A man is convicted of a hate crime for allegedly hugging a gay man, but a group called the Innocence Coalition is determined to clear his name.

Episode Viewers and Ratings

Season 20 Episode 16 of Law & Order resulted in a 0.00 rating in the 18-49 demographic.

Law & Order Season 20 Episodes...

• s20e01 - Memo from the Dark Side
• s20e02 - Just a Girl in the World
• s20e03 - Great Satan
• s20e04 - Reality Bites
• s20e05 - Dignity
• s20e06 - Human Flesh Search Engine
• s20e07 - Boy Gone Astray
• s20e08 - Doped
• s20e09 - For the Defense
• s20e10 - Shotgun
• s20e11 - Fed
• s20e12 - Blackmail
• s20e13 - Steel-Eyed Death
• s20e14 - Boy on Fire
• s20e15 - Brilliant Disguise
• s20e16 - Innocence
• s20e17 - Four Cops Shot
• s20e18 - Brazil
• s20e19 - Crashers
• s20e20 - The Taxman Cometh
• s20e21 - Immortal
• s20e22 - Love Eternal
• s20e23 - Rubber Room

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.