7.5/10347 votes#1 - Memo from the Dark Side
Season 20 Episode 1 - Aired 9/25/2009
The body of a young war veteran is found in a parking garage and the murder is connected to a law professor who used to work for the Department of Justice.
Director: Fred Berner
Writer: Dick Wolf, René Balcer
8.1/10351 votes#2 - Just a Girl in the World
Season 20 Episode 2 - Aired 10/2/2009
A crime scene investigator is murdered in her apartment. Her fiance is suspected, but then a journalist is attacked and DNA is found at the scene that links this crime to the murder.
Director: N/A
Writer: Dick Wolf, René Balcer
7.7/10335 votes#3 - Great Satan
Season 20 Episode 3 - Aired 10/9/2009
Detectives Lupo and Bernard investigate when an aspiring musician is found dead. A bag of cash leads them to multiple suspects.
Director: Michael Dinner
Writer: N/A
7.3/10287 votes#4 - Reality Bites
Season 20 Episode 4 - Aired 10/16/2009
A mother of ten adopted special needs children is murdered. The day after her murder, her husband appears on reality TV.
Director: Constantine Makris
Writer: N/A
7.6/10328 votes#5 - Dignity
Season 20 Episode 5 - Aired 10/23/2009
A doctor who performs late-term abortions is murdered in church. The case falls apart for Cutter when Rubirosa is touched by an abortion nurse's testimony.
Director: Jim McKay
Writer: Dick Wolf, René Balcer, Julie Martin
7.7/10288 votes#6 - Human Flesh Search Engine
Season 20 Episode 6 - Aired 10/30/2009
Bernard becomes the target of a dangerous website that is partly responsible for a homicide the detectives are investigating
Director: Darnell Martin
Writer: N/A
7.5/10301 votes#7 - Boy Gone Astray
Season 20 Episode 7 - Aired 11/6/2009
When a young woman is found dead in her apartment, a few tell-tale signs quickly lead Detectives Cyrus Lupo and Kevin Bernard to believe that the killer was not after her wealth.
Director: Rose Troche
Writer: René Balcer
8.0/10308 votes#8 - Doped
Season 20 Episode 8 - Aired 11/6/2009
A deadly drunk-driving car accident brings Detectives Cyrus Lupo and Kevin Bernard to the scene when a suspicious nasal spray is found. After the medical examiner realizes the nasal spray is a powerful anesthetic that could easily disorient its user, the detectives become suspicious of the victim's boss, Zach Marshall
Director: Mario Van Peebles
Writer: N/A
8.3/10331 votes#9 - For the Defense
Season 20 Episode 9 - Aired 11/13/2009
A case that begins as a search for a missing witness spirals into a murder conspiracy with ADA Connie Rubirosa caught in the middle.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.7/10295 votes#10 - Shotgun
Season 20 Episode 10 - Aired 11/20/2009
When an elderly man defends his shop from an armed robbery, Detectives Kevin Bernard and Cyrus Lupo suspect that this incident could have been an inside job. After further investigation, the detectives discover that the mugging might have been a scare tactic for a shakedown.
Director: Roger Young
Writer: Julie Martin
7.7/10311 votes#11 - Fed
Season 20 Episode 11 - Aired 12/11/2009
"Fed" is the eleventh episode of the twentieth season of NBC's long-running legal drama Law & Order.
Director: Alex Chapple
Writer: René Balcer
7.3/10306 votes#12 - Blackmail
Season 20 Episode 12 - Aired 1/15/2010
Blackmail is the twelfth episode of the twentieth season of the television series Law & Order. It aired on NBC January 15, 2010.
Director: Marc Levin
Writer: N/A
7.8/10304 votes#13 - Steel-Eyed Death
Season 20 Episode 13 - Aired 3/1/2010
When a family of four is found murdered in their home, Detectives Cyrus Lupo and Kevin Bernard discover that the deaths may be related to the deceased teenage daughter's troubled friend, Bonnie.
Director: Michael Pressman
Writer: N/A
7.6/10281 votes#14 - Boy on Fire
Season 20 Episode 14 - Aired 3/1/2010
When detectives Cyrus Lupo and Kevin Bernard come upon the burning body of Cesar, a sixteen-year-old charter school student from a bad neighborhood, they begin to question his young mentee Moses, who was the last person to see him alive.
Director: Rose Troche
Writer: N/A
7.7/10302 votes#15 - Brilliant Disguise
Season 20 Episode 15 - Aired 3/8/2010
A young woman is found murdered in a hotel and the evidence leads to a medical student.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.1/10322 votes#16 - Innocence
Season 20 Episode 16 - Aired 3/15/2010
A man is convicted of a hate crime for allegedly killing a gay man, but a group called the Innocence Coalition is determined to clear his name.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.9/10284 votes#17 - Four Cops Shot
Season 20 Episode 17 - Aired 3/22/2010
The debate rages over how to treat an informant who shot and killed four police officers. However, did one of the officers try to put undue pressure on him to help catch a dangerous criminal?
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.2/10279 votes#18 - Brazil
Season 20 Episode 18 - Aired 3/29/2010
When an environmental scientist, Dr. Oscar Silva, is poisoned during a global warming symposium, Detectives Cyrus Lupo and Kevin Bernard initially suspect competitors from Dr. Silva's field of study. It is soon discovered that Dr. Silva is involved in a messy custody battle with his wife’s ex-husband, Phillip Shoemaker and the focus of the investigation quickly shifts to the victim’s family. Meanwhile, the case becomes personal for Cutter as it stirs up unpleasant memories from his own past.
Director: Jean de Segonzac
Writer: N/A
7.6/10290 votes#19 - Crashers
Season 20 Episode 19 - Aired 5/3/2010
When the body of a model is found burning in an alley, Detectives Lupo and Bernard search for her killer.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.6/10278 votes#20 - The Taxman Cometh
Season 20 Episode 20 - Aired 5/10/2010
Lupo and Bernard uncover a possible conspiracy to kill off wealthy cancer patients, so their inheritors don't have to pay an estate tax. However, legal roadblocks make the case difficult to prosecute.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.0/10300 votes#21 - Immortal
Season 20 Episode 21 - Aired 5/17/2010
A man's double life is discovered after he is stabbed to death.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.8/10285 votes#22 - Love Eternal
Season 20 Episode 22 - Aired 5/17/2010
When a reality TV crew finds a dead man's body locked in a dog cage, detectives suspect the victim's wife.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.6/10450 votes#23 - Rubber Room
Season 20 Episode 23 - Aired 5/24/2010
Detectives search for an anonymous blogger who has posted plans to blow up a school. Lt. Van Buren struggles to keep her personal issues private.
Director: René Balcer
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of Law & Order Season 20
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Network:NBC
Season 20 Ratings Summary
"Memo from the Dark Side" is the best rated episode of "Law & Order" season 20. It scored 7.5/10 based on 347 votes. Directed by Fred Berner and written by Dick Wolf, René Balcer, it aired on 9/25/2009. This episode is rated 0.6 points higher than the second-best, "Just a Girl in the World".