Episode
Law & Order: Precious
Overview
When Briscoe and Logan suspect that a missing infant may have been murdered by her parents rather than kidnapped, they uncover a terrible family secret which hides a mentally ill serial killer.
Details
- Series
- Law & Order
- Season
- Season 5
- Episode
- Episode 7
- Air date
- 1994-11-09
- Runtime
- 47 min
Episode context
Precious is Episode 7 in Season 5 of Law & Order. It aired on 1994-11-09. The runtime is 47 min.
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