Episode
Law & Order: Birthright
Overview
Teenage suspect Traci Sands dies in police custody after being arrested for the murder of the man who reported her to child protective services. Rodgers reveals that she died because someone outfitted her with a benecrine I.U.D. that reacted with Sands' sickle cell syndrome and ended up killing her. Fontana and Green follow the trail to a charitable clinic and nurse Gloria Rhodes, who believes she is saving the world by sterilizing women that she does not believe are worthy of having children. McCoy faces former assistant district attorney Paul Robinette in court as Robinette defends Rhodes.
Details
- Series
- Law & Order
- Season
- Season 16
- Episode
- Episode 6
- Air date
- 2005-11-02
- Runtime
- 45 min
Episode context
Birthright is Episode 6 in Season 16 of Law & Order. It aired on 2005-11-02. The runtime is 45 min.
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