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Law & Order Season 17 Episodes
Season 17 Episode Guide
22 Episodes 2006 - 2007
Season Seventeen 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 from prior seasons are: Senior Detective Ed Green (replacing Joe Fontana), Lt. Anita Van Buren (S. Epatha Merkerson), Executive ADA Jack McCoy (Sam Waterston), and DA Arthur Branch (Fred Dalton Thompson); newly joining the ensemble are Detective Nina Cassady (Milena Govich) and ADA Connie Rubirosa (Alana de la Garza). Cases this season include: the mysterious death of an 8-year-old girl in a building explosion, a washed-up actor who drives while intoxicated and turns up at a rehearsal with blood on his clothes, an incident where a corporate attorney's body turns up in a hotel room, a famous producer who gets gunned down in broad daylight after adopting a baby from Africa, and many more.
Episode 1
Fame
Fri, Sep 22, 2006 43 mins
The murder of a police officer leads detectives to a tabloid photographer (Khan Baykal) and the sparring Hollywood couple whom he has been chasing. Milena Govich and Alana De La Garza join the cast. Barbara King, Wayne Wilcox.
Episode 2
Avatar
Fri, Sep 29, 2006 43 mins
The murder of a suburban housewife is discovered after a picture of her bloody corpse is posted on a popular Web site. Det. Cassady's computer savvy proves an asset as she and Green investigate the case.
Episode 3
Home Sweet
Fri, Oct 6, 2006 43 mins
Criminal wrongdoing is difficult to prove in the case of an 8-year-old girl who was killed when a brownstone exploded as she walked by it. Rosalie Schaffner: Nora Dunn.
Episode 4
Fear America
Fri, Oct 13, 2006 43 mins
Richard Brooks reprises his role as ADA-turned-defense attorney Paul Robinette, whose client is accused of murdering a Middle Eastern man, a crime investigated by Green and Cassady in conjunction with the FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force. Det. Henry Paulsen: John Viscardi. Ben Faoud: Bernardo Peña.
Episode 5
Public Service Homicide
Fri, Oct 20, 2006 43 mins
Carl Mullaly (A.J. Handegard) turns up dead after a TV magazine show airs a story that portrays him as a sexual predator. Green and Cassady investigate the victim's neighbor, who is the father of an 8-year-old girl. Andrew Fleming: Remy Auberjonois. Hannah: Zoe Lister-Jones.
Episode 6
Profiteer
Fri, Oct 27, 2006 43 mins
A CEO of a military body-armor company is shot dead as he arrives to his daughter's sweet 16 birthday party; the investigation leads Cassady and Green to believe the murder was committed by someone unhappy with the Iraq War. Dr. Elizabeth Olivet: Carolyn McCormick. Bill Whitney: Titus Welliver. Kenny Ellis: John Boyd. Alan Crockett: Brandon Scott.
Episode 7
In Vino Veritas
Fri, Nov 3, 2006 43 mins
Chevy Chase plays an unemployed television actor who lets loose with a drunken, bigoted rant during a DUI bust, at which time Green and Cassady discover evidence of another far more vicious crime. John: Jaymie Dornan.
Episode 8
Release
Fri, Nov 10, 2006 43 mins
A maker of sleazy videos exploiting young drunken women is investigated after one of his associates turns up dead. Chris Drake: Tim Peper. Bryce Moore: Daniel Cameron-Talbott. Nicole Flynn: Kim Shaw.
Episode 9
Deadlock
Fri, Nov 17, 2006 43 mins
McCoy calls for the death penalty in the case of a convicted mass murderer (Craig Walker) who escaped from jail and killed again.
Episode 10
Corner Office
Fri, Dec 8, 2006 43 mins
A female escort is among the suspects brought in for questioning about the murder of an attorney connected with a high-profile wiretapping case. Samantha Weaver: Susan Misner. Julia Veloso: Mercedes Renard. Charles Dillon: David Arden Engel. Mike Owens: Chris McKinney. Dave Tindell: Timothy Adams.
Episode 11
Remains of the Day
Fri, Jan 5, 2007 43 mins
A young man, who was homeless and addicted to drugs, dies under very strange circumstances while visiting his mother (Mariel Hemingway), a tabloid personality known for her alleged gold-digging ways. Dr. Adam Vaughn: Ben Bass. Tony Bicks: Dan Bakkedahl. Dave Seaver: Michael Boatman. M.E. Rodgers: Leslie Hendrix.
Episode 12
Charity Case
Fri, Jan 12, 2007 43 mins
Secrets about an adopted child are uncovered in the course of an investigation into the shooting death of a soap-opera star's husband. Jennifer Beals, Anna Chlumsky.
Episode 13
Talking Points
Fri, Feb 2, 2007 43 mins
A student is shot at a politically charged college assembly and the investigation leads to a Ph.D. student dealing in embryonic-stem-cell research who feels threatened by the tactics of the assembly speaker (Charlotte Ross)---a right-wing conservative. Bernie Adler: Ron Silver. Malcolm Yates: Louis Cancelmi.
Episode 14
Church
Fri, Feb 9, 2007 43 mins
A popular reverend is suspected of a gay actor's murder when it is discovered the victim threatened to out the pastor and expose his hypocritical stance on homosexuality. Reverend Sterling: Anson Mount.
Episode 15
Melting Pot
Fri, Feb 16, 2007 43 mins
The death by hanging of a successful actress and loving mother leaves the detectives searching for clues to prove it is a case of murder and not the suicide it appears to be.
Episode 16
Murder Book
Fri, Feb 23, 2007 43 mins
A publisher is murdered shortly after putting out a controversial book, which may or may not be a factor in the crime.
Episode 17
Good Faith
Fri, Mar 30, 2007 43 mins
Arson is suspected in a series of church fires, but the case becomes a murder investigation when a victim is found in the charred ruins.
Episode 18
Bling
Fri, Apr 6, 2007 43 mins
A female rapper is murdered and the suspect list is a long one, but the detectives are unsure if her death was connected to her music or just a random attack.
Episode 19
Fallout
Fri, Apr 27, 2007 43 mins
A Russian businessman dies after being poisoned, so the FBI thinks the case is an act of terrorism, but the detectives uncover a mystery involving the man's business that could send the investigation in a different direction.
Episode 20
Captive
Fri, May 4, 2007 43 mins
After a boy is found dead in a park, suspicion falls on a former sex offender in the neighborhood. But the case becomes confusing when the man provides information that points to another suspect.
Episode 21
Over Here
Fri, May 11, 2007 43 mins
Detectives look for a connection after two homeless men are beaten to death on the same day, and discover that one of the victims and a suspect had both served in Iraq.
Episode 22
The Family Hour
Fri, May 18, 2007 43 mins
An ex-senator (Harry Hamlin) is accused of murder, and his trial becomes a spectacle due in part to a publicity-hungry judge (Jeffrey Tambor) and an arrogant defense lawyer (Jeremy Sisto).
