Law & Order (season 10)

Law & Order Season 10
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Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	24
Broadcast
Original channel	NBC
Original run	September 22, 1999 (1999-09-22) – May 24, 2000 (2000-05-24)
Home video release
DVD release
Region 1	February 28, 2012
Season chronology
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List of Law & Order episodes

The following is a list of Law & Order episodes from the series' tenth season (1999–2000):

Cast

Law

• Jerry Orbach – Det. Lennie Briscoe
• Jesse L. Martin – Det. Ed Green
• S. Epatha Merkerson – Lt. Anita Van Buren

Order

• Sam Waterston – Executive A.D.A. Jack McCoy
• Angie Harmon – A.D.A. Abbie Carmichael
• Steven Hill – D.A. Adam Schiff

Episodes

No. in season	No. in series	Title	Directed by:	Written by:	Original airdate	Production code
206	1	"Gunshow"	Ed Sherin	René Balcer	September 22, 1999	E1106
A murderer's shooting spree in Central Park prompts Briscoe and his new partner, Detective Ed Green, to trace the murder weapon's origin; McCoy makes it his mission to punish the killer and the gun manufacturer. First appearance of Jesse L. Martin as Det. Ed Green.
207	2	"Killerz"	Constantine Makris	Richard Sweren	September 29, 1999	E1103
Briscoe and Green believe a 10-year-old is responsible for a child's death, and McCoy wants her isolated to stop any future fatalities.
208	3	"DNR"	David Platt	Kathy McCormick, William N. Fordes	October 6, 1999	E1109
As Briscoe and Green investigate the shooting of a judge, suspicion quickly points to her husband as the person who ordered the hit, but McCoy's case is hindered when she refuses to implicate her husband during the trial. Guest Stars: Lindsay Crouse and John Heard. Served as the basis for the Law & Order: UK series 4 episode "Denial"
209	4	"Merger"	Stephen Wertimer	Lynn Mamet	October 13, 1999	E1101
The murder of a drug-laden teen presents the detectives with a host of suspects from her wealthy family.
210	5	"Justice"	Matthew Penn	Gerry Conway, William N. Fordes	November 10, 1999	E1104
After the murder of a lawyer, McCoy finds himself on the opposite side of the courtroom from his former colleague, Jamie Ross, when she defends a man who claims to have key evidence that could put to death a man McCoy believes was wrongly convicted.
211	6	"Marathon"	Jace Alexander	Richard Sweren, Matt Witten	November 17, 1999	E1105
A frustrating investigation of a purse-snatching victim who was fatally shot leads to tension between Briscoe and Green over age and racial innuendos. Briscoe notices his partner has developed a dangerous habit. Guest Star: Guillermo Diaz.
212	7	"Patsy"	David Platt	Lynne E. Litt, René Balcer	November 24, 1999	E1102
The investigation that follows the discovery of a comatose woman in her apartment leads to an unusual case involving murder and a possible frame-up, despite the prosecution having key DNA evidence to the contrary.
213	8	"Blood Money"	Matthew Penn	Barry Schindel	December 1, 1999	E1111
A taxi driver finds that his passenger is dead, leading the detectives to a case involving an insurance scam and Holocaust victims.
214	9	"Sundown"	Jace Alexander	Krista Vernoff, William N. Fordes	December 15, 1999	E1107
A patient is found beaten to death in a hospital lounge — and the resulting case involves infidelity, Alzheimer's disease and a ladies' man.
215	10	"Loco Parentis"	Constantine Makris	Richard Sweren, Matt Witten	January 5, 2000	E1115
After sanitation workers find a teenage boy's body, the investigation leads to a school bully who displays an avid interest in martial-arts weapons, and whose father bought the murder weapon.
216	11	"Collision"	David Platt	William N. Fordes, Gerry Conway	January 26, 2000	E1116
The investigation of a schizophrenic woman's death leads to a case involving a homeless man and his right to refuse medication.
217	12	"Mother's Milk"	Richard Dobbs	Lynn Mamet, Barry Schindel	February 9, 2000	E1110
Bloodstains in an apartment that belonged to a young couple with a baby leads to the separated parents, each of whom claims that the other has the infant. The baby is later found dead.
218	13	"Panic"	Constantine Makris	William N. Fordes, Lynn Mamet, Kathy McCormick, Matt Witten	February 16, 2000	E1117
Briscoe and Green investigate the shooting of a best-selling mystery writer and the death of her accountant, with a love triangle as a possible motive for the crime.
219	14	"Entitled"	Ed Sherin	René Balcer, Dick Wolf, Richard Sweren	February 18, 2000	E1112
The focus of the case returns to a politically influential family and, during the course of the trial, McCoy finds the powerful matriarch to be a formidable opponent. This episode serves as a continuation of "Mayhem", season 4 episode 17 Crossover episode with Law and Order: Special Victims Unit season 1 episode 15.
220	15	"Fools for Love"	Christopher Misiano	Kathy McCormick, Lynne E. Litt	February 23, 2000	E1113
After the bodies of two teens are found, the detectives trace their identities and learn that one of them had a sister who was traveling with the girls.
221	16	"Trade This"	Jace Alexander	Barry Schindel, René Balcer	March 1, 2000	E1118
The murder of a stockbroker points to organized crime when a hired hit man kills the prime suspect.
222	17	"Black, White and Blue"	Constantine Makris	Lynne E. Litt, Richard Sweren, Matt Witten	March 22, 2000	E1120
The murder of a white teenager in Harlem seems like an open-and-shut case until two patrol officers are implicated in the crime.
223	18	"Mega"	David Platt	William N. Fordes, Lynn Mamet	April 5, 2000	E1121
The investigation into a helicopter bombing points to a victim's wife and her unconventional financial advisers.
224	19	"Surrender Dorothy"	Martha Mitchell	Barry Schindel, Matt Witten	April 26, 2000	E1125
The body of a teacher, suspected of having an affair, is found in a car trunk and the investigation involves husband and father-in-law, both of whom are psychiatrists.
225	20	"Untitled"	Jace Alexander	Richard Sweren, Barry M. Schkolnick	May 3, 2000	E1124
A wealthy woman, who is a patron of the arts, is found dead in her apartment and the ensuing investigation leads to a suspect whose violence was spurred by a painting similar to the crime scene.
226	21	"Narcosis"	Constantine Makris	Lynne E. Litt, Kathy McCormick	May 10, 2000	E1123
The discovery of a strangled prostitute's body leads to a case involving illegal immigrants and the events have an impact on a family.
227	22	"High & Low"	Richard Dobbs	Gerry Conway, William N. Fordes	May 17, 2000	E1122
Detectives Briscoe and Green probe the strangulation of a college coed who moonlighted as a stripper, and while they believe a pair of drug-dealing skinheads committed the murder, they struggle to determine the motive of the strip club owner who paid them for the hit. However, as they work their way up the ladder of complicity, the cops learn that the slaying is keyed to an insider trading scam that forces McCoy to connect a former porn star with a businessman.
228	23	"Stiff"	Jace Alexander	Hall Powell, René Balcer	May 24, 2000	E1119
The detectives' investigation into why a wealthy woman is comatose involves her husband, daughter and doctor.
229	24	"Vaya Con Dios"	Christopher Misiano	René Balcer, Richard Sweren	May 24, 2000	E1108
The death of an elderly man trying to find who was responsible for the torture killing of his son in 1973 Chile leads to a former high-ranking Chilean Army officer who is in New York receiving cancer treatments at a Manhattan hospital. Last appearance of Steven Hill as D.A. Adam Schiff.

Notes and references

• Jesse L. Martin joins the cast as Det. Ed Green in this season.
• This is the final season to feature Steven Hill as Adam Schiff. Steven Hill was the last original cast member to leave the series.
• The Law & Order spinoff, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, debuted at the time of this season.
• This season features all of the shows five longest serving characters to date: Lennie Briscoe, Anita Van Buren, Jack McCoy, Ed Green and Adam Schiff. Additionally, 3 members of the original cast of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (Mariska Hargitay, Dann Florek and Richard Belzer), who remain on the show to date, appear in the episode 'Entitled'. Chris Meloni departed SVU in 2011.
• "Entitled," episode 219, is a continuation of an SVU episode of the same name.
• Adrienne Shelly guest starred in the episode of 'Law & Order' titled "High & Low" (Season 10) in which she portrayed the character Wendy Alston. Shelly herself would later on be murdered, which inspired the episode 'Melting Pot' (Season 17).

External links

• Episode guide from NBC.com
• L&O Season 10 on the Law & Order Wiki

Preceded by Season Nine (1998-1999)

List of Law & Order seasons (1990-2010)

Succeeded by Season Eleven (2000-2001)