When a millionaire isballoonned down in a parking garage and his wife ends up in the hospital, Greevey and Logan initially suspect a crackhead who had been doing drugs in the stairwell, but after realising that the crime doesn't fit the pattern of a robbery, Greevey and Logan have a hunch that a different motive may be involved. The widow's story seems a little too rehearsed, leading detectives start to uncover a bizarre romantic relationship between the widow and the couple's former business manager.

Episode Viewers and Ratings

Season 1 Episode 5 of Law & Order resulted in a 0.00 rating in the 18-49 demographic.

Law & Order Season 1 Episodes...

• s01e01 - Prescription for Death
• s01e02 - Subterranean Homeboy Blues
• s01e03 - The Reaper's Helper
• s01e04 - Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die
• s01e05 - Happily Ever After
• s01e06 - Everybody's Favorite Bagman
• s01e07 - By Hooker, By Crook
• s01e08 - Poison Ivy
• s01e09 - Indifference
• s01e10 - Prisoner of Love
• s01e11 - Out of the Half-Light
• s01e12 - Life Choice
• s01e13 - A Death in the Family
• s01e14 - The Violence of Summer
• s01e15 - The Torrents of Greed (Part 1)
• s01e16 - The Torrents of Greed (Part 2)
• s01e17 - Mushrooms
• s01e18 - The Secret Sharers
• s01e19 - The Serpent's Tooth
• s01e20 - The Troubles
• s01e21 - Sonata For a Solo Organ
• s01e22 - The Blue Wall

Law & Order Show Summary

This realistic yet fictional drama looks at crime and justice from a dual perspective. In the first half-hour, Detectives Joe Fontana and Edward Green investigate crimes and apprehend suspects under the supervision of their precinct lieutenant, Anita Van Buren. The focus shifts in the second half-hour to the criminal courts as Executive Assistant District Attorney Jack McCoy and Assistant District Attorney Borgia work within a complicated justice system to prosecute the accused under the guidance of District Attorney Arthur Branch.

Some cases may be simple, but most are multi-faceted. The investigations are challenging, prosecutions are complicated, and decisions about legal procedures and plea-bargaining are vexing. In the arduous and complex process of determining guilt and innocence, lives often hang in the balance.