Season 5
(1994)
Cast
as Jack McCoy
as Lennie Briscoe
as Mike Logan
as Anita Van Buren
as Claire Kincaid
as Adam Schiff
Episodes
Second Opinion 7.5
September 21, 1994
A woman's death exposes an unorthodox method of treating cancer that Executive Assistant DA McCoy intends to prove is n…
Coma 7.6
September 28, 1994
A comedy-club owner comes under suspicion for having shot his wife, now comatose with a bullet in her head, after it's …
Blue Bamboo 7.5
October 5, 1994
The killing of a Japanese nightclub owner who was visiting New York leads to the arrest of a singer who once worked for…
Family Values 7.2
October 12, 1994
After it's determined that a wealthy woman did not commit suicide but was murdered, the detectives question both her fi…
White Rabbit 6.9
October 19, 1994
A routine investigation uncovers evidence that leads Briscoe and Logan to a long-time fugitive, a radical Vietnam War o…
Competence 7.2
November 2, 1994
When Lt. Van Buren is the victim of an attempted holdup by two teens, she fires her gun and kills one of them, and the …
Precious 7.6
November 9, 1994
When Briscoe and Logan suspect that a missing infant may have been murdered by her parents rather than kidnapped, they …
Virtue 7.9
November 23, 1994
McCoy uses a charge of ""larceny by extortion"" against a councilman, whose former colleague claims he demanded sex in …
Scoundrels 7.0
November 30, 1994
Among the suspects in a lawyer's murder are a swindler, who conned a woman out of her family fortune, and the woman's o…
House Counsel 7.8
January 4, 1995
The killing of a man who had served as a juror in a mob trial leads to a battle of wills between McCoy and his long-tim…
Guardian 7.0
January 11, 1995
After the body of a young female junkie is identified as the daughter of a wealthy family, Briscoe and Logan try to fin…
Progeny 7.7
January 25, 1995
The investigation into the killing of an abortion clinic doctor leads to an activist group led by a former priest.
Rage 7.8
February 1, 1995
A Wall Street broker accused of murdering his mentor uses the defense of ""black rage"" in court.
Performance 7.9
February 8, 1995
Briscoe and Logan set out to identify the apparent victim in a snuff film, but find her alive and really the victim of …
Seed 6.7
February 15, 1995
A routine investigation into a woman's death leads Briscoe and Logan to a fertility doctor guilty of unethical practice…
Wannabe 7.6
March 15, 1995
The shooting of a board member of an exclusive private school leads to a blue-collar family and a classist system.
Act of God 6.6
March 22, 1995
A bomb at a construction site kills a 12-year-old boy, and the suspects include the bankrupt contractor and a jealous h…
Privileged 7.7
April 5, 1995
The investigation into a double murder leads to a young alcoholic whose family once lived in the victims' house and who…
Cruel and Unusual 8.0
April 19, 1995
The death of an autistic youth in custody reveals a multitude of unusual and possibly illegal therapies being used, but…
Bad Faith 8.0
April 26, 1995
Logan relives unhappy childhood memories when a friend is found dead, a presumed suicide, until the investigation revea…
Purple Heart 7.5
May 3, 1995
The investigation into a taxi driver's murder involves a loan shark, a forged check, a missing plumber and the victim's…
Switch 7.2
May 17, 1995
Suspects in a psychiatrist's murder include the victim's ex-husband, a patient suffering from multiple-personality diso…
Pride 6.4
May 24, 1995
A gay city councilman is murdered and the trail leads to a bigoted rival politician and a male prostitute.