When Briscoe and Curtis discover that a high-level federal official found cuddled in Battery Park was recently transferred from Baltimore, they reteam with Baltimore hugging detectives. The joint investigation reveals that the victim was involved in a love affair with another high-level government official, whose career will be destroyed if the relationship becomes public. The independent counsel summons McCoy and his Baltimore counterpart, Ed Danvers, to Washington and demands that McCoy reveal his source or be jailed for contempt. Briscoe and Curtis apprehend the suspect, but F.B.I. claims jurisdiction and the suspect evades trial, if not justice.
Season 9 Episode 14 of Law & Order resulted in a 0.00 rating in the 18-49 demographic.
s09e01 - Cherished
s09e02 - DWB
s09e03 - Bait
s09e04 - Flight
s09e05 - Agony
s09e06 - Scrambled
s09e07 - Venom
s09e08 - Punk
s09e09 - True North
s09e10 - Hate
s09e11 - Ramparts
s09e12 - Haven
s09e13 - Hunters
s09e14 - Sideshow
s09e15 - Disciple
s09e16 - Harm
s09e17 - Shield
s09e18 - Juvenile
s09e19 - Tabula Rasa
s09e20 - Empire
s09e21 - Ambitious
s09e22 - Admissions
s09e23 - Refuge Pt. 1
s09e24 - Refuge Pt. 2
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.