Episode
Law & Order: Past Imperfect
Overview
The cops have a definite clue when a bloodstain that's not the same as the victim reveals that the killer was a blood relative, and the prosecutors stumble when their chief suspect claims their chief witness is her lawyer, and his knowledge of the crime represents privileged communications.
Details
- Series
- Law & Order
- Season
- Season 7
- Episode
- Episode 22
- Air date
- 1997-05-14
- Runtime
- 47 min
Episode context
Past Imperfect is Episode 22 in Season 7 of Law & Order. It aired on 1997-05-14. The runtime is 47 min.
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Episode 21: Passion
Briscoe and Curtis investigate the death of a pretty young book editor who was reputedly having an affair with one of her authors, and find themselves focusing on the author's long time companion, who steadfastly denies there was anything wrong with their relationship.
Episode 23: Terminal
The cops uncover a man with a secret second life as they try to learn who opened fire on a group of people disembarking from a party cruise, but his guilt or innocence becomes almost a second thought as Schiff goes toe to toe with the governor and the States Attorney General over the decision to seek the death penalty.
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Episode 17: Showtime
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Episode 16: Turnaround
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Episode 13: Matrimony
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