Law & Order
Season 20
Episodes
E01
Memo from the Dark Side
September 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.
E02
Just a Girl in the World
October 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.
E03
Great Satan
October 9, 2009
Detectives Lupo and Bernard investigate when an aspiring musician is found dead. A bag of cash leads them to multiple suspects.
E04
Reality Bites
October 16, 2009
A mother of ten adopted special needs children is murdered. The day after her murder, her husband appears on reality TV.
E05
Dignity
October 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.
E06
Human Flesh Search Engine
October 30, 2009
Bernard becomes the target of a dangerous website that is partly responsible for a homicide the detectives are investigating
E07
Boy Gone Astray
November 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.
E08
Doped
November 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
E09
For the Defense
November 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.
E10
Shotgun
November 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.
E11
Fed
December 11, 2009
After a community activist is murdered and labeled "FED", Detectives Bernard and Lupo find it difficult to eliminate multiple suspects. Also, Lieutenant Van Buren hears from Detective Rey Curtis.
E12
Blackmail
January 15, 2010
Blackmail is the twelfth episode of the twentieth season of the television series Law & Order. It aired on NBC January 15, 2010.
E13
Steel-Eyed Death
March 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.
E14
Boy on Fire
March 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.
E15
Brilliant Disguise
March 8, 2010
A young woman is found murdered in a hotel and the evidence leads to a medical student.
E16
Innocence
March 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.
E17
Four Cops Shot
March 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?
E18
Brazil
March 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.
E19
Crashers
May 3, 2010
When the body of a model is found burning in an alley, Detectives Lupo and Bernard search for her killer.
E20
The Taxman Cometh
May 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.
E21
Immortal
May 17, 2010
A man's double life is discovered after he is stabbed to death.
E22
Love Eternal
May 17, 2010
When a reality TV crew finds a dead man's body locked in a dog cage, detectives suspect the victim's wife.
E23
Rubber Room
May 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.