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Law & Order · S12 · E2

Armed Forces

  • TV-14
  • Oct 3, 2001
  • 45 min
  • 7.5

The fatal stabbing of a man leads to the discovery of his status as a Vietnam war veteran and the truths uncovered about an incident that occured with him and three former soliders in his division.

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The fatal stabbing of a man leads to the discovery of his status as a Vietnam war veteran and the truths uncovered about an incident that occured with him and three former soliders in his division.

Season 12

24 episodes
  1. 1Who Let the Dogs Out?

    45 minSep 26, 20017.6

    The investigation into the death of a jogger mauled by a vicious dog leads to an Attica inmate, his attorneys, and an underground dog-fighting ring.

  2. 2Armed Forces

    45 minOct 3, 20017.5Now viewing

    The fatal stabbing of a man leads to the discovery of his status as a Vietnam war veteran and the truths uncovered about an incident that occured with him and three former soliders in his division.

  3. 3For Love or Money

    45 minOct 10, 20017.9

    The death of a parolee, who was a hit man, leads to a wealthy widow and daughter and whether they hired him to kill their rich relative.

  4. 4Soldier of Fortune

    45 minOct 24, 20017.2

    The daring daylight kidnapping of a diamond dealer which results in two murders at the scene uncovers an international dynasty of diamond sales and its links to a foreign civil war.

  5. 5Possession

    45 minOct 31, 20017.9

    Investigating the murder of a woman in a rent-controlled apartment, the detectives discover that she was engaged in a long-running battle with her landlord and had been blocking the potentially lucrative sale of the building.

  6. 6Formerly Famous

    45 minNov 7, 20017.0

    The shooting death of a former singer's wife leads the detectives to investigate his manager and sons after his explanation of the events surrounding her death have no credibility.

  7. 7Myth of Fingerprints

    45 minNov 14, 20017.9

    A murder investigation uncovers deliberately faulty forensics in the wrongful conviction of two men 12 years earlier in the case that paved the way for Van Buren's promotion.

  8. 8The Fire This Time

    45 minNov 21, 20017.2

    When a building is set ablaze, a girl must be identified despite her fatal burns. Through further investigation, it turns out that an extreme environmentalist group struck the match...

  9. 93 Dawg Night

    45 minNov 28, 20017.1

    When a celebrity is implicated in a nightclub murder, McCoy and Southerlyn battle the flaks who attempt to insulate their client from any involvement or interrogation.

  10. 10Prejudice

    45 minDec 12, 20017.8

    The murder of a magazine publishing company's black CEO leads to a suspect who has a clear streak of racism and whose attorney intends on using that as a mental defect.

  11. 11The Collar

    45 minJan 9, 20027.1

    The death of a cleric leads the detectives to a priest who was given information by a murder suspect outside of the church but insists that he can't discuss anything about it, bringing McCoy to question whether the confessional seal should apply.

  12. 12Undercovered

    45 minJan 16, 20027.4

    The father of a dying girl gets his revenge on an insurance executive who denied a certain leukemia treatment for his daughter. One problem arises when the father is technically on both sides of the law.

  13. 13DR 1-102

    45 minJan 30, 20027.9

    The bludgeoning of two women in their apartment leads the detectives to a suspect who has taken a hostage while demanding legal representation ... and Southerlyn's actions, while heroic, results in disbarment proceedings against her for violation of Disciplinary Rule 1-102.

  14. 14Missing

    45 minFeb 6, 20027.8

    When a girl's parents frantically search for her, Briscoe and Green see that the girl's belongings were packed up in her apartment. They learn that the girl had been seeing a married man -- her boss. When the boss is brought up on charges, his wife sheds some new evidence.

  15. 15Access Nation

    45 minFeb 27, 20028.0

    The murder of a psychologist leads to a case involving a computer company that sells information and their responsibility in shielding their clients' history in order to serve their needs.

  16. 16Born Again

    45 minMar 6, 20027.2

    The investigation into the death of an 11-year-old girl uncovers the possible culpability of the child's mother and a rebirthing therapist.

  17. 17Girl Most Likely

    45 minMar 27, 20027.8

    When a high school student is found dead in an apartment building, Briscoe and Green suspect that the murder was a result of her running a website. As McCoy and Southerlyn investigate the case further, they realize that her best friend, who was reluctant to come forward as a witness, may be the answer to the murder.

  18. 18Equal Rights

    45 minApr 3, 20027.1

    A stock analyst's murder leads the detectives to a corporation whose stock had fallen ... and plenty of suspects in the investors.

  19. 19Slaughter

    45 minApr 10, 20027.4

    The investigation of a student's killing leads to a case involving meat contamination at a food service.

  20. 20Dazzled

    45 minApr 24, 20027.7

    A woman is drugged and falls to her death, and the evidence suggests that her ex-boyfriend and her current husband's ex-wife may have conspired to kill her.

  21. 21Foul Play

    45 minMay 1, 20026.8

    The investigation into the death of a private investigator uncovers corruption, deceit, and immigration fraud in a Youth Baseball League whose manager will go to any lengths to win.

  22. 22Attorney Client

    45 minMay 8, 20027.4

    The wife of an attorney with many disgruntled clients is killed but the detectives believe that he was the intended target as he was willing to reveal information despite confidentially agreements. As the investigation continues, his tumultuous love life is exposed and the prosecutors are suspicious of his desire to return to the courtroom.

  23. 23Oxymoron

    45 minMay 15, 20028.0

    The investigation of a woman's strangulation leads to a case involving the selling of drugs and a gangster's son.

  24. 24Patriot

    45 minMay 22, 20027.2

    A tenement building explodes and the lone victim is Joseph Haden. The building was rent controlled and there had been a tenant strike, so the police initially suspect arson. But the landlord doesn't have insurance, ruling out their arson theory, and the medical examiner discovers that Haden's neck was broken and he was tied up before the explosion happened. Trying to figure out Haden is even more difficult. He didn't appear to have a family or a girlfriend and never got any substantial mail. He worked at the Jiffy Job service station making minimum wage, yet had $90,000 in the bank. Briscoe and Green do some more digging and find out that Haden was using an alias, and his real name was Yusuf Haddad.

Guest stars

Leslie HendrixElizabeth Rodgers
Kate BurtonDefense Attorney Erica Gardner
Michael MurphyNolan Tinsdale
Jack WillisMayor Stan Fletcher
V. Craig HeidenreichGeneral Mark Halston
Kevin AlexanderDetective Bell
Tracy HoweSergeant Cavanaugh
Nelson LeeKenny Eng
Edmund LyndeckHoward Eastman
Marie MastersLaura Tinsdale
Fay WolfCarla Burns
Jeff RobinsMorris Kopp
Marisa ValenteMandy
Andrew PangBao
Joe PaparoneHank
Sean McCourtSalesman
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