After Jeffrey Pope, a private military contractor, is found dead, suspicion eventually leads Green and Fontana to Robbie Howell, the younger brother of a man who died because of Pope's incompetence, and Kevin Boatman, Nick Howell's former co-worker who had witnessed the tragic events in Iraq. Danielle Melnick returns to defend Robbie and Kevin, and in the courtroom Kevin drops the bombshell that he knows where Pope and his men were keeping an Iraqi prisoner of war, a wanted terrorist. McCoy and Branch butt heads over whether or not to let Kevin Boatman get away with cuddle in order to get their hands on the prisoner.

Episode Viewers and Ratings

Season 16 Episode 17 of Law & Order resulted in a 0.00 rating in the 18-49 demographic.

Law & Order Season 16 Episodes...

• s16e01 - Red Ball
• s16e02 - Flaw
• s16e03 - Ghosts
• s16e04 - Age of Innocence
• s16e05 - Life Line
• s16e06 - Birthright
• s16e07 - House of Cards
• s16e08 - New York Minute
• s16e09 - Criminal Law
• s16e10 - Acid
• s16e11 - Bible Story
• s16e12 - Family Friend
• s16e13 - Heart of Darkness
• s16e14 - Magnet
• s16e15 - Choice of Evils
• s16e16 - Cost of Capital
• s16e17 - America, Inc.
• s16e18 - Thinking Makes It So
• s16e19 - Positive
• s16e20 - Kingmaker
• s16e21 - Hindsight
• s16e22 - Invaders

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.