Crime faces a new foe as Fred Dalton Thompson joins the Law & Order cast as brave DA Arthur Branch in the hard-hitting 13th season of Dick Wolf’s legendary crime series.
Louise and Hugh Murdoch, both well-respected professors at Stuyvesant College, are found shot to death in their apartment. The murder weapon, a Beretta 9 mm, is recovered in a nearby trashcan.
2. Shangri-La
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October 8, 2002
45min
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Valerie Keenan, a young high school teacher, is found stabbed to death in the janitor’s closet.
3. True Crime
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October 15, 2002
45min
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The death of a drug-addicted punk singer opens up an investigation into the death of her superstar husband and the former cop who is writing their tell-all book.
4. Tragedy On Rye
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October 29, 2002
45min
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During the investigation of an aspiring actress’ death, the police and district attorneys prosecute three black men who were burglarizing her apartment, but are they the killers too?
5. The Ring
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November 5, 2002
43min
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Two young shoplifters hiding from a storeowner discover skeletal remains in a seedy part of Hell’s Kitchen. The Medical Examiner explains that the woman’s hand was chopped off and a ring that was on the other hand should have been found with the body.
6. Hitman
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November 12, 2002
45min
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Tony Rosatti (Lou Bonacki), a well-to-do contractor with mob connections, is found dead in his brownstone. Briscoe (Jerry Orbach) and Green (Jesse L. Martin) immediately suspect the work of a professional and try to find the deceased’s much younger second wife.
7. Open Season
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November 19, 2002
45min
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Vance Grodie (Christopher Coucill) is a hotshot defense attorney, who is having a victory celebration after his client, Darnell Marbury (Curtiss Cook), is acquitted of attempted murder of police officer Chris Wilson (Chris Diamantopoulos).
8. Asterisk
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November 26, 2002
45min
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A man is found in Central Park, dead from a snapped neck. With no identification, it takes awhile to figure out who he is, but through unique tattoos they are able to identify him as Norman Pratt, a limo driver.
9. The Wheel
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December 10, 2002
43min
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The charred body of a young Asian female is found outside the upscale penthouse of Li Chen (Tzi Ma), the Deputy Counsel General to China.
10. Mothers' Day
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January 7, 2003
45min
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Emily Milius (Deja Kreutzberg) is out of her element, a Park Avenue private school rich girl in Washington Heights. Exiting a diner after she is “stood up” she is hit by a blue Saturn and killed. It’s obvious this was no accident -- based on the tire marks the car was gunning for her.
11. Chosen
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January 14, 2003
45min
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Two hotshot young Wall Street executives think they are playing a prank on their buddy when they open the truck of his Lexus. Little do they know it’s the wrong car and there’s a dead body.
12. Under God
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February 4, 2003
45min
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Scott Giddins is a drug dealer, found dead near the Williamsburg Bridge. Briscoe (Jerry Orbach) and Green (Jesse L. Martin) canvass the neighborhood near his home and find a young woman in his apartment, close to death from a drug overdose.
13. Absentia
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February 11, 2003
45min
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A jewelry store in the West Village is robbed. The owner is killed and a customer visiting from Chicago, Glen Fordyce (Mandy Patinkin) is shot.
14. Star Crossed
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February 18, 2003
45min
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Hal Garber, a Jaguar salesman, is found beaten to death in Harlem. The license used to take the car for a test drive was stolen and now the cops are linking a string of robberies to the homicide.
15. B*tch
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February 25, 2003
46min
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Brad Osterhaus, a successful stockbroker who was very friendly with numerous women, is found dead in his upscale apartment. He fell down the stairs but the cause of death is a blow to the head.
16. Suicide Box
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March 25, 2003
45min
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A cop shooting turns into an investigation of a young black boy's death, which was initially labeled a suicide but could have been a homicide.
17. Genius
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April 1, 2003
45min
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A man is found stabbed to death under a cab. He was moonlighting for a cab driver he attended AA meetings with. The deceased is a former KKK member who is living in New York under an alias.
18. Maritime
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April 16, 2003
44min
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The body of a twenty-something woman is found floating in the East River, with no identification. A sorority ring and the victim’s photo are enough to get her identified by her co-workers because of her blind ambition.
19. Seer
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April 22, 2003
44min
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An attractive young woman is found bludgeoned to death in an alley in Soho. She was dressed very provocatively and her address book is smudged from sitting in a puddle all night.
20. Kid Pro Quo
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April 29, 2003
43min
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The head of admissions for an ultra-elite private school is murdered, and there are multiple suspects.
21. House Calls
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May 6, 2003
43min
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A young model dies from an overdose, and the police try a suspicious doctor for her murder.
22. Sheltered
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May 13, 2003
45min
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A series of sniper killings that appear to be random are traced to a psychotic man and his kidnapped son.
23. Smoke
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May 20, 2003
45min
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A world-famous comedian's baby is killed from a fall off a hotel balcony, setting off an investigation into the star's behavior with young boys.
24. Couples
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May 20, 2003
43min
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The Detectives Briscoe and Green investigate several unrelated murders, all of which appear to be motivated by marital discord.