Act of God

March 22, 1995

66.0%

Law & Order - S5 - E17

A bomb at a construction site kills a 12-year-old boy, and the suspects include the bankrupt contractor and a jealous husband.

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Law & Order: Season 5 - 23 Episode s

5x1 - Second Opinion
September 21, 1994
A woman's death exposes an unorthodox method of treating cancer that Executive Assistant DA McCoy intends to prove is negligent homicide.
5x2 - Coma
September 28, 1994
A comedy-club owner comes under suspicion for having shot his wife, now comatose with a bullet in her head, after it's discovered he was abusive and she was about to divorce him.
5x3 - Blue Bamboo
October 5, 1994
The killing of a Japanese nightclub owner who was visiting New York leads to the arrest of a singer who once worked for the deceased, and whose lawyer uses the ""battered-woman syndrome"" as a defense.
5x4 - Family Values
October 12, 1994
After it's determined that a wealthy woman did not commit suicide but was murdered, the detectives question both her first and second husbands and her teenage daughter.
5x5 - White Rabbit
October 19, 1994
A routine investigation uncovers evidence that leads Briscoe and Logan to a long-time fugitive, a radical Vietnam War opponent on the run since a 1971 burglary that left a policeman dead.
5x6 - Competence
November 2, 1994
When Lt. Van Buren is the victim of an attempted holdup by two teens, she fires her gun and kills one of them, and the detectives are faced with the fact that she shot an unarmed child in the back.
5x7 - Precious
November 9, 1994
When Briscoe and Logan suspect that a missing infant may have been murdered by her parents rather than kidnapped, they uncover a terrible family secret which hides a mentally ill serial killer.
5x8 - Virtue
November 23, 1994
McCoy uses a charge of ""larceny by extortion"" against a councilman, whose former colleague claims he demanded sex in exchange for a law-firm partnership.
5x9 - Scoundrels
November 30, 1994
Among the suspects in a lawyer's murder are a swindler, who conned a woman out of her family fortune, and the woman's once-wealthy son.
5x10 - House Counsel
January 4, 1995
The killing of a man who had served as a juror in a mob trial leads to a battle of wills between McCoy and his long-time friend, the suspect's attorney.
5x11 - Guardian
January 11, 1995
After the body of a young female junkie is identified as the daughter of a wealthy family, Briscoe and Logan try to find out who left her to die in the yard of a day-care center.
5x12 - Progeny
January 25, 1995
The investigation into the killing of an abortion clinic doctor leads to an activist group led by a former priest.
5x13 - Rage
February 1, 1995
A Wall Street broker accused of murdering his mentor uses the defense of ""black rage"" in court.
5x14 - Performance
February 8, 1995
Briscoe and Logan set out to identify the apparent victim in a snuff film, but find her alive and really the victim of a points-for-sex club at her prestigious high school.
5x15 - Seed
February 15, 1995
A routine investigation into a woman's death leads Briscoe and Logan to a fertility doctor guilty of unethical practices, but who cannot apparently be touched because of confidentiality rules, and patient reluctance to talk.
5x16 - Wannabe
March 15, 1995
The shooting of a board member of an exclusive private school leads to a blue-collar family and a classist system.
5x17 - Act of God
March 22, 1995
A bomb at a construction site kills a 12-year-old boy, and the suspects include the bankrupt contractor and a jealous husband.
5x18 - Privileged
April 5, 1995
The investigation into a double murder leads to a young alcoholic whose family once lived in the victims' house and who had admitted to his AA group that he's had nightmares about killings.
5x19 - Cruel and Unusual
April 19, 1995
The death of an autistic youth in custody reveals a multitude of unusual and possibly illegal therapies being used, but also parents reluctant to pursue a prosecution.
5x20 - Bad Faith
April 26, 1995
Logan relives unhappy childhood memories when a friend is found dead, a presumed suicide, until the investigation reveals recent contact with a former priest, with a history of pedophilia.
5x21 - Purple Heart
May 3, 1995
The investigation into a taxi driver's murder involves a loan shark, a forged check, a missing plumber and the victim's wife.
5x22 - Switch
May 17, 1995
Suspects in a psychiatrist's murder include the victim's ex-husband, a patient suffering from multiple-personality disorder and her obstructive father.
5x23 - Pride
May 24, 1995
A gay city councilman is murdered and the trail leads to a bigoted rival politician and a male prostitute.

5x1 - Second Opinion

5x2 - Coma

5x3 - Blue Bamboo

5x4 - Family Values

5x5 - White Rabbit

5x6 - Competence

5x7 - Precious

5x8 - Virtue

5x9 - Scoundrels

5x10 - House Counsel

5x11 - Guardian

5x12 - Progeny

5x13 - Rage

5x14 - Performance

5x15 - Seed

5x16 - Wannabe

5x17 - Act of God

5x18 - Privileged

5x19 - Cruel and Unusual

5x20 - Bad Faith

5x21 - Purple Heart

5x22 - Switch

5x23 - Pride

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S16: Season 16

S17: Season 17

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S20: Season 20

S21: Season 21

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