Season 20

Law & Order

Season 20

Sep 24, 2009 23 episodes

Episodes

Memo from the Dark Side

Episode 1

Memo from the Dark Side

6.4
Sep 25, 2009 45 min

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.

Just a Girl in the World

Episode 2

Just a Girl in the World

7.2
Oct 02, 2009 45 min

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.

Great Satan

Episode 3

Great Satan

6.8
Oct 09, 2009 45 min

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

Reality Bites

Episode 4

Reality Bites

6.0
Oct 16, 2009 45 min

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

Dignity

Episode 5

Dignity

6.2
Oct 23, 2009 45 min

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.

Human Flesh Search Engine

Episode 6

Human Flesh Search Engine

7.0
Oct 30, 2009 45 min

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

Boy Gone Astray

Episode 7

Boy Gone Astray

6.0
Nov 06, 2009 45 min

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.

Doped

Episode 8

Doped

6.9
Nov 06, 2009 45 min

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

For the Defense

Episode 9

For the Defense

5.5
Nov 13, 2009 45 min

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

Shotgun

Episode 10

Shotgun

7.0
Nov 20, 2009 45 min

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.

Fed

Episode 11

Fed

7.2
Dec 11, 2009 45 min

After a community activist is murdered and labeled "FED", Detectives Bernard and Lupo find it difficult to eliminate multiple suspects. Also, Lieutenant Van Buren hears from Detective Rey Curtis.

Blackmail

Episode 12

Blackmail

7.0
Jan 15, 2010 45 min

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

Steel-Eyed Death

Episode 13

Steel-Eyed Death

6.8
Mar 01, 2010 45 min

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.

Boy on Fire

Episode 14

Boy on Fire

6.8
Mar 01, 2010 45 min

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.

Brilliant Disguise

Episode 15

Brilliant Disguise

7.5
Mar 08, 2010 45 min

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

Innocence

Episode 16

Innocence

7.8
Mar 15, 2010 45 min

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.

Four Cops Shot

Episode 17

Four Cops Shot

7.6
Mar 22, 2010 45 min

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?

Brazil

Episode 18

Brazil

7.0
Mar 29, 2010 45 min

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.

Crashers

Episode 19

Crashers

5.1
May 03, 2010 45 min

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

The Taxman Cometh

Episode 20

The Taxman Cometh

7.8
May 10, 2010 45 min

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.

Immortal

Episode 21

Immortal

7.7
May 17, 2010 45 min

A man's double life is discovered after he is stabbed to death.

Love Eternal

Episode 22

Love Eternal

7.7
May 17, 2010 45 min

When a reality TV crew finds a dead man's body locked in a dog cage, detectives suspect the victim's wife.

Rubber Room

Episode 23

Rubber Room

7.6
May 24, 2010 45 min

Detectives search for an anonymous blogger who has posted plans to blow up a school. Lt. Van Buren struggles to keep her personal issues private.