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Law & Order Season 17 Episodes
Season 17 Episode Guide
22 Episodes 2006 - 2007
Episode 1
Fame
Fri, Sep 22, 200644 mins
A police officer is murdered during the burglary of a paparazzi's apartment. The investigation reveals that the photographer may have embarrassing photos of a young celebrity and her child, and her gangsta-wannabe husband becomes a suspect.
Episode 2
Avatar
Fri, Sep 29, 200660 mins
An internet posting of a provocatively-dressed, slashed soccer mom provokes a slew of 911 calls which leads Detectives Ed Green and Nina Cassady to the crime scene. But something is amiss: the clothes and shoes don't fit the victim. In what appears to be an open-and-shut case, the suspect - a schizophrenic - is arraigned by A.D.A.s Jack McCoy and Connie Rubirosa, but further investigation into a popular online social-networking site leads to the real culprit.
Episode 3
Home Sweet
Fri, Oct 6, 200646 mins
A young girl is killed while walking with her mother when an Upper East Side brownstone explodes. Detectives Ed Green and Nina Cassady quickly determine that faulty wiring is to blame and their investigation leads to the building owner's ex-wife. But with only circumstantial evidence, it's difficult for A.D.A.s Jack McCoy and Connie Rubirosa to prove their case.
Episode 4
Fear America
Fri, Oct 13, 200649 mins
After a man is seen being murdered on tape in what appears to be an American movement against Islam, Green and Cassady investigate the case, which leads them to the man's cousin, who appears to be connected to a terrorist cell functioning inside New York. Unfortunately, a key piece of evidence surrounds a recent shipment of uranium, which McCoy and Rubirosa are forbidden to mention by the federal government. When news of the uranium leaks out, McCoy and Rubirosa find themselves the victims of intense federal scrutiny.
Episode 5
Public Service Homicide
Fri, Oct 20, 200644 mins
Just hours after pedophile Carl Mullaly was outed on a so-called reality news program he is found murdered in his apartment. There is little sympathy for Mullaly and Detectives Ed Green and Nina Cassady first focus on one of the victims neighbors who is quite happy that the man is dead. They soon learn that a young woman, Hannah Welch, was seen at Mullaly's apartment soon after the program aired and although she describes herself as his girlfriend, she is clearly abhorred by the fact that he was discovered to be a pedophile. When it's revealed that she was actually one of Mullaly's victims and that she had been brought to New York to confront her molester as part of a new TV show, Jack McCoy decides to go after the show's producer Ellie Harper.
Episode 6
Profiteer
Fri, Oct 27, 200644 mins
An executive of a body armor company is gunned down while arriving at his daughter's $2 million sweet-16 party; detectives tie the incident to a U.S. soldier killed in Iraq when his vest failed.
Episode 7
In Vino Veritas
Fri, Nov 3, 200643 mins
A washed-up, anti-Semitic actor is arrested with blood on his clothes. Detectives later discover that a Jewish television producer he has connections to has been murdered. But what role, if any, did he play in it?
Episode 8
Release
Fri, Nov 10, 200660 mins
A co-ed is accused of murdering a man inside a "Babes Being Bad" tour bus. But was she raped by the owner of the company, and is he ultimately responsible for the murder?
Episode 9
Deadlock
Fri, Nov 17, 200660 mins
Green and Cassady hunt mass murderer Leon Vorgitch, who recently escaped from prison. The finally corner Vorgitch in a school with a room full of hostages, and before surrendering himself to police, Vorgitch shoots a number of innocent children, killing four. His unwillingness to accept a deal infuriates McCoy, as it gives him more time to escape prison again. When the father of one of his victims takes justice into his own hands and ends up being used as a campaign slogan for a local politician, McCoy and Rubirosa try to convince Robert Purcell not to let himself be a scapegoat for a political platform.
Episode 10
Corner Office
Fri, Dec 8, 200660 mins
A high-end escort is arrested for the murder of a lawyer tied to a corporate scandal and scheduled to testify before Congress. But somebody other than the victim may have been paying for her services.
Episode 11
Remains of the Day
Fri, Jan 5, 200760 mins
Famous model and tabloid queen Ashley Jones finds her teenage son dead in her hospital room. The cause of death confirmed a brain tumor developed by ovarian cancer present in a bone replacement for his legs. The donor of the bone who carried the cancer died in a car crash. While her remains were to go to a funeral home for cremation, her body parts instead were sold to a clinic for money. A.D.A.'s Jack McCoy and Connie Rubirosa want to prosecute the doctor who harvested the bad tissue. Yet, his defense of being a public servant to those who could not afford operations proves hard to refute.
Episode 12
Charity Case
Fri, Jan 12, 200760 mins
A celebrity couple is out with their adopted child when someone shoots the husband. Green and Cassady investigate and learn the shooter is the father of the baby they adopted from Africa. The man agrees to plead guilty if he can see his son. When the baby is brought to him he says the baby is not his son. That's when they set out to find out if what he is saying is true. They learn it's true so what happened to the baby. The nanny reveals that the baby died and they were worried what would happened if it got out that the baby they adopted died. So they paid the nanny to get rid of the body and find them another one.
Episode 13
Talking Points
Fri, Feb 2, 200760 mins
A Ph.D. student working on stem cell research goes on trial after the attempted murder of a controversial, outspoken right-wing pundit results in the death of an audience member.
Episode 14
Church
Fri, Feb 9, 200760 mins
The death of a gay male actor exposes a scandal that threatens to bring down the powerful pastor of a large New York church who preaches intolerance toward homosexuals.
Episode 15
Melting Pot
Fri, Feb 16, 200760 mins
The murder of a film director leads to motives that include immigration and Muslim fanaticism, but picking the correct one may be difficult.
Episode 16
Murder Book
Fri, Feb 23, 200760 mins
Green and Cassady investigate the death of a publishing agent who approved a book written by an ex-athlete that describes how he would have murdered his wife if he was in fact the real killer.
Episode 17
Good Faith
Fri, Mar 30, 200760 mins
A fundamentalist Christian goes on trial for murder, but he claims that he was protecting his daughter from Divine Retribution for learning Evolution theory in school.
Episode 18
Bling
Fri, Apr 6, 200760 mins
A jeweler who caters to the hip-hop community pleads guilty to killing a female rap star. But he later claims that a violent record producer intimidated him into confessing to the crime.
Episode 19
Fallout
Fri, Apr 27, 200760 mins
The DA's office prosecutes a Russian police officer for poisoning to death a Russian immigrant who kidnapped his daughter for a prostitution ring in New York.
Episode 20
Captive
Fri, May 4, 200760 mins
While investigating a kidnapping and murder of a young boy, a second kidnapped boy, missing for years, is found living with his captor. But how will Jack handle prosecuting the case when things are not as clear as they seem at first?
Episode 21
Over Here
Fri, May 11, 200760 mins
While prosecuting an Iraq War veteran for murder, Jack discovers that his crime may be related to the deplorable conditions he was subjected to at a V.A. hospital.
Episode 22
The Family Hour
Fri, May 18, 200760 mins
While investigating the murder of a senator's ex-wife, detectives find an alarming history of domestic abuse involving the entire family. However, the investigation comes to an abrupt halt when another dead body turns up.
