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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!

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...
  1. Background image for Who Let The Dogs Out?
    7.8/10(347 votes)

    #1 - Who Let The Dogs Out?

    S12:E1

    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.

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  2. Background image for Armed Forces
    7.5/10(286 votes)

    #2 - Armed Forces

    S12:E2

    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.

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  3. Background image for For Love Or Money
    7.7/10(306 votes)

    #3 - For Love Or Money

    S12:E3

    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.

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  4. Background image for Soldier of Fortune
    7.1/10(275 votes)

    #4 - Soldier of Fortune

    S12:E4

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  5. Background image for Possession
    7.4/10(281 votes)

    #5 - Possession

    S12:E5

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
  6. Background image for Formerly Famous
    7.0/10(282 votes)

    #6 - Formerly Famous

    S12:E6

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
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  8. Background image for Myth of Fingerprints
    8.1/10(339 votes)

    #7 - Myth of Fingerprints

    S12:E7

    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.

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    Director:David Platt
  9. Background image for The Fire This Time
    6.9/10(266 votes)

    #8 - The Fire This Time

    S12:E8

    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...

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    Director:David Platt
  10. Background image for 3 Dawg Night
    7.2/10(297 votes)

    #9 - 3 Dawg Night

    S12:E9

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  11. Background image for Prejudice
    7.5/10(274 votes)

    #10 - Prejudice

    S12:E10

    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.

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    Director:Edwin Sherin
    Writer:Unknown
  12. Background image for The Collar
    7.3/10(263 votes)

    #11 - The Collar

    S12:E11

    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.

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    Director:Matthew Penn
    Writer:Unknown
  13. Background image for Undercovered
    7.3/10(264 votes)

    #12 - Undercovered

    S12:E12

    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.

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    Writer:Unknown
  14. Background image for DR 1-102
    7.9/10(288 votes)

    #13 - DR 1-102

    S12:E13

    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.

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  15. Background image for Missing
    7.6/10(274 votes)

    #14 - Missing

    S12:E14

    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.

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  16. Background image for Access Nation
    7.8/10(282 votes)

    #15 - Access Nation

    S12:E15

    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.

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  17. Background image for Born Again
    7.4/10(264 votes)

    #16 - Born Again

    S12:E16

    The investigation into the death of an 11-year-old girl uncovers the possible culpability of the child's mother and a rebirthing therapist.

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  18. Background image for Girl Most Likely
    7.6/10(278 votes)

    #17 - Girl Most Likely

    S12:E17

    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.

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    Director:Steve Shill
    Writer:Unknown
  19. Background image for Equal Rights
    7.1/10(244 votes)

    #18 - Equal Rights

    S12:E18

    A stock analyst's murder leads the detectives to a corporation whose stock had fallen ... and plenty of suspects in the investors.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  20. Background image for Slaughter
    7.3/10(260 votes)

    #19 - Slaughter

    S12:E19

    The investigation of a student's killing leads to a case involving meat contamination at a food service.

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  21. Background image for Dazzled
    7.7/10(287 votes)

    #20 - Dazzled

    S12:E20

    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.

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  22. Background image for Foul Play
    7.0/10(230 votes)

    #21 - Foul Play

    S12:E21

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  23. Background image for Attorney Client
    7.4/10(276 votes)

    #22 - Attorney Client

    S12:E22

    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.

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    Director:Matthew Penn
    Writer:Unknown
  24. Background image for Oxymoron
    7.6/10(270 votes)

    #23 - Oxymoron

    S12:E23

    The investigation of a woman's strangulation leads to a case involving the selling of drugs and a gangster's son.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  25. Background image for Patriot
    7.4/10(279 votes)

    #24 - Patriot

    S12:E24

    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.

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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 347 votes. Directed by Don Scardino and written by Kathy McCormick, it aired on 9/26/2001. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "Armed Forces".