Episode
Law & Order: Chattel
Overview
While investigating the murder of two divorce lawyers, detectives Lupo and Bernard uncover a child slave trade ring.
Details
- Series
- Law & Order
- Season
- Season 19
- Episode
- Episode 8
- Air date
- 2009-01-07
- Runtime
- 45 min
Episode context
Chattel is Episode 8 in Season 19 of Law & Order. It aired on 2009-01-07. The runtime is 45 min.
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