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Law & Order
EpisodesSeason 15 Episode Guide
24 Episodes 2004 - 2005
Season Fifteen of NBC's hit procedural series "Law & Order" continues to dramatize the experiences of the detectives in the NYPD homicide division, and the DA office responsible for prosecuting the crimes that homicide investigates. Returning characters this season include: Lt. Anita Van Buren (S. Epatha Merkerson), Executive ADA Jack McCoy (Sam Waterston), and DA Arthur Branch (Fred Dalton Thompson), with Det. Joe Fontana (Dennis Farina) replacing Det. Lennie Briscoe. This season also witnessed two mid-season changes: ADA Serena Southerlyn (Elisabeth Röhm) is replaced by ADA Alexandra Borgia (Annie Parisse), and Det. Ed Green (Jesse L. Martin) is temporarily replaced by Det. Nick Falco (Michael Imperioli). Stories this season include the leaping deaths of two college students who were both taking a dangerous anti-depressant; the demise of a radio 'shock jock' thanks to his romantic involvement with a mobster's lover; a child murderer's hit-and-run death, that leads McCoy to a shocking discovery; and much more.
Episode 1
Paradigm
Wed, Sep 22, 2004 43 mins
In the season premiere, Green and his new partner, Det. Joe Fontana, check into the murder of a woman who, as an Army reservist, was involved in a case of prison abuse in Iraq.
Episode 2
The Dead Wives Club
Wed, Sep 22, 2004 43 mins
One of the victims in a ferry crash turns out to have been murdered before the accident.
Episode 3
The Brotherhood
Wed, Sep 29, 2004 43 mins
A judge is threatened while presiding over a murder case involving a correction officer and a prison "brotherhood."
Episode 4
Coming Down Hard
Wed, Oct 6, 2004 43 mins
The deaths of two university students lead to a case involving drug experiments and a doctor who heads a pharmaceutical company.
Episode 5
Gunplay
Wed, Oct 20, 2004 43 mins
Green poses as a gun buyer to try to find the killers of two undercover detectives whose pictures---identifying them as police---had been posted on a Web site. Luisa: Suzette Gunn. Gordon Samuels: Isiah Whitlock Jr. Roger Porter: Wendell Pierce. Hubbard: Mustafa Shakir. Ellis: Frantz St. Louis.
Episode 6
Cut
Wed, Oct 27, 2004 43 mins
A romance novelist who underwent numerous plastic surgeries is found dead; among the suspects: her ex-husband (Larry Preston) and the surgeon (Bruce Altman). Erica: Kate Burton. Clive Raymond: Max Baker. Angela: Roxanne Hart. Anna: Olivia Negron. Fontana: Dennis Farina.
Episode 7
Gov Love
Wed, Nov 10, 2004 43 mins
The wife of a Connecticut governor is found murdered in Central Park and the investigation uncovers a gay relationship involving the politician. Devin Bradley: Jeremy Webb. Gov. Michael Riordan: Robin Thomas. David Kaplan: Zeljko Ivanek. Harold Pincham: Chris Sarandon. Robert DuBois: Eric McLendon. Nicole Temple: Kelly Deadmon.
Episode 8
Cry Wolf
Wed, Nov 17, 2004 43 mins
A radio personality (Jose Zuniga) is almost killed, but the police thinks that it may have been a publicity stunt. Jarret Whitestone: Joe Piscopo. Michael Ruffino: Arthur Nascarella. Fontana: Dennis Farina.
Episode 9
All in the Family
Wed, Nov 24, 2004 43 mins
Fontana and Green investigate the shootings of four people on the street and learn that one victim was a philandering jeweler with Russian mob connections. Zina Rybakov: Mercedes Ruehl. Sydelle Greenblatt: Ilene Getz. Mark Edleburg: Todd Gearheart. Cranky Wife: Robin Morse. Cranky Husband: Gud Rogerson. Fontana: Dennis Farina.
Episode 10
Enemy
Wed, Dec 1, 2004 43 mins
Three private-school girls are among the seven fatalities found in a stash house, and a heroin trail leads to an Afghan drug lord with diplomatic immunity. Khalil: Christopher Maher. Raheem: Samrat Chakrabarti. Clark: Chris Sarandon. Jahss: Dylan Baker. Bardha: Sandor Tecsy. Capt. Wallace: Bryan Scott Johnson. Fontana: Dennis Farina.
Episode 11
Fixed
Wed, Dec 8, 2004 43 mins
Detectives investigate a hit-and-run in which the victim is an ex-con (David Groh) recently released after serving 15 years for killing his daughter. Dann Florek has a cameo as Capt. Cragen. Fontana: Dennis Farina.
Episode 12
Mammon
Wed, Jan 5, 2005 43 mins
Suspects in a wealthy man's murder are his young widow (Andrea Roth) and a contractor (Daniel Sunjata) with whom she was romantically involved. Luisa: Liza Colon-Zayas. Aaron Solomon: John Benjamin Hickey. Davis: Bill Cohen. Miller: Anthony Grasso.
Episode 13
Ain't No Love
Wed, Jan 12, 2005 43 mins
Suspects in a rapper's killing include his bodyguard and two protégés. Elisabeth Rohm makes her last appearance as ADA Serena Southerlyn. Shawn Foreman: Sean Nelson. Carl Harrison: Jade Yorker. Melvin Silverman: David Chandler. Neal Freedman: Richard Sheridan Willis. Pete: Al Sapienza.
Episode 14
Fluency
Wed, Jan 19, 2005 43 mins
After a fake flu vaccine causes several deaths, the detectives try to find the person responsible for its sale. Annie Parisse joins the cast as ADA Alexandra Borgia. Mike Bass: Scott Decker. Clay Pollack: Xander Berkeley. Elliot Peters: Rob Sedgwick.
Episode 15
Obsession
Wed, Feb 9, 2005 43 mins
A radio-show host is killed and suspicion falls on his attractive widow (Paula Devicq), who's set to inherit $20 million, and two of the woman's lovers. Will Shea: Joseph Cross. Karen Nix: Dana Eskelson. Laurie: Jacqueline Kristel. Susan: Erin Cherry. Borgia: Annie Parisse.
Episode 16
The Sixth Man
Wed, Feb 16, 2005 43 mins
A basketball star (Poncho Hodges) becomes a suspect in the killing of a loner who had filed a lawsuit after being injured at a game. Leon Chiles: Joe Morton. Fontana: Dennis Farina.
Episode 17
License to Kill
Wed, Feb 23, 2005 43 mins
A driver killed in a car crash is linked to the murders of a hunting party in upstate New York and then to an eyewitness to the fatalities. Stoller: Mike Pniewski. Selma Flanagan: Julia Gibson. Tommy Flanagan: Jake M. Smith. Borgia: Annie Parisse.
Episode 18
Dining Out
Wed, Mar 2, 2005 43 mins
After a food-network TV executive is found strangled, a celebrity chef (Kamar de los Reyes), with whom she was having an affair, becomes a suspect. Dressler: Wendie Malick. Borgia: Annie Parisse.
Episode 19
Sects
Wed, Mar 30, 2005 43 mins
Fontana and Green investigate a woman's murder and uncover a cult that involves the sexual abuse of children. Ranson: Austin Lysy. Mrs. Shelby: Deborah Hedwall. Fontana: Dennis Farina.
Episode 20
Tombstone
Wed, Apr 13, 2005 43 mins
In a crossover episode with "Law & Order: Trial by Jury," Green is shot as he escorts a witness to court during a murder trial. Nathan Fogg: Fritz Weaver. Ron Drexler: Paul Fitzgerald. Rosalie Helton: Linda Emond. Kenny Peluso: Robert Clohessy. Stuart Arlen: Jonathan Walker. Nancy Ogden: Pamela Gray.
Episode 21
Publish and Perish
Wed, Apr 20, 2005 43 mins
Filling in for Green, Det. Nick Falco (Michael Imperioli) works with Fontana to solve a porn star's murder. MacLaren: Kevin Dunn: Helen DeVries: Randy Graff. Milligan: Paul Schulze. Norrell: Guy Boyd.
Episode 22
Sport of Kings
Wed, May 4, 2005 43 mins
The investigation into a jockey's death reveals a cover-up involving a racehorse and misappropriations from a pension fund. Falco: Michael Imperioli. Fontana: Dennis Farina.
Episode 23
In God We Trust
Wed, May 11, 2005 43 mins
A gun found at the scene of a fatal fire is linked to an unsolved killing and the investigation produces a defendant whose attorney claims is a different person since becoming a born-again Christian. Bruce Elwin: Jim True-Frost. Wendy Weiss: Mimi Lieber. Falco: Michael Imperioli.
Episode 24
Locomotion
Wed, May 18, 2005 43 mins
In the 15th-season finale, McCoy faces a man (Joseph Lyle Taylor) who insists on being his own defense counsel after he's charged with multiple counts of murder for causing a train derailment. Falco: Michael Imperioli. Fallon: Giancarlo Esposito. James Buckley: Matte Osian. Dr. Procope: Reg E. Cathey. McCoy: Sam Waterston.
