The Best Episodes of Law & Order Season 1

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.

Director: John Whitesell

Writer: David Black, Ed Zuckerman

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.

Director: E.W. Swackhamer

Writer: Robert Palm

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

Director: Vern Gillum

Writer: David Black, Robert Nathan

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

Director: Charles Correll

Writer: Robert Nathan

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.

Director: Vern Gillum

Writer: David Black, Robert Nathan

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

Director: John Patterson

Writer: Dick Wolf

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.

Director: Martin Davidson

Writer: David Black

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.

Director: E.W. Swackhamer

Writer: N/A

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.

Director: N/A

Writer: Robert Palm

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

Director: Michael Fresco

Writer: Robert Nathan

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.

Director: N/A

Writer: Michael Duggan

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

Director: Aaron Lipstadt, Dick Wolf

Writer: David Black, Robert Nathan

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

Director: Gwen Arner

Writer: David Black

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.

Director: Don Scardino

Writer: Michael Duggan

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

Director: E.W. Swackhamer

Writer: N/A

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.

Director: N/A

Writer: N/A

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

Director: Daniel Sackheim

Writer: Robert Palm

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

Director: N/A

Writer: Robert Nathan

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

Director: Don Scardino

Writer: Robert Nathan, René Balcer

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.

Director: John Whitesell

Writer: Dick Wolf, Robert Palm

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

Director: Fred Gerber

Writer: Michael Duggan

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

Director: Vern Gillum

Writer: Robert Nathan, Dick Wolf