Episode
Law & Order: Custody
Overview
Paul Robinette places the system on trial when he defends a young black woman accused of kidnapping her biological baby from his white, adoptive parents.
Details
- Series
- Law & Order
- Season
- Season 6
- Episode
- Episode 14
- Air date
- 1996-02-21
- Runtime
- 47 min
Episode context
Custody is Episode 14 in Season 6 of Law & Order. It aired on 1996-02-21. The runtime is 47 min.
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