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Law & Order — Season 2

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About this season

In cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing the evidence and questioning the suspects until someone is taken into custody. The district attorney's office then builds a case to convict the perpetrator by proving the person guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Working together, these expert teams navigate all sides of the complex criminal justice system to make New York a safer place.

Episodes (22)

Confession
E1

1. Confession

7.5

Aired 17 September 1991 • 46 min

Logan crosses the line in order to obtain a confession from the man suspected of murdering Max Greevey. Stone finds that his prosecution is placed in jeopardy because of Logan's actions.

The Wages of Love
E2

2. The Wages of Love

7.4

Aired 24 September 1991 • 48 min

A double homicide casts suspicion on both the ex-wife and the former boyfriend of the murdered duo, with the dead man's murdered son holding the key to the mystery.

Aria
E3

3. Aria

7.6

Aired 1 October 1991 • 48 min

A lethal drug overdose leads the detectives to an aggressive stage mother and a pornographic movie producer.

Asylum
E4

4. Asylum

7.3

Aired 8 October 1991 • 47 min

The conviction of a homeless man for murder is threatened on appeal based on the lack of a search warrant for his "home", which was a lean-to in Central Park.

God Bless the Child
E5

5. God Bless the Child

7.7

Aired 22 October 1991 • 48 min

A couple faces trial after they deny medical help to their daughter based on their religious beliefs.

Misconception
E6

6. Misconception

7.4

Aired 29 October 1991 • 48 min

The mugging of a pregnant legal secretary leads to a case involving her lover, her boss and charges of murder when she loses the baby.

In Memory Of
E7

7. In Memory Of

6.3

Aired 5 November 1991 • 48 min

The renovation of a brownstone uncovers the remains of a boy who disappeared 31 years earlier, reviving a wrenching and long-suppressed memory in his childhood friend and neighbor.

Out of Control
E8

8. Out of Control

7.1

Aired 12 November 1991 • 48 min

The detectives investigate the gang rape of a college student during a fraternity Holloween party.

Renunciation
E9

9. Renunciation

7.5

Aired 19 November 1991 • 47 min

A hit-and-run investigation leads to the discovery of a schoolteacher carrying on an affair with one of her students. Cerreta and Logan suspect that she may have manipulated him into killing her husband.

Heaven
E10

10. Heaven

7.7

Aired 26 November 1991 • 47 min

The investigation into a social-club fire which claimed 53 fatalities leads to a connection between arson, illegal immigrants and the sale of green cards.

His Hour Upon the Stage
E11

11. His Hour Upon the Stage

6.7

Aired 10 December 1991 • 48 min

The discovery of a frozen corpse in a dumpster leads to rival Broadway producers.

Star Struck
E12

12. Star Struck

7.8

Aired 7 January 1992 • 47 min

An obsessive fan pleads temporary insanity when he is charged with attempting to murder the soap-opera actress who is the center of his life.

13
E13

13. Severance

7.3

Aired 14 January 1992 • 47 min

Stone faces an old rival in court as he tries to link a hit man and three murders to a sleazy lawyer and a powerful man behind bars.

14
E14

14. Blood Is Thicker...

7.8

Aired 4 February 1992 • 48 min

An apparent mugging ends in the death of a wealthy woman but the case comes to hang on a silver pin that may have been in the victim's possession.

15
E15

15. Trust

8.0

Aired 11 February 1992 • 48 min

Stone is determined to see that a teenage boy doesn't get away with murder twice when the young man is brought to trial for the shooting death of one of his friends.

16
E16

16. Vengeance

7.6

Aired 18 February 1992 • 47 min

The parents of a murdered woman contest Stone's prosecution of her killer so that he can be extradited to their home state, where the death penalty still exists.

17
E17

17. Sisters of Mercy

7.9

Aired 3 March 1992 • 47 min

Cerreta and Logan investigate the accusation that a nun in charge of a shelter for teens molested a young addict.

18
E18

18. Cradle to Grave

7.8

Aired 31 March 1992 • 47 min

The discovery of a dead baby leads to a case involving a slumlord who would not provide any heat and who defends her actions by blaming the rent laws.

19
E19

19. The Fertile Fields

7.5

Aired 7 April 1992 • 47 min

The brutal murder of a Jewish jeweler appears to be a hate crime, but the investigation soon leads back to the man's brother and his shady business deals.

20
E20

20. Intolerance

7.6

Aired 14 April 1992 • 47 min

When a Chinese-American honors student is killed, the investigation uncovers a racist mother who's son was competing with the victim for the same scholarship.

21
E21

21. Silence

7.8

Aired 28 April 1992 • 47 min

A politician opposes the prosecution of his son's murderer because it might mean revealing that his late son was gay.

22
E22

22. The Working Stiff

7.4

Aired 12 May 1992 • 47 min

The murder of a Wall Street legend begins a case involving an ailing union worker and a former governor and old friend of Schiff's.

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