Law & Order (season 6)
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| Law & Order (season 6) | |
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Season 6 U.S. DVD Cover
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| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 23 |
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| Original network | NBC |
| Original release | September 20, 1995 – May 22, 1996 |
The sixth season of Law & Order aired on NBC between September 20, 1995, and May 22, 1996.
Cast
Rey Curtis (played by Benjamin Bratt) replaced season 5's Mike Logan (Chris Noth) in the role of junior detective. This change left District Attorney Adam Schiff (played by Steven Hill) as the only remaining member of the series' cast from the first season. Hill was not an original member of the cast as his character replaced D.A. Alfred Wentworth (played by Roy Thinnes) from the original pilot, "Everyone's Favorite Bagman". Paul Robinette (played by original cast member Richard Brooks) returns in the episode "Custody", his first guest appearance after his departure after season 3.
Main cast
- Jerry Orbach as Det. Lennie Briscoe
- Benjamin Bratt as Det. Rey Curtis
- S. Epatha Merkerson as Anita Van Buren
- Sam Waterston as EADA Jack McCoy
- Jill Hennessy as A.D.A. Claire Kincaid
- Steven Hill as D.A. Adam Schiff
Recurring cast
Episodes
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Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Production code |
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| 112 | 1 | "Bitter Fruit" | Constantine Makris | René Balcer & Jeremy R. Littman | September 20, 1995 | K0105 |
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Briscoe and his new partner, Det. Reynaldo Curtis (Benjamin Bratt), investigate the murder of a young girl who disappeared between school and her music lesson, with a blurry film from an ATM as their clue.
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| 113 | 2 | "Rebels" | Ed Sherin | Teleplay by: Ed Zuckerman & Suzanne O'Malley Story by: Suzanne O'Malley |
September 27, 1995 | K0106 |
| Briscoe and Curtis have a hard time finding cooperative witnesses when investigating the murder of a college student at a rough biker bar. | ||||||
| 114 | 3 | "Savages" | Jace Alexander | Morgan Gendel, Barry M. Schkolnick & Michael S. Chernuchin | October 18, 1995 | K0103 |
| McCoy and Kincaid clash over the death penalty as McCoy prosecutes a man who murdered an undercover cop during a drug bust. | ||||||
| 115 | 4 | "Jeopardy" | Christopher Misiano | René Balcer & Jeremy R. Littman | November 1, 1995 | K0107 |
| A dead editor reveals a family dispute over the family business. Detectives find out that the victim's brother tried to sabotage the victim's reputation and business in order to gain new clients for his own, competing business -- but when forensics evidence is ruled inadmissable, McCoy and Kincaid must refocus their case , leads to a case of sibling rivalry, a protective matriarch and a corrupt judge. | ||||||
| 116 | 5 | "Hot Pursuit" | Lewis H. Gould | Ed Zuckerman & Morgan Gendel | November 8, 1995 | K0110 |
| When the detectives solve a series of murders committed by a holdup team in ski masks, McCoy must determine whether a young woman found with them is an unwilling hostage, or an active participant in the crimes. | ||||||
| 117 | 6 | "Paranoia" | Fred Gerber | Michael S. Chernuchin | November 15, 1995 | K0104 |
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Briscoe and Curtis try to solve a co-ed's murder after a graphic description appears online, while McCoy finds himself up against a lawyer who is reluctant to reveal elements of her client's past.
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| 118 | 7 | "Humiliation" | Matthew Penn | Michael S. Chernuchin & Barry M. Schkolnick | November 22, 1995 | K0111 |
| The investigation into a prostitute's murder leads to a married plastic surgeon as the obvious suspect, but Kincaid has a hunch that an elaborate frame-up is in play. | ||||||
| 119 | 8 | "Angel" | Arthur W. Forney | Michael S. Chernuchin & Janis Diamond | November 29, 1995 | K0114 |
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A mother, claiming that her baby was kidnapped while she was at confession, retraces her steps and actions with Curtis, which raises legal questions later when her attorney introduces a unique defense.
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| 120 | 9 | "Blood Libel" | Constantine Makris | Teleplay by: I.C. Rapoport Story by: René Balcer & I.C. Rapoport |
January 3, 1996 | K0109 |
| A hidden anti-Semitic message in a high school yearbook offers a clue to an art teacher's murder and leads to a case that matches McCoy against "Klan lawyer" Roy Payne. | ||||||
| 121 | 10 | "Remand" | Jace Alexander | René Balcer & Elaine Loeser | January 10, 1996 | K0113 |
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The victim in a 30-year-old rape and stabbing case is fearful when information received by Briscoe and Curtis creates the possibility of a new trial for the perpetrator.
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| 122 | 11 | "Corpus Delicti" | Christopher Misiano | Ed Zuckerman & Barry M. Schkolnick | January 17, 1996 | K0115 |
| The death of a show horse leads to a trial involving insurance fraud, a sting operation and a wealthy woman's disappearance. | ||||||
| 123 | 12 | "Trophy" | Martha Mitchell | Teleplay by: Jeremy R. Littman Story by: Jeremy R. Littman & Ed Zuckerman |
January 31, 1996 | K0114 |
| McCoy finds that his career is on the line when his former assistant and ex-lover accuses him of concealing evidence that helped put an innocent man in prison. | ||||||
| 124 | 13 | "Charm City" | Ed Sherin | Michael S. Chernuchin & Jorge Zamacona | February 7, 1996 | K0116 |
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A subway station gas attack, similar to one that took place in a Baltimore church five years earlier, brings Baltimore homicide detectives Tim Bayliss and Frank Pembleton to New York to assist Briscoe and Curtis in apprehending the prime suspect in both incidents.
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| 125 | 14 | "Custody" | Constantine Makris | Teleplay by: Morgan Gendel Story by: René Balcer & Morgan Gendel |
February 21, 1996 | K0117 |
| 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. | ||||||
| 126 | 15 | "Encore" | Matthew Penn | Ed Zuckerman & Jeremy R. Littman | February 28, 1996 | K0120 |
| A jogger killed in Central Park turns out to be the second wife of a former comedy club owner, who was acquitted of killing his first wife. And convicting him this time may hinge on tracing the path of a Colombian coin used as a subway token slug. | ||||||
| 127 | 16 | "Savior" | David Platt | Michael S. Chernuchin & Barry M. Schkolnick | March 13, 1996 | K0121 |
| A down-on-his-luck ad executive becomes the prime suspect when his wife and son are killed, and his daughter wounded on a night that he claims was spent drinking. | ||||||
| 128 | 17 | "Deceit" | Vincent Misiano | René Balcer & Eddie Feldmann | March 27, 1996 | K0118 |
| When a young attorney is murdered shortly after he decides to file a sexual harassment claim against his employer, Briscoe and Curtis quickly discover that the alleged harasser and his wife each have an excellent motive for murder. | ||||||
| 129 | 18 | "Atonement" | Martha Mitchell | Teleplay by: Morgan Gendel Story by: Ed Zuckerman & Morgan Gendel |
April 10, 1996 | K0123 |
| The investigation into the murder of a model with a passion for cocaine and partying focuses on the men in her life — a nightclub owner, a basketball player, a photographer and a limousine driver. | ||||||
| 130 | 19 | "Slave" | Jace Alexander | René Balcer & Elaine Loeser | April 21, 1996 | K0122 |
| A woman is shot while sleeping and the investigation leads the police to a boy whose crack-addicted mother has entrusted him to a dealer's care. | ||||||
| 131 | 20 | "Girlfriends" | Christopher Misiano | Teleplay by: Ed Zuckerman & Suzanne O'Malley Story by: Ed Zuckerman & Jeremy R. Littman |
May 1, 1996 | K0124 |
| After a college co-ed's body is found, the detectives look for a campus rapist, but the medical examiner's report puts them on a different path, one involving prostitution. | ||||||
| 132 | 21 | "Pro Se" | Lewis H. Gould | René Balcer & I.C. Rapoport | May 8, 1996 | K0119 |
| The investigation into multiple homicides at a clothing store leads to the arrest of a schizophrenic (Denis O'Hare) who presents McCoy with a formidable opponent when he decides to represent himself. | ||||||
| 133 | 22 | "Homesick" | Matthew Penn | Teleplay by: Barry M. Schkolnick & Elaine Loeser Story by: Michael S. Chernuchin & Barry M. Schkolnick |
May 15, 1996 | K0126 |
| After an infant is found dead in his crib, it is determined he was poisoned, and all evidence points to the child's au pair. | ||||||
| 134 | 23 | "Aftershock" | Martha Mitchell | Teleplay by: Janis Diamond Story by: Michael S. Chernuchin & Janis Diamond |
May 22, 1996 | K0125 |
| After Briscoe, Curtis, McCoy, and Kincaid witness the execution of a criminal they brought to justice, their unique reactions to the event culminate in personal tragedies for each of them. | ||||||
Notes and references
- Benjamin Bratt joins the cast as Det. Rey Curtis in this season.
- Det. Rey Curtis full first name, Reynaldo, is mentioned in the second episode, "Rebels".
- This is the final season to feature Jill Hennessy as ADA Claire Kincaid.
- "Charm City," episode 124, is the first part of a two-part crossover with the Homicide: Life on the Street episode "For God and Country." It is the first of three such crossover episodes with Homicide. The episode is included in the DVD set on the third DVD, after the episode "Charm City".
- The episode "Encore" features Larry Miller reprising his role as Michael Dobson from the Season 5 episode "Coma".
- In the episode "Custody", Richard Brooks reprises his role as former ADA Paul Robinette.
- The episode "Atonement" features Michael Imperioli. He will portray Detective Nick Falco in Season 15.
- The season finale episode "Aftershock" was the first and only episode of the entire Law & Order series to not feature a case and instead focus on the characters' private lives. Claire Kincaid is killed in a car accident, injuring Detective Lennie Briscoe. Detective Curtis has a sexual encounter with a girl he meets in the park; this will lead to marital problems in subsequent seasons.
External links
| Preceded by
Season Five
(1994-1995) |
List of Law & Order seasons (1990-2010) |
Succeeded by Season Seven (1996-1997) |
