Custody (Law & Order)

"Custody"
Law & Order episode
Episode no. Season 6
Episode 15
Original air date February 21, 1996 (1996-02-21)
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"Custody" is an episode of the NBC legal drama Law & Order. It aired on February 21, 1996, as the 126th episode of the series.

Plot

When a social worker is murdered, his gambling habit and scam of the foster-care system are revealed. A drug-addicted mother desperate to reclaim her baby becomes a suspect, but her lawyer — former ADA Paul Robinette — proves to be a challenge for McCoy and Kincaid.

Cast