Law & Order season 12

*Law & Order*
Law & Order
Season 12
	Season 12 U.S. DVD cover
No. of episodes	24
Release
Original network	NBC
Original release	September 26, 2001 –; May 22, 2002
Season chronology
	← Previous; Season 11 Next →; Season 13
	List of episodes

The following is a list of Law & Order episodes from the series' twelfth season, which originally aired from September 26, 2001 to May 22, 2002. This season is the last season to feature Dianne Wiest as DA Nora Lewin and the first to feature Elisabeth Röhm as ADA Serena Southerlyn.

Cast

Serena Southerlyn (played by Elisabeth Röhm) replaced season 11's Abbie Carmichael (Angie Harmon in the role of Assistant District Attorney).

Jerry Orbach as Lennie Briscoe
Jesse L. Martin as Ed Green
S. Epatha Merkerson as Anita Van Buren
Sam Waterston as E.A.D.A. Jack McCoy
Elisabeth Röhm as A.D.A. Serena Southerlyn
Dianne Wiest as I.D.A. Nora Lewin

Episodes

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code	US viewers (millions)
254	1	"Who Let the Dogs Out?"	Don Scardino	Kathy McCormick & Douglas Stark	September 26, 2001 (2001-09-26)	E2208	20.70^[1]
255	2	"Armed Forces"	Martha Mitchell	Richard Sweren & Sean Jablonski	October 3, 2001 (2001-10-03)	E2210	22.50^[1]
256	3	"For Love or Money"	Constantine Makris	Wendy Battles & Sean Jablonski	October 10, 2001 (2001-10-10)	E2207	22.10^[1]
257	4	"Soldier of Fortune"	Richard Dobbs	Barry Schindel	October 24, 2001 (2001-10-24)	E2206	21.40^[1]
258	5	"Possession"	James Quinn	Robert Palm	October 31, 2001 (2001-10-31)	E2202	18.10^[1]
259	6	"Formerly Famous"	Richard Dobbs	Wendy Battles & Marc Guggenheim	November 7, 2001 (2001-11-07)	E2201	19.00^[1]
260	7	"Myth of Fingerprints"	David Platt	S : Eric Overmyer; T : Terri Kopp & Aaron Zelman	November 14, 2001 (2001-11-14)	E2209	20.40^[1]
261	8	"The Fire This Time"	David Platt	David Black	November 21, 2001 (2001-11-21)	E2205	17.80^[1]
262	9	"3 Dawg Night"	Stephen Wertimer	S : Aaron Zelman; S/T : Richard Sweren	November 28, 2001 (2001-11-28)	E2203	20.20^[1]
263	10	"Prejudice"	Ed Sherin	Jill Goldsmith	December 12, 2001 (2001-12-12)	E2213	19.40^[1]
264	11	"The Collar"	Matthew Penn	Richard Sweren	January 9, 2002 (2002-01-09)	E2214	20.00^[1]
265	12	"Undercovered"	Jace Alexander	Wendy Battles & Noah Baylin	January 16, 2002 (2002-01-16)	E2220	21.20^[1]
266	13	"DR 1-102"	Richard Dobbs	Marc Guggenheim & Aaron Zelman	January 30, 2002 (2002-01-30)	E2216	20.60^[1]
267	14	"Missing"	David Platt	S : Barry Schindel; T : Eric Overmyer & Matt Witten	February 6, 2002 (2002-02-06)	E2212	18.90^[1]
268	15	"Access Nation"	Constantine Makris	Sean Jablonski & Terri Kopp	February 27, 2002 (2002-02-27)	E2215	17.90^[1]
269	16	"Born Again"	Jace Alexander	S : William N. Fordes; T : Jill Goldsmith & Matt Witten	March 6, 2002 (2002-03-06)	E2204	20.10^[1]
270	17	"Girl Most Likely"	Steve Shill	Lynn Mamet	March 27, 2002 (2002-03-27)	E2227	19.30^[1]
271	18	"Equal Rights"	James Quinn	Terri Kopp	April 3, 2002 (2002-04-03)	E2221	18.90^[1]
272	19	"Slaughter"	Constantine Makris	Rob Wright	April 10, 2002 (2002-04-10)	E2218	19.50^[1]
273	20	"Dazzled"	Lewis H. Gould	Eric Overmyer & Matt Witten	April 24, 2002 (2002-04-24)	E2224	19.10^[1]
274	21	"Foul Play"	Richard Dobbs	Richard Sweren & Stuart Feldman	May 1, 2002 (2002-05-01)	E2222	19.30^[1]
275	22	"Attorney Client"	Matthew Penn	Jill Goldsmith	May 8, 2002 (2002-05-08)	E2225	19.80^[1]
276	23	"Oxymoron"	Constantine Makris	Michael Harbert	May 15, 2002 (2002-05-15)	E2217	18.30^[1]
277	24	"Patriot"	David Platt	William N. Fordes & Sean Jablonski	May 22, 2002 (2002-05-22)	E2226	19.50^[1]

Notes

In the aftermath of the September 11 attacks, the main title voiceover by Steven Zirnkilton was changed for the first few episodes to include the following dedication: "On September 11, 2001, New York City was ruthlessly and criminally attacked. While no tribute can ever heal the pain of that day, the producers of Law & Order dedicate this season to the victims and their families and to the firefighters and police officers who remind us with their lives and courage what it truly means to be an American". This voiceover was also heard at the beginning of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and Law & Order: Criminal Intent.
Elisabeth Röhm joins the cast as ADA Serena Southerlyn in this season.
This is the final season to feature Dianne Wiest as IDA Nora Lewin.
In the episode "Attorney Client," Annie Parisse plays a stripper named Jasmine Blake before assuming a regular role on the series as ADA Alexandra Borgia, Season 15, Episode 14.
Barry Schindel, Jeffrey M. Hayes, and Peter Jankowski serve as executive producers this season, René Balcer having left to be the executive producer for the series's second spin-off, Law & Order: Criminal Intent (Balcer left CI after the 5th season and returned to L&O in its 17th season).

References

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External links

Episode guide from NBC.com

Preceded by Season Eleven (2000-2001)	List of Law & Order seasons (1990-2010)	Succeeded by Season Thirteen (2002-2003)

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