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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!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Law & Order Season 2 Episode 1 - Confession
    7.9/10(558 votes)

    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.

    Director:Fred Gerber
    Writers:Michael Duggan, Robert Palm

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  2. Law & Order Season 2 Episode 22 - The Working Stiff
    7.9/10(419 votes)

    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.

    Director:Daniel Sackheim
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Law & Order Season 2 Episode 16 - Vengeance
    7.8/10(440 votes)

    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.

    Director:Daniel Sackheim
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Law & Order Season 2 Episode 18 - Cradle to Grave
    7.8/10(436 votes)

    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.

    Director:James Frawley
    Writers:Robert Nathan, Sally Nemeth

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  5. Law & Order Season 2 Episode 5 - God Bless the Child
    7.7/10(460 votes)

    S2:E5

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

    Director:E.W. Swackhamer
    Writers:Robert Nathan, David Black

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  6. Law & Order Season 2 Episode 13 - Severance
    7.7/10(439 votes)

    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.

    Director:James Frawley
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Law & Order Season 2 Episode 14 - Blood Is Thicker...
    7.7/10(441 votes)

    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.

    Director:Peter Levin
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Law & Order Season 2 Episode 3 - Aria
    7.6/10(509 votes)

    S2:E3

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

    Director:Don Scardino
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Law & Order Season 2 Episode 7 - In Memory Of
    7.6/10(476 votes)

    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.

    Director:Edwin Sherin
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Law & Order Season 2 Episode 10 - Heaven
    7.6/10(447 votes)

    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.

    Director:Edwin Sherin
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Law & Order Season 2 Episode 12 - Star Struck
    7.6/10(455 votes)

    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.

    Director:Edwin Sherin
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Law & Order Season 2 Episode 15 - Trust
    7.6/10(438 votes)

    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.

    Director:Daniel Sackheim
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Law & Order Season 2 Episode 21 - Silence
    7.6/10(402 votes)

    S2:E21

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

    Directors:René Balcer, Edwin Sherin
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Law & Order Season 2 Episode 2 - The Wages of Love
    7.5/10(515 votes)

    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.

    Director:Edwin Sherin
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Law & Order Season 2 Episode 4 - Asylum
    7.5/10(474 votes)

    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.

    Director:Kristoffer Tabori
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Law & Order Season 2 Episode 6 - Misconception
    7.5/10(528 votes)

    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.

    Director:Daniel Sackheim
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Law & Order Season 2 Episode 17 - Sisters of Mercy
    7.5/10(436 votes)

    S2:E17

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

    Directors:René Balcer, Fred Gerber
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Law & Order Season 2 Episode 20 - Intolerance
    7.5/10(417 votes)

    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.

    Director:Steven Robman
    Writers:Robert Nathan, Sally Nemeth

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  19. Law & Order Season 2 Episode 8 - Out of Control
    7.4/10(452 votes)

    S2:E8

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

    Director:John Whitesell
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Law & Order Season 2 Episode 9 - Renunciation
    7.3/10(449 votes)

    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.

    Director:Gwen Arner
    Writers:Michael S. Chernuchin, Joe Morgenstern

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  21. Law & Order Season 2 Episode 19 - The Fertile Fields
    7.3/10(399 votes)

    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.

    Director:Edwin Sherin
    Writers:René Balcer, Michael S. Chernuchin

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  22. Law & Order Season 2 Episode 11 - His Hour Upon the Stage
    7.2/10(430 votes)

    S2:E11

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

    Director:Steve Cohen
    Writers:Robert Nathan, Giles Blunt

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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 558 votes. Directed by Fred Gerber and written by Michael Duggan, Robert Palm, it aired on 9/17/1991. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "The Working Stiff".