S15 Episode 1
Paradigm
Terms of the Geneva Convention come into play when the sister of a former inmate at Abu Ghraib prison is suspected of murdering a female Guardsman in the second Gulf War.
47 mins · Wed, 22 Sep 2004
S15 Episode 1
Paradigm
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.
45 mins · Wed, 22 Sep 2004
S15 Episode 2
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 children, she murders her romantic rival, claiming that 9/11 post-traumatic stress syndrome prompted her actions.
45 mins · Wed, 22 Sep 2004
S15 Episode 3
The Brotherhood
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.
45 mins · Wed, 29 Sep 2004
S15 Episode 3
The Brotherhood
The death of a prison gang member leads Fontana and Green to suspect the victim's former associates, until they learn the deceased also had a running battle with a hard-nosed corrections officer.
44 mins · Wed, 29 Sep 2004
S15 Episode 4
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 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.
45 mins · Wed, 6 Oct 2004
S15 Episode 4
Coming Down Hard
Detectives investigate the deaths of two college students and find both were participating in a pharmaceutical company's secret testing program for an antidepressant that has resulted in many suicides.
44 mins · Wed, 6 Oct 2004
S15 Episode 5
Gunplay
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.
45 mins · Wed, 20 Oct 2004
S15 Episode 5
Gunplay
After an illegal firearms sting backfires and two officers are slain, Green poses as a gun buyer to try and capture the killers, who were able to identify the officers via a website identifying undercover cops.
44 mins · Wed, 20 Oct 2004
S15 Episode 6
Cut
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.
45 mins · Wed, 27 Oct 2004
S15 Episode 6
Cut
McCoy must determine whether charges should be filed in civil court or in criminal court when a novelist's death seems to have been caused by careless liposuction, but Branch finds a recurring pattern of negligence by the doctor.
44 mins · Wed, 27 Oct 2004
S15 Episode 7
Gov Love
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.
45 mins · Wed, 10 Nov 2004
S15 Episode 7
Gov Love
McCoy takes the issue of gay marriage before the state's Supreme Court when he is unable to compel a man to testify against a crooked developer because the two say they are married.
44 mins · Wed, 10 Nov 2004
S15 Episode 8
Cry Wolf
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.
45 mins · Wed, 17 Nov 2004
S15 Episode 8
Cry Wolf
The detectives proceed with skeptical caution when a radio personality, known to stage fake muggings for publicity, claims to have been shot and almost killed.
43 mins · Wed, 17 Nov 2004
S15 Episode 9
All in the Family
A philandering jeweller with ties to the Russian mob is one of four people shot to death on a sidewalk. Fontana and Green learn the victim was cooperating with federal authorities until his murder.
43 mins · Wed, 24 Nov 2004
S15 Episode 9
All in the Family
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.
45 mins · Wed, 24 Nov 2004
S15 Episode 10
Enemy
After a bloody massacre of heroin dealers, Fontana and Green pinpoint a drug-dealing Afghan warlord as their primary suspect, and McCoy and Southerlyn prosecute despite pressure from the State Department.
44 mins · Wed, 1 Dec 2004
S15 Episode 10
Enemy
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.
45 mins · Wed, 1 Dec 2004
S15 Episode 11
Fixed
When a paroled child murderer is run down, the investigation leads to a terrified social worker and an experimental prison therapy program.
45 mins · Wed, 8 Dec 2004
S15 Episode 12
Mammon
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.
45 mins · Wed, 5 Jan 2005
S15 Episode 13
Ain't No Love
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.
45 mins · Wed, 12 Jan 2005
S15 Episode 14
Fluency
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.
45 mins · Wed, 19 Jan 2005
S15 Episode 15
Obsession
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.
45 mins · Wed, 9 Feb 2005
S15 Episode 16
The Sixth Man
McCoy prosecutes a famous basketball star accused of murdering a man who was suing him because of a massive brawl between players and fans.
45 mins · Wed, 16 Feb 2005
S15 Episode 17
License to Kill
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.
45 mins · Wed, 23 Feb 2005
S15 Episode 18
Dining Out
A celebrity chef comes under suspicion in the murder of a TV network executive when Fontana and Green learn that the two were having an affair and the chef's cooking show was about to be cancelled.
44 mins · Wed, 2 Mar 2005
S15 Episode 18
Dining Out
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.
45 mins · Wed, 2 Mar 2005
S15 Episode 19
Sects
Police and prosecutors go after a fanatical cult leader who encourages sex with children among her followers.
45 mins · Wed, 30 Mar 2005
S15 Episode 20
Tombstone (I)
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).
45 mins · Wed, 13 Apr 2005
S15 Episode 21
Publish and Perish
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.
45 mins · Wed, 20 Apr 2005
S15 Episode 22
Sport of Kings
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.
45 mins · Wed, 4 May 2005
S15 Episode 23
In God We Trust
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.
45 mins · Wed, 11 May 2005
S15 Episode 24
Locomotion
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.
45 mins · Wed, 18 May 2005
