Law & Order: Criminal Intent: 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: Criminal Intent 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
Loyalty (1)
Mar 30, 2010 · 44 min
Captain Ross finds himself at the tragic center of an overseas conflict, galvanizing the assistance of Major Case detectives Goren, Eames and Nichols.
Loyalty (2)
Apr 6, 2010 · 45 min
With an illegal arms deal and a hunt for Somali terrorists hanging in the balance, Detectives Goren, Eames, Nichols and newcomer Stevens combine resources in an attempt to bring ju
Broad Channel
Apr 13, 2010 · 42 min
The murder of an NYPD detective brings Nichols and Stevens to a sleepy seaside town, ruled by one of Nichols' old foes – an Irish mob boss with a reputation for eluding justice.
Delicate
Apr 20, 2010 · 43 min
The detectives find themselves in the cutthroat world of professional ballet as they investigate the murder of the star ballerina at a conservatory.
Gods & Insects
Apr 27, 2010 · 43 min
A body that's been decapitated, initially thought to be a mob hit, leads Detectives Nichols and Stevens to an escort service and the financial would-be gods who utilize it.
Abel & Willing
May 4, 2010 · 43 min
A psychologist conducts unimaginable field experiments asking his human test subjects to make the impossible choice, but Detectives Nichols and Stevens are even more surprised by t
Love Sick
May 11, 2010 · 42 min
Detectives Nichols and Stevens investigate a nurse and the men who love her while looking into the death of a woman who was treated in the emergency room shortly before she was mur
Love on Ice
May 18, 2010 · 43 min
Four men who have been friends since high school discover they're being blackmailed over the death of another childhood friend. When one of the four turns up dead, it's up to Nicho
Traffic
May 25, 2010 · 43 min
The murder of a magazine editor reveals his predilection for young girls, leaving Nichols and Stevens investigating not only his staff, but a Russian prostitution ring.
Disciple
Jun 1, 2010 · 43 min
A new murder fits the style of a serial killer who was executed months earlier. Stevens must figure out if the killing is a copycat crime or if she helped convict an innocent man.
Lost Children of the Blood
Jun 8, 2010 · 42 min
The body of a bright young college student is found completely drained of blood. What appears to be a sex game gone wrong leads to a world of underground clubs, blood dealers, and
True Legacy
Jun 15, 2010 · 43 min
While investigating the murder of a food truck business owner, Nichols and Stevens uncover evidence of an affair and a possible larger scandal involving a New York senator.
The Mobster Will See You Now
Jun 22, 2010 · 42 min
A government official blackmails two doctors for overcharging patients before he is killed. The doctors have another secret to protect, however, and worry that someone will find ou
Palimpsest
Jun 29, 2010 · 41 min
Nichols takes a very personal interest in a case that turns out to have many layers when an old friend is murdered, and somehow the reclusive book dealer's troubled daughter is als
Inhumane Society
Jul 6, 2010 · 41 min
A boxer's career is derailed when authorities discover he leads a dog fighting ring.
Three-in-One
Jul 6, 2010 · 43 min
Nichols reaches out to his father for assistance when he and Stevens are assigned the case of a real estate agent who has been murdered.