Season 5

Law & Order

Season 5

  • 1994
  1. Episode 1 Second Opinion September 21, 1994, 47 min A woman's death exposes an unorthodox method of treating cancer that Executive Assistant DA McCoy intends to prove is negligent homicide.
  2. Episode 2 Coma September 28, 1994, 47 min A comedy-club owner comes under suspicion for having shot his wife, now comatose with a bullet in her head, after it's discovered he was abusive and she was about to…
  3. Episode 3 Blue Bamboo October 5, 1994, 47 min The killing of a Japanese nightclub owner who was visiting New York leads to the arrest of a singer who once worked for the deceased, and whose lawyer uses the…
  4. Episode 4 Family Values October 12, 1994, 47 min After it's determined that a wealthy woman did not commit suicide but was murdered, the detectives question both her first and second husbands and her teenage daughter.
  5. Episode 5 White Rabbit October 19, 1994, 47 min A routine investigation uncovers evidence that leads Briscoe and Logan to a long-time fugitive, a radical Vietnam War opponent on the run since a 1971 burglary that left a policeman…
  6. Episode 6 Competence November 2, 1994, 47 min When Lt. Van Buren is the victim of an attempted holdup by two teens, she fires her gun and kills one of them, and the detectives are faced with the…
  7. Episode 7 Precious November 9, 1994, 47 min When Briscoe and Logan suspect that a missing infant may have been murdered by her parents rather than kidnapped, they uncover a terrible family secret which hides a mentally ill…
  8. Episode 8 Virtue November 23, 1994, 47 min McCoy uses a charge of ""larceny by extortion"" against a councilman, whose former colleague claims he demanded sex in exchange for a law-firm partnership.
  9. Episode 9 Scoundrels November 30, 1994, 47 min Among the suspects in a lawyer's murder are a swindler, who conned a woman out of her family fortune, and the woman's once-wealthy son.
  10. Episode 10 House Counsel January 4, 1995, 47 min The killing of a man who had served as a juror in a mob trial leads to a battle of wills between McCoy and his long-time friend, the suspect's attorney.
  11. Episode 11 Guardian January 11, 1995, 47 min After the body of a young female junkie is identified as the daughter of a wealthy family, Briscoe and Logan try to find out who left her to die in…
  12. Progeny Episode 12 Progeny January 25, 1995, 47 min The investigation into the killing of an abortion clinic doctor leads to an activist group led by a former priest.
  13. Rage Episode 13 Rage February 1, 1995, 48 min A Wall Street broker accused of murdering his mentor uses the defense of ""black rage"" in court.
  14. Episode 14 Performance February 8, 1995, 47 min Briscoe and Logan set out to identify the apparent victim in a snuff film, but find her alive and really the victim of a points-for-sex club at her prestigious high…
  15. Episode 15 Seed February 15, 1995, 47 min A routine investigation into a woman's death leads Briscoe and Logan to a fertility doctor guilty of unethical practices, but who cannot apparently be touched because of confidentiality rules, and…
  16. Episode 16 Wannabe March 15, 1995, 47 min The shooting of a board member of an exclusive private school leads to a blue-collar family and a classist system.
  17. Act of God Episode 17 Act of God March 22, 1995, 47 min A bomb at a construction site kills a 12-year-old boy, and the suspects include the bankrupt contractor and a jealous husband.
  18. Episode 18 Privileged April 5, 1995, 47 min The investigation into a double murder leads to a young alcoholic whose family once lived in the victims' house and who had admitted to his AA group that he's had…
  19. Episode 19 Cruel and Unusual April 19, 1995, 48 min The death of an autistic youth in custody reveals a multitude of unusual and possibly illegal therapies being used, but also parents reluctant to pursue a prosecution.
  20. Bad Faith Episode 20 Bad Faith April 26, 1995, 47 min Logan relives unhappy childhood memories when a friend is found dead, a presumed suicide, until the investigation reveals recent contact with a former priest, with a history of pedophilia.
  21. Purple Heart Episode 21 Purple Heart May 3, 1995, 48 min The investigation into a taxi driver's murder involves a loan shark, a forged check, a missing plumber and the victim's wife.
  22. Episode 22 Switch May 17, 1995, 48 min Suspects in a psychiatrist's murder include the victim's ex-husband, a patient suffering from multiple-personality disorder and her obstructive father.
  23. Episode 23 Pride May 24, 1995, 47 min A gay city councilman is murdered and the trail leads to a bigoted rival politician and a male prostitute.