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The Best Episodes of Law & Order Season 2

Every episode of Law & Order Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Law & Order Season 2!

The Best Episodes of Law & Order Season 2

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 Confession
    7.9/10(470 votes)

    #1 - Confession

    S2:E1

    Logan crosses the line in order to obtain a confession from the man suspected of murdering Max Greevey. Stone finds that his prosecution is placed in jeopardy because of Logan's actions.

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  2. Background image for The Wages of Love
    7.5/10(470 votes)

    #2 - The Wages of Love

    S2:E2

    A double homicide casts suspicion on both the ex-wife and the former boyfriend of the murdered duo, with the dead man's murdered son holding the key to the mystery.

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  3. Background image for Aria
    7.6/10(430 votes)

    #3 - Aria

    S2:E3

    A lethal drug overdose leads the detectives to an aggressive stage mother and a pornographic movie producer.

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    7.5/10(392 votes)

    #4 - Asylum

    S2:E4

    The conviction of a homeless man for murder is threatened on appeal based on the lack of a search warrant for his "home", which was a lean-to in Central Park.

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  5. Background image for God Bless The Child
    7.7/10(385 votes)

    #5 - God Bless The Child

    S2:E5

    A couple faces trial after they deny medical help to their daughter based on their religious beliefs.

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    7.5/10(447 votes)

    #6 - Misconception

    S2:E6

    The mugging of a pregnant legal secretary leads to a case involving her lover, her boss and charges of murder when she loses the baby.

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    Writer:Unknown
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  8. Background image for In Memory Of
    7.6/10(399 votes)

    #7 - In Memory Of

    S2:E7

    The renovation of a brownstone uncovers the remains of a boy who disappeared 31 years earlier, reviving a wrenching and long-suppressed memory in his childhood friend and neighbor.

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  9. Background image for Out Of Control
    7.3/10(381 votes)

    #8 - Out Of Control

    S2:E8

    The detectives investigate the gang rape of a college student during a fraternity Holloween party.

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    Writer:Unknown
  10. Background image for Renunciation
    7.4/10(381 votes)

    #9 - Renunciation

    S2:E9

    A hit-and-run investigation leads to the discovery of a schoolteacher carrying on an affair with one of her students. Cerreta and Logan suspect that she may have manipulated him into killing her husband.

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    Director:Gwen Arner
    Writer:Unknown
  11. Background image for Heaven
    7.6/10(377 votes)

    #10 - Heaven

    S2:E10

    The investigation into a social-club fire which claimed 53 fatalities leads to a connection between arson, illegal immigrants and the sale of green cards.

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    Director:Edwin Sherin
    Writer:Unknown
  12. Background image for His Hour Upon The Stage
    7.2/10(367 votes)

    #11 - His Hour Upon The Stage

    S2:E11

    The discovery of a frozen corpse in a dumpster leads to rival Broadway producers.

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    Director:Unknown
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    7.6/10(390 votes)

    #12 - Star Struck

    S2:E12

    An obsessive fan pleads temporary insanity when he is charged with attempting to murder the soap-opera actress who is the center of his life.

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    Director:Edwin Sherin
    Writer:Unknown
  14. Background image for Severance
    7.7/10(375 votes)

    #13 - Severance

    S2:E13

    Stone faces an old rival in court as he tries to link a hit man and three murders to a sleazy lawyer and a powerful man behind bars.

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    Director:James Frawley
    Writer:Unknown
  15. Background image for Blood Is Thicker...
    7.6/10(374 votes)

    #14 - Blood Is Thicker...

    S2:E14

    An apparent mugging ends in the death of a wealthy woman but the case comes to hang on a silver pin that may have been in the victim's possession.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  16. Background image for Trust
    7.6/10(369 votes)

    #15 - Trust

    S2:E15

    Stone is determined to see that a teenage boy doesn't get away with murder twice when the young man is brought to trial for the shooting death of one of his friends.

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    7.8/10(373 votes)

    #16 - Vengeance

    S2:E16

    The parents of a murdered woman contest Stone's prosecution of her killer so that he can be extradited to their home state, where the death penalty still exists.

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  18. Background image for Sisters Of Mercy
    7.4/10(377 votes)

    #17 - Sisters Of Mercy

    S2:E17

    Cerreta and Logan investigate the accusation that a nun in charge of a shelter for teens molested a young addict.

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  19. Background image for Cradle To Grave
    7.7/10(372 votes)

    #18 - Cradle To Grave

    S2:E18

    The discovery of a dead baby leads to a case involving a slumlord who would not provide any heat and who defends her actions by blaming the rent laws.

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    Director:James Frawley
    Writer:Unknown
  20. Background image for The Fertile Fields
    7.3/10(342 votes)

    #19 - The Fertile Fields

    S2:E19

    The brutal murder of a Jewish jeweler appears to be a hate crime, but the investigation soon leads back to the man's brother and his shady business deals.

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    Director:Edwin Sherin
  21. Background image for Intolerance
    7.5/10(352 votes)

    #20 - Intolerance

    S2:E20

    When a Chinese-American honors student is killed, the investigation uncovers a racist mother who's son was competing with the victim for the same scholarship.

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    Director:Steven Robman
    Writer:Unknown
  22. Background image for Silence
    7.6/10(341 votes)

    #21 - Silence

    S2:E21

    A politician opposes the prosecution of his son's murderer because it might mean revealing that his late son was gay.

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  23. Background image for The Working Stiff
    7.8/10(360 votes)

    #22 - The Working Stiff

    S2:E22

    The murder of a Wall Street legend begins a case involving an ailing union worker and a former governor and old friend of Schiff's.

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Season 2 Ratings Summary

"Confession" is the best rated episode of "Law & Order" season 2. It scored 7.9/10 based on 470 votes. Directed by Fred Gerber and written by Robert Palm, Michael Duggan, it aired on 9/17/1991. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "The Wages of Love".