7.8/10323 votes#1 - Who Let The Dogs Out?
Season 12 Episode 1 - Aired 9/26/2001
The investigation into the death of a jogger mauled by a vicious dog leads to an Attica inmate, his attorneys, and an underground dog-fighting ring.
Director: Don Scardino
Writer: Kathy McCormick
7.6/10267 votes#2 - Armed Forces
Season 12 Episode 2 - Aired 10/3/2001
The fatal stabbing of a man leads to the discovery of his status as a Vietnam war veteran and the truths uncovered about an incident that occured with him and three former soliders in his division.
Director: Martha Mitchell
Writer: Sean Jablonski
7.7/10286 votes#3 - For Love Or Money
Season 12 Episode 3 - Aired 10/10/2001
The death of a parolee, who was a hit man, leads to a wealthy widow and daughter and whether they hired him to kill their rich relative.
Director: Constantine Makris
Writer: Sean Jablonski
7.1/10252 votes#4 - Soldier of Fortune
Season 12 Episode 4 - Aired 10/24/2001
The daring daylight kidnapping of a diamond dealer which results in two murders at the scene uncovers an international dynasty of diamond sales and its links to a foreign civil war.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.4/10261 votes#5 - Possession
Season 12 Episode 5 - Aired 10/31/2001
Investigating the murder of a woman in a rent-controlled apartment, the detectives discover that she was engaged in a long-running battle with her landlord and had been blocking the potentially lucrative sale of the building.
Director: N/A
Writer: Robert Palm
7.1/10263 votes#6 - Formerly Famous
Season 12 Episode 6 - Aired 11/7/2001
The shooting death of a former singer's wife leads the detectives to investigate his manager and sons after his explanation of the events surrounding her death have no credibility.
Director: N/A
Writer: Marc Guggenheim
8.1/10314 votes#7 - Myth of Fingerprints
Season 12 Episode 7 - Aired 11/14/2001
A murder investigation uncovers deliberately faulty forensics in the wrongful conviction of two men 12 years earlier in the case that paved the way for Van Buren's promotion.
Director: David Platt
Writer: Aaron Zelman
6.9/10248 votes#8 - The Fire This Time
Season 12 Episode 8 - Aired 11/21/2001
When a building is set ablaze, a girl must be identified despite her fatal burns. Through further investigation, it turns out that an extreme environmentalist group struck the match...
Director: David Platt
Writer: David Black
7.2/10277 votes#9 - 3 Dawg Night
Season 12 Episode 9 - Aired 11/28/2001
When a celebrity is implicated in a nightclub murder, McCoy and Southerlyn battle the flaks who attempt to insulate their client from any involvement or interrogation.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.6/10255 votes#10 - Prejudice
Season 12 Episode 10 - Aired 12/12/2001
The murder of a magazine publishing company's black CEO leads to a suspect who has a clear streak of racism and whose attorney intends on using that as a mental defect.
Director: Edwin Sherin
Writer: N/A
7.3/10244 votes#11 - The Collar
Season 12 Episode 11 - Aired 1/9/2002
The death of a cleric leads the detectives to a priest who was given information by a murder suspect outside of the church but insists that he can't discuss anything about it, bringing McCoy to question whether the confessional seal should apply.
Director: Matthew Penn
Writer: N/A
7.3/10245 votes#12 - Undercovered
Season 12 Episode 12 - Aired 1/16/2002
The father of a dying girl gets his revenge on an insurance executive who denied a certain leukemia treatment for his daughter. One problem arises when the father is technically on both sides of the law.
Director: Jace Alexander
Writer: N/A
8.0/10268 votes#13 - DR 1-102
Season 12 Episode 13 - Aired 1/30/2002
The bludgeoning of two women in their apartment leads the detectives to a suspect who has taken a hostage while demanding legal representation ... and Southerlyn's actions, while heroic, results in disbarment proceedings against her for violation of Disciplinary Rule 1-102.
Director: N/A
Writer: Marc Guggenheim, Aaron Zelman
7.6/10253 votes#14 - Missing
Season 12 Episode 14 - Aired 2/6/2002
When a girl's parents frantically search for her, Briscoe and Green see that the girl's belongings were packed up in her apartment. They learn that the girl had been seeing a married man -- her boss. When the boss is brought up on charges, his wife sheds some new evidence.
Director: David Platt
Writer: Matt Witten, Eric Overmyer
7.9/10260 votes#15 - Access Nation
Season 12 Episode 15 - Aired 2/27/2002
The murder of a psychologist leads to a case involving a computer company that sells information and their responsibility in shielding their clients' history in order to serve their needs.
Director: Constantine Makris
Writer: Sean Jablonski
7.4/10244 votes#16 - Born Again
Season 12 Episode 16 - Aired 3/6/2002
The investigation into the death of an 11-year-old girl uncovers the possible culpability of the child's mother and a rebirthing therapist.
Director: Jace Alexander
Writer: Matt Witten
7.6/10259 votes#17 - Girl Most Likely
Season 12 Episode 17 - Aired 3/27/2002
When a high school student is found dead in an apartment building, Briscoe and Green suspect that the murder was a result of her running a website. As McCoy and Southerlyn investigate the case further, they realize that her best friend, who was reluctant to come forward as a witness, may be the answer to the murder.
Director: Steve Shill
Writer: N/A
7.1/10226 votes#18 - Equal Rights
Season 12 Episode 18 - Aired 4/3/2002
A stock analyst's murder leads the detectives to a corporation whose stock had fallen ... and plenty of suspects in the investors.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.3/10242 votes#19 - Slaughter
Season 12 Episode 19 - Aired 4/10/2002
The investigation of a student's killing leads to a case involving meat contamination at a food service.
Director: Constantine Makris
Writer: Rob Wright
7.7/10268 votes#20 - Dazzled
Season 12 Episode 20 - Aired 4/24/2002
A woman is drugged and falls to her death, and the evidence suggests that her ex-boyfriend and her current husband's ex-wife may have conspired to kill her.
Director: N/A
Writer: Matt Witten, Eric Overmyer
7.0/10215 votes#21 - Foul Play
Season 12 Episode 21 - Aired 5/1/2002
The investigation into the death of a private investigator uncovers corruption, deceit, and immigration fraud in a Youth Baseball League whose manager will go to any lengths to win.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.4/10254 votes#22 - Attorney Client
Season 12 Episode 22 - Aired 5/8/2002
The wife of an attorney with many disgruntled clients is killed but the detectives believe that he was the intended target as he was willing to reveal information despite confidentially agreements. As the investigation continues, his tumultuous love life is exposed and the prosecutors are suspicious of his desire to return to the courtroom.
Director: Matthew Penn
Writer: N/A
7.6/10251 votes#23 - Oxymoron
Season 12 Episode 23 - Aired 5/15/2002
The investigation of a woman's strangulation leads to a case involving the selling of drugs and a gangster's son.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.5/10260 votes#24 - Patriot
Season 12 Episode 24 - Aired 5/22/2002
A tenement building explodes and the lone victim is Joseph Haden. The building was rent controlled and there had been a tenant strike, so the police initially suspect arson. But the landlord doesn't have insurance, ruling out their arson theory, and the medical examiner discovers that Haden's neck was broken and he was tied up before the explosion happened. Trying to figure out Haden is even more difficult. He didn't appear to have a family or a girlfriend and never got any substantial mail. He worked at the Jiffy Job service station making minimum wage, yet had $90,000 in the bank. Briscoe and Green do some more digging and find out that Haden was using an alias, and his real name was Yusuf Haddad.
Director: David Platt
Writer: Sean Jablonski
The Best Episodes of Law & Order Season 12
Every episode of Law & Order Season 12 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Law & Order Season 12!
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...
Genres:CrimeDrama
Network:NBC
Season 12 Ratings Summary
"Who Let The Dogs Out?" is the best rated episode of "Law & Order" season 12. It scored 7.8/10 based on 323 votes. Directed by Don Scardino and written by Kathy McCormick, it aired on 9/26/2001. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Armed Forces".