Law & Order (season 3)

The following is a list of Law & Order episodes from the series' third season (1992-1993):^[1]

Law & Order Season 3
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	22
Broadcast
Original channel	NBC
Original run	September 23, 1992 (1992-09-23) – May 19, 1993 (1993-05-19)
Home video release
DVD release
Region 1	May 24, 2005 (2005-05-24)
Region 2	November 25, 2002 (2002-11-25)
Region 4	March 8, 2006 (2006-03-08)
Season chronology
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List of Law & Order episodes

Cast

Law

• Paul Sorvino – Sgt. Phil Cerreta (episodes 45-53)
• Jerry Orbach – Det. Lennie Briscoe (episodes 53-66)
• Chris Noth – Det. Mike Logan
• Dann Florek – Capt. Don Cragen

Order

• Michael Moriarty – Executive A.D.A. Ben Stone
• Richard Brooks – A.D.A. Paul Robinette
• Steven Hill – D.A. Adam Schiff

Also Starring

• Carolyn McCormick - Dr. Elizabeth Olivet (episodes 53-66)

Episodes

№	Ep	Title	Directed by:	Written by:	Original airdate	Prod. Code
45	1	"Skin Deep"	Daniel Sackheim	Robert Nathan, Gordon Rayfield	September 23, 1992	68009
After photographer Julian Decker is found murdered in his studio, Logan and Cerreta discover that Decker's real business was prostitution and acting as a pimp for models who aren't getting the work they needed. Their investigation leads to Angela Brandt, one of Decker's models who found more money working for Decker in other ways, but they also discover that Decker was romantically involved with Angela's teenage daughter. Stone realizes that something strange is going on when the case gets weaker against Angela, but all of a sudden she wants to cut a deal. Guest Stars: Lauren Ambrose and Claire Danes.
46	2	"Conspiracy"	Ed Sherin	Michael S. Chernuchin, René Balcer	September 30, 1992	68006
After Marcus Tate, the respected leader of a controversial African-American rights movement, is assassinated at a rally, Logan and Cerreta attempt to get information on the crime but are stonewalled by many of Tate's followers, who aren't interested in talking to white police officers. Photographs lead them to Mitchell Kolbin, a white man who had followed Tate religiously but who seemed to lose some of his wonderment when Tate began an affair with his wife. Guest Stars: Joe Morton and Eric Bogosian.*
47	3	"Forgiveness"	Bill D'Elia	Ed Zuckerman, Robert Nathan	October 7, 1992	68005
After Beth Milgram is found beaten to death in an alleyway after the party, Logan and Cerreta initially turn their suspicion to the girl's father after her fiancé, Tommy Beltran, claims that he had hit her after Beth told him they were engaged, but it isn't long before their primary suspect becomes Beltran himself. Stone has the unpleasant task of facing the renowned Cyrus Weaver, who is determined to prove that Tommy Beltran is not guilty of murdering Beth Milgram because he was a poor young man from a Mexican family who could not restrain his rage when his upper-class girlfriend broke up with him.
48	4	"The Corporate Veil"	Don Scardino	Joe Morgenstern, Michael S. Chernuchin	October 14, 1992	68007
A teenager's fatal heart attack is traced to fraud and greed on the part of the manufacturer of his pacemaker and their supplier. Guest Star: Dennis Boutsikaris
49	5	"Wedded Bliss"	Vern Gillum	Robert Nathan, Edward Pomerantz	October 21, 1992	68004
The discovery of a young woman's body in the river leads to an investigation of illegal sweatshops and the enslavement of young immigrants. Guest Stars: José Zúñiga, John Pankow, Vincent Pastore, Patti D'Arbanville.
50	6	"Helpless"	James Frawley	Michael S. Chernuchin, Christine Roum	November 4, 1992	68011
Dr. Olivet accuses her gynecologist of rape, but Stone finds his case in trouble when he discovers that Olivet tape-recorded the crime. This episode was later remade as Law & Order: UK season 1 episode titled "Alesha". Guest Star: Felicity Huffman, Tovah Feldshuh.
51	7	"Self Defense"	Ed Sherin	Hall Powell, René Balcer	November 11, 1992	68008
Cerreta and Stone find themselves on opposite sides of the fence when a storeowner kills two robbers and then claims self-defense as a justification. Guest Stars: Adam Arkin and Ron Rifkin.
52	8	"Prince of Darkness"	Gilbert M. Shilton	Robert Nathan, William N. Fordes	November 18, 1992	68003
Cerreta poses as a weapons dealer to help Stone build a case against a Colombian hit man, but the deal takes an unexpected turn, resulting in bloodshed.
53	9	"Point of View"	Gilbert Moses	Walon Green, René Balcer	November 25, 1992	68012
Logan has trouble dealing with Briscoe, who has been brought in while Cerreta recovers from surgery during their investigation of the murder of Tommy Duff, a small-time hood. Their investigation leads them to a woman who claims Duff raped her, and when her attorney, an old friend of Stone's from law school, calls Olivet to the stand to testify in Mary Kostrinski's defense, Schiff forces Stone to use Olivet's recent rape to discredit her testimony. Logan is upset to learn that Cerreta has accepted another position within the department and won't be coming back. This first appearance of Jerry Orbach as Det. Lennie Briscoe and the last appearance of Paul Sorvino as Sgt. Phil Cerreta. Guest Star: Elaine Stritch.
54	10	"Consultation"	James Hayman	Matt Kiene, Joe Reinkemeyer	December 9, 1992	68014
An engineer and a tribal chief become the chief suspects in the death of a Nigerian woman who died while smuggling heroin internally. This episode was later remade as Law & Order: UK season 2 episode titled "Love and Loss".
55	11	"Extended Family"	Charlie Correll	Wendell Rawls, Robert Nathan	January 6, 1993	68015
When Janet Silver kidnaps her daughter from the mall, Logan and Briscoe are sent in to investigate and learn that she committed the crime with the assistance of a children's help organization after going to them with fears that the little girl's father was sexually abusing her.
56	12	"Right to Counsel"	James Frawley	Michael S. Chernuchin, Barry M. Schkolnick	January 13, 1993	68019
After Stone accepts a plea bargain from the much younger and poorer lover of a wealthy older woman found murdered in her apartment, he begins to have doubts that he has sent the right man to prison, especially as he learns more about the attorney who handled the woman's estate.
57	13	"Night and Fog"	Ed Sherin	Michael S. Chernuchin, René Balcer	February 3, 1993	68018
The confession of an elderly man that he assisted his wife in committing suicide doesn't fully satisfy Stone when rumors surface that the man was once a Nazi collaborator. Guest star: Eric Bogosian.*
58	14	"Promises to Keep"	Ed Sherin	Douglas Stark, Robert Nathan, Joshua Stern, William N. Fordes	February 10, 1993	68022
The investigation into the murder of a young physician leads to the discovery of an unorthodox and illegal relationship between her fiancé and his psychiatrist. This episode was later remade as Law & Order: UK season 4 episode titled "ID".
59	15	"Mother Love"	Daniel Sackheim	Robert Nathan, Walon Green	February 24, 1993	68024
The absence of a murder weapon complicates the investigation into the murder of a drug addict who stole from her family to support her habit. Guest Star: Edie Falco.
60	16	"Jurisdiction"	Bruce Seth Green	Walon Green, René Balcer	March 3, 1993	68017
Stone battles the Brooklyn D.A.'s office over prosecutorial jurisdiction in the case of a mentally handicapped man who confesses to the stabbing deaths of two women. Guest Stars: Michael Badalucco and Paul McCrane.
61	17	"Conduct Unbecoming"	Arthur W. Forney	Michael S. Chernuchin, Walon Green, Peter S. Greenberg, René Balcer	March 10, 1993	68023
Stone and the police battle the closed ranks of the Navy to investigate the death of a female Naval officer during a party in a Manhattan hotel. Guest Star: Julianna Margulies.
62	18	"Animal Instinct"	Ed Sherin	Michael S. Chernuchin, Sibyl Gardner	March 17, 1993	68021
The initial investigation into the death of a research scientist leads to an animal-rights group until evidence surfaces that her husband's affair with a coworker may point to a possible motive for the murder.
63	19	"Virus"	Steve Robman	Michael S. Chernuchin, René Balcer	April 21, 1993	68010
While investigating several deaths at a diabetes clinic, Briscoe and Logan discover that teenage computer hackers may have tampered with the clinic's medical database.
64	20	"Securitate"	James Hayman	Matt Kiene, Joe Reinkemeyer	May 5, 1993	68026
When a Romanian immigrant kills, his lawyer announces he will plead his client "not guilty due to cultural insanity" claiming the man had been conditioned to violence in his homeland.
65	21	"Manhood"	Ed Sherin	Robert Nathan, Walon Green	May 12, 1993	68025
The statement of a drug dealer who survived a shoot-out that killed a cop leads Logan and Briscoe to suspect that the cop died because he was gay and his fellow officers were reluctant to back him up. This episode was later remade as the Law & Order: UK season 2 episode titled "Samaritan".
66	22	"Benevolence"	Ed Sherin	Doug Palau, René Balcer	May 19, 1993	68028
Logan and Briscoe begin their investigation into the death of a hearing-impaired young woman by questioning her two most recent boyfriends. Last appearance of Dann Florek as Capt. Don Cragen and Richard Brooks as ADA Paul Robinette. Guest Star: Camryn Manheim.

Notes and references

1. ^ CNET Networks, Inc. (2007). TV.com episode summary for Season 3. Retrieved February 18, 2007.

• Paul Sorvino (Sgt. Phil Cerreta) was replaced by Jerry Orbach as Det. Lennie Briscoe partway through this season.
• This was the final season to feature Dann Florek as Capt. Don Cragen, and Richard Brooks as Paul Robinette. Both men would later return in guest roles, with Capt. Cragen now part of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.
• The third season was released on DVD, May 24, 2005.
• Note that Eric Bogasian, who guest starred as a defense attorney in the episodes "Conspiracy" and "Night and fog" would later have a starring role in the Law and Order spin-off, Criminal Intent.

External links

• Law & Order at TV.com
• Episode guide from NBC.com
• L&O Season 3 on the Law & Order Wiki

Preceded by Season Two (1991-1992)

List of Law & Order seasons (1990-2010)

Succeeded by Season Four (1993-1994)