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PremieredLaw & Order Season 20 released on September 25, 2009.
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Memo from the Dark Side
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
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
The police investigate when an aspiring musician is found dead. A bag of cash leads them to multiple suspects.
Reality Bites
A mother of ten adopted special needs children is murdered. The day after her murder, her husband appears on reality TV.
Dignity
A doctor who performs late-term abortions is murdered in church. The case falls apart when Rubirosa is touched by an abortion nurse's testimony.
Human Flesh Search Engine
Bernard becomes the target of a dangerous website that is partly responsible for a homicide the detectives are investigating
Boy Gone Astray
When a young woman is found dead in her apartment, a few tell-tale signs quickly lead Detectives to believe that the killer was not after her wealth.
Doped
A deadly drunk-driving car accident brings Detectives 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
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
When an elderly man defends his shop from an armed robbery, the police 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
A community organizer who was working on voter registration is found dead with the word "FED" written on his chest. The detectives initially suspect an anti-government motive for the murder, but the case gets more complicated when they learn that the victim was secretly gathering incriminating information about the organization he worked for.
Blackmail
A freelance journalist is murdered. The detectives find a connection between her and a talk show host who has had a series of workplace affairs.
Steel-Eyed Death
When a family of four is found murdered in their home, police discover that the deaths may be related to the deceased teenage daughters troubled friend, Bonnie.
Boy on Fire
When detectives come upon the burning body, 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
A young woman is found murdered in a hotel and the evidence leads to a medical student.
Innocence
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
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
When an environmental scientist, Dr. Oscar Silva, is poisoned during a global warming symposium, Detectives 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. The focus of the investigation quickly shifts to the victim’s family.
Crashers
The body of a model is found burning in an alley, Detectives search for her killer.
The Taxman Cometh
Detectives uncover a possible conspiracy to kill off wealthy cancer patients in the calendar year 2010 so that their inheritors don't have to pay an Estate Tax, but legal roadblocks make the case difficult to prosecute.
Immortal
A fatal stabbing leads to the discovery that a bio-research firm has been exploiting the cells of an African American man who died 50 years ago for medical research, but has never compensated his dirt-poor descendants.
Love Eternal
A reality TV crew finds a dead body locked in a dog cage.
Rubber Room
Lupo and Bernard race against time to find a student posting internet blogs threatening to blow up a school.
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Law & Order
Season 20
Release Date
PremieredLaw & Order Season 20 released on September 25, 2009.
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Sign In to Track ProgressMemo from the Dark Side
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
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
The police investigate when an aspiring musician is found dead. A bag of cash leads them to multiple suspects.
Reality Bites
A mother of ten adopted special needs children is murdered. The day after her murder, her husband appears on reality TV.
Dignity
A doctor who performs late-term abortions is murdered in church. The case falls apart when Rubirosa is touched by an abortion nurse's testimony.
Human Flesh Search Engine
Bernard becomes the target of a dangerous website that is partly responsible for a homicide the detectives are investigating
Boy Gone Astray
When a young woman is found dead in her apartment, a few tell-tale signs quickly lead Detectives to believe that the killer was not after her wealth.
Doped
A deadly drunk-driving car accident brings Detectives 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
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
When an elderly man defends his shop from an armed robbery, the police 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
A community organizer who was working on voter registration is found dead with the word "FED" written on his chest. The detectives initially suspect an anti-government motive for the murder, but the case gets more complicated when they learn that the victim was secretly gathering incriminating information about the organization he worked for.
Blackmail
A freelance journalist is murdered. The detectives find a connection between her and a talk show host who has had a series of workplace affairs.
Steel-Eyed Death
When a family of four is found murdered in their home, police discover that the deaths may be related to the deceased teenage daughters troubled friend, Bonnie.
Boy on Fire
When detectives come upon the burning body, 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
A young woman is found murdered in a hotel and the evidence leads to a medical student.
Innocence
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
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
When an environmental scientist, Dr. Oscar Silva, is poisoned during a global warming symposium, Detectives 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. The focus of the investigation quickly shifts to the victim’s family.
Crashers
The body of a model is found burning in an alley, Detectives search for her killer.
The Taxman Cometh
Detectives uncover a possible conspiracy to kill off wealthy cancer patients in the calendar year 2010 so that their inheritors don't have to pay an Estate Tax, but legal roadblocks make the case difficult to prosecute.
Immortal
A fatal stabbing leads to the discovery that a bio-research firm has been exploiting the cells of an African American man who died 50 years ago for medical research, but has never compensated his dirt-poor descendants.
Love Eternal
A reality TV crew finds a dead body locked in a dog cage.
Rubber Room
Lupo and Bernard race against time to find a student posting internet blogs threatening to blow up a school.