Episode
Law & Order: Darwinian
Overview
The apparent hit-and-run of a homeless man send the detectives on a search for the driver, a high profile female publicist, which fuels the fire for the prosecutors to obtain a murder conviction. Forensic evidence given during the trial reveal that the victim was severely beaten before being hit by the car which leads to a suspect within the homeless community.
Details
- Series
- Law & Order
- Season
- Season 14
- Episode
- Episode 11
- Air date
- 2004-01-07
- Runtime
- 45 min
Episode context
Darwinian is Episode 11 in Season 14 of Law & Order. It aired on 2004-01-07. The runtime is 45 min.
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The owner of a clothing company with alien immigrant workers is found murdered which sends the detectives on a search for an unidentified evening caller whose girlfriend, also a worker in the factory, recently gave birth. Upon discovery that the victim was also the baby's father, the boyfriend is arrested with the motive being an office affair until the victim's widow discloses that it was a surrogate arrangement.
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