When the body of undercover reporter Teresa Richter is discovered, police soon realise her passing is connected to the story she was working on a Latin gang, L-12. Their investigation leads them to Kevin Drucker, a businessman who reported his car stolen but who was really paying off members of L-12 not to hurt his son Patterson, who was imprisoned on the same cell block with many of the gang members. McCoy and Borgia realise the only way they can get to L-12, who ordered the hit on Richter, is to get Drucker to testify. Drucker is reluctant to do so, however, unless his son's safety can be guaranteed.

Episode Viewers and Ratings

Season 16 Episode 5 of Law & Order resulted in a 0.00 rating in the 18-49 demographic.

Law & Order Season 16 Episodes...

• s16e01 - Red Ball
• s16e02 - Flaw
• s16e03 - Ghosts
• s16e04 - Age of Innocence
• s16e05 - Life Line
• s16e06 - Birthright
• s16e07 - House of Cards
• s16e08 - New York Minute
• s16e09 - Criminal Law
• s16e10 - Acid
• s16e11 - Bible Story
• s16e12 - Family Friend
• s16e13 - Heart of Darkness
• s16e14 - Magnet
• s16e15 - Choice of Evils
• s16e16 - Cost of Capital
• s16e17 - America, Inc.
• s16e18 - Thinking Makes It So
• s16e19 - Positive
• s16e20 - Kingmaker
• s16e21 - Hindsight
• s16e22 - Invaders

Law & Order Show Summary

This realistic yet fictional drama looks at crime and justice from a dual perspective. In the first half-hour, Detectives Joe Fontana and Edward Green investigate crimes and apprehend suspects under the supervision of their precinct lieutenant, Anita Van Buren. The focus shifts in the second half-hour to the criminal courts as Executive Assistant District Attorney Jack McCoy and Assistant District Attorney Borgia work within a complicated justice system to prosecute the accused under the guidance of District Attorney Arthur Branch.

Some cases may be simple, but most are multi-faceted. The investigations are challenging, prosecutions are complicated, and decisions about legal procedures and plea-bargaining are vexing. In the arduous and complex process of determining guilt and innocence, lives often hang in the balance.