Public Libraries of Suffolk County, New York

Law & order, The eighth year, 1997-1998 season

Label
Law & order, The eighth year, 1997-1998 season
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
Not rated
Main title
Law & order
Medium
videorecording DVD
Runtime
http://bibfra.me/vocab/marc/unknown
Summary
Disc 1. Thrill:Two punks kill a random victim for the thrill of it. But the prosecution faces the difficult task of convicting two people of the same crime -- Navy blues -- Denial: Bloody sheets and an apparently stolen credit card lead Briscoe and Curtis to a pair of college age lovers who present McCoy and Ross with a united front of denial that one of them killed their newborn son and disposed of the body -- Navy blues: A female Navy pilot kills an officer over their affair. However, McCoy suspects that the Navy may be impeding the D.A. office's investigation because she is a valuable asset and a positive female role model -- Harvest: The prosecution of the shooter in the death of a young mother and wife hits a snag when it is suggested that her doctor may have killed her to give away her organs and advance his career-- Nullification: An attempted armored car heist leads to the prosecution of a suburban right-wing militia group that claims to be at war with the U.S. governmentDisc 2. Baby, it's you: Baltimore Homicide detectives Munch and Falsone help Briscoe and Curtis with a murder investigation. However, the victim's family attorney interferes with the investigation by leaking information and offering rewards -- Blood: Detectives discover that a recently-murdered white woman had recently given birth to a baby whose race reveals a well-kept secret about the baby's biological father -- Shadow: The D.A.'s office resorts to extreme measures in order to prove that a defense attorney is rigging trial outcomes, but Jamie discovers that the corruption can be traced back to one of her friends and colleagues -- Burned: A teenage boy is suspected of starting a fire that killed his younger sister. But his powerful and influential grandfather does everything in his power to make the case go awayDisc 3. Ritual: An Egyptian man is murdered because he had hired an Egyptian doctor to perform a female circumcision on the man's niece. A.D.A.s McCoy and Ross have to deal with a clash between cultural convictions and the law -- Under the influence: Three people are killed when a possible drunk driver runs them over. A.D.A. McCoy is bent on getting a questionable death sentence in the case, but Ross believes that he is trying to get revenge for Claire Kincaid's death -- Expert: The daughter of a convicted murderer goes on trial, accused of attempting to murder an expert witness who testified in her father's trial on his behalf -- Castoff: A serial killer who targets the New York S&M crowd claims that television is responsible for his violent behavior -- Grief: McCoy pursues murder charges against a health care worker who impregnated a comatose patient after the woman dies during childbirth. However, investigation also reveals that the victim's mother may have played a role in the incidentDisc 4. Faccia a faccia: A mafia hit man who was in the witness protection program turns up dead in Central Park. A mafia boss is implicated, but his defense wants him declared mentally incompetent to stand trial -- Divorce: The murder of a couples psychologist is connected to a bitterly-contested Catholic annulment and the couple's two feuding lawyers -- Carrier: The investigation into a young woman's death leads detectives to a man who has been knowingly spreading the HIV virus to his partners. McCoy pursues murder charges in a case that could have have serious political implications for Schiff -- Stalker: A stalker accused of murdering a woman could go free because the victim may have lied to police about one of his earlier attacks -- Disappeared: A disturbed, self-righteous activist opposed to high-rent developments is wanted for the kidnappings of a property owner and two of his tenants. However, the D.A.'s office may have to renege on the deal made with his brother to find himDisc 5. Burden: A doctor is accused of maliciously killing a quadriplegic boy. However, the doctor claims it was a mercy killing, and that he was acting on the family's wishes -- Bad girl: The pursuit of the death penalty for a police officer's killer who found religion in prison becomes a political football for the DA's office, and Briscoe's daughter gets in trouble with the law -- Damaged: While Jack prosecutes three teenage boys for raping a mentally retarded girl in a high school, Lennie's daughter testifies in a drug trial -- Tabloid: A man confesses to killing the gossip columnist who was responsible for his wife's death. But his defense attorney tries to put the columnist's irresponsible journalistic practices on trial to avoid a conviction -- Monster: Political pressures and a lack of manpower force the detectives to coerce a confession out of its only suspect in a brutal sexual assault of a young girl
Table Of Contents
Disc 1. Thrill, Denial, Navy blues, Harvest, Nullification -- disc 2. Baby, it's you, Blood, Shadow, Burned -- disc 3. Ritual, Under the influence, Expert, Castoff, Grief -- disc 4. Faccia a faccia, Divorce, Carrier, Stalker, Disappeared -- disc 5. Burden, Bad girl, Damaged, Tabloid, Monster
Technique
live action
resource.variantTitle
Law and order, The eighth yearLaw & order, Season 8, 1997-1998