| "The Serpent's Tooth" | |||
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| Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 19 |
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| Directed by | Don Scardino | ||
| Written by | Joshua Stern I.C. Rapoport Robert Stuart Nathan René Balcer |
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| Original air date | March 19, 1991 | ||
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"The Serpent's Tooth" is the nineteenth episode of NBC's legal drama Law & Order. It originally aired on March 19, 1991.
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A wealthy couple's teenage sons are the prime suspects in their murders. The detectives soon learn that the boys were abused by their father. Prosecutors are convinced the brothers are solely to blame, but Detectives Greevey and Logan continue their investigation over Stone's objections.
The episode was inspired by the Menendez murder case.