Law & Order: Season 9
Season 9 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 8.
- 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 9 Progress Shield
Cherished
Sep 23, 1998 · 46 min
The investigation into a girl's death reveals secrets the adoptive family was desperately trying to hide.
DWB
Oct 7, 1998 · 46 min
Detectives discover a shocking twist involving unlikely suspects when they investigate the brutal beating of a black man dumped near the highway.
Bait
Oct 14, 1998 · 46 min
The investigation into how a teen got wounded leads to a case involving a young woman's murder and a drug operation.
Flight
Oct 21, 1998 · 45 min
After a child in a day-care center dies of a virus, Briscoe and Curtis try to find the source of the infection, leading to a case involving an extramarital affair, embezzlement and
Agony
Nov 4, 1998 · 46 min
After the detectives find a murdered postman and a woman who was left for dead in her apartment, the investigation leads to a serial killer and a surprise.
Scrambled
Nov 11, 1998 · 44 min
The murder of an employee at a fertility clinic leads to a case involving a dead man's first and second wives.
Venom
Nov 18, 1998 · 46 min
The killing of a professional escort leads to a case involving the relationships between a young man and two older women.
Punk
Nov 25, 1998 · 46 min
The murder of a corrections officer leads detectives to a women's prison where a guard was linked to an inmate Carmichael put away on drug charges and a confrontation with defense
True North
Dec 9, 1998 · 46 min
The double murder of a wealthy man and his daughter leads the detectives to the wife and stepmother of the deceased. However, Canada's objection to the death penalty hampers McCoy
Hate
Jan 6, 1999 · 46 min
Evidence points the detectives in the direction of a fascist youth gathering after the brutal beating and murder of a high school girl.
Ramparts
Jan 13, 1999 · 46 min
Briscoe and Curtis reopen a case that was closed in the '60s when a vehicle is dredged from the Hudson River containing the remains of a murdered man.
Haven
Feb 10, 1999 · 46 min
Briscoe and Curtis probe the murder of a popular Harlem community leader while McCoy and Carmichael struggle to prevent a chaotic situation.
Hunters
Feb 10, 1999 · 45 min
Briscoe and Curtis race against time to find the killer of a parolee before two bounty hunters find the suspected murderer.
Sideshow (I)
Feb 17, 1999 · 46 min
When Briscoe and Curtis discover that a high-level federal official found murdered was recently transferred from Baltimore, they re-team with Baltimore homicide detectives. The joi
Disciple
Feb 24, 1999 · 46 min
After a teen is found dead in the emergency room, the investigation leads to a case involving a religious ritual and a defendant who claims that the action taken was dictated by a
Harm
Mar 3, 1999 · 46 min
Briscoe and Curtis investigate a possible homicide while probing the assault of a retired divorce attorney.
Shield
Mar 24, 1999 · 45 min
Briscoe and Curtis investigate the murder of a police officer who was shot while on an undercover stakeout.
Juvenile
Apr 14, 1999 · 45 min
The investigation into the shooting of a newspaper columnist leads to a murder case from two decades earlier and involves a suspect who at that time had been a juvenile.
Tabula Rasa
Apr 21, 1999 · 46 min
After a philosophy professor is pushed in front of a subway and killed, the investigation leads to a suspect who, following a divorce, changed his identity and disappeared with his
Empire
May 5, 1999 · 46 min
The death of a corporate mogul caused by an overdose of a sexual performance-enhancing drug leads to a case with a witness that puts Curtis in a compromising position.
Ambitious
May 12, 1999 · 46 min
The murder of an audio installation salesman leads the detectives to a case with connections to the mafia.
Admissions
May 19, 1999 · 45 min
A coed's killing leads to a case involving the deceased's relationship with a professor and two male students who vouch for each other's whereabouts on the night of the murder.
Refuge (1)
May 26, 1999 · 46 min
A shootout between a motorist and the police leads to the discovery of a gruesome Russian mob killing --- and a traumatized boy who was an eyewitness to the murder.
Refuge (2)
May 26, 1999 · 47 min
McCoy and Carmichael risk violating the civil liberties of witnesses when they are forced to jail them in order to safely continue their investigation.