Episode
Law & Order: Illegal
Overview
A riot at an immigration rally ends in murder, and the political climate causes McCoy to assign a special prosecutor increasing tensions at the office.
Details
- Series
- Law & Order
- Season
- Season 18
- Episode
- Episode 8
- Air date
- 2008-02-13
- Runtime
- 45 min
Episode context
Illegal is Episode 8 in Season 18 of Law & Order. It aired on 2008-02-13. The runtime is 45 min.
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