The BEST episodes of Law & Order season 2

Every episode of Law & Order season 2, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Law & Order season 2!

A blended police procedural and courtroom drama which employs a two-part approach: The first half of each episode focuses on NYPD homicide detectives investigating a crime—often derived from a real-life headline—and apprehending a suspect. The second half takes place in the courtroom, with the district attorney prosecuting the defendant.

Last Updated: 10/8/2024Network: NBCStatus: Continuing
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Vengeance
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7.55
331 votes

#1 - Vengeance

Season 2 - Episode 16 - Aired 2/18/1992

The parents of a murdered woman contest Stone's prosecution of her killer so that he can be extradited to their home state, where the death penalty still exists.

Directors: Daniel Sackheim
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Confession
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7.51
336 votes

#2 - Confession

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/17/1991

Logan crosses the line in order to obtain a confession from the man suspected of murdering Max Greevey. Stone finds that his prosecution is placed in jeopardy because of Logan's actions.

Directors: Fred Gerber
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Aria
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7.39
342 votes

#3 - Aria

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/1/1991

A lethal drug overdose leads the detectives to an aggressive stage mother and a pornographic movie producer.

Directors: Don Scardino
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Asylum
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7.33
313 votes

#4 - Asylum

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/8/1991

The conviction of a homeless man for murder is threatened on appeal based on the lack of a search warrant for his "home", which was a lean-to in Central Park.

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Misconception
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7.31
331 votes

#5 - Misconception

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/29/1991

The mugging of a pregnant legal secretary leads to a case involving her lover, her boss and charges of murder when she loses the baby.

Directors: Daniel Sackheim
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Out of Control
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7.30
345 votes

#6 - Out of Control

Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/12/1991

The detectives investigate the gang rape of a college student during a fraternity Holloween party.

Directors: John Whitesell
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The Working Stiff
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7.29
318 votes

#7 - The Working Stiff

Season 2 - Episode 22 - Aired 5/14/1992

The murder of a Wall Street legend begins a case involving an ailing union worker and a former governor and old friend of Schiff's.

Directors: Daniel Sackheim
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Silence
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7.29
269 votes

#8 - Silence

Season 2 - Episode 21 - Aired 4/28/1992

A politician opposes the prosecution of his son's murderer because it might mean revealing that his late son was gay.

Directors: Ed Sherin
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God Bless the Child
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7.28
353 votes

#9 - God Bless the Child

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/22/1991

A couple faces trial after they deny medical help to their daughter based on their religious beliefs.

Directors: E.W. Swackhamer
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The Wages of Love
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7.25
349 votes

#10 - The Wages of Love

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/24/1991

A double homicide casts suspicion on both the ex-wife and the former boyfriend of the murdered duo, with the dead man's murdered son holding the key to the mystery.

Directors: Ed Sherin
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Cradle to Grave
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7.23
330 votes

#11 - Cradle to Grave

Season 2 - Episode 18 - Aired 3/31/1992

The discovery of a dead baby leads to a case involving a slumlord who would not provide any heat and who defends her actions by blaming the rent laws.

Directors: James Frawley
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Heaven
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7.22
312 votes

#12 - Heaven

Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/26/1991

The investigation into a social-club fire which claimed 53 fatalities leads to a connection between arson, illegal immigrants and the sale of green cards.

Directors: Ed Sherin
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Renunciation
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7.18
339 votes

#13 - Renunciation

Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/19/1991

A hit-and-run investigation leads to the discovery of a schoolteacher carrying on an affair with one of her students. Cerreta and Logan suspect that she may have manipulated him into killing her husband.

Directors: Gwen Arner
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Intolerance
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7.15
239 votes

#14 - Intolerance

Season 2 - Episode 20 - Aired 4/14/1992

When a Chinese-American honors student is killed, the investigation uncovers a racist mother who's son was competing with the victim for the same scholarship.

Directors: Steve Robman
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Trust
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7.13
296 votes

#15 - Trust

Season 2 - Episode 15 - Aired 2/11/1992

Stone is determined to see that a teenage boy doesn't get away with murder twice when the young man is brought to trial for the shooting death of one of his friends.

Directors: Daniel Sackheim
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Blood Is Thicker…
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7.13
307 votes

#16 - Blood Is Thicker…

Season 2 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/4/1992

An apparent mugging ends in the death of a wealthy woman but the case comes to hang on a silver pin that may have been in the victim's possession.

Directors: Peter Levin
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The Fertile Fields
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7.12
297 votes

#17 - The Fertile Fields

Season 2 - Episode 19 - Aired 4/7/1992

The brutal murder of a Jewish jeweler appears to be a hate crime, but the investigation soon leads back to the man's brother and his shady business deals.

Directors: Ed Sherin
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Severance
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7.11
329 votes

#18 - Severance

Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/14/1992

Stone faces an old rival in court as he tries to link a hit man and three murders to a sleazy lawyer and a powerful man behind bars.

Directors: James Frawley
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In Memory of…
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7.09
333 votes

#19 - In Memory of…

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/5/1991

The renovation of a brownstone uncovers the remains of a boy who disappeared 31 years earlier, reviving a wrenching and long-suppressed memory in his childhood friend and neighbor.

Directors: Ed Sherin
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Sisters of Mercy
star
7.07
326 votes

#20 - Sisters of Mercy

Season 2 - Episode 17 - Aired 3/3/1992

Cerreta and Logan investigate the accusation that a nun in charge of a shelter for teens molested a young addict.

Directors: Fred Gerber
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Star Struck
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7.05
309 votes

#21 - Star Struck

Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/7/1992

An obsessive fan pleads temporary insanity when he is charged with attempting to murder the soap-opera actress who is the center of his life.

Directors: Ed Sherin
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His Hour Upon the Stage
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7.00
313 votes

#22 - His Hour Upon the Stage

Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/10/1991

The discovery of a frozen corpse in a dumpster leads to rival Broadway producers.

Directors: Steve Cohen
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