Episode
Law & Order: The Reaper's Helper
Overview
The death of a man with AIDS appears to be the work of a serial killer who may have been motivated by mercy.
Details
- Series
- Law & Order
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 3
- Air date
- 1990-10-04
- Runtime
- 46 min
Episode context
The Reaper's Helper is Episode 3 in Season 1 of Law & Order. It aired on 1990-10-04. The runtime is 46 min.
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