Law & Order (season 10)

The following is a list of Law & Order episodes from the series' tenth season (1999–2000):[1]

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Episodes

Ep Title Directed by: Written by: Original airdate
206 1 "Gunshow" Ed Sherin René Balcer 22 September 1999

A murderer's shooting spree in Central Park prompts Briscoe and his new partner, Detective Ed Green, to trace the murder weapon's origin; McCoy makes it his mission to punish the killer and the gun manufacturer.

207 2 "Killerz" Constantine Makris Richard Sweren 29 September 1999
Briscoe and Green believe a 10-year-old is responsible for a child's death, and McCoy wants her isolated to stop any future fatalities. 
208 3 "DNR" David Platt Kathy McCormick,
William N. Fordes
6 October 1999

As Briscoe and Green investigate the shooting of a judge, suspicion quickly points to her husband as the person who ordered the hit, but McCoy's case is hindered when she refuses to implicate her husband during the trial.

209 4 "Merger" Stephen Wertimer Lynn Mamet 13 October 1999
The murder of a drug-laden teen presents the detectives with a host of suspects from her wealthy family. 
210 5 "Justice" Matthew Penn Gerry Conway,
William N. Fordes
10 November 1999
After the murder of a lawyer, McCoy finds himself on the opposite side of the courtroom from his former colleague, Jamie Ross, when she defends a man who claims to have key evidence that could put to death a man McCoy believes was wrongly convicted. 
211 6 "Marathon" Jace Alexander Richard Sweren,
Matt Witten
17 November 1999

A frustrating investigation of a purse-snatching victim who was fatally shot leads to tension between Briscoe and Green over age and racial innuendos. Briscoe notices his partner has developed a dangerous habit.

212 7 "Patsy" David Platt Lynne E. Litt,
René Balcer
24 November 1999
The investigation that follows the discovery of a comatose woman in her apartment leads to an unusual case involving murder and a possible frame-up, despite the prosecution having key DNA evidence to the contrary. 
213 8 "Blood Money" Matthew Penn Barry Schindel 1 December 1999
A taxi driver finds that his passenger is dead, leading the detectives to a case involving an insurance scam and Holocaust victims. 
214 9 "Sundown" Jace Alexander Krista Vernoff,
William N. Fordes
15 December 1999
A patient is found beaten to death in a hospital lounge — and the resulting case involves infidelity, Alzheimer's disease and a ladies' man. 
215 10 "Loco Parentis" Constantine Makris Richard Sweren,
Matt Witten
5 January 2000
After sanitation workers find a teenage boy's body, the investigation leads to a school bully who displays an avid interest in martial-arts weapons, and whose father bought the murder weapon. 
216 11 "Collision" David Platt William N. Fordes,
Gerry Conway
26 January 2000
The investigation of a schizophrenic woman's death leads to a case involving a homeless man and his right to refuse medication. 
217 12 "Mother's Milk" Richard Dobbs Lynn Mamet,
Barry Schindel
9 February 2000
Bloodstains in an apartment that belonged to a young couple with a baby leads to the separated parents, each of whom claims that the other has the infant. The baby is later found dead. 
218 13 "Panic" Constantine Makris William N. Fordes,
Lynn Mamet,
Kathy McCormick,
Matt Witten
16 February 2000
Briscoe and Green investigate the shooting of a best-selling mystery writer and the death of her accountant, with a love triangle as a possible motive for the crime. 
219 14 "Entitled" Ed Sherin René Balcer,
Dick Wolf,
Richard Sweren
18 February 2000

The focus of the case returns to a politically influential family and, during the course of the trial, McCoy finds the powerful matriarch to be a formidable opponent.

220 15 "Fools for Love" Christopher Misiano Kathy McCormick,
Lynne E. Litt
23 February 2000
After the bodies of two teens are found, the detectives trace their identities and learn that one of them had a sister who was traveling with the girls. 
221 16 "Trade This" Jace Alexander Barry Schindel,
René Balcer
1 March 2000
The murder of a stockbroker points to organized crime when a hired hit man kills the prime suspect. 
222 17 "Black, White and Blue" Constantine Makris Lynne E. Litt,
Richard Sweren,
Matt Witten
22 March 2000
The murder of a white teenager in Harlem seems like an open-and-shut case until two patrol officers are implicated in the crime. 
223 18 "Mega" David Platt William N. Fordes,
Lynn Mamet
5 April 2000
The investigation into a helicopter bombing points to a victim's wife and her unconventional financial advisers. 
224 19 "Surrender Dorothy" Martha Mitchell Barry Schindel,
Matt Witten
26 April 2000
The body of a teacher, suspected of having an affair, is found in a car trunk and the investigation involves husband and father-in-law, both of whom are psychiatrists. 
225 20 "Untitled" Jace Alexander Richard Sweren,
Barry M. Schkolnick
3 May 2000
A wealthy woman, who is a patron of the arts, is found dead in her apartment and the ensuing investigation leads to a suspect whose violence was spurred by a painting similar to the crime scene. 
226 21 "Narcosis" Constantine Makris Lynne E. Litt,
Kathy McCormick
10 May 2000
The discovery of a strangled prostitute's body leads to a case involving illegal immigrants and the events have an impact on a family. 
227 22 "High & Low" Richard Dobbs Gerry Conway,
William N. Fordes
17 May 2000
Detectives Briscoe and Green probe the strangulation of a college coed who moonlighted as a stripper, and while they believe a pair of drug-dealing skinheads committed the murder, they struggle to determine the motive of the strip club owner who paid them for the hit. However, as they work their way up the ladder of complicity, the cops learn that the slaying is keyed to an insider trading scam that forces McCoy to connect a former porn star with a businessman. 
228 23 "Stiff" Jace Alexander Hall Powell,
René Balcer
24 May 2000
The detectives' investigation into why a wealthy woman is comatose involves her husband, daughter and doctor. 
229 24 "Vaya Con Dios" Christopher Misiano René Balcer,
Richard Sweren
24 May 2000

The death of an elderly man trying to find who was responsible for the torture killing of his son in 1973 Chile leads to a former high-ranking Chilean Army officer who is in New York receiving cancer treatments at a Manhattan hospital.

Notes and references

  1. ^ CNET Networks, Inc. (2007). TV.com episode summary for Season 10. Retrieved February 18, 2007.

External links

Preceded by
Season Nine
(1998-1999)
List of Law & Order seasons
(1990-2010)
Succeeded by
Season Eleven
(2000-2001)