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Law & Order Season 12 Episodes
Season 12 Episode Guide
24 Episodes 2001 - 2002
Episode 1
Who Let the Dogs Out?
Wed, Sep 26, 200145 mins
A jogger is mauled to death by a pit bull, and detectives discover that the dog's original owner may have tortured it and trained it to be a killer.
Episode 2
Armed Forces
Wed, Oct 3, 200145 mins
When a homeless man is found dead an investigation uncovers that he's a Vietnam veteran. And it's discovered that he was going to reveal something about his service in Vietnam. It seems that a couple of the men who served with him, didn't want him to.
Episode 3
For Love or Money
Wed, Oct 10, 200145 mins
A career criminal is murdered, and the investigation leads detectives to a manipulative widow who may have hired the victim to murder her husband.
Episode 4
Soldier of Fortune
Wed, Oct 24, 200144 mins
A diamond broker's death may have happened because he was on the verge of exposing a powerful Swiss diamond concern's connection to "blood diamonds" mined in Sierra Leone.
Episode 5
Possession
Wed, Oct 31, 200160 mins
When a woman is found murdered just outside her apartment, the police initially suspect the building's handyman: the victim apparently gave the handyman $5000, and the detectives suspect he wanted more. But he is cleared. The detectives then learn that the victim was living in a rent-controlled apartment and that she was preventing the owner from selling the building. When they find a pair of bloody shears, they arrest the owner, but after she testifies before the grand jury, they refuse to indict. McCoy then learns learn that the building owner co-owns the building with her brother and that he and the murdered woman were involved. But the man claims he is estranged from his sister.
Episode 6
Formerly Famous
Wed, Nov 7, 200160 mins
Briscoe and Green suspect that a washed-up former Vegas lounge singer may be connected to his wife's murder. But they also discover that his wife had a history as a con artist.
Episode 7
Myth of Fingerprints
Wed, Nov 14, 200160 mins
The investigation of the murder of an ex-con leads to the revelation that a man who was convicted of a crime 10 years before might be innocent--and it turns out that Van Buren was the lead investigator. The detectives eventually learn that the fingerprint technician had mistakenly identified the fingerprints that led to the conviction of the innocent suspect. They also suspect that over the years she has been claiming prints sent to her for identification were positive when in fact they were inconclusive.
Episode 8
The Fire This Time
Wed, Nov 21, 200160 mins
A schoolteacher dies in a building fire. The fire is linked to a group of young radical environmentalists. McCoy tries to go after the man who influenced them.
Episode 9
3 Dawg Night
Wed, Nov 28, 200160 mins
A hip-hop star goes on trial for the murder of a nightclub patron who accused him of being a sellout.
Episode 10
Prejudice
Wed, Dec 12, 200143 mins
The DA's office charges a racist who killed an African-American CEO over a taxicab with a hate crime. The defense responds by arguing that racism is a mental defect.
Episode 11
The Collar
Wed, Jan 9, 200260 mins
When a priest is killed in the confessional, an investigation into who may have wanted him dead is conducted. The detectives soon discover that another priest was the intended victim. The investigation takes an unexpected turn when the detectives find out that the priest knows more about the case but is unwilling to tell them.
Episode 12
Undercovered
Wed, Jan 16, 200243 mins
A man who works for an insurance company is beaten to death. Briscoe and Green investigate and learn among his duties is to approve medical treatments. They think he was killed by a man who's upset that the company refused to approve an expensive treatment for his daughter who has leukemia. McCoy tries to offer him a deal but the man refuses because he says his daughter needs him.
Episode 13
DR 1-102
Wed, Jan 30, 200260 mins
Briscoe and Green are investigating the murder of two girls. The investigation leads them to a mentally disturbed man who appears to have a compulsion for breaking into women's apartments. When he is found, he takes a woman hostage and demands a lawyer. Serena offers to go in. The man thinking Serena is there for him, talks about how killing the girls was unintentional. When he surrenders and is taken in, his lawyer, has all the evidence that they found thrown out and his admission suppressed. McCoy allows the hostage to testify what she hears which leads to his conviction. But after, Serena finds herself appearing before the Bar Ethics Committee over actions; letting the man assume she was there for him. McCoy represents her, while Lewin is on the fence.
Episode 14
Missing
Wed, Feb 6, 200244 mins
A former aide for a state senator disappears and later turns up dead. The investigation uncovers the aide's affair with a powerful state official and her being pregnant.
Episode 15
Access Nation
Wed, Feb 27, 200260 mins
When a psychologist is murdered, an investigation reveals that she was treating paroled convicts. It's eventually discovered that one of these men killed her because he learned that she was not impartial. It is later discovered that an information brokerage firm gave him the information about her and the tools to spy on her. When the man receives only a short sentence because of a few oversights made during the investigation, McCoy decides to go after the firm for providing him with the information that set him off.
Episode 16
Born Again
Wed, Mar 6, 200260 mins
A therapist is charged with murder after an 11-year-old girl dies during a "rebirthing" procedure.
Episode 17
Girl Most Likely
Wed, Mar 27, 200245 mins
A teen age girl is found killed in her apartment building. Briscoe and Green learn that someone wearing a jacket from her school entered the building at the time of her death. So they go to her school and learn that she complained about a misogynistic website and the ones who placed it, a couple of male students were suspended because of it. So they wonder if they tried to get payback. Eventually Briscoe and Green learn they tried to assault her but stopped when she said she's a lesbian. So Serena looks into it and learns she was going to press charges. So could she have been killed to stop her and who would have wanted her not to.
Episode 18
Equal Rights
Wed, Apr 3, 200243 mins
The DA's office believes that an abused wife hired her brother-in-law to kill her husband. The defense claims that the woman suffers from battered wife syndrome, but was is it a case of self-defense or revenge?
Episode 19
Slaughter
Wed, Apr 10, 200245 mins
A student activist is found stabbed to death. The investigation leads them to a meat packing plant. At first, they think he was looking into if they were improperly preparing their meat making susceptible to the E.coli bacteria. But they later learn he was also looking into the fact that they provided a fast food company with infected meat which led to the death of 5 children. Upon learning this Lewin tells McCoy she wants him to prosecute the company.
Episode 20
Dazzled
Wed, Apr 24, 200260 mins
A pregnant woman falls to her death off her balcony, and the evidence suggests that her husband's ex-wife and the victim's ex-boyfriend may have conspired to kill her.
Episode 21
Foul Play
Wed, May 1, 200245 mins
An investigation into the murder of a private investigator leads to the discovery of a Honduran immigrant illegally playing in a New York youth baseball league.
Episode 22
Attorney Client
Wed, May 8, 200260 mins
A sleazy criminal defense attorney is accused of killing his wife and using knowledge he obtained as a lawyer to frame a client. During the trial, he tries to further manipulate the system to avoid a conviction.
Episode 23
Oxymoron
Wed, May 15, 200260 mins
The body of a scantily clad woman believed to be a high-class escort is found on the Upper East Side, especially after promiscuous behaviour is uncovered by the medical examiner. Later, Green & Briscoe uncover an organized crime attempt to corner the prescription oxycodone market.
Episode 24
Patriot
Wed, May 22, 200245 mins
Briscoe and Green believe a victim of arson was hiding his real identity and held a 'wealth' of secrets that led to his murder. A Desert Storm veteran who fancies himself a soldier on the War on Terror is charged with murdering him. The case becomes more complicated when evidence after the fact suggests that the victim's secrets may have indeed been a terrorist.
