Law & Order: Criminal Intent: Season 7

2007 · 22 episodes · ★ 7.6

What Season 7 of Law & Order: Criminal Intent

Law & Order: Criminal Intent follows the Major Case Squad of the New York Police Department, based at One Police Plaza in Manhattan. Its investigations focus on crimes involving politicians, business leaders and artists. Robert Goren, trained in psychology, tries to understand the mind of the culprit, while Alexandra Eames, the daughter of a family of police officers, is wary of his unconventional methods. Goren goes on leave and, after a confrontation, considers his future. The cases range from a murdered dentist to a tortured writer and a boxer shot after winning a fight. Logan and Wheeler take on much of the investigations.

22episodes

Oct 4, 2007aired

Aug 24, 2008final episode

15.8 hrtotal runtime

Season 7 Episodes

7x01 Amends
Oct 4, 2007 · 43 min
Eames re-opens the case into her husband's murder.
Directed by: Jesús Salvador Treviño · Written by: Dick Wolf, René Balcer, Siobhan Byrne O'Connor · Starring: Vincent D'Onofrio, Kathryn Erbe, Leslie Hendrix, Lynn Adrianna
7x02 Seeds
Oct 11, 2007 · 43 min · ★ 5.5
Genetics drive the murder of a doctor and the subsequent investigation.
Directed by: Jean de Segonzac · Written by: Dick Wolf, René Balcer, Stephanie Sengupta · Starring: Chris Noth, Alicia Witt, Leslie Hendrix, Michael O'Keefe
7x03 Smile
Oct 18, 2007 · 43 min
When a dentist is murdered by the mother of one of his patients, Goren and Eames follow the trail of evidence to a company that appears to have been the victim of a criminal conspiracy involving contaminated mouthwash.
Directed by: Michael Smith · Written by: Charlie Rubin · Starring: Vincent D'Onofrio, Kathryn Erbe, Amy Acker, Leslie Hendrix
7x04 Lonelyville
Oct 25, 2007 · 43 min
When a dead woman is found tied up in a motel room, Logan and Falacci follow the leads to a lonely writer.
Directed by: Constantine Makris · Written by: Dick Wolf, René Balcer, Stephanie Sengupta · Starring: Chris Noth, Alicia Witt, Leslie Hendrix, Caris Vujcec
7x05 Depths
Nov 1, 2007 · 43 min
Terrorism is initially suspected after the body of a young Arabic diver washes up on the shore, but Goren and Eames soon learn that the victim was part of a trio of con artists that were working as salvagers for a wealthy local man.
Directed by: Norberto Barba · Written by: Dick Wolf, Diana Son · Starring: Vincent D'Onofrio, Kathryn Erbe, Leslie Hendrix, Alison Becker
7x06 Courtship
Nov 8, 2007 · 42 min
A private investigator is at the heart of the murder of a judge's wife.
Directed by: Jean de Segonzac · Written by: Julie Martin, Dick Wolf, Warren Leight · Starring: Chris Noth, Alicia Witt, Gary Patent, Caris Vujcec
7x07 Self-made
Nov 15, 2007 · 43 min
Goren and Eames investigate the death of a writer, and whether her torture has ties to the 'hood she came from.
Directed by: Ken Girotti · Written by: Dick Wolf, René Balcer, Stephanie Sengupta · Starring: Vincent D'Onofrio, Kathryn Erbe, Pablo Schreiber, Fisher Stevens
7x08 Offense
Nov 29, 2007 · 43 min · ★ 5.2
A rape trial goes wrong when a witness is killed, but the likely suspects – the football team members accused of the rape – turn out not so likely, and attention turns towards an attorney.
Directed by: Tom DiCillo · Written by: Dick Wolf, René Balcer, Stephanie Sengupta · Starring: Chris Noth, Alicia Witt, Leslie Hendrix, Will Toale
7x09 Untethered
Dec 6, 2007 · 43 min
Goren investigates when his nephew, a prisoner who's bipolar, claims that inmates are being abused to the point of murder.
Directed by: Ken Girotti · Written by: Dick Wolf, Charlie Rubin, Warren Leight · Starring: Vincent D'Onofrio, Kathryn Erbe, Tony Goldwyn, Gary Patent
7x10 Senseless
Dec 13, 2007 · 43 min
Logan and Falacci investigate the execution-style murder of three young college freshmen.
Directed by: Jean de Segonzac · Written by: Dick Wolf, René Balcer, Stephanie Sengupta · Starring: Chris Noth, Alicia Witt, Leslie Hendrix, Seth Gilliam
7x11
7x11 Purgatory
Jun 8, 2008 · 45 min · ★ 6.6
Still on leave from the force, approached in a bar after a confrontation, and pondering his future, Goren meets another officer on suspension (Winters) who makes him an interesting job offer. Goren decides to tip the balance in his favor with an undercover operation.
Directed by: Jean de Segonzac, Jesús Salvador Treviño · Written by: Dick Wolf, René Balcer, Stephanie Sengupta · Starring: Vincent D'Onofrio, Kathryn Erbe, Leslie Hendrix, Caris Vujcec
7x12 Contract
Jun 15, 2008 · 45 min
A gossip columnist who used his insider knowledge to feed his habit is murdered, which leaves Wheeler and Logan to work through a list of suspects that grows longer the more they probe his life.
Directed by: Jonathan Herron · Written by: Dick Wolf, René Balcer, Peter Blauner · Starring: Chris Noth, Julianne Nicholson, Leslie Hendrix, Lynn Adrianna
7x13 Betrayed
Jun 22, 2008 · 43 min
Captain Ross loses his objectivity, and jeopardizes the case, when an old flame becomes a suspect in the disappearance of her husband and his lover.
Directed by: Michael Smith · Written by: Diana Son, Marygrace O'Shea · Starring: Vincent D'Onofrio, Kathryn Erbe, Leslie Hendrix, Brenda Strong
7x14 Assassin
Jun 29, 2008 · 43 min
A Sri Lankan Tamil activist survives an assassination attempt at JFK when she returns from her house arrest in Sri Lanka. When members of her close circle are also targeted, the investigation puts Logan and Wheeler on the trail of a Canadian gun-for-hire in a race to catch the killer before it's too late.
Directed by: Norberto Barba · Written by: Dick Wolf, René Balcer, Eric Overmyer · Starring: Chris Noth, Julianne Nicholson, Hudson Cooper, Lynn Adrianna
7x15 Please Note We Are No Longer Accepting Letters of Recommendation from Henry Kissinger
Jul 6, 2008 · 43 min
Three murders lead to a preschool with an exclusive and long waiting list.
Directed by: Kevin Bray · Written by: Marygrace O'Shea · Starring: Vincent D'Onofrio, Kathryn Erbe, Jessica Walter, Sarah Jane Morris
7x16 Reunion
Jul 13, 2008 · 43 min · ★ 6.8
The murder of a television show host may be linked to her former avocation as a groupie to a famous musician, putting him and his family right at the top of the suspect list, along with her son and assistant.
Directed by: Jean de Segonzac · Written by: Jacquelyn Reingold · Starring: Chris Noth, Julianne Nicholson, Noel Fisher, Kathy Brier
7x17 Vanishing Act
Jul 20, 2008 · 43 min
A well-known magician disappears during a live-burial stunt, only to appear miles away and dead in the middle of his mentor's gag. Goren and Eames' investigation takes them deep into the secretive world of magic as they unravel the magician's final act to find a murderer.
Directed by: Peter Werner · Written by: Dick Wolf, René Balcer, Jerome Hairston · Starring: Vincent D'Onofrio, Kathryn Erbe, Leslie Hendrix, Angel Desai
7x18 Ten Count
Jul 27, 2008 · 43 min
A boxer celebrating his victory is shot to death, and when it turns out the victim is the brother of a young man Logan mentored he commits himself and Wheeler to solving the crime. Unfortunately, as he and Wheeler explore the world of amateur boxing, secrets and betrayals complicate the case.
Directed by: Alex Chapple · Written by: Julie Martin · Starring: Chris Noth, Julianne Nicholson, Tony Roberts, Miguel Ferrer
7x19 Legacy
Aug 3, 2008 · 43 min
When a student dies at an exclusive private school, the investigation uncovers an online community that may have overtaken the school with its fixation on grades and secrets.
Directed by: Betty Kaplan · Written by: Kate Rorick, Alan Kingsberg · Starring: Vincent D'Onofrio, Kathryn Erbe, Sarah Steele, Kristin Griffith
7x20 Neighborhood Watch
Aug 10, 2008 · 43 min
Wheeler and Logan investigate the murder of a man found decapitated, mutilated and stabbed in Maspeth Creek, a neighborhood that did not welcome him.
Directed by: Kevin Bray · Written by: Eric Overmyer · Starring: Chris Noth, Julianne Nicholson, Geneva Carr, Jonathan Cake
7x21 Last Rites
Aug 17, 2008 · 43 min
Logan jeopardizes his and Wheeler's careers when a priest convinces him to re-open a murder case that's over a decade old which involves a politically-aspiring ADA who will stop at nothing to keep the truth buried.
Directed by: Tom DiCillo · Written by: Dick Wolf, René Balcer, Marygrace O'Shea · Starring: Chris Noth, Julianne Nicholson, Jonathan Cake, Leslie Hendrix
7x22 Frame Season Finale
Aug 24, 2008 · 43 min
Bobby is visited by the past when he finds a picture at his mother's grave indicating an old nemesis has returned, and the case only gets more complex when his brother and a mentor reappear.
Directed by: Norberto Barba · Written by: Julie Martin, Kate Rorick · Starring: Vincent D'Onofrio, Kathryn Erbe, Olivia D'Abo, Tony Goldwyn