The Best Episodes of Law & Order Season 21

Episode Rankings

1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   7.8/10(5 votes)

   #1 - The Right Thing

   S21:E12/24/2022

   Newly acquainted partners Bernard and Cosgrove investigate the murder of a notorious entertainer. A dispute over throwing out a confession creates a rift in the DA's office.

   Director:Jean de Segonzac

   Writers:Dick Wolf, Rick Eid

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   Director:Jean de Segonzac

   Writers:Dick Wolf, Rick Eid
2. 

   7.2/10(4 votes)

   #2 - Impossible Dream

   S21:E23/3/2022

   The COO of a major tech company is found murdered in Central Park. Price and Maroun work to untangle a web of deceit to expose a cunning narcissist.

   Director:Michael Pressman

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Michael Pressman

   Writer:Unknown
3. 

   7.2/10(4 votes)

   #3 - Filtered Life

   S21:E33/10/2022

   Bernard and Cosgrove investigate the disappearance of a social media star whose case takes the internet by storm. Price and Maroun must weigh their decisions regarding the case against the wishes of the missing woman's family.

   Director:Milena Govich

   Writers:Pamela J. Wechsler, Art Alamo

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   Director:Milena Govich

   Writers:Pamela J. Wechsler, Art Alamo
4. 

   7.7/10(3 votes)

   #4 - Fault Lines

   S21:E43/17/2022

   After a family court judge is murdered, Bernard and Cosgrove dig into the many grievances against him; when the DA's office is faced with unforeseen challenges, Maroun takes matters into her own hands to save the case.

   Director:Heather Cappiello

   Writers:Pamela J. Wechsler, Art Alamo

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   Director:Heather Cappiello

   Writers:Pamela J. Wechsler, Art Alamo
5. 

   7.2/10(4 votes)

   #5 - Free Speech

   S21:E54/7/2022

   Bernard and Cosgrove investigate the murder of a congressional candidate. ADAs Price and Maroun contend with an extremist plot hellbent on thwarting the candidate's agenda by any means necessary.

   Director:Alex Hall

   Writer:Rick Eid

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   Director:Alex Hall

   Writer:Rick Eid
6. 

   8.5/10(2 votes)

   #6 - Wicked Game

   S21:E64/14/2022

   When a young man is found dead of an apparent overdose, Dixon fiercely pursues a homicide investigation as an old unsolved case comes back to haunt her. Price and Maroun risk putting a witness in harm's way to expose their suspect.

   Director:Alex Hall

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Alex Hall

   Writer:Unknown
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7. 

   8.3/10(3 votes)

   #7 - Legacy

   S21:E74/28/2022

   Bernard and Cosgrove are confronted with several suspects in the shooting of a headmaster at an elite private school. A teenager's life hangs in the balance as Price and Maroun debate who's more culpable - the shooter or the enabler.

   Director:Sarah Boyd

   Writer:Pamela J. Wechsler

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   Director:Sarah Boyd

   Writer:Pamela J. Wechsler
8. 

   7.7/10(3 votes)

   #8 - Severance

   S21:E85/5/2022

   When the CFO of a Fortune 500 company is found strangled in her home, Bernard and Cosgrove work to connect multiple dead ends to find her killer. The prosecution is faced with an uphill battle as McCoy and Price butt heads over a choice that could cost them the case.

   Director:Yangzom Brauen

   Writer:Art Alamo

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   Director:Yangzom Brauen

   Writer:Art Alamo
9. 

   7.5/10(3 votes)

   #9 - The Great Pretender

   S21:E95/12/2022

   Bernard and Cosgrove must sift through fact and fiction to find the killer of a young Manhattan socialite. The murder trial takes a turn that becomes personal for Price and puts Maroun in a compromising situation.

   Director:Alex Hall

   Writers:Rick Eid, Pamela J. Wechsler

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   Director:Alex Hall

   Writers:Rick Eid, Pamela J. Wechsler
10. 

    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #10 - Black and Blue

    S21:E105/19/2022

    The murder of an off-duty NYPD detective threatens to tear the city apart; Cosgrove mourns the loss of a friend and asks Capt. Benson for help solving the case; McCoy and Price disagree on how to prosecute the culprit.

    Director:Eriq La Salle

    Writer:Rick Eid

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    Director:Eriq La Salle

    Writer:Rick Eid