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Law & Order

Law & Order

Truth matters.

1990Returning SeriesNext: Feb 26 8pm ET25 Seasons536 Episodes7.4TMDB
NBC

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.

Created by: Dick Wolf

Season 4 Episodes

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Episode 1: Sweeps

Sep 15, 1993 · 46m

A guest is murdered on-air on a controversial talk show. Meanwhile Logan and Briscoe have a new boss, Lt. Anita Van Buren, and Stone gets a new collague; the police and district attorney attempt to prosecute the show's abrasive host.

Episode 2: Volunteers

Sep 29, 1993 · 47m

A disruptive, unbalanced homeless man is found severely beaten in an alley of the middle class neighborhood he calls home, leading Stone to try and prosecute one of the residents for premeditated murder.

Episode 3: Discord

Oct 6, 1993 · 46m

A college student charges an admittedly promiscuous rock star with rape, but he claims the act was consensual.

Episode 4: Profile

Oct 13, 1993 · 45m

Stone finds himself up against an ambitious black lawyer defending a white, racist serial killer.

Episode 5: Black Tie

Oct 20, 1993 · 45m

The police suspect a cover up when they receive an anonymous tip that a wealthy man was murdered by his wife, who refuses to allow an autopsy after a physician declares that the death occurred from natural causes.

Episode 6: Pride and Joy

Oct 27, 1993 · 47m

A 17-year-old boy becomes the chief suspect in the murder of his father, raising questions of self-defense and abuse that the family does not want to face.

Episode 7: Apocrypha

Nov 3, 1993 · 47m

Stone and Kincaid try to prove that the young woman believed to have planted a bomb in a parking garage had been brainwashed and was acting under the direct orders of a charismatic cult leader.

Episode 8: American Dream

Nov 9, 1993 · 47m

A skeleton unearthed at a building site resurrects one of Stone's old cases, and brings him face to face with the tenacious, brilliant culprit, who is seeking a new trial.

Episode 9: Born Bad

Nov 16, 1993 · 46m

A lawyer decides to defend her teenage client charged with murder as an adult with the claim that he's violent because of a genetic predisposition due to an extra Y chromosome.

Episode 10: The Pursuit of Happiness

Dec 1, 1993 · 47m

A "green-card" bride from Russia is suspected of murdering her rich, but cold husband, who was threatening to divorce her just weeks before she would qualify to remain in this country.

Episode 11: Golden Years

Jan 5, 1994 · 47m

An emaciated elderly woman is found dead of an apparent heart attack and her granddaughter is charged with neglect and grave indifference to human life.

Episode 12: Snatched

Jan 12, 1994 · 47m

A millionaire friend of Schiff's won't cooperate with the police following his son's kidnapping.

Episode 13: Breeder

Jan 19, 1994 · 47m

While investigating a woman's claim that she passed out in a taxi and awoke to find her newborn missing, Briscoe and Logan uncover a scam involving private adoptions.

Episode 14: Censure

Feb 2, 1994 · 47m

A phone call threatening a woman's young daughter leads to a case that causes Kincaid to resign from Schiff's office because of an affair in her past.

Episode 15: Kids

Feb 9, 1994 · 47m

A 14-year-old's shooting death involves the son of a former police detective, who's also an old friend of Briscoe's.

Episode 16: Big Bang

Mar 2, 1994 · 47m

A scientist becomes the chief suspect when his estranged wife, who's been delaying divorce proceedings, is the victim of a letter bomb.

Episode 17: Mayhem

Mar 9, 1994 · 47m

During a 24-hour period, Briscoe and Logan have a heavy caseload that includes 5 unrelated murders and a domestic quarrel, which results in the maiming of the husband.

Episode 18: Wager

Mar 30, 1994 · 46m

Briscoe and Logan bet that the killing of a star athlete's father is linked to gambling debts and threats to the baseball player's family.

Episode 19: Sanctuary

Apr 13, 1994 · 47m

A black minister fans the flames of racial intolerance after a hit-and-run in Harlem claims the life of a 12-year-old and the Jewish driver isn't indicted.

Episode 20: Nurture

May 4, 1994 · 46m

Briscoe and Logan investigate the disappearance of a child from her abusive foster home and find her being held by a loving but disturbed woman who insists she has acted only for the child's own good.

Episode 21: Doubles

May 18, 1994 · 46m

An assailant breaks the wrist of a tennis player prior to a tournament, and a competitor is among the suspects.

Episode 22: Old Friends

May 25, 1994 · 46m

A truck hits a pedestrian and the investigation reveals the victim's link to a baby-food company in which a new partner has connections to the Russian mob.

Season 4 FAQ

Quick answers about this season's release timeline and episode lineup.

When did Law & Order Season 4 premiere?

Law & Order Season 4 premiered on September 15, 1993.

How many episodes are in Law & Order Season 4?

Law & Order Season 4 has 22 episodes.

What is the first episode of Law & Order Season 4?

The season opens with Season 4 Episode 1, "Sweeps". It aired on September 15, 1993.

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