Curtis, angered by the attitude of an old colleague of Briscoe's, looks beyond the findings of an IAB investigation and turns up evidence of police corruption that puts the DA's office into competition with an ambitious judge and Briscoe under investigation for stealing evidence from a police lockup.

Episode Viewers and Ratings

Season 7 Episode 5 of Law & Order resulted in a 0.00 rating in the 18-49 demographic.

Law & Order Season 7 Episodes...

• s07e01 - Causa Mortis
• s07e02 - ID
• s07e03 - Good Girl
• s07e04 - Survivor
• s07e05 - Corruption
• s07e06 - Double Blind
• s07e07 - Deadbeat
• s07e08 - Family Business
• s07e09 - Entrapment
• s07e10 - Legacy
• s07e11 - Menace
• s07e12 - Barter
• s07e13 - Matrimony
• s07e14 - Working Mom
• s07e15 - D-Girl
• s07e16 - Turnaround
• s07e17 - Showtime
• s07e18 - Mad Dog
• s07e19 - Double Down
• s07e20 - We Like Mike
• s07e21 - Passion
• s07e22 - Past Imperfect
• s07e23 - Terminal

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.