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The Best Episodes of Law & Order Season 11

Every episode of Law & Order Season 11 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Law & Order Season 11!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Law & Order Season 11 Episode 9 - Hubris
    8.2/10(421 votes)

    S11:E9

    An assistant manager at a jewelers discovers four bodies at the store, leading to the prosecution of an amiable murder suspect who insists on representing himself, and winning the admiration of a female juror.

    Director:Constantine Makris
    Writers:Kathy McCormick, Wendy Battles

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  2. Law & Order Season 11 Episode 21 - Brother's Keeper
    8.1/10(362 votes)

    S11:E21

    Briscoe and Green discover a murdered businessman may have been the target of a well-known criminal , but the investigation stumbles when the FBI acts as the suspect's alibi.

    Director:Constantine Makris
    Writers:Joe Gannon, René Balcer

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  3. Law & Order Season 11 Episode 1 - Endurance
    8.0/10(404 votes)

    S11:E1

    After a disabled boy dies of smoke inhalation during a fire, his parents and a building tenant with a history of ""accidental"" fires become suspects.

    Director:Constantine Makris
    Writer:Matt Witten

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  4. Law & Order Season 11 Episode 12 - Teenage Wasteland
    8.0/10(389 votes)

    S11:E12

    The beating death of a restaurant owner leads Briscoe and Green to thrill-seeking teenagers; McCoy and Lewin are forced to decide how young is too young for the death penalty.

    Director:Constantine Makris
    Writers:Aaron Zelman, Barry Schindel

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  5. Law & Order Season 11 Episode 16 - Bronx Cheer
    8.0/10(346 votes)

    S11:E16

    When a woman is found strangled to death with a large quantity of the drug Ecstasy in her handbag, Detectives Briscoe and Green have difficulty gathering sufficient evidence for an indictment of their prime suspect, drug-dealer Francis 'Taz' Partell. But when they question one of his former associates, they discover new evidence indicating that Taz is responsible for the earlier murder of a bouncer in Bronx county.

    Director:Richard Dobbs
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Law & Order Season 11 Episode 22 - School Daze
    8.0/10(356 votes)

    S11:E22

    Jamie Ross returns to defend a student accused in a mass school slaying.

    Director:Richard Dobbs
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Law & Order Season 11 Episode 7 - Amends
    7.8/10(358 votes)

    S11:E7

    Under pressure from the department's top brass, a 20-year-old murder case, initally investigated by Briscoe's now retired boss, is reopened involving the slaying of a teen-age girl with the spoiled son of a politically connected family as the prime suspect.

    Director:Matthew Penn
    Writer:William N. Fordes

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  8. Law & Order Season 11 Episode 24 - Deep Vote
    7.8/10(352 votes)

    S11:E24

    A woman's murder leads the police to discover the actual target was a reporter who did a story about improprieties in a recent senatorial election. Carmichael can't get the reporter to reveal her sources for a story that contains allegations that the vote was fixed and ballots tampered with, even though the reporter's life is at risk. Without the source, McCoy and Carmichael have a difficult time making a case against the Senator, who they believe has ties to the mob and ordered the hit on the reporter. The case hinges on 2000 missing ballots from the vote that were stolen by the mob. Once the ballots are found, there is a big court battle about whether or not the ballots should be counted. McCoy believes that the ballots will show Benton's motive for ordering the hit, but an appellate court won't allow it, so their case is virtually dead. In the end, McCoy is able to convince the reporter to reveal her source and have him testify against the senator.

    Director:Jace Alexander
    Writers:Matt Witten, William N. Fordes

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  9. Law & Order Season 11 Episode 13 - Phobia
    7.7/10(343 votes)

    S11:E13

    When a gay man is beaten to death during the abduction of his adopted infant son, Detectives Briscoe and Green suspect that ransom from the murder victim's wealthy partner may have been the motive for the crime. But as more is learned about the child's birth mother and homophobic biological father, Assistant D.A.'s McCoy and Carmichael find that what appeared to be a botched kidnapping might be more accurately prosecuted as a hate crime.

    Director:David Platt
    Writers:Kathy McCormick, Lynn Mamet, Wendy Battles

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  10. Law & Order Season 11 Episode 17 - Ego
    7.7/10(328 votes)

    S11:E17

    When the dead body of Karen Hall, an investigator with the State Attorney General's Office Criminal Division, is found in a Manhattan river, Detectives Briscoe and Green find that her boss, Frank Conroy, had written off her disappearance as a random kidnapping from an Albany train station. But as more is learned about Conroy's controlling relationships -- with the dead woman, with his wife and with a long-term girlfriend -- he quickly becomes a suspect.

    Director:James Quinn
    Writer:Wendy Battles

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  11. Law & Order Season 11 Episode 19 - Whiplash
    7.6/10(319 votes)

    S11:E19

    When an hispanic male is found dead from a severe chest trauma, Detectives Briscoe and Green discover that he and two other illegal immigrants had been in a staged automobile accident. As evidence mounts linking numerous similar car crashes with the same employer, chiropractor, insurance adjuster, and lawyers, A.D.A.s McCoy and Carmichael must determine who is ultimately responsible for the man's death, from which so many others profited.

    Director:Richard Dobbs
    Writers:Aaron Zelman, Matt Witten

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  12. Law & Order Season 11 Episode 23 - Judge Dread
    7.6/10(327 votes)

    S11:E23

    An attempted murder of a tough Judge leads Briscoe and Green on a wild goose chase to track down the inimical criminal. When the perpetrator is found, Carmichael and McCoy have a difficult time making a case.

    Director:David Platt
    Writers:Aaron Zelman, Richard Sweren

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  13. Law & Order Season 11 Episode 2 - Turnstile Justice
    7.5/10(362 votes)

    S11:E2

    After a woman's body is found in a subway station, a suspect is arrested, but the resulting case concerns the lack of medication supplied him while in prison.

    Director:Richard Dobbs
    Writer:Barry Schindel

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  14. Law & Order Season 11 Episode 6 - Burn Baby Burn
    7.5/10(356 votes)

    S11:E6

    A former Black Panther, accused of murdering a Caucasian police officer, questions Green's integrity amidst a politically charged trial.

    Director:David Platt
    Writer:Richard Sweren

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  15. Law & Order Season 11 Episode 18 - White Lie
    7.5/10(327 votes)

    S11:E18

    When a couple is found dead in their apartment, Detectives Briscoe and Green follow the trail of drugs and money, which leads to Caryn Wyman, the wife of a U.S. Army Major responsible for the country's anti-drug efforts in Colombia. Despite the evidence linking Caryn to the drugs, she is fearful of cooperating with the police--until A.D.A. McCoy convinces her and her husband that she has no choice but to risk her life to catch the killer.

    Director:Don Scardino
    Writers:Aaron Zelman, Richard Sweren

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  16. Law & Order Season 11 Episode 20 - All My Children
    7.5/10(323 votes)

    S11:E20

    The murder of a prep school student points to a mystery woman who may have been extorting money from the victim's wealthy father.

    Director:David Platt
    Writers:Barry Schindel, Noah Baylin

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  17. Law & Order Season 11 Episode 3 - Dissonance
    7.4/10(350 votes)

    S11:E3

    The detectives investigate the murder of a young violinist whose fellow musicians resented her rapid rise to fame, in a trial that results in threats exchanged between Lewin and the presiding judge who has a history of bias against McCoy.

    Director:Lewis Gould
    Writer:Wendy Battles

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  18. Law & Order Season 11 Episode 4 - Standoff
    7.4/10(344 votes)

    S11:E4

    After a prisoner's murder, an investigation leads to a suspect, but the question arises if he acted on his own or on orders from within the prison.

    Director:Jace Alexander
    Writer:P.K. Todd

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  19. Law & Order Season 11 Episode 5 - Return
    7.4/10(349 votes)

    S11:E5

    The murder of a storeowner leads to a case where the suspect flees to Israel and may be protected from extradition by Israel's Law of Return.

    Director:Stephen Wertimer
    Writer:Aaron Zelman

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  20. Law & Order Season 11 Episode 8 - Thin Ice
    7.2/10(334 votes)

    S11:E8

    The killing of a school-hockey coach leads to a case in which the defendant claims that he committed the crime while suffering from ""sports rage.""

    Director:Jace Alexander
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Law & Order Season 11 Episode 11 - Sunday in the Park with Jorge
    7.2/10(318 votes)

    S11:E11

    Following "wilding incidents" in Central Park, a woman's body is found in the lake and the suspects include the deceased's wealthy husband.

    Director:James Quinn
    Writer:William M. Finkelstein

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  22. Law & Order Season 11 Episode 14 - A Losing Season
    7.2/10(322 votes)

    S11:E14

    When a pregnant loan officer is found in the trunk of her car with fatal gunshot wounds, Detectives Briscoe and Green at first suspect a carjacking or the woman's fiance and co-worker. But as the woman's premature baby clings to life in the hospital, the investigation turns to professional basketball player Cris Cody, whose ties to the dead woman may extend beyond the loans she approved for him--and may include reason for him to want her and her unborn child dead.

    Director:Jace Alexander
    Writers:Barry Schindel, Wendy Battles

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  23. Law & Order Season 11 Episode 15 - Swept Away - A Very Special Episode
    7.1/10(338 votes)

    S11:E15

    When a participant in a TV reality show is murdered, McCoy goes after the producers and network executives for deliberately fomenting hostility among the participants to boost the ratings. All too appropriately, the outcome of the case hinges on a videotape made by a hidden-camera.

    Director:James Quinn
    Writer:William M. Finkelstein

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  24. Law & Order Season 11 Episode 10 - Whose Monkey is it Anyway?
    6.9/10(334 votes)

    S11:E10

    The death of a lab technician and the abduction of 17 infected monkeys lead to a trial involving the treatment of research animals.

    Director:Vincent Misiano
    Writer:William M. Finkelstein

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Season 11 Ratings Summary

"Hubris" is the best rated episode of "Law & Order" season 11. It scored 8.2/10 based on 421 votes. Directed by Constantine Makris and written by Kathy McCormick, Wendy Battles, it aired on 1/10/2001. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Brother's Keeper".