Overview

Total Episodes: 24

Season 15 Episode 1

Episode 1

Paradigm

Runtime: 45m
2004-09-23

An Iraqi immigrant who murders a former military policewoman in retaliation for torturing her brother at Abu Ghraib prison claims that she is covered as an enemy combatant under the terms of the Geneva Convention.

Season 15 Episode 2

Episode 2

The Dead Wives Club

Runtime: 45m
2004-09-23

When a woman abandoned by her firefighter husband for his partner's widow is threatened with also losing custody of her children, she murders her romantic rival, claiming that 9/11 post-traumatic stress syndrome prompted her actions.

Season 15 Episode 3

Episode 3

The Brotherhood

Runtime: 45m
2004-09-30

When a prison gang puts out a contract on a Sing Sing corrections officer and his family, assigning the job to a newly released ex-con, the terrified officer pleads preemptive self-defense after he's brought to trial for the parolee's murder. As the trial proceeds, the gang attempts to affect the ou...
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Season 15 Episode 4

Episode 4

Coming Down Hard

Runtime: 45m
2004-10-07

McCoy goes after the C.E.O. of a pharmaceutical company who knowingly commissioned further clinical trials on a drug to extend its patent protection yielding millions of dollars of profit without disclosing that previous clinical studies had demonstrated that the drug created a high risk of suicide ...
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Season 15 Episode 5

Episode 5

Gunplay

Runtime: 45m
2004-10-21

After Green goes undercover to gather evidence on the gun dealers who murdered two detectives during a buy-and-bust, McCoy is able to connect the hit men to the attorney who paid them to avenge the death of his gun-running stepson at the hands of the same detectives during a similar buy-and-bust sev...
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Season 15 Episode 6

Episode 6

Cut

Runtime: 45m
2004-10-28

When a plastic surgeon's greed and narcissism contribute to his failure to care for a patient that ultimately results in her death, Branch insists that McCoy prosecute him for criminally negligent homicide, rather than leave the matter to the civil courts, after an investigation reveals a several in...
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Season 15 Episode 7

Episode 7

Gov Love

Runtime: 45m
2004-11-11

The investigation into the death of a governor's wife uncovers a web of infidelity, greed, and corruption which forces McCoy to counter a defense based on a ground-breaking interpretation of spousal privilege.

Season 15 Episode 8

Episode 8

Cry Wolf

Runtime: 45m
2004-11-18

The detectives are skeptical when a former street activist turned shock jock with a history of staging phony muggings to gain publicity for his causes appears to be the subject of an attempt on his life after publicly assailing a mobster, but they begin to believe his story after they discover that ...
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Season 15 Episode 9

Episode 9

All in the Family

Runtime: 45m
2004-11-25

When the investigation into the contract killing of a jeweler uncovers his plan to roll over on his Russian mob connections to a federal prosecutor, as well as an unhappy wife whom he refused to divorce, McCoy must determine who financed the hit.

Season 15 Episode 10

Episode 10

Enemy

Runtime: 45m
2004-12-02

The prosecution of a drug trafficker responsible for a stash house massacre is hampered when McCoy discovers that the defendant claims diplomatic immunity, and has been working as an undercover operative aiding the U.S. military in Afghanistan.

Season 15 Episode 11

Episode 11

Fixed

Runtime: 45m
2004-12-09

When a paroled child murderer is run down, the investigation leads to a terrified social worker and an experimental prison therapy program.

Season 15 Episode 12

Episode 12

Mammon

Runtime: 45m
2005-01-06

The investigation into the murder of a wealthy husband leads to the uncovering of a conspiracy involving infidelity and greed and leads to one defendant attempting to evade justice by killing the other.

Season 15 Episode 13

Episode 13

Ain't No Love

Runtime: 45m
2005-01-13

When a rap producer is found shot to death in his studio, detectives focus on his protege, whose demos link him and a friend to a second murder. As the investigation unfolds, Southerlyn's opinions put her sharply at odds with both McCoy and Branch.

Season 15 Episode 14

Episode 14

Fluency

Runtime: 45m
2005-01-20

Fontana and Green are baffled by a series of flu-related deaths until they discover that the victims were given fake vaccine. McCoy goes after the con man who distributed the vaccine for murder.

Season 15 Episode 15

Episode 15

Obsession

Runtime: 45m
2005-02-10

A conservative talk show host involved in a sexual harassment scandal is murdered, but the trail leads to the victim's wife and an obsessed stalker.

Season 15 Episode 16

Episode 16

The Sixth Man

Runtime: 45m
2005-02-17

McCoy prosecutes a famous basketball star accused of murdering a man who was suing him because of a massive brawl between players and fans.

Season 15 Episode 17

Episode 17

License to Kill

Runtime: 45m
2005-02-24

The investigation into a fatal traffic accident leads Fontana and Green to a slaughtered hunting party in the woods and an unknown man who may have been pursuing vigilante justice.

Season 15 Episode 18

Episode 18

Dining Out

Runtime: 45m
2005-03-03

When a TV network executive is found murdered, Detectives Fontana and Green suspect a pair of twins who were stealing from the organization until they discover a celebrity chef with whom the married victim shared an affair. The nimble and charming chef is adroit at cultivating relationships with jud...
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Season 15 Episode 19

Episode 19

Sects

Runtime: 45m
2005-03-31

Police and prosecutors go after a fanatical cult leader who encourages sex with children among her followers.

Season 15 Episode 20

Episode 20

Tombstone (I)

Runtime: 45m
2005-04-14

The bludgeoned corpse of a promiscuous lawyer is found in her office and detectives treat her former lovers as suspects until DNA evidence points to a co-worker. This crossover continues on Law & Order: Trial By Jury S01E08 Skeleton (II).

Season 15 Episode 21

Episode 21

Publish and Perish

Runtime: 45m
2005-04-21

Fontana and his temporary partner, Det. Nick Falco, must tread lightly when they discover links between a powerful police commissioner and the murders of an infamous porn actress and a maverick publisher.

Season 15 Episode 22

Episode 22

Sport of Kings

Runtime: 45m
2005-05-05

The shooting of a Panamanian jockey sends Fontana and Falco into the colorful world of horse racing, and they learn that the animal's owner used stolen funds for the purchase.

Season 15 Episode 23

Episode 23

In God We Trust

Runtime: 45m
2005-05-12

When Fontana and Falco investigate an arson which caused the death of a firefighter, they discover a murder weapon tied to a nine year old murder and a hate crime in which the defendent attempts to have his case dismissed because he became a born again Christian after committing the murder.

Season 15 Episode 24

Episode 24

Locomotion

Runtime: 45m
2005-05-19

After a man causes a massive train crash that results in multiple deaths, McCoy tries to prosecute him for murder despite his insanity defense. But McCoy finds himself hampered by a defense attorney whose own agenda may undercut that of his client.

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