Law & Order - Season 16 - Eps 9: Criminal Law
The deaths of three women with the same name lead Fontana and Green to the nine-year-old conviction of Leland Barnes, who had shot and killed his wife in an office full of people. With two of the three witnesses against him dead and Jack McCoy on the hit list, the detectives struggle to determine how Barnes, who has been in prison the entire time, got someone on the outside to kill the only people who could keep him in jail. The investigation leads them to Leland's two sons, with surprising results.
About Law & Order
Title: Law & Order
First Air Date: 1990-09-13
Last Air Date: 2025-05-15
Status: Returning Series
Rating: 7.403/10 (from 621 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 25
Total Episodes: 523
Network: NBC
Genres: Crime, Drama
Production Companies: Wolf Entertainment, Universal Television, Universal Media Studios
Synopsis
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.
Cast
Mehcad Brooks
Jalen Shaw
Reid Scott
Vincent Riley
Maura Tierney
Jessica Brady
Tony Goldwyn
Nicholas Baxter
Hugh Dancy
Nolan Price
Odelya Halevi
Samantha Maroun
