Episode
Law & Order: Forgiveness
Overview
A priest-turned-lawyer uses race and class as the basis for his defense of a young Mexican man who murdered his wealthy girlfriend after she broke up with him.
Details
- Series
- Law & Order
- Season
- Season 3
- Episode
- Episode 3
- Air date
- 1992-10-07
- Runtime
- 48 min
Episode context
Forgiveness is Episode 3 in Season 3 of Law & Order. It aired on 1992-10-07. The runtime is 48 min.
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