDB rating 7.3TMDB
The 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.
Episode 8
Cry Wolf
Nov 17, 200445m
TMDB rating 6.6TMDB
The 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.
Episode 9
All in the Family
Nov 24, 200445m
TMDB rating 6.6TMDB
When 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.
Episode 10
Enemy
Dec 1, 200445m
TMDB rating 6.7TMDB
The 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.
Episode 11
Fixed
Dec 8, 200445m
TMDB rating 6.9TMDB
When a paroled child murderer is run down, the investigation leads to a terrified social worker and an experimental prison therapy program.
Episode 12
Mammon
Jan 5, 200545m
TMDB rating 7.3TMDB
The 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.
Episode 13
Ain't No Love
Jan 12, 200545m
TMDB rating 7.5TMDB
When 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.
Episode 14
Fluency
Jan 19, 200545m
TMDB rating 7.9TMDB
Fontana 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.
Episode 15
Obsession
Feb 9, 200545m
TMDB rating 7.3TMDB
A 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.
Episode 16
The Sixth Man
Feb 16, 200545m
TMDB rating 6.8TMDB
McCoy prosecutes a famous basketball star accused of murdering a man who was suing him because of a massive brawl between players and fans.
Episode 17
License to Kill
Feb 23, 200545m
TMDB rating 7.7TMDB
The 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.
Episode 18
Dining Out
Mar 2, 200545m
TMDB rating 7.1TMDB
When 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.
Episode 19
Sects
Mar 30, 200545m
TMDB rating 7.4TMDB
Police and prosecutors go after a fanatical cult leader who encourages sex with children among her followers.
Episode 20
Tombstone (I)
Apr 13, 200545m
TMDB rating 7.8TMDB
The 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).
Episode 21
Publish and Perish
Apr 20, 200545m
TMDB rating 7.4TMDB
Fontana 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.
Episode 22
Sport of Kings
May 4, 200545m
TMDB rating 7.2TMDB
The 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.
Episode 23
In God We Trust
May 11, 200545m
TMDB rating 7.3TMDB
When 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.
Episode 24
Locomotion
May 18, 200545m
TMDB rating 7.0TMDB
After 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.