Episode
Law & Order: Folk Hero
Overview
When a murder suspect becomes an underground hero, Brady seeks help from a former colleague to track down a culprit who seems to be in multiple locations. Baxter, Price and Maroun disagree on the best way forward when public interest heightens.
Details
- Series
- Law & Order
- Season
- Season 24
- Episode
- Episode 16
- Air date
- 2025-03-20
- Runtime
- 43 min
Episode context
Folk Hero is Episode 16 in Season 24 of Law & Order. It aired on 2025-03-20. The runtime is 43 min.
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Episode 15: Crossing Lines
When an up-and-coming politician is found dead, Shaw and Riley untangle the victim's personal life to identify a suspect. Baxter recuses himself to help Price make the case.
Episode 17: A Perfect Family
When a student is thrown to her death, Riley zeros in on a family secret to piece together her last moments. Price and Maroun must rely on the eyewitness account of a young child to determine if an unlikely suspect should be charged with murder.
More episodes from this season
Episode 14: A Price to Pay
An actor's foray into experimental drug therapy leads to his murder. Shaw reconnects with a mentor who may hold the key to identifying a suspect.
Episode 18: Inherent Bias
A rising basketball star is shot dead, leaving the squad in a desperate scramble for leads. When the capture of a suspect doesn't go as planned, Shaw and Riley each take a firm stand on what they believe they witnessed.
Episode 13: In God We Trust
A young lawyer with a secret past is found dead. Price and Baxter debate the pros and cons of prison as a punishment versus alternative justice options.
Episode 19: Play with Fire (I)
A mysterious phone call to Capt. Benson of the SVU leads detectives to the scene of a brutal murder. When the SVU and the 2-7 uncover a pattern of rape and murder targeting marginalized women, Carisi and ADA Price team up to charge the suspect with multiple crimes.
The crossover continues on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit S26E19 Play with Fire (II).
Episode 12: Duty to Protect
When a teenage girl is found dead, the squad struggles to find a motive without knowing her identity. Price and Maroun must pick up the broken pieces of their case after a shocking courtroom revelation.
Episode 20: Sins of the Father
When a car mechanic is murdered execution-style, Shaw and Riley suspect his job was a cover for more sinister talents. As the trail gets underway for the arrested suspect, Baxter, Price and Maroun are faced with who should answer for the crime.
Episode 11: The Hardest Thing
When a wealthy man is executed in his home, Shaw and Riley aim to determine who was greedy enough to want him dead. Price must try a difficult case amidst his father's failing health.
Episode 21: Tough Love
A tough-love sports agent is found stabbed to death, leaving the squad with a trail of suspects who wanted him gone. Despite a wealth of evidence, Price and Maroun worry that a lack of motive will tank their case.
Episode 10: Greater Good
When a music mogul is found dead, Shaw and Riley clash with an undercover officer unwilling to cooperate. Price and Baxter disagree on whether the victim's reputation could help or hinder the jury's decision in the case.
Episode 22: Look the Other Way
When a model is murdered, Shaw and Riley believe their suspect may have escalated an obsession to violence. Maroun's efforts to place the suspect near the scene of the crime leaves Price in a bind when the evidence may not hold up in court.