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Season 1

Season 1

Law & Order

1990
Episodes: 22

Episodes

Prescription For Death

1. Prescription For Death

September 13, 1990

7.1
48 min

When a young woman dies during a hectic emergency room night shift, her father claims the hospital was negligent, and an investigation leads the detectives to believe that the doctor treating her may have been drunk on duty.

Guest Stars: John Spencer, Erick Avari, Ron Rifkin

Subterranean Homeboy Blues

2. Subterranean Homeboy Blues

September 20, 1990

7.7
47 min

The shooting of two black men by a white woman in a crowded subway initially appears to be a case of self-defense, but further investigation reveals revenge as a possible motive.

Guest Stars: Tonya Pinkins, Mimi Weddell, Lorraine Toussaint

The Reaper's Helper

3. The Reaper's Helper

October 4, 1990

6.5
46 min

The death of a man with AIDS appears to be the work of a serial killer who may have been motivated by mercy.

Guest Stars: Peter Frechette, Francis Guinan, Jesse Corti

Kiss the Girls And Make Them Die

4. Kiss the Girls And Make Them Die

October 11, 1990

7.4
47 min

Stone has difficulty prosecuting a privileged preppie with a history of abusing his girlfriends after one of them dies at his hands.

Guest Stars: Priscilla Lopez, Haviland Morris, Thomas Calabro

Happily Ever After

5. Happily Ever After

October 23, 1990

7.4
48 min

Greevey and Logan have a hunch that robbery is a cover for the real motive in the death of a millionaire in a parking garage.

Guest Stars: Richard Poe, Roxanne Hart, Aida Turturro

Everybody's Favorite Bagman

6. Everybody's Favorite Bagman

October 30, 1990

7.4
45 min

The mugging of a councilman leads the detectives to arrest a mobster, who in turn leads Stone and Robinette to corrupt city officials.

Guest Stars: Trey Wilson, Paul Guilfoyle, William H. Macy

By Hooker, By Crook

7. By Hooker, By Crook

November 13, 1990

7.7
47 min

When Logan and Greevey investigate how a family man came to be found unconscious in Central Park, they uncover a very high-class call girl operation run by a well-educated socialite.

Guest Stars: Christine Dunford, Bernard Barrow, Jenny Robertson

Poison Ivy

8. Poison Ivy

November 20, 1990

7.4
47 min

The shooting of a black honors student stirs up racial tensions, especially after it becomes apparent that the cop responsible for the death may have planted a gun on the body to excuse the shooting.

Guest Stars: Erik King, Al Freeman Jr., Minnie Gentry

Indifference

9. Indifference

November 27, 1990

8.1
48 min

During the investigation into the death of a little girl in a respectable, middle-class family, Greevey and Logan uncover a myriad of family secrets involving abuse, molestation, and murder.

Guest Stars: David Groh, Diane Salinger, John Rothman

Prisoner Of Love

10. Prisoner Of Love

December 4, 1990

7.0
46 min

A city arts commissioner and a socialite come under investigation when an artist noted for his sadomasochistic themes is found dead under suspicious circumstances.

Guest Stars: Frances Conroy, Marjorie Monaghan, Larry Keith

Out Of The Half-Light

11. Out Of The Half-Light

December 11, 1990

6.4
47 min

Greevey and Logan's investigation into a black teenager's claim that she was raped by white policemen is hampered by a publicity hungry, black politician who will not grant the detectives access to the victim.

Guest Stars: Harold Perrineau, Frankie Faison, Ruben Santiago-Hudson

Life Choice

12. Life Choice

January 8, 1991

7.4
48 min

Stone faces pressure from the public and from Schiff as he prepares to prosecute the person accused of bombing an abortion clinic.

Guest Stars: Camryn Manheim, Julie Halston, Kevin Cooney

A Death In The Family

13. A Death In The Family

January 15, 1991

7.0
46 min

Police start a citywide manhunt for a man suspected of killing a cop during a rooftop pursuit.

Guest Stars: Susan Batson, Jerome Preston Bates, Louis Guss

The Violence Of Summer

14. The Violence Of Summer

February 5, 1991

7.3
47 min

Greevey and Logan reopen an investigation to help Stone and Robinette build a stronger case against three boys accused of gang-raping a TV reporter.

Guest Stars: Megan Gallagher, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Gil Bellows

The Torrents Of Greed (1)

15. The Torrents Of Greed (1)

February 12, 1991

7.6
48 min

An assault on a candy storeowner leads Stone and Robinette to build a case against a powerful mafia don.

Guest Stars: Charles Cioffi, Stephen McHattie, Christine Baranski

The Torrents Of Greed (2)

16. The Torrents Of Greed (2)

February 19, 1991

7.7
47 min

Stone tries to salvage his prosecution of the Masucci family when Beigel faces bribery charges and seems willing to turn against his brother-in-law.

Guest Stars: Charles Cioffi, Stephen McHattie, Christine Baranski

Mushrooms

17. Mushrooms

February 26, 1991

7.6
48 min

The accidental shooting of two children by a 14-year-old hired killer leads to a drug dealer and a real estate agent.

Guest Stars: Brad Sullivan, James McDaniel, Thomas Kopache

The Secret Sharers

18. The Secret Sharers

March 12, 1991

7.1
48 min

Stone faces a flashy Texas lawyer and a hostile community as he tries to prosecute a young man accused of killing a drug dealer.

Guest Stars: Susan Browning, Sully Diaz, Lorraine Toussaint

The Serpent's Tooth

19. The Serpent's Tooth

March 19, 1991

7.4
48 min

Two brothers appear to be the logical suspects in the murder of their wealthy parents.

Guest Stars: Norman Rose, George Morfogen, Frances Sternhagen

The Troubles

20. The Troubles

March 26, 1991

7.5
47 min

Logan is forced to face his cultural biases when both a Cuban drug dealer and an Irish terrorist are suspected of killing a Lebanese gunrunner.

Guest Stars: Alan North, Kevin J. O'Connor, Paxton Whitehead

Sonata For Solo Organ

21. Sonata For Solo Organ

April 2, 1991

7.5
47 min

Stone and Robinette prosecute a surgeon and the wealthy father of a transplant patient for illegally obtaining a kidney.

Guest Stars: Dominic Chianese, Marcella Lowery, Zach Grenier

The Blue Wall

22. The Blue Wall

June 9, 1991

7.8
48 min

Cragen comes under suspicion when his mentor in the department is investigated for laundering drug money.

Guest Stars: Robert Lansing, John Doman, John Christopher Jones

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