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Law & Order Season 5 Episodes
Season 5 Episode Guide
23 Episodes 1994 - 1995
NBC's long-running procedural drama resumes its ongoing chronicles of the NYPD detectives who investigate homicides, and the District Attorney staff that prosecutes them, in this fifth season of "Law & Order." Returning characters this season include Det. Logan (Chris Noth), DA Adam Schiff (Steven Hill), Senior Detective Lennie Briscoe (Jerry Orbach), detective supervisor Anita Van Buren (S. Epatha Merkerson) and ADA Claire Kincaid (Jill Hennessy), while heavyweight Sam Waterston makes his series debut as Executive ADA Jack McCoy. Stories this season include: the owner of a stand-up (Larry Miller) and his possible implication in uxoricide, the complications that arise in Van Buren's life when she shoots a child in the back, a case where a drug addicted young woman winds up dead on the lawn of a day care center, a bombing at a construction site that leaves a 12-year-old child dead, and much more.
Episode 1
Second Opinion
Wed, Sep 21, 1994 43 mins
A doctor, described as a "class-A quack," is taken to task for her unorthodox treatment of breast cancer. ADA Jack McCoy: Sam Waterston. Gwen Young: Elizabeth Ashley. Nicholas Bennett: Tony Roberts. Dr. Nancy Haas: Jan Maxwell.
Episode 2
Coma
Wed, Sep 28, 1994 43 mins
A club owner (Larry Miller) is suspected of having shot his wife, who was about to divorce him. Kate: Debra Monk. Weston: John Cunningham. Susannah: Heather Gottlieb. Jessica: Brittany Slattery.
Episode 3
Blue Bamboo
Wed, Oct 5, 1994 43 mins
When a singer who once worked for a nightclub owner is arrested for his murder, her lawyer uses "battered-woman syndrome" as a defense.
Episode 4
Family Values
Wed, Oct 12, 1994 43 mins
After a woman's murder, the detectives question both her first and second husbands---and her daughter.
Episode 5
White Rabbit
Wed, Oct 19, 1994 43 mins
The detectives locate a woman (Mary-Joan Negro) who was involved in a 1971 crime and has been in hiding. William M. Kunstler: Himself. Goodwin: Peter Friedman. Margaret: Peggy Roeder. Mrs. Perella: Marilyn Chris.
Episode 6
Competence
Wed, Nov 2, 1994 43 mins
When Lt. Van Buren (S. Epatha Merkerson) is the victim of a holdup by two teens, she kills one. Zack: Omar Sharif Scroggins. Osborne: Samuel E. Wright. Gwen: Jacklyn Brooke Sanford. Mrs. Gordon: Lisa Louise Langford.
Episode 7
Precious
Wed, Nov 9, 1994 43 mins
After questioning the parents (Julie Boyd, Kevin O'Rourke) of a missing baby, Briscoe and Logan suspect that the child may have been murdered. Brolin: Maria Tucci. Dr. Slavin: Nada Rowand. Judge Leon: Sam Gray.
Episode 8
Virtue
Wed, Nov 23, 1994 43 mins
McCoy uses a charge of "larceny by extortion" against a councilman (Anthony Heald) accused of demanding sex for a law-firm partnership. Sarah: Regina Taylor. Powell: Joanna Merlin. Judge Shreiber: John Ramsey. Evelyn: Anne Lange. Locke: Christopher Cousins.
Episode 9
Scoundrels
Wed, Nov 30, 1994 43 mins
Suspects in a lawyer's murder include a swindler, who conned a woman out of her fortune, and the woman's once-wealthy son.
Episode 10
House Counsel
Wed, Jan 4, 1995 43 mins
McCoy has a battle of wits with his long-time friend (Ron Leibman), a mobster's defense attorney. Anna: Jessica Walter. Furini: Vincent Pastore. Dosso: Fil Formicola. Priscilla: Leslie Ayvazian.
Episode 11
Guardian
Wed, Jan 11, 1995 43 mins
The detectives investigate the death of a female junkie who was left to die in the yard of a day-care center. Kamen: Jon Cypher. Mrs. Blanchard: Joan MacIntosch. Matthew: Dallas Roberts. Pollard: Gerry Bamman.
Episode 12
Progeny
Wed, Jan 25, 1995 43 mins
The investigation into an abortion doctor's murder leads to an activist group led by a former priest. Jenkins: Thomas Schall. Garnett: James Rebhorn. Jeanine: Cynthia Vance. Reed: Jack Gilpin. Dr. Moran: Ruth Williamson.
Episode 13
Rage
Wed, Feb 1, 1995 43 mins
"Black rage" is used as a defense in the case of a Wall Street broker (Courtney B. Vance) accused of killing his mentor. Solomon: Richard Libertini. Bryant: Wendell Pierce. Jack Greer: Chuck Patterson.
Episode 14
Performance
Wed, Feb 8, 1995 43 mins
The investigation of an apparent snuff film leads to the discovery of a sex club at a high school. Corey: Monica Keena. Shane: Peter Facinelli. Stein: Richard Venture. Sutter: John MacKay.
Episode 15
Seed
Wed, Feb 15, 1995 43 mins
The detectives discover that a fertility doctor has been an anonymous sperm donor in numerous pregnancies. Aronson: Mark Blum. Mrs. Brock: Kristin Griffith. Brock: Ivar Brogger. Judge Ianello: Ron Frazier.
Episode 16
Wannabe
Wed, Mar 15, 1995 43 mins
Two suspects in the murder of a prep-school board member are a transit worker (Bruce Kirkpatrick)---and his son (Graham Sack). Barclay: Boyd Gaines. Dwyer: Harry Groener. Stewart: Matthew Thomas Carey. Mrs. Harrigan: Marian Quinn. Vaughn: Gary Thorup.
Episode 17
Act of God
Wed, Mar 22, 1995 43 mins
After a bomb explodes at a renovation site, killing a 12-year-old, the general contractor (Robert John Burke) is questioned. Melinda Mullins. Chapel: Skipp Sudduth. Pence: Stephen Singer. Krasner: Ilene Getz. Gaston: Ralph Byers. Tiller: Steve Harris.
Episode 18
Privileged
Wed, Apr 5, 1995 43 mins
After a couple are slain, the investigation leads to a young alcoholic (Eddie Malavarca) who has admitted to having nightmares about the killings. Larson: Katherine Borowitz. Mrs. Bartlett: Fran Brill. Bartlett: David Leary. Judge Margolis: Allan Miller.
Episode 19
Cruel and Unusual
Wed, Apr 19, 1995 43 mins
After a youth dies in custody, the detectives investigate the clinic where he lived and find that unusual forms of therapy are being administered. Dr. Colter: Lawrence Pressman. Rothenberg: Jeffrey DeMunn. Mrs. Vilardi: Sheila Tousey. Billy: Edoardo Ballerini. Judge Rivera: Shawn Elliott. Kevin: Steven Burns.
Episode 20
Bad Faith
Wed, Apr 26, 1995 43 mins
The probe into the death of Logan's friend involves a former priest (Bill Raymond) with a history of pedophilia. Zimms: Kit Flanagan. Mrs. Krolinsky: June Ballinger. Cragen: Dann Florek. Judy: Jan Leslie Harding. Judge Novak: Bill Marcus. Logan: Chris Noth.
Episode 21
Purple Heart
Wed, May 3, 1995 43 mins
The investigation of a cabbie's murder involves a loan shark, a check, a missing plumber and the victim's wife. Denise: Lisa Gay Hamilton. Elliott: Michael Beach. Breck: Mike Starr. Judge: Dominic Chianese. Contini: Frank Pellegrino. Briscoe: Jerry Orbach. McCoy: Sam Waterston. Kincaid: Jill Hennessy.
Episode 22
Switch
Wed, May 17, 1995 43 mins
Suspects in the murder of a psychiatrist include a patient (Francie Swift) with multiple-personality disorder. Nelson: Sam Groom. Judge Boucher: Lynne Thigpen. Dr. Olivet: Carolyn McCormick. Dr. Latham: Gerry Becker.
Episode 23
Pride
Wed, May 24, 1995 43 mins
The investigation of a gay councilman's murder involves his roommate (Mitchell Lichtenstein) and a homophobic politician (Daniel Hugh Kelly). Barnett: Robert Joy. Powell: Peter Gerety. Eddie: John Cameron Mitchell. Mrs. Durban: Hallie Foote. Mrs. Crossley: Kelle Kerr.
