The shooting of two people in a restaurant restroom takes some abrupt turns as they try to discover who exactly the intended victim was, and the prosecutors have to deal with a defendant claiming to have been in a dissociative state while committing the crime-- the same defense used years before by the defendant's father.

Episode Viewers and Ratings

Season 8 Episode 12 of Law & Order resulted in a 0.00 rating in the 18-49 demographic.

Law & Order Season 8 Episodes...

• s08e01 - Thrill
• s08e02 - Denial
• s08e03 - Navy Blues
• s08e04 - Harvest
• s08e05 - Nullification
• s08e06 - Baby, It's You
• s08e07 - Blood
• s08e08 - Shadow
• s08e09 - Burned
• s08e10 - Ritual
• s08e11 - Under the Influence
• s08e12 - Expert
• s08e13 - Castoff
• s08e14 - Grief
• s08e15 - Faccia a Faccia
• s08e16 - Divorce
• s08e17 - Carrier
• s08e18 - Stalker
• s08e19 - Disappeared
• s08e20 - Burden
• s08e21 - Bad Girl
• s08e22 - Damaged
• s08e23 - Tabloid
• s08e24 - Monster

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.