Law & Order: Season 11
Season 11 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Law & Order Season 10.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 11 Progress Shield
Endurance
Oct 18, 2000 · 45 min
After a disabled boy dies of smoke inhalation during a fire, his parents and a building tenant with a history of ""accidental"" fires become suspects.
Turnstile Justice
Oct 25, 2000 · 45 min
After a woman's body is found in a subway station, a suspect is arrested, but the resulting case concerns the lack of medication supplied him while in prison.
Dissonance
Nov 1, 2000 · 45 min
The detectives investigate the murder of a young violinist whose fellow musicians resented her rapid rise to fame, in a trial that results in threats exchanged between Lewin and th
Standoff
Nov 8, 2000 · 45 min
After a prisoner's murder, an investigation leads to a suspect, but the question arises if he acted on his own or on orders from within the prison.
Return
Nov 15, 2000 · 45 min
The murder of a storeowner leads to a case where the suspect flees to Israel and may be protected from extradition by Israel's Law of Return.
Burn Baby Burn
Nov 22, 2000 · 45 min
A former Black Panther, accused of murdering a Caucasian police officer, questions Green's integrity amidst a politically charged trial.
Amends
Nov 29, 2000 · 45 min
Under pressure from the department's top brass, a 20-year-old murder case, initally investigated by Briscoe's now retired boss, is reopened involving the slaying of a teen-age girl
Thin Ice
Dec 20, 2000 · 45 min
The killing of a school-hockey coach leads to a case in which the defendant claims that he committed the crime while suffering from ""sports rage.""
Hubris
Jan 10, 2001 · 45 min
An assistant manager at a jewelers discovers four bodies at the store, leading to the prosecution of an amiable murder suspect who insists on representing himself, and winning the
Whose Monkey is it Anyway?
Jan 17, 2001 · 45 min
The death of a lab technician and the abduction of 17 infected monkeys lead to a trial involving the treatment of research animals.
Sunday in the Park with Jorge
Jan 24, 2001 · 45 min
Following "wilding incidents" in Central Park, a woman's body is found in the lake and the suspects include the deceased's wealthy husband.
Teenage Wasteland
Feb 7, 2001 · 45 min
The beating death of a restaurant owner leads Briscoe and Green to thrill-seeking teenagers; McCoy and Lewin are forced to decide how young is too young for the death penalty.
Phobia
Feb 14, 2001 · 45 min
When a gay man is beaten to death during the abduction of his adopted infant son, Detectives Briscoe and Green suspect that ransom from the murder victim's wealthy partner may have
A Losing Season
Feb 21, 2001 · 45 min
When a pregnant loan officer is found in the trunk of her car with fatal gunshot wounds, Detectives Briscoe and Green at first suspect a carjacking or the woman's fiance and co-wor
Swept Away - A Very Special Episode
Feb 28, 2001 · 45 min
When a participant in a TV reality show is murdered, McCoy goes after the producers and network executives for deliberately fomenting hostility among the participants to boost the
Bronx Cheer
Mar 14, 2001 · 45 min
When a woman is found strangled to death with a large quantity of the drug Ecstasy in her handbag, Detectives Briscoe and Green have difficulty gathering sufficient evidence for an
Ego
Mar 21, 2001 · 45 min
When the dead body of Karen Hall, an investigator with the State Attorney General's Office Criminal Division, is found in a Manhattan river, Detectives Briscoe and Green find that
White Lie
Apr 4, 2001 · 45 min
When a couple is found dead in their apartment, Detectives Briscoe and Green follow the trail of drugs and money, which leads to Caryn Wyman, the wife of a U.S. Army Major responsi
Whiplash
Apr 18, 2001 · 45 min
When an hispanic male is found dead from a severe chest trauma, Detectives Briscoe and Green discover that he and two other illegal immigrants had been in a staged automobile accid
All My Children
May 2, 2001 · 45 min
The murder of a prep school student points to a mystery woman who may have been extorting money from the victim's wealthy father.
Brother's Keeper
May 9, 2001 · 45 min
Briscoe and Green discover a murdered businessman may have been the target of a well-known criminal , but the investigation stumbles when the FBI acts as the suspect's alibi.
School Daze
May 16, 2001 · 45 min
Jamie Ross returns to defend a student accused in a mass school slaying.
Judge Dread
May 23, 2001 · 45 min
An attempted murder of a tough Judge leads Briscoe and Green on a wild goose chase to track down the inimical criminal. When the perpetrator is found, Carmichael and McCoy have a d
Deep Vote
May 23, 2001 · 45 min
A woman's murder leads the police to discover the actual target was a reporter who did a story about improprieties in a recent senatorial election. Carmichael can't get the reporte