Episodes
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1. Second Opinion
21 Sept 1994 · 47 min · 7.9/10
A woman's death exposes an unorthodox method of treating cancer that Executive Assistant DA McCoy intends to prove is negligent homicide.
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2. Coma
28 Sept 1994 · 47 min · 7.9/10
A comedy-club owner comes under suspicion for having shot his wife, now comatose with a bullet in her head, after it's discovered he was abusive and she was about to divorce him.
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3. Blue Bamboo
5 Oct 1994 · 47 min · 7.8/10
The killing of a Japanese nightclub owner who was visiting New York leads to the arrest of a singer who once worked for the deceased, and whose lawyer uses the ""battered-woman syndrome"" as a defense.
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4. Family Values
12 Oct 1994 · 47 min · 7.6/10
After it's determined that a wealthy woman did not commit suicide but was murdered, the detectives question both her first and second husbands and her teenage daughter.
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5. White Rabbit
19 Oct 1994 · 47 min · 7.0/10
A routine investigation uncovers evidence that leads Briscoe and Logan to a long-time fugitive, a radical Vietnam War opponent on the run since a 1971 burglary that left a policeman dead.
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6. Competence
2 Nov 1994 · 47 min · 7.7/10
When Lt. Van Buren is the victim of an attempted holdup by two teens, she fires her gun and kills one of them, and the detectives are faced with the fact that she shot an unarmed child in the back.
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7. Precious
9 Nov 1994 · 47 min · 7.9/10
When Briscoe and Logan suspect that a missing infant may have been murdered by her parents rather than kidnapped, they uncover a terrible family secret which hides a mentally ill serial killer.
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8. Virtue
23 Nov 1994 · 47 min · 8.0/10
McCoy uses a charge of ""larceny by extortion"" against a councilman, whose former colleague claims he demanded sex in exchange for a law-firm partnership.
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9. Scoundrels
30 Nov 1994 · 47 min · 7.4/10
Among the suspects in a lawyer's murder are a swindler, who conned a woman out of her family fortune, and the woman's once-wealthy son.
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10. House Counsel
4 Jan 1995 · 47 min · 8.0/10
The killing of a man who had served as a juror in a mob trial leads to a battle of wills between McCoy and his long-time friend, the suspect's attorney.
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11. Guardian
11 Jan 1995 · 47 min · 7.4/10
After the body of a young female junkie is identified as the daughter of a wealthy family, Briscoe and Logan try to find out who left her to die in the yard of a day-care center.
12. Progeny
25 Jan 1995 · 47 min · 7.9/10
The investigation into the killing of an abortion clinic doctor leads to an activist group led by a former priest.
13. Rage
1 Feb 1995 · 48 min · 8.3/10
A Wall Street broker accused of murdering his mentor uses the defense of ""black rage"" in court.
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14. Performance
8 Feb 1995 · 47 min · 8.2/10
Briscoe and Logan set out to identify the apparent victim in a snuff film, but find her alive and really the victim of a points-for-sex club at her prestigious high school.
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15. Seed
15 Feb 1995 · 47 min · 6.7/10
A routine investigation into a woman's death leads Briscoe and Logan to a fertility doctor guilty of unethical practices, but who cannot apparently be touched because of confidentiality rules, and patient reluctance to talk.
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16. Wannabe
15 Mar 1995 · 47 min · 7.8/10
The shooting of a board member of an exclusive private school leads to a blue-collar family and a classist system.
17. Act of God
22 Mar 1995 · 47 min · 6.6/10
A bomb at a construction site kills a 12-year-old boy, and the suspects include the bankrupt contractor and a jealous husband.
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18. Privileged
5 Apr 1995 · 47 min · 7.9/10
The investigation into a double murder leads to a young alcoholic whose family once lived in the victims' house and who had admitted to his AA group that he's had nightmares about killings.
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19. Cruel and Unusual
19 Apr 1995 · 48 min · 8.3/10
The death of an autistic youth in custody reveals a multitude of unusual and possibly illegal therapies being used, but also parents reluctant to pursue a prosecution.
20. Bad Faith
26 Apr 1995 · 47 min · 8.6/10
Logan relives unhappy childhood memories when a friend is found dead, a presumed suicide, until the investigation reveals recent contact with a former priest, with a history of pedophilia.
21. Purple Heart
3 May 1995 · 48 min · 7.8/10
The investigation into a taxi driver's murder involves a loan shark, a forged check, a missing plumber and the victim's wife.
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22. Switch
17 May 1995 · 48 min · 7.6/10
Suspects in a psychiatrist's murder include the victim's ex-husband, a patient suffering from multiple-personality disorder and her obstructive father.
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23. Pride
24 May 1995 · 47 min · 6.3/10
A gay city councilman is murdered and the trail leads to a bigoted rival politician and a male prostitute.
Law & Order Season 5: quick answers
How many episodes are in Law & Order Season 5?
Season 5 of Law & Order has 23 episodes, about 18 hours in total.
When did Law & Order Season 5 come out?
Season 5 premiered on 21 Sept 1994.
What is the best episode of Law & Order Season 5?
By viewer score, episode 20, “Bad Faith”, at 8.6/10.