The third installment of the “Law & Order” franchise takes viewers deep into the minds of its criminals while following the intense psychological approaches the Major Case Squad uses to solve its crimes.
The third installment of the “Law & Order” franchise takes viewers deep into the minds of its criminals while following the intense psychological approaches the Major Case Squad uses to solve its crimes.
Season 3 episodes
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A very pregnant Eames reveals that she has offered to be a surrogate mother and carry her sister's child; a famous architect's promiscuity becomes the key to solving the murder of a promising young designer who was his closest competitor for a prestigious commission.
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Directed by Steve ShillWritten by Dick Wolf, René Balcer, Stephanie Sengupta, Stephanie SenguptaGuest stars Olek Krupa, David Costabile, Laura Interval, Jessica Hecht, Michael Hogan, Davis Hall, Linda Miller, Jim R. Coleman
When a schizophrenic obsessed with Marilyn Monroe and the cult of the blond and the blue-eyed commits a series of murders to eradicate those he feels are responsible for promoting the homogenization of appearance rampant in society, Goren and Eames suspect that a person close to the man may have taken advantage of his illness and his crimes to commit extortion.
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Directed by Frank PrinziWritten by Dick Wolf, Stephanie Sengupta, René Balcer, Jim Sterling, Jim SterlingGuest stars Barry Del Sherman, Anne Bobby, Michel Gill, Ann Marie Lee, Rafael Sardina, Milton James, Bob Sorenson, Steve Lebens
Santeria cultists kill the son of a women that believed from them she had psychic powers.
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Directed by Alex ZakrzewskiWritten by Dick Wolf, Stephanie Sengupta, Marlene Meyer, René Balcer, Marlane Meyer, Marlane MeyerGuest stars Jane Adams, Bobby Cannavale, Michael Nouri, Fran Brill, Brennan Brown, Anne Twomey, Jason Manuel Olazabal, Florencia Lozano
When a bookkeeper goes missing, Goren and Eames are led back to the death of her brother, a hitman, two years earlier. An imprisoned mobster seems to be their best bet, but when another body turns up it takes the case to a whole new level.
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Directed by Constantine MakrisWritten by Dick Wolf, Stephanie Sengupta, René Balcer, Gerry Conway, Gerry ConwayGuest stars Alicia Coppola, Liz Larsen, Don Amendolia, Terry Serpico, Tom Mason, Tim Artz, Leslie Hendrix, Jillian Crane
Goren gets an interim partner when Eames goes on maternity leave, and focuses his investigation of a murder on a star reporter whose past contains a history of plagarism.
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Directed by Alex ZakrzewskiWritten by Dick Wolf, Stephanie Sengupta, René Balcer, Warren Leight, Warren LeightGuest stars Glynn Turman, Anthony Mackie, Judd Hirsch, Samantha Buck, Michal Sinnott, Karen Tsen Lee, Count Stovall, Buzz Bovshow
Tracking a modern-day Bonnie and Clyde, Goren deduces that one of his suspects has an injured foot. It isn't long before Goren and Bishop realise that the pair, who have already killed nine people including two undercover cops, are not the typical Bonnie and Clyde -- the female partner is obviously the one in control.
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Directed by Frank PrinziWritten by Dick Wolf, Stephanie Sengupta, René Balcer, Elizabeth Benjamin, Elizabeth BenjaminGuest stars Alysia Reiner, Gene Gabriel, Yusuf Gatewood, Rodney Hicks, Samantha Buck, Nikki M. James, Ernestine Jackson, Jacinto Taras Riddick
The detectives try to link the suicide of an Argentine immigrant to her husband who has a history of violence. While the subsequent investigation is not successful, they discover his hatred might be linked to a string of unsolved murders with the same MO.
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Directed by Steve ShillWritten by Dick Wolf, Stephanie Sengupta, René Balcer, Diana Son, Diana SonGuest stars Maria Thayer, Salem Ludwig, Thomas G. Waites, Brenda Denmark, Leslie Hendrix, Samantha Buck, Monique Fowler, David Bishins
Goren and Bishop pursue a teenage Svengali who convinces three impressionable young girls to commit multiple homicides in the cause of a twisted philosophy.
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Directed by Jean de Segonzac, Frank PrinziWritten by Dick Wolf, Stephanie Sengupta, René BalcerGuest stars Billy Lush, Nathalie Paulding, Jennifer Smith, Victor Slezak, Chris Gampel, John Furey, Shayna Levine, Leslie Hendrix
The bludgeoning of a rich family patriarch has the detectives investigating several suspects, each with their own motives: his estranged wife whom he was about to divorce, a male friend of hers who was a parolee, their childrens' nanny, the victim's brother in law who is a doctor, even the oldest son. Goren and Carver call the family of suspects together to sort it all out... in family court.
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Directed by Frank PrinziWritten by Dick Wolf, René Balcer, Marlane Meyer, Marlane MeyerGuest stars Camilla Scott, Angelica Page, Anna Katarina, Josh Pais, Reiley McClendon, Zach Galligan, John Cariani, Samantha Buck
Goren reaches into his own experience working with a partner to solve the murder of a gamer who appears to be connected to a network of thieves using spyware to commit fraud. Eames gives birth.
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Directed by Darnell MartinWritten by Dick Wolf, Stephanie Sengupta, René Balcer, Gerry Conway, Gerry ConwayGuest stars T. R. Knight, David Ayers, Jordan Bridges, Ching Valdes-Aran, A.D. Miles, Samantha Buck, Annette Arnold, Annie Burton Alvarez
The murder of a private investigator, who was tracking down the whereabouts of a prominent high school basketball player, has the detectives searching the local courts to discover a link to gamblers and college recruiters until they learn that several other prominent players were transferred to the same school - one with a championship tradition.
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Directed by Christopher SwartoutWritten by Dick Wolf, Stephanie Sengupta, René Balcer, Jim Sterling, Jim SterlingGuest stars John Krasinski, Suzzanne Douglas, Daryl Mitchell, Thea Vidale, Kevin Phillips, Jude Ciccolella, Leslie Hendrix, Samantha Buck
Goren and Eames uncover how a rich woman's unrequited lust for fame and a professional fundraiser's desperation to pay off a loan shark may have contributed to the murders of the woman's husband and the fundraiser's mother.
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Directed by Jean de SegonzacWritten by Dick Wolf, René Balcer, Stephanie Sengupta, Stephanie SenguptaGuest stars Joel Fabiani, Claire Bloom, Casey Siemaszko, Freddie Roman, Rebecca Schull, Sal Richards, Gerry Becker, Leslie Hendrix
A terminally ill bank robber angered by the ravages of his illness exerts what little control he has left in life by manipulating the unwitting accomplices he enlists to assist him with committing his final robberies, forcing Goren and Eames into a race against time to foil his plan for a suicide-by-cop that will take both his life and that of his latest accomplice.
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Directed by Frank PrinziWritten by Dick Wolf, Stephanie Sengupta, René Balcer, Warren Leight, Warren LeightGuest stars Emilio Delgado, Delaney Williams, Tony Campisi, Charles Rocket, Enid Graham, Geoffrey Cantor, Richard Furlong, William Scott Brown
Goren and Eames stumble upon a web of corporate corruption involving fraud, bribery, identity theft, and a conspiracy to sell lethally-contaminated blood products as they investigate the murder of a pharmaceutical salesman.
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Directed by Joyce ChopraWritten by Dick Wolf, Stephanie Sengupta, René Balcer, Elizabeth Benjamin, Elizabeth BenjaminGuest stars Stephen Bogardus, Terry O'Quinn, Darren Goldstein, Leslie Hendrix, Daniel Sauli, Adam Grupper, Melora Griffis, Colleen Dunn
The daughter of narcissistic psychotherapists takes desperate measures to exact her revenge for years of their abuse and neglect, leading to tragedy for a young man caught in the web of her parents' promiscuity, mind games and competitiveness.
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Directed by Jean de SegonzacWritten by Dick Wolf, Stephanie Sengupta, René Balcer, Diana Son, Diana SonGuest stars Margaret Colin, Brent Spiner, Taylor Roberts, Patrick Boll, Danny Burstein, Walter Charles, Kristoffer Falcones, Scott Johnsen
A man commits fraud, forgery, and murder to discredit the organization that took advantage of his mentally ill mother, impoverished his family, and ruined his childhood.
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Directed by Frank PrinziWritten by Dick Wolf, Stephanie Sengupta, René Balcer, Marlane Meyer, Marlane MeyerGuest stars Phyllis Somerville, Lois Smith, Brian Murray, Stephen Colbert, Thom Christopher, Ruth Maleczech, Timothy Doyle, Edward Hajj
A neurologist who believes that she can communicate with a woman in a persistent vegetative state is murdered by a family member who fears that the doctor will uncover the multi-million dollar motive which led to the woman's disability.
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Directed by Alex ChappleWritten by Dick Wolf, René Balcer, Gerry Conway, Gerry ConwayGuest stars Guy Boyd, John Gallagher Jr., Geoffrey Arend, Judy Kuhn, John Savage, Leslie Hendrix, James Murtaugh, Barbara Andres
A stable worker resorts to heroin smuggling, deception, extortion, and murder to finance the purchase of the farm and foundation stallion that will provide a leg up on the horse set social ladder.
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Directed by Steve ShillWritten by Dick Wolf, René Balcer, Jim Sterling, Jim SterlingGuest stars Dana Eskelson, Frederick Weller, Mark Pinter, Rufus Collins, Tara Wilson, Bronwen Booth, Drew McVety, Tom Stechschulte
After a protected witness is shot dead in a restaurant, Goren and Eames find themselves on the trail of a trio of young mobsters. They finally figure out that a young man named Chops is the key, but can't find anyone willing to turn on him. Goren seeks the help of a fig-loving don dying of cancer to trap Chops.
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Directed by Alex ZakrzewskiWritten by Dick Wolf, René Balcer, Stephanie Sengupta, Stephanie SenguptaGuest stars Geeta Citygirl, Fulvio Cecere, Irma St. Paule, Austin Basis, Leo Fitzpatrick, Geraldine LiBrandi, Mark Margolis, Nicholas J. Giangiulio
The investigation into the death of a woman searching for the whereabouts of her late mother's antique ring leads Goren and Eames to a physician serial killer who has cleverly concealed the murder of over two hundred of his patients.
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Directed by Frank PrinziWritten by Marlane Meyer, Dick Wolf, Stephanie Sengupta, René Balcer, René Balcer, Warren LeightGuest stars Karen Ziemba, Gary Cowling, Gretha Boston, Kevin Tighe, Paddy Croft, Leslie Hendrix, Keisha Alfred, Cheryl Freeman
A police officer is framed for a triple homicide by a greedy woman who takes advantage of his sleepwalking and is enmeshed in a bitter divorce settlement and out for revenge.
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Directed by Steve ShillWritten by Dick Wolf, René Balcer, Warren Leight, Warren LeightGuest stars Karen Sillas, Larry Pine, Bill Sage, Christine Farrell, Robert C. Kirk, Richard Council, Dion Graham, Brian O'Neill
