Law & Order season 13

*Law & Order*
Law & Order
Season 13
	Season 13 U.S. DVD cover
No. of episodes	24
Release
Original network	NBC
Original release	October 2, 2002 –; May 21, 2003
Season chronology
	← Previous; Season 12 Next →; Season 14
	List of episodes

The following is a list of Law & Order episodes from the series' thirteenth season (2002–2003):^[1]

Cast

Arthur Branch (played by Fred Dalton Thompson) replaced season 12's Nora Lewin (Dianne Wiest) in the role of District Attorney. The resulting ensemble cast was the most stable in the history of the Law & Order series up to that time, being unchanged for 2 seasons over 48 episodes. The longest period of cast stability overall encompassed the last four episodes of Season 18 and the entirety of Seasons 19 and 20, a total of 49 episodes.

Main

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
Fred Dalton Thompson as D.A. Arthur Branch

Recurring

Carolyn McCormick as Elizabeth Olivet

Episodes

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code	US viewers (millions)
278	1	"American Jihad"	Constantine Makris	Aaron Zelman & Marc Guggenheim	October 2, 2002 (2002-10-02)	E3304	19.10^[2]
279	2	"Shangri-La"	Constantine Makris	Michael S. Chernuchin	October 9, 2002 (2002-10-09)	E3301	20.20^[2]
280	3	"True Crime"	Martha Mitchell	Wendy Battles & Noah Baylin	October 16, 2002 (2002-10-16)	E3305	19.30^[2]
281	4	"Tragedy on Rye"	David Platt	William N. Fordes	October 30, 2002 (2002-10-30)	E3303	20.20^[2]
282	5	"The Ring"	Richard Dobbs	Michael S. Chernuchin	November 6, 2002 (2002-11-06)	E3309	18.40^[2]
283	6	"Hitman"	Richard Dobbs	Eric Overmyer	November 13, 2002 (2002-11-13)	E3302	19.00^[2]
284	7	"Open Season"	Matthew Penn	Richard Sweren	November 20, 2002 (2002-11-20)	E3306	18.00^[2]
285	8	"Asterisk"	Steve Shill	Terri Kopp	November 27, 2002 (2002-11-27)	E3308	15.80^[2]
286	9	"The Wheel"	Richard Dobbs	Jill Goldsmith	December 11, 2002 (2002-12-11)	E3307	19.60^[2]
287	10	"Mother's Day"	Jace Alexander	Janis Diamond	January 8, 2003 (2003-01-08)	E3311	19.60^[2]
288	11	"Chosen"	Ed Sherin	Michael S. Chernuchin	January 15, 2003 (2003-01-15)	E3310	19.00^[2]
289	12	"Under God"	Gloria Muzio	Marc Guggenheim & Noah Baylin	February 5, 2003 (2003-02-05)	E3313	18.30^[2]
290	13	"Absentia"	Martha Mitchell & Darnell Martin	Eric Overmyer	February 12, 2003 (2003-02-12)	E3314	18.40^[2]
291	14	"Star Crossed"	David Platt	Richard Sweren	February 19, 2003 (2003-02-19)	E3315	19.80^[2]
292	15	"Bitch"	Constantine Makris	Michael S. Chernuchin & Roz Weinman	February 26, 2003 (2003-02-26)	E3320	15.62^[3]
293	16	"Suicide Box"	Matthew Penn	Aaron Zelman	March 26, 2003 (2003-03-26)	E3312	16.48^[4]
294	17	"Genius"	Jace Alexander	William N. Fordes	April 2, 2003 (2003-04-02)	E3318	15.50^[2]
295	18	"Maritime"	Gloria Muzio	Wendy Battles	April 17, 2003 (2003-04-17)	E3319	15.50^[2]
296	19	"Seer"	James Quinn	Jill Goldsmith	April 23, 2003 (2003-04-23)	E3316	18.10^[2]
297	20	"Kid Pro Quo"	David Platt	Eric Overmyer & Roz Weinman	April 30, 2003 (2003-04-30)	E3325	18.10^[2]
298	21	"House Calls"	Jace Alexander	Janis Diamond	May 7, 2003 (2003-05-07)	E3323	17.50^[2]
299	22	"Sheltered"	Richard Dobbs	Terri Kopp	May 14, 2003 (2003-05-14)	E3324	18.30^[2]
300	23	"Couples"	David Platt	Lorenzo Carcaterra	May 21, 2003 (2003-05-21)	E3317	16.00^[5]
301	24	"Smoke"	Constantine Makris	Teleplay by: Michael S. Chernuchin Story by: Dick Wolf	May 21, 2003 (2003-05-21)	E3322	19.00^[5]

Notes and references

^ CNET Networks, Inc. (2007). TV.com episode summary for Season 13. Retrieved February 18, 2007.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t http://www.tvtango.com/series/law_and_order/episodes?page=6
^ "Dateline: Week Of March 1, 2003 In News, Pop Culture, Tech, Celebrity, Entertainment & Fascinating Facts". Mr. Pop Culture. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
^ "Dateline: Week Of April 1, 2003 In News, Pop Culture, Tech, Celebrity, Entertainment & Fascinating Facts". Mr. Pop Culture. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
^ ^a ^b http://www.tvtango.com/series/law_and_order/episodes?page=7

Fred Dalton Thompson joins the cast as Arthur Branch in this season.
The episode "Couples" marks the show's 300th episode.

External links

Episode guide from NBC.com

Preceded by Season Twelve (2001-2002)	List of Law & Order seasons (1990-2010)	Succeeded by Season Fourteen (2003-2004)

[1] CNET Networks, Inc. (2007). TV.com episode summary for Season 13. Retrieved February 18, 2007.

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[3] "Dateline: Week Of March 1, 2003 In News, Pop Culture, Tech, Celebrity, Entertainment & Fascinating Facts". Mr. Pop Culture. Retrieved October 13, 2018.

[4] "Dateline: Week Of April 1, 2003 In News, Pop Culture, Tech, Celebrity, Entertainment & Fascinating Facts". Mr. Pop Culture. Retrieved October 13, 2018.

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