Episode
Law & Order: Criminal Intent: The Pardoner's Tale
Overview
The deaths of a reporter and his fiancée, gunned down on orders, leads the detectives to investigate political bribery involving the governor's office, which Deakins isn't pleased with.
Details
- Series
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 8
- Air date
- 2001-11-18
- Runtime
- 44 min
Episode context
The Pardoner's Tale is Episode 8 in Season 1 of Law & Order: Criminal Intent. It aired on 2001-11-18. The runtime is 44 min.
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