| Law & Order Season 9 |
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| Country of origin | United States | ||
| No. of episodes | 24 | ||
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| Original channel | NBC | ||
| Original run | September 23, 1998 – May 26, 1999 | ||
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| Region 1 | December 6, 2011[1] | ||
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The following is a list of Law & Order episodes from the series' ninth season (1998–1999):[2] The ninth season premiered September 23, 1998 and ended with a two-part episode May 26, 1999 on NBC.
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| 182 | 1 | "Cherished" | Ed Sherin | Kathy McCormick, Carl Nelson, Scott Tobin |
September 23, 1998 | E0203 |
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After a baby girl is found dead, Briscoe and Curtis investigate the family and learn that her adopted family and brother were trying to keep some painful secrets. Jack gets a new partner, Abbie Carmichael, who had a 95% conviction rate in her four years with Special Narcotics. Together McCoy and Carmichael try to prove that the little girl's brother committed the crime.
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| 183 | 2 | "DWB" | Constantine Makris | René Balcer, Kathy McCormick |
October 7, 1998 | E0205 |
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Detectives discover a shocking twist involving unlikely suspects when they investigate the brutal beating of a black man dumped near the highway.
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| 184 | 3 | "Bait" | Lewis H. Gould | I. C. Rapoport, David Shore |
October 14, 1998 | E0204 |
| The investigation into how a teen got wounded leads to a case involving a young woman's murder and a drug operation. | ||||||
| 185 | 4 | "Flight" | David Platt | Richard Sweren, William N. Fordes |
October 21, 1998 | E0209 |
| After a child in a day-care center dies of a virus, Briscoe and Curtis try to find the source of the infection, leading to a case involving an extramarital affair, embezzlement and a drug manufacturer. | ||||||
| 186 | 5 | "Agony" | Constantine Makris | Kathy McCormick | November 4, 1998 | E0216 |
| After the detectives find a murdered postman and a woman who was left for dead in her apartment, the investigation leads to a serial killer and a surprise. | ||||||
| 187 | 6 | "Scrambled" | Martha Mitchell | Dick Teresi, Ed Zuckerman, Judith Hopper |
November 11, 1998 | E0208 |
| The murder of an employee at a fertility clinic leads to a case involving a dead man's first and second wives. | ||||||
| 188 | 7 | "Venom" | Jace Alexander | I. C. Rapoport, David Shore |
November 18, 1998 | E0206 |
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The killing of a professional escort leads to a case involving the relationships between a young man and two older women.
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| 189 | 8 | "Punk" | Matthew Penn | Matt Witten, Richard Sweren |
November 25, 1998 | E0215 |
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The murder of a corrections officer leads detectives to a women's prison where a guard was linked to an inmate Carmichael put away on drug charges and a confrontation with defense attorney Danielle Melnick.
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| 190 | 9 | "True North" | Arthur W. Forney | Ed Zuckerman | December 9, 1998 | E0207 |
| The double murder of a wealthy man and his daughter leads the detectives to the wife and stepmother of the deceased. However, Canada's objection to the death penalty hampers McCoy and Carmichael in seeking crucial evidence for obtaining a conviction. | ||||||
| 191 | 10 | "Hate" | Constantine Makris | René Balcer | January 6, 1999 | E0214 |
| Evidence points the detectives in the direction of a white supremacist youth gathering after the brutal beating and murder of a high school girl. | ||||||
| 192 | 11 | "Ramparts" | Matthew Penn | Kathy McCormick, Lynne E. Litt |
January 13, 1999 | E0211 |
| Briscoe and Curtis reopen a case that was closed in the 1960s when a vehicle is dredged from the Hudson River containing the remains of a murdered man who was involved was fight for civil rights. | ||||||
| 193 | 12 | "Haven" | David Platt | David Shore, I. C. Rapoport |
February 10, 1999 | E0219 |
| Briscoe and Curtis probe the murder of a popular Harlem community leader while McCoy and Carmichael struggle to prevent a chaotic situation involving affirmative action. | ||||||
| 194 | 13 | "Hunters" | Richard Dobbs | Gerry Conway, William N. Fordes |
February 10, 1999 | E0218 |
| Briscoe and Curtis race against time to find the killer of a parolee before two bounty hunters find the suspected murderer. | ||||||
| 195 | 14 | "Sideshow" | Ed Sherin | René Balcer | February 17, 1999 | E0210 |
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When Briscoe and Curtis discover that a high-level federal official found murdered in Battery Park was recently transferred from Baltimore, they team up with Baltimore homicide detectives. The joint investigation reveals that the victim was involved in a love affair with another high-level government official, whose career will be destroyed if the relationship becomes public. The independent counsel summons McCoy and his Baltimore counterpart, Ed Danvers, to Washington and demands that McCoy reveal his source or be jailed for contempt. Briscoe and Curtis apprehend the suspect, but the F.B.I. claims jurisdiction and the suspect evades trial, if not justice.
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| 196 | 15 | "Disciple" | Martha Mitchell | Kathy McCormick, Lynne E. Litt, Richard Sweren |
February 24, 1999 | E0220 |
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After a teen is found dead in the emergency room, the investigation leads to a case involving a religious ritual and a defendant who claims that the action taken was dictated by a saint's voice.
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| 197 | 16 | "Harm" | Richard Dobbs | Eddie Feldmann, René Balcer |
March 3, 1999 | E0213 |
| Briscoe and Curtis investigate a possible homicide while probing the assault of a retired divorce attorney. | ||||||
| 198 | 17 | "Shield" | Stephen Wertimer | David Shore, I. C. Rapoport, René Balcer |
March 24, 1999 | E0220 |
| Briscoe and Curtis investigate the murder of a police officer who was shot while on an undercover stakeout. | ||||||
| 199 | 18 | "Juvenile" | Lewis H. Gould | Richard Sweren, Lynne E. Litt |
April 14, 1999 | E0223 |
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The investigation into the shooting of a newspaper columnist leads to a murder case from the 1970s and involves a suspect who at the time had been a juvenile.
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| 200 | 19 | "Tabula Rasa" | Richard Dobbs | William N. Fordes, Kathy McCormick |
April 21, 1999 | E0222 |
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After a philosophy professor is pushed in front of a subway and killed, the investigation leads to a suspect who, following a divorce, changed his identity and disappeared with his daughters.
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| 201 | 20 | "Empire" | Matthew Penn | René Balcer | May 5, 1999 | E0217 |
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The death of a corporate mogul caused by an overdose of a sexual performance-enhancing drug leads to a case with a witness that puts Curtis in a compromising position.
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| 202 | 21 | "Ambitious" | Christopher Misiano | Barry M. Schkolnick, Richard Sweren |
May 12, 1999 | E0221 |
| The murder of an audio installation salesman leads the detectives to a case with connections to the mafia. | ||||||
| 203 | 22 | "Admissions" | Jace Alexander | William N. Fordes, Lynne E. Litt, Kathy McCormick |
May 19, 1999 | E0224 |
| A coed's killing leads to a case involving the deceased's relationship with a professor and two male students who vouch for each other's whereabouts on the night of the murder. | ||||||
| 204 | 23 | "Refuge (Part 1)" | Constantine Makris | René Balcer | May 26, 1999 | E0212 |
| A crime scene where both the victim and perpetrator are found dead leads detectives and attorneys to a speechless 10-year-old witness – and into a dangerous web that involves the ruthless Russian mafia. | ||||||
| 205 | 24 | "Refuge (Part 2)" | Constantine Makris | René Balcer | May 26, 1999 | E0225 |
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McCoy must connect defendants who are part of the Russian mob with a money-laundering operation before vital evidence is destroyed – and any more witnesses are found dead.
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| Preceded by Season Eight (1997–1998) |
List of Law & Order seasons (1990–2010) |
Succeeded by Season Ten (1999–2000) |