A couple faces trial after they deny medical help to their daughter based on their religious beliefs and their daughter dies of strep throat. Stone's prosecution hinges on whether or not the parents wanted to call for medical help. Things take a turn when the investigation uncovers another child that died under similar circumstances.

Episode Viewers and Ratings

Season 2 Episode 5 of Law & Order resulted in a 0.00 rating in the 18-49 demographic.

Law & Order Season 2 Episodes...

• s02e01 - Confession
• s02e02 - The Wages of Love
• s02e03 - Aria
• s02e04 - Asylum
• s02e05 - God Bless the Child
• s02e06 - Misconception
• s02e07 - In Memory Of
• s02e08 - Out of Control
• s02e09 - Renunciation
• s02e10 - Heaven
• s02e11 - His Hour Upon the Stage
• s02e12 - Star Struck
• s02e13 - Severance
• s02e14 - Blood is Thicker...
• s02e15 - Trust
• s02e16 - Vengeance
• s02e17 - Sisters of Mercy
• s02e18 - Cradle to Grave
• s02e19 - The Fertile Fields
• s02e20 - Intolerance
• s02e21 - Silence
• s02e22 - The Working Stiff

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.