Episode
Law & Order: Act of God
Overview
A bomb at a construction site kills a 12-year-old boy, and the suspects include the bankrupt contractor and a jealous husband.
Details
- Series
- Law & Order
- Season
- Season 5
- Episode
- Episode 17
- Air date
- 1995-03-22
- Runtime
- 47 min
Episode context
Act of God is Episode 17 in Season 5 of Law & Order. It aired on 1995-03-22. The runtime is 47 min.
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