Season 20

1

Memo from the Dark Side

68%

September 25, 2009 • 45m

The body of a young war veteran is found in a parking garage and the murder is connected to a law professor who used to work for the Department of Justice.

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2

Just a Girl in the World

72%

October 2, 2009 • 45m

A crime scene investigator is murdered in her apartment. Her fiance is suspected, but then a journalist is attacked and DNA is found at the scene that links this crime to the murder.

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3

Great Satan

74%

October 9, 2009 • 45m

Detectives Lupo and Bernard investigate when an aspiring musician is found dead. A bag of cash leads them to multiple suspects.

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4

Reality Bites

67%

October 16, 2009 • 45m

A mother of ten adopted special needs children is murdered. The day after her murder, her husband appears on reality TV.

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5

Dignity

55%

October 23, 2009 • 45m

A doctor who performs late-term abortions is murdered in church. The case falls apart for Cutter when Rubirosa is touched by an abortion nurse's testimony.

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6

Human Flesh Search Engine

70%

October 30, 2009 • 45m

Bernard becomes the target of a dangerous website that is partly responsible for a homicide the detectives are investigating

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7

Boy Gone Astray

62%

November 6, 2009 • 45m

When a young woman is found dead in her apartment, a few tell-tale signs quickly lead Detectives Cyrus Lupo and Kevin Bernard to believe that the killer was not after her wealth.

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A deadly drunk-driving car accident brings Detectives Cyrus Lupo and Kevin Bernard to the scene when a suspicious nasal spray is found. After the medical examiner realizes the nasal spray is a powerful anesthetic that could easily disorient its user, the detectives become suspicious of the victim's boss, Zach Marshall

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9

For the Defense

60%

November 13, 2009 • 45m

A case that begins as a search for a missing witness spirals into a murder conspiracy with ADA Connie Rubirosa caught in the middle.

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10

Shotgun

67%

November 20, 2009 • 45m

When an elderly man defends his shop from an armed robbery, Detectives Kevin Bernard and Cyrus Lupo suspect that this incident could have been an inside job. After further investigation, the detectives discover that the mugging might have been a scare tactic for a shakedown.

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11

Fed

67%

December 11, 2009 • 45m

"Fed" is the eleventh episode of the twentieth season of NBC's long-running legal drama Law & Order.

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12

Blackmail

70%

January 15, 2010 • 45m

Blackmail is the twelfth episode of the twentieth season of the television series Law & Order. It aired on NBC January 15, 2010.

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13

Steel-Eyed Death

70%

March 1, 2010 • 45m

When a family of four is found murdered in their home, Detectives Cyrus Lupo and Kevin Bernard discover that the deaths may be related to the deceased teenage daughter's troubled friend, Bonnie.

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14

Boy on Fire

70%

March 1, 2010 • 45m

When detectives Cyrus Lupo and Kevin Bernard come upon the burning body of Cesar, a sixteen-year-old charter school student from a bad neighborhood, they begin to question his young mentee Moses, who was the last person to see him alive.

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15

Brilliant Disguise

76%

March 8, 2010 • 45m

A young woman is found murdered in a hotel and the evidence leads to a medical student.

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16

Innocence

75%

March 15, 2010 • 45m

A man is convicted of a hate crime for allegedly killing a gay man, but a group called the Innocence Coalition is determined to clear his name.

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17

Four Cops Shot

75%

March 22, 2010 • 45m

The debate rages over how to treat an informant who shot and killed four police officers. However, did one of the officers try to put undue pressure on him to help catch a dangerous criminal?

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18

Brazil

70%

March 29, 2010 • 45m

When an environmental scientist, Dr. Oscar Silva, is poisoned during a global warming symposium, Detectives Cyrus Lupo and Kevin Bernard initially suspect competitors from Dr. Silva's field of study. It is soon discovered that Dr. Silva is involved in a messy custody battle with his wife’s ex-husband, Phillip Shoemaker and the focus of the investigation quickly shifts to the victim’s family. Meanwhile, the case becomes personal for Cutter as it stirs up unpleasant memories from his own past.

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19

Crashers

56%

May 3, 2010 • 45m

When the body of a model is found burning in an alley, Detectives Lupo and Bernard search for her killer.

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20

The Taxman Cometh

78%

May 10, 2010 • 45m

Lupo and Bernard uncover a possible conspiracy to kill off wealthy cancer patients, so their inheritors don't have to pay an estate tax. However, legal roadblocks make the case difficult to prosecute.

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