Law & Order: Criminal Intent: Season 2

2002 · 23 episodes · ★ 7.9

What Season 2 of Law & Order: Criminal Intent

The Special Victims Unit, a team of New York Police Department detectives, handles major crimes involving politicians, business leaders, or artists. The unit works out of One Police Plaza in Manhattan. Detective Robert Goren has a background in psychology and a remarkable instinct for difficult cases. His partner, Detective Alexandra Eames, comes from a family of cops and is initially skeptical of his unconventional methods. Each episode aims to get inside the minds of killers and the motives that drive them to murder, with scenes from the lives of suspects that the investigators can only infer.

23episodes

Sep 29, 2002premiered

May 18, 2003latest episode

16.9 hrtotal runtime

Season 2 Episodes

2x01 Dead
Sep 29, 2002 · 44 min · ★ 8.8
The murder of a mortician and the discovery of corpses at a crematorium lead the detectives to a family man claiming to have a consulting business but suspected of being a contract killer with a penchant for perfection. Goren attempts to prove this by setting up a scheme that puts his "fear of making a mistake" in jeopardy.
Directed by: Darnell Martin · Writers: Dick Wolf, Stephanie Sengupta · Starring: Armando Riesco, Jay O. Sanders, Naelee Rae, James Stovall
2x02 Bright Boy
Oct 6, 2002 · 43 min
The double murder of a social services worker and a deputy mayor lead the detectives to suspect a couple who may have a grudge against the social worker for taking away their children. When they learn that the social worker had taken special interest in a child prodigy being considered for admission to a prestigious, accelerated school, they examine both the boy and his obsessive father.
Directed by Frank Prinzi · Written by Dick Wolf, Stephanie Sengupta, Marlane Meyer · Starring Tim Guinee, Lisa Eichhorn, Liam Aiken, Rick Shapiro
2x03 Anti-Thesis
Oct 13, 2002 · 44 min · ★ 6.6
As Goren and Eames sift through the likely suspects in the murder of a university president and his assistant, they discover that the culprit is a wily adversary who has more than these crimes to hide.
Directed by Adam Bernstein · Written by Stephanie Sengupta, Eric Overmyer · Starring Olivia D'Abo, Peter Gerety, Philip Bosco, Craig Chester
2x04 Best Defense
Oct 20, 2002 · 44 min
The detectives follow the trail when an assistant district attorney confronts and kills a hired gunman following a series of death threats. They first suspect his wife, a prominent defense attorney, through a convict whose case was being prosecuted by the A.D.A. and the rumors of her romantic affairs. When they realise that there are cracks in their seemingly airtight case, Goren has to keep Carver in the dark about some details to prove his theory.
Directed by: Gloria Muzio · Writers: Dick Wolf, Stephanie Sengupta, Elizabeth M. Cosin · Starring: Carlos Leon, David Marshall Grant, Susan Floyd, Jason Furlani
2x05 Chinoiserie
Oct 27, 2002 · 44 min
After a mother of two is shot dead in Chinatown, Goren and Eames first believe that her death may be connected to the Tianamen Square massacre, but then their investigation leads them to a smuggling ring dealing in antiquities.
Directed by David Platt · Written by Dick Wolf, Stephanie Sengupta, B. Mason · Starring Kim Chan, Harvey Atkin, Elizabeth Wilson, Erin Dilly
2x06 Malignant
Nov 3, 2002 · 44 min
A robbery that involved two fatalities leads to the discovery of a long-running case of tampering with drugs. Goren and Eames have to figure out a way of catching a pharmacist who has been diluting cancer medication without using the exhumated bodies of patients who had been given the medicine.
Directed by: Frank Prinzi, Juan José Campanella · Writers: Dick Wolf, René Balcer · Starring: Stephen Tobolowsky, Paul Wesley, Stuart Zagnit, Jonathan Hogan
2x07 Tomorrow
Nov 10, 2002 · 44 min
The detectives investigate a triple murder, including the son and daughter of a wealthy businessman, that occurred in his apartment. After investigating the childrens' stepmother (his second wife), they turn to a pair of nannies, one of whom works for the family. However, the detectives must reach back to the nannies' history as children, and a television soap opera, in order to better understand the motives for the crime.
Directed by: Don Scardino · Writers: Dick Wolf, Stephanie Sengupta · Starring: Merritt Wever, Tammy Blanchard, Frank Converse, Noelle Beck
2x08 The Pilgrim
Nov 17, 2002 · 44 min
The detectives are called to investigate the adult daughter of a retired officer which takes them to a case of terrorism involving someone she knew that includes a shipment of explosives.
Directing: Darnell Martin · Writing: Dick Wolf, Stephanie Sengupta, Marlane Meyer · Starring: Rider Strong, Adrianne Frost, John Bolger, Sam Coppola
2x09 Shandeh
Dec 1, 2002 · 44 min · ★ 6.0
The investigation into the murder of a Jewish woman turns towards her family once Goren and Eames find out about her husband's affair.
Directed by: Steve Shill · Writer: René Balcer · Starring: KaDee Strickland, Max Casella, Ned Eisenberg, Linda Lavin
2x10 Con-Text
Jan 5, 2003 · 44 min · ★ 8.4
Goren and Eames run a con of their own on a phony motivational speaker whom they suspect exploited a fragile disciple by convincing him to commit murder for profit.
Directed by: Alex Zakrzewski · Writers: Dick Wolf, Stephanie Sengupta, Gerry Conway · Starring: Heather Goldenhersh, John Benjamin Hickey, Karen Black, Richard Shoberg
2x11 Baggage
Jan 12, 2003 · 44 min
When an airline baggage supervisor is found murdered in the trunk of her car, the detectives investigate the employees listed in a sexual harrassment complaint which leads them to a scam involving credit cards and credit reports with foreign links.
Directed by Constantine Makris · Written by Dick Wolf, Stephanie Sengupta, Theresa Rebeck · Starring Lee Tergesen, Danny Johnson, Ron Ryan, E.J. Carroll
2x12 Suite Sorrow
Feb 2, 2003 · 44 min · ★ 8.8
After the tyrannical owner of a Manhattan luxury hotel is found submerged in her bathtub, evidence seems increasingly to indicate that the woman's death was the work of her deeply frustrated, long-suffering daughter.
Directed by: Jean de Segonzac · Writers: Dick Wolf, Warren Leight · Starring: Leslie Hendrix, James A. Baffico, Michael Hayden, Hal Linden
2x13 See Me
Feb 9, 2003 · 44 min
Detectives Goren and Eames come to believe a doctor conducted shameful experiments on the residents of a halfway house.
Directed by: Steve Shill · Writers: Stephanie Sengupta, Jim Sterling · Starring: Peter Jay Fernandez, Heather Aldridge, Victor Argo, Carolyn Baeumler
2x14 Probability
Feb 16, 2003 · 44 min · ★ 8.6
While probing the seemingly random murders of several homeless men, Goren and Eames uncover a scam involving a crooked insurance agent. However, an unsual twist leads the detectives to an unlikely suspect.
Directing: Frank Prinzi · Writing: Dick Wolf, Gerry Conway · Starring: Mark Linn-Baker, Leslie Hendrix, Matthew Arkin, Ken Cheeseman
2x15 Monster
Mar 2, 2003 · 44 min
The murder of a woman in her apartment results in her son, recently paroled after serving 15 years for murder, becoming the prime suspect. Having consulted with the lead detective on the old case, Goren and Eames discover he was involved in a cover-up to rush other cases to closure.
Directed by Joyce Chopra · Written by Dick Wolf, Stephanie Sengupta, Marlane Meyer · Starring Terri Conn, Adam Storke, Christine Jones, Mike Starr
2x16 Cuba Libre
Mar 9, 2003 · 44 min
After the trophy wife of a recently released prison inmate is murdered, Goren plays on the man's paranoia to find a connection to another inmate with a hit list.
Directed by: Darnell Martin · Writers: Dick Wolf, Stephanie Sengupta, Warren Leight · Starring: Clifton Powell, Peter Marx, Sean Nelson, Stephen Gregor
2x17 Cold Comfort
Mar 30, 2003 · 44 min · ★ 7.8
When a woman suing her brother over the disposition of their father's remains is found murdered, Goren and Eames discover a concealed parentage and a man willing to go to any extremes to ensure his legacy.
Directed by: Constantine Makris · Writers: Dick Wolf, Stephanie Sengupta · Starring: Leslie Hendrix, Tom Atkins, Jay Goede, Donald Grody
2x18 Legion
Apr 6, 2003 · 44 min
When a father and son have their throats slit, the detectives discovers that a group of adolescent boys have disappeared from the same neighborhood. When the locals don't cooperate with the investigation, the cops think the boys are being used by someone operating a bicycle theft ring. The cops are led to a studio owner who brainwashes the boys to prove their worthiness.
Directed by: Frank Prinzi, Steve Shill · Writers: Dick Wolf, Theresa Rebeck · Starring: Tawny Cypress, Adrian Davila, Brian Adam DeJesus, Catrina Ganey
2x19 Cherry Red
Apr 27, 2003 · 44 min
The detectives try to figure out a mystery after an old woman dies in a fire. The mystery gets deeper when a young woman who is left some of the old woman estate is killed. The case takes them to a state public administrator who has invented a form of grave-robbing. The detective suspects the administrator has a weakness for valuable cars, but to make his case work, he has to exploit his quarry's personal relationships.
Directed by: Frank Prinzi · Writers: Dick Wolf, Stephanie Sengupta, Jim Sterling · Starring: Kevin Breznahan, Martha Madison, Dennis Christopher, Freddy Bastone
2x20 Blink
May 4, 2003 · 44 min
The detectives investigate a murder of a math student who worked in a poker club as a card-counter. Their case brings the detectives to a group of computer nerds, but later they discover a computer gambling system which has tougher suspects. The detectives discovers that even there own workstations are hit by the ringleader of the group, who had bigger plans for his horseracing and other scams.
Directing: Don Scardino · Writing: Gerry Conway · Starring: Kevin Sussman, Angela Christian, Ian Kahn, Laurie Kennedy
2x21 Graansha
May 11, 2003 · 44 min
Goren and Eames enter the closed world of a thieving Irish Traveller clan when they investigate the death of a Ann Lawson, a probation officer who was run over three times after meeting a friend at the bar. They soon learn that Ann, a probation officer, had been involved with Malcolm Bryce, the father of Paul, one of her charges. It appears as though Ann is also very close with the thieving Irish Travellers they are investigating, determined to save a young girl from their style of life.
Directed by Darnell Martin · Written by Dick Wolf, Stephanie Sengupta, Joe Gannon · Starring William Sadler, Tom Noonan, Peter Von Berg, Sally Murphy
2x22 Zoonotic
May 18, 2003 · 44 min
The investigation into the murder of a crooked cop leads to a preening veterinarian and his friend, an obsessive doctor whose ex-girlfriends who have all been infected with a rare disease.
Directed by: Don Scardino · Writer: Warren Leight · Starring: Todd Stashwick, Carrie Preston, Laura Regan, James Urbaniak
2x23 A Person of Interest Season Finale
May 18, 2003 · 44 min
Goren and Eames investigate the murder of a former nurse and discover a possible anthrax terrorist plot. The case takes a turn for the worse when Goren is blamed for driving a suspect to commit suicide. Now disgraced, Goren learns that a cunning adversary from his past may be involved.
Directed by: Frank Prinzi · Writers: Dick Wolf, Stephanie Sengupta, René Balcer · Starring: Olivia D'Abo, James McCaffrey, Patrick Quinn, Richard Joseph Paul