Law & Order S17

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Show Guide

This Emmy Award winning programme is the longest running crime series and the second longest running drama series in the history of television. Filmed entirely on location in New York, the programme looks at crime and justice from a dual perspective. In the first half of each episode, Detective Edward Green and his new partner Detective Nina Cassady – the series’ first female detective – investigate crimes and apprehend suspects under the supervision of their precinct lieutenant Anita Van Buren. In the second half, the focus shifts to the criminal courts, as Executive District Attorney Jack McCoy and his assistant work within a complicated justice system to prosecute the accused. Series 17 and 18 are showing for the first time in South Africa exclusively on Universal Channel.

Episodes

Episode 1

Fame

A cop is killed when he walks in on the robbery of a tabloid photographer’s apartment.
Episode 2

Profiteer

A CEO of an armored vest company is gunned down in front of his daughter, and the investigation is tied to the death of a soldier in Iraq whose vest failed.
Episode 3

Avatar

A soccer mom dressed like a hooker is killed and the initial pursuit of a schizophrenic killer leads to the real source of the problem - someone close to home.
Episode 4

Public Service Homicide

A tabloid news show uncovers pedophiles, and one of the featured targets turns up dead.
Episode 5

Home Sweet

A little girl is killed when a townhouse blows up, and an arson turns into homicide.
Episode 6

Fear America

A young Arab man is killed as part of what appears to be an American anti-Arab video, but he was really killed by those he thought were friends.
Episode 7

In Vino Veritas

A television actor is arrested for drunk driving and his anti-Semitic tirade makes him a lightning rod for controversy, but the bigger concern is the murder he may have covered up. Guest starring Chevy Chase.
Episode 8

Release

A wealthy party boy is killed and the suspect may be a victim of his best friend’s wild ways.
Episode 9

Deadlock

A hardened criminal escapes from prison and takes a group of schoolgirls hostage, and when a victim’s father takes matters in his own hands, the death penalty is brought into the spotlight.
Episode 10

Corner Office

The attorney for a major corporation is found murdered during the investigation of a wiretapping scandal.
Episode 11

Remains of the Day

A controversial tabloid queen whose son dies mysteriously in her hospital room is the victim of a black market body parts ring.
Episode 12

Charity Case

An actress who adopted an African baby is caught in the middle of an investigation when her husband is murdered. Guest starring Jennifer Beals.
Episode 13

Talking Points

A college student is killed during a talk by a controversial right-wing pundit.
Episode 14

Church

An aspiring gay actor is murdered, and the suspect is linked to an “anti-gay” community church.
Episode 15

Melting Pot

An actress turned producer/director is found hanging in her office, but the suicide was staged by her killer.
Episode 16

Murder Book

A high profile publisher who worked on a controversial book is found murdered. Guest starring Mario Van Peebles.
Episode 17

Good Faith

A man dies when a church is burned down, and the killer claims he did it to save his daughter.
Episode 18

Bling

A rapper is murdered and McCoy is torn between two viable suspects.
Episode 19

Fallout

A Russian émigré is poisoned, and what initially appears to be an act of terrorism turns into a revenge plot.
Episode 20

Captive

When a young boy is kidnapped and killed, another kidnapping victim is found after five years of confinement.
Episode 21

Over Here

Two homeless men are beaten to death, and the suspect is the victim of an Army cover-up.
Episode 22

The Family Hour

When an ex-senator's ex-wife is murdered, the family's dirty laundry is aired in the open.