7.8/10301 votes#1 - Rumble
Season 19 Episode 1 - Aired 11/5/2008
The beating death of a stockbroker causes a battle of epic proportions between the victim's family and the faction responsible for his death.
Director: Constantine Makris
Writer: Richard Sweren
7.7/10300 votes#2 - Challenged
Season 19 Episode 2 - Aired 11/12/2008
A mentally challenged man is reunited with the mother who gave him away after his brother is killed.
Director: Fred Berner
Writer: N/A
7.5/10307 votes#3 - Lost Boys
Season 19 Episode 3 - Aired 11/19/2008
A young woman escapes from a polygamous cult.
Director: Christopher Zalla
Writer: N/A
7.4/10552 votes#4 - Falling
Season 19 Episode 4 - Aired 11/26/2008
The detectives investigate the mystery of a falling construction crane in the city and that leads them to something much more sinister.
Director: Michael W. Watkins
Writer: Stephanie Sengupta
8.1/10310 votes#5 - Knock Off
Season 19 Episode 5 - Aired 12/3/2008
A revered sheriff becomes a possible conspirator in a case involving a murdered tourist.
Director: Constantine Makris
Writer: N/A
7.6/10318 votes#6 - Sweetie
Season 19 Episode 6 - Aired 12/10/2008
Detectives Lupo and Bernard investigate when the writer of a bestselling memoir is found dead in a community of male prostitutes.
Director: Mario Van Peebles
Writer: N/A
8.2/10315 votes#7 - Zero
Season 19 Episode 7 - Aired 12/17/2008
Cutter is determined to expose misconduct when he realizes an old friend working in the system is obstructing justice in the murder of an environmentalist.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.0/10292 votes#8 - Chattel
Season 19 Episode 8 - Aired 1/7/2009
While investigating the murder of two divorce lawyers, detectives Lupo and Bernard uncover a child slave trade ring.
Director: Jim McKay
Writer: N/A
8.4/10307 votes#9 - By Perjury
Season 19 Episode 9 - Aired 1/14/2009
The murder of the plaintiff in a high-profile lawsuit against a major airline leads detectives to a defense attorney (Dallas Roberts) who is willing to do whatever it takes to ensure his big payday.
Director: Darnell Martin
Writer: N/A
8.0/10317 votes#10 - Pledge
Season 19 Episode 10 - Aired 1/21/2009
When the son and housekeeper of a pair of prominent biologists are murdered, detectives suspect the couple's work on a controversial pharmaceutical study may have made them targets for the killer.
Director: Alex Chapple
Writer: N/A
7.5/10262 votes#11 - Lucky Stiff
Season 19 Episode 11 - Aired 1/28/2009
The owner of a trucking company, Vic Russell, is found dead after a business meeting; detectives uncover information that leads them to believe that Russell had ties to the Russian mob.
Director: Marc Levin
Writer: N/A
7.6/10285 votes#12 - Illegitimate
Season 19 Episode 12 - Aired 2/4/2009
An NYPD officer kills a troubled fellow officer who took hostages at gunpoint; detectives Lupo and Bernard find valuable stolen documents and a dead body at the man's apartment.
Director: N/A
Writer: Stephanie Sengupta
7.2/10266 votes#13 - Crimebusters
Season 19 Episode 13 - Aired 2/11/2009
An unconscious war widow and her lifeless infant are found in the rubble of a bombed army recruitment center; Jack McCoy is forced to make one of the most unpopular decisions of his career.
Director: Alex Chapple
Writer: N/A
7.1/10255 votes#14 - Rapture
Season 19 Episode 14 - Aired 2/18/2009
The creator of a religious website is murdered and the trail leads to a corrupt charitable organization.
Director: Fred Berner
Writer: N/A
7.3/10243 votes#15 - Bailout
Season 19 Episode 15 - Aired 3/11/2009
As detectives investigate the death of a bank executive's mistress, they uncover a kidnapping and extortion plot.
Director: Jean de Segonzac
Writer: N/A
7.5/10254 votes#16 - Take-Out
Season 19 Episode 16 - Aired 3/18/2009
The search for a writer's killer leads detectives to a closed espionage case.
Director: Jim McKay
Writer: N/A
7.7/10264 votes#17 - Anchors Away
Season 19 Episode 17 - Aired 3/25/2009
A murdered television news reporter was investigating allegations that a billionaire Wall Street investment adviser was a fraud, but figuring out who killed her proves to be difficult
Director: Alex Chapple
Writer: N/A
7.6/10251 votes#18 - Promote This!
Season 19 Episode 18 - Aired 4/29/2009
Detectives Kevin Bernard (Anthony Anderson) and Cyrus Lupo (Jeremy Sisto) investigate the case of Oswaldo Morales (guest star Hector Javier Munoz), an illegal immigrant found unconscious but still alive on a service road. When the detectives find a possible link to Oswaldo's attack and nine recent bias-related incidents, they uncover a deep-seeded, dangerous bias against Hispanic men within the community.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.6/10250 votes#19 - All New
Season 19 Episode 19 - Aired 5/6/2009
Firefighter Thomas Cooper and his wife Linda are tortured and murdered in their new townhouse. The murders are thought to be linked to an old unsolved drug case, but then the detectives learn about a firefighter named Nick Spence, who had just joined Cooper's company and was being severely hazed. The investigation suffers a setback when Spence dies in a fire under suspicious circumstances.
Director: Roger Young
Writer: N/A
7.6/10249 votes#20 - Exchange
Season 19 Episode 20 - Aired 5/13/2009
Two engaged scientists die in a fire and their mentally challenged neighbor is injured while trying to help them. The detectives discover that the couple was stabbed before the fire and this leads them to a disturbed and extremely jealous woman.
Director: Ernest R. Dickerson
Writer: Stephanie Sengupta
8.0/10314 votes#21 - Skate or Die
Season 19 Episode 21 - Aired 5/20/2009
Detectives Lupo and Bernard investigate a serial killer who targets homeless men and discover that a copycat may be at work.
Director: Norberto Barba
Writer: N/A
8.2/10304 votes#22 - The Drowned and the Saved
Season 19 Episode 22 - Aired 6/3/2009
A prominent charity executive is murdered and claims of stalking and blackmail surface during the investigation.
Director: Fred Berner
Writer: Dick Wolf, René Balcer, Gina Gionfriddo
The Best Episodes of Law & Order Season 19
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Genres:CrimeDrama
Network:NBC
Season 19 Ratings Summary
"Rumble" is the best rated episode of "Law & Order" season 19. It scored 7.8/10 based on 301 votes. Directed by Constantine Makris and written by Richard Sweren, it aired on 11/5/2008. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Challenged".