A woman's cuddle leads the police to discover the actual target was a reporter who did a story about improprieties in a recent senatorial election. Carmichael can't get the reporter to reveal her sources for a story containing allegations that the vote was fixed and ballots tampered with, even though the reporter's life is at risk. Without the source, McCoy and Carmichael have a difficult time making a case against the Senator, who they believe has ties to the mob and ordered the hit on the reporter. The case hinges on 2000 missing ballots from the vote that were stolen by the mob. Once the ballots are found, there is a court battle over whether or not they should be counted. McCoy believes that the ballots will show Benton's motive for ordering the hit, but an appellate court won't allow it, so their case is virtually dead. In the end, McCoy is able to convince the reporter to reveal her source and have him testify against the senator.

Episode Viewers and Ratings

Season 11 Episode 24 of Law & Order resulted in a 0.00 rating in the 18-49 demographic.

Law & Order Season 11 Episodes...

• s11e01 - Endurance
• s11e02 - Turnstile Justice
• s11e03 - Dissonance
• s11e04 - Standoff
• s11e05 - Return
• s11e06 - Burn Baby Burn
• s11e07 - Amends
• s11e08 - Thin Ice
• s11e09 - Hubris
• s11e10 - Whose Monkey is it Anyway?
• s11e11 - Sunday in the Park with Jorge
• s11e12 - Teenage Wasteland
• s11e13 - Phobia
• s11e14 - A Losing Season
• s11e15 - Swept Away - A Very Special Episode
• s11e16 - Bronx Cheer
• s11e17 - Ego
• s11e18 - White Lie
• s11e19 - Whiplash
• s11e20 - All My Children
• s11e21 - Brother's Keeper
• s11e22 - School Daze
• s11e23 - Judge Dread
• s11e24 - Deep Vote

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.