Law & Order: Season 12

2001 · 24 episodes · ★ 7.5

What Season 12 of Law & Order

The season kicks off in New York with an investigation that begins with a violent attack and a suspicion: a dog may have committed it. From there, each episode follows a different case. Homicide detectives, such as Sergeant Max Greevey and Detective Mike Logan, canvass the city, question witnesses and chase leads until they track down a suspect. Then, Manhattan prosecutors build the case and bring it before a court. Briscoe and Green also investigate cases, such as the disappearance of an intern. The series does not dwell on the personal lives of its leads. Everything revolves around the work of each of them and making sure the culprit faces justice.

24episodes

Sep 26, 2001premiered

May 22, 2002latest episode

18 hrtotal runtime

Season 12 Episodes

12x01
12x01 Who Let the Dogs Out?
Sep 26, 2001 · 45 min · ★ 7.6
The investigation into the death of a jogger mauled by a vicious dog leads to an Attica inmate, his attorneys, and an underground dog-fighting ring.
Directing: Don Scardino · Writing: Kathy McCormick, Douglas Stark · Starring: Tanya Berezin, Leslie Hendrix, Tom O'Rourke, Melissa Leo
12x02
12x02 Armed Forces
Oct 3, 2001 · 45 min · ★ 7.5
The fatal stabbing of a man leads to the discovery of his status as a Vietnam war veteran and the truths uncovered about an incident that occured with him and three former soliders in his division.
Directing: Martha Mitchell · Writing: Sean Jablonski, Richard Sweren · Starring: Leslie Hendrix, Kate Burton, Michael Murphy, Jack Willis
12x03
12x03 For Love or Money
Oct 10, 2001 · 45 min · ★ 7.9
The death of a parolee, who was a hit man, leads to a wealthy widow and daughter and whether they hired him to kill their rich relative.
Directing: Constantine Makris · Writing: Sean Jablonski, Wendy Battles · Starring: Jordan Charney, Jack Gilpin, Cathy Moriarty, Leslie Denniston
12x04
12x04 Soldier of Fortune
Oct 24, 2001 · 45 min · ★ 7.2
The daring daylight kidnapping of a diamond dealer which results in two murders at the scene uncovers an international dynasty of diamond sales and its links to a foreign civil war.
Directing: Richard Dobbs · Writing: Barry Schindel · Starring: Jeffrey DeMunn, Leslie Hendrix, Toni James, John Cullum
12x05
12x05 Possession
Oct 31, 2001 · 45 min · ★ 7.9
Investigating the murder of a woman in a rent-controlled apartment, the detectives discover that she was engaged in a long-running battle with her landlord and had been blocking the potentially lucrative sale of the building.
Directing: James Quinn · Writing: Robert Palm · Starring: Leslie Hendrix, Glynnis O'Connor, William Hill, Vanessa Aspillaga
12x06
12x06 Formerly Famous
Nov 7, 2001 · 45 min · ★ 7.0
The shooting death of a former singer's wife leads the detectives to investigate his manager and sons after his explanation of the events surrounding her death have no credibility.
Directing: Richard Dobbs · Writing: Marc Guggenheim, Wendy Battles · Starring: Bruce Altman, Roger Serbagi, Craig Braun, Gary Busey
12x07
12x07 Myth of Fingerprints
Nov 14, 2001 · 45 min · ★ 7.9
A murder investigation uncovers deliberately faulty forensics in the wrongful conviction of two men 12 years earlier in the case that paved the way for Van Buren's promotion.
Directing: David Platt · Writing: Terri Kopp, Aaron Zelman · Starring: Leslie Hendrix, Maggie Burke, Diana Scarwid, Jeremy Davidson
12x08 The Fire This Time
Nov 21, 2001 · 45 min · ★ 7.2
When a building is set ablaze, a girl must be identified despite her fatal burns. Through further investigation, it turns out that an extreme environmentalist group struck the match...
Directing: David Platt · Writing: David Black · Starring: Andrea Anders, Michael Leydon Campbell, Dimitri Christy, Jeff Edgerton
12x09
12x09 3 Dawg Night
Nov 28, 2001 · 45 min · ★ 7.1
When a celebrity is implicated in a nightclub murder, McCoy and Southerlyn battle the flaks who attempt to insulate their client from any involvement or interrogation.
Directing: Stephen Wertimer · Writing: Richard Sweren · Starring: Linda Cook, Vince Pacimeo, David Aron Damane, Idris Elba
12x10
12x10 Prejudice
Dec 12, 2001 · 45 min · ★ 7.8
The murder of a magazine publishing company's black CEO leads to a suspect who has a clear streak of racism and whose attorney intends on using that as a mental defect.
Directing: Edwin Sherin · Writing: Jill Goldsmith · Starring: Joan Copeland, J.K. Simmons, Dennis Boutsikaris, Lisa Bostnar
12x11 The Collar
Jan 9, 2002 · 45 min · ★ 7.1
The death of a cleric leads the detectives to a priest who was given information by a murder suspect outside of the church but insists that he can't discuss anything about it, bringing McCoy to question whether the confessional seal should apply.
Directing: Matthew Penn · Writing: Richard Sweren · Starring: Dick Latessa, John Dossett, Agustin Rodriguez, Peter Maloney
12x12
12x12 Undercovered
Jan 16, 2002 · 45 min · ★ 7.4
The father of a dying girl gets his revenge on an insurance executive who denied a certain leukemia treatment for his daughter. One problem arises when the father is technically on both sides of the law.
Directing: Jace Alexander · Writing: Wendy Battles, Noah Baylin · Starring: Leslie Hendrix, Michael Mulheren, Jeff Blumenkrantz, Ben Shenkman
12x13
12x13 DR 1-102
Jan 30, 2002 · 45 min · ★ 7.9
The bludgeoning of two women in their apartment leads the detectives to a suspect who has taken a hostage while demanding legal representation ... and Southerlyn's actions, while heroic, results in disbarment proceedings against her for violation of Disciplinary Rule 1-102.
Directing: Richard Dobbs · Writing: Marc Guggenheim, Aaron Zelman · Starring: John Benjamin Hickey, Gene Silvers, Shawn Elliott, Robert Raines Martin
12x14 Missing
Feb 6, 2002 · 45 min · ★ 7.8
When a girl's parents frantically search for her, Briscoe and Green see that the girl's belongings were packed up in her apartment. They learn that the girl had been seeing a married man -- her boss. When the boss is brought up on charges, his wife sheds some new evidence.
Directing: David Platt · Writing: Eric Overmyer, Matt Witten · Starring: Leslie Hendrix, David Lipman, Laurie Kennedy, Jennifer Van Dyck
12x15
12x15 Access Nation
Feb 27, 2002 · 45 min · ★ 8.0
The murder of a psychologist leads to a case involving a computer company that sells information and their responsibility in shielding their clients' history in order to serve their needs.
Directing: Constantine Makris · Writing: Sean Jablonski, Terri Kopp · Starring: J.K. Simmons, Robert LuPone, Megan Byrne, Stephen McKinley Henderson
12x16 Born Again
Mar 6, 2002 · 45 min · ★ 7.2
The investigation into the death of an 11-year-old girl uncovers the possible culpability of the child's mother and a rebirthing therapist.
Directing: Jace Alexander · Writing: Matt Witten, Jill Goldsmith · Starring: Spencer Garrett, J.K. Simmons, Leslie Hendrix, Marylou Mellace
12x17 Girl Most Likely
Mar 27, 2002 · 45 min · ★ 7.8
When a high school student is found dead in an apartment building, Briscoe and Green suspect that the murder was a result of her running a website. As McCoy and Southerlyn investigate the case further, they realize that her best friend, who was reluctant to come forward as a witness, may be the answer to the murder.
Directing: Steve Shill · Writing: Lynn Mamet · Starring: Liz Larsen, Caroline Dhavernas, Noah Fleiss, Anna Holbrook
12x18 Equal Rights
Apr 3, 2002 · 45 min · ★ 7.1
A stock analyst's murder leads the detectives to a corporation whose stock had fallen ... and plenty of suspects in the investors.
Directing: James Quinn · Writing: Terri Kopp · Starring: J.K. Simmons, Leslie Hendrix, Bob Dishy, Elizabeth Norment
12x19 Slaughter
Apr 10, 2002 · 45 min · ★ 7.4
The investigation of a student's killing leads to a case involving meat contamination at a food service.
Directing: Constantine Makris · Writing: Rob Wright · Starring: Iris Little Thomas, Shaun Powell, Joe Gonzalez, Richard Hirschfeld
12x20 Dazzled
Apr 24, 2002 · 45 min · ★ 7.7
A woman is drugged and falls to her death, and the evidence suggests that her ex-boyfriend and her current husband's ex-wife may have conspired to kill her.
Directing: Lewis Gould · Writing: Eric Overmyer, Matt Witten · Starring: Leslie Hendrix, Ben Hammer, James Rebhorn, William Atherton
12x21 Foul Play
May 1, 2002 · 45 min · ★ 6.8
The investigation into the death of a private investigator uncovers corruption, deceit, and immigration fraud in a Youth Baseball League whose manager will go to any lengths to win.
Directing: Richard Dobbs · Writing: Richard Sweren, Stuart Feldman · Starring: Mark Kenneth Smaltz, Lee Shepherd, Larry Joshua, Omar Rodríguez
12x22 Attorney Client
May 8, 2002 · 45 min · ★ 7.4
The wife of an attorney with many disgruntled clients is killed but the detectives believe that he was the intended target as he was willing to reveal information despite confidentially agreements. As the investigation continues, his tumultuous love life is exposed and the prosecutors are suspicious of his desire to return to the courtroom.
Directing: Matthew Penn · Writing: Jill Goldsmith · Starring: Lord Jamar, Annie Parisse, Alma Cuervo, Dariush Kashani
12x23 Oxymoron
May 15, 2002 · 45 min · ★ 8.0
The investigation of a woman's strangulation leads to a case involving the selling of drugs and a gangster's son.
Directing: Constantine Makris · Writing: Michael Harbert · Starring: Leslie Hendrix, Josh Pais, Larry Sherman, Becky Ann Baker
12x24 Patriot Season Finale
May 22, 2002 · 45 min · ★ 7.2
A tenement building explodes and the lone victim is Joseph Haden. The building was rent controlled and there had been a tenant strike, so the police initially suspect arson. But the landlord doesn't have insurance, ruling out their arson theory, and the medical examiner discovers that Haden's neck was broken and he was tied up before the explosion happened. Trying to figure out Haden is even more difficult. He didn't appear to have a family or a girlfriend and never got any substantial mail. He worked at the Jiffy Job service station making minimum wage, yet had $90,000 in the bank. Briscoe and Green do some more digging and find out that Haden was using an alias, and his real name was Yusuf Haddad.
Directing: David Platt · Writing: Sean Jablonski, William N. Fordes · Starring: Leo Burmester, Terry Serpico, Leslie Hendrix, David Aaron Baker