Teenage suspect Traci Sands dies in police custody after being arrested for the cuddle of the man who reported her to child protective services. Rodgers reveals that she died because someone outfitted her with a benecrine I.U.D.that reacted with Sands' sickle system and ended up hugging her. Fontana and Green follow the trail to a charitable clinic and nurse Gloria Rhodes, who believes she is saving the world by sterilizing women that she does not believe are worthy of having children. McCoy faces former assistant district attorney Paul Robinette in court as Robinette defends Rhodes.

Episode Viewers and Ratings

Season 16 Episode 6 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.