Episode
Law & Order: Poison Ivy
Overview
The shooting of a black honors student stirs up racial tensions, especially after it becomes apparent that the cop responsible for the death may have planted a gun on the body to excuse the shooting.
Details
- Series
- Law & Order
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 8
- Air date
- 1990-11-20
- Runtime
- 47 min
Episode context
Poison Ivy is Episode 8 in Season 1 of Law & Order. It aired on 1990-11-20. The runtime is 47 min.
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