Season 20

Law & OrderSeason 20

2009
23 Episodes

Episodes

Memo from the Dark Side
S20E01
6.4

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.

25 Sept 200945m
Just a Girl in the World
S20E02
7.2

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.

02 Oct 200945m
Great Satan
S20E03
6.8

Great Satan

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

09 Oct 200945m
Reality Bites
S20E04
6.0

Reality Bites

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

16 Oct 200945m
Dignity
S20E05
6.2

Dignity

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.

23 Oct 200945m
Human Flesh Search Engine
S20E06
7.0

Human Flesh Search Engine

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

30 Oct 200945m
Boy Gone Astray
S20E07
6.0

Boy Gone Astray

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.

06 Nov 200945m
Doped
S20E08
6.9

Doped

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

06 Nov 200945m
For the Defense
S20E09
5.5

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.

13 Nov 200945m
Shotgun
S20E10
7.0

Shotgun

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.

20 Nov 200945m
Fed
S20E11
7.2

Fed

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.

11 Dec 200945m
Blackmail
S20E12
7.0

Blackmail

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

15 Jan 201045m
Steel-Eyed Death
S20E13
6.8

Steel-Eyed Death

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.

01 Mar 201045m
Boy on Fire
S20E14
6.8

Boy on Fire

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.

01 Mar 201045m
Brilliant Disguise
S20E15
7.5

Brilliant Disguise

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

08 Mar 201045m
Innocence
S20E16
7.8

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.

15 Mar 201045m
Four Cops Shot
S20E17
7.6

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?

22 Mar 201045m
Brazil
S20E18
7.0

Brazil

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.

29 Mar 201045m
Crashers
S20E19
5.1

Crashers

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

03 May 201045m
The Taxman Cometh
S20E20
7.8

The Taxman Cometh

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.

10 May 201045m
Immortal
S20E21
7.7

Immortal

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

17 May 201045m
Love Eternal
S20E22
7.7

Love Eternal

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

17 May 201045m
Rubber Room
S20E23
7.6

Rubber Room

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.

24 May 201045m