Law & Order (season 13)

Law & Order (season 13)

Season 13 U.S. DVD Cover
Country of origin United States
No. of episodes 24
Release
Original network NBC
Original release October 2, 2002 (2002-10-02) – May 21, 2003 (2003-05-21)
Season chronology

The following is a list of Law & Order episodes from the series' thirteenth season (2002–2003):[1]

Cast

Arthur Branch (played by Fred Dalton Thompson) replaced season 12's Nora Lewin (Dianne Wiest) in the role of District Attorney. The resulting ensemble cast was the most stable in the history of the Law & Order series up to that time, being unchanged for 2 seasons over 48 episodes. The longest period of cast stability overall encompassed the last four episodes of Season 18 and the entirety of Seasons 19 and 20, a total of 49 episodes.

Main cast

Recurring cast

Episodes

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Title Directed by Written by Original air date Production
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2781"American Jihad"Constantine MakrisAaron Zelman & Marc GuggenheimOctober 2, 2002 (2002-10-02)E3304

An American Muslim becomes the prime suspect in a double murder after an academic challenges his religious beliefs.

  • First appearance of Fred Dalton Thompson as Arthur Branch.
  • Guest stars: Ali Farhnakian, Gordon MacDonald, Donna Hanover, Richard Bekins, Merritt Wever and Carolyn McCormick.
2792"Shangri-La"Constantine MakrisMichael S. ChernuchinOctober 9, 2002 (2002-10-09)E3301
The murder of a female high school English teacher uncovers a love triangle that includes a female student and a male teacher, both of whom become suspects. The prosecutors have to deal with the student's multiple identities and refusal to live past adolescence.
2803"True Crime"Martha MitchellWendy Battles & Noah BaylinOctober 16, 2002 (2002-10-16)E3305

Investigating the death of a rock band singer who had large amounts of cocaine and heroin in her system, the detectives question a former boyfriend who was a disgruntled band mate of her late husband. The prosecutors are hampered by the actions of a retired detective-turned-writer, who worked a case with Briscoe several years back and whose unconventional research tactics make him a suspect as well.

  • Guest stars: Tony Lo Bianco, David Thornton, Stivi Paskoski and Kellie Overbey.
2814"Tragedy on Rye"David PlattWilliam N. FordesOctober 30, 2002 (2002-10-30)E3303

A struggling actress is murdered in an apparent robbery-homicide where a videotape, made by a couple touring the city and sold to a local news station, shows three suspects loading the stolen property into an SUV. They are charged with felony murder, a capital crime, and this causes unrest with Southerlyn surrounding the death penalty.

  • Inspired by the May 2001 New York City shooting above the popular tourist attraction the Carnegie Deli[2]
2825"The Ring"Richard DobbsMichael S. ChernuchinNovember 6, 2002 (2002-11-06)E3309

The discovery of a body in Hell's Kitchen that had been wearing a $40,000 diamond ring leads Briscoe and Green back to the September 11th attacks, as the victim had been reported to have died on the 89th floor of the World Trade Center. The ensuing investigation leads to a fiancee and a lover and the determination that the events of 9/11 may have been convenient timing to hide the fact that she was murdered the night before.

2836"Hitman"Richard DobbsEric OvermyerNovember 13, 2002 (2002-11-13)E3302

The execution-style shooting of a city contractor leads Briscoe and Green to suspect a professional hitman. They first focus upon possible enemies of the victim, but end up suspecting the victim's wife and her boyfriend of hiring the killer. However, as they investigate every possibility, the evidence leads McCoy and Southerlyn to a conspirator that no one had suspected.

2847"Open Season"Matthew PennRichard SwerenNovember 20, 2002 (2002-11-20)E3306

A defense attorney who had just acquitted a cop-killer is gunned down outside a Manhattan restaurant. The detectives start with police officers in the precinct of the injured officer, then to his brother, before they are led to a white supremacist who is part of a national network. McCoy is faced with the unlikely prospect that the defendant's attorney, his friend of 20 years and a friend of the slain lawyer, played a part in the murder of a Florida district attorney following the defendant's arrest. McCoy is able to make a deal that preserves the integrity of his adversary, but not without a cost.

2858"Asterisk"Steve ShillTerri KoppNovember 27, 2002 (2002-11-27)E3308

A star baseball player becomes the prime suspect in the murder of his limousine driver when it is discovered that the driver regularly supplied steroids to the sports icon. The subsequent investigation reveals blackmail as the underlying motive for the murder.

2869"The Wheel"Richard DobbsJill GoldsmithDecember 11, 2002 (2002-12-11)E3307
The smoldering corpse of an Asian girl found outside the Chinese consul general's apartment leads the detectives to believe she had immolated herself to make a political statement. When forensics shows that she had been murdered beforehand, they find themselves in the middle of a religious conflict, with the consul general their prime suspect and his attorney an old friend of DA Branch.
28710"Mother's Day"Jace AlexanderJanis DiamondJanuary 8, 2003 (2003-01-08)E3311
The hit-and-run death of a popular high-school student leaves the detectives suspecting the girl's father was the real target. When evidence reveals that the death was possibly a random killing, they are able to track down their suspect to his apartment. However, things get complicated when their killer is murdered, and the person who committed the crime happens to be the victim's mother.
28811"Chosen"Ed SherinMichael S. ChernuchinJanuary 15, 2003 (2003-01-15)E3310

The murder of a bookie with a high-class clientele leads the detectives to arrest his partner. Charged with first-degree murder, his attorney puts forth an unusual defense strategy that turns the trial into a political statement.

28912"Under God"Gloria MuzioMarc Guggenheim & Noah BaylinFebruary 5, 2003 (2003-02-05)E3313

A drug dealer is killed and suspicion falls on a dead teenager's father. Briscoe, still mourning his daughter, is unusually sympathetic. But before the police can prove it, his priest confesses — claiming that God told him to do it.

29013"Absentia"Martha Mitchell & Darnell MartinEric OvermyerFebruary 12, 2003 (2003-02-12)E3314

When the witness in a jewelry store robbery-homicide fails to appear in court, McCoy suspects foul play until he discovers that the man is a fugitive in a 20-year-old murder case.

29114"Star Crossed"David PlattRichard SwerenFebruary 19, 2003 (2003-02-19)E3315
The bludgeoning of a luxury sports car dealer leads the detectives to a mentally challenged man and his girlfriend, who is extremely attractive and whose expensive tastes lead her to be equally manipulative.
29215"Bitch"Constantine MakrisMichael S. Chernuchin & Roz WeinmanFebruary 26, 2003 (2003-02-26)E3320

The death of a stockbroker leads the detectives to his girlfriend, whose mother is a cosmetics mogul who has a longstanding friendship with DA Arthur Branch and will stop at nothing to protect her corporate image by using hormone replacement therapy withdrawal as the basis for her defense.

29316"Suicide Box"Matthew PennAaron ZelmanMarch 26, 2003 (2003-03-26)E3312

A media-savvy attorney defends a black teenager accused of shooting an off-duty police officer.

29417"Genius"Jace AlexanderWilliam N. FordesApril 2, 2003 (2003-04-02)E3318

Investigating the murder of a cab driver, the detectives come to suspect a famous author and his protege, a former child prodigy.

  • Guest stars: Stanley Anderson, Sonia Braga, David Wike, J.K. Simmons and Saul Rubinek.
29518"Maritime"Gloria MuzioWendy BattlesApril 17, 2003 (2003-04-17)E3319

A missing football player becomes the prime suspect in the murder of a woman whose body is discovered floating in the East River, but when his yacht is found with all the guests missing the detectives suspect that he was a victim himself of his problematic brother.

  • Guest stars: John Doman, Craig Walker, Lizbeth Mackay, Leslie Hendrix, Drew McVety, J.K. Simmons and Tom Mason.
  • Inspired by the death of Bison Dele.
29619"Seer"James QuinnJill GoldsmithApril 23, 2003 (2003-04-23)E3316

The prime suspect in the murder of a woman outside a sex club claims to have merely witnessed the crime via a psychic vision.

29720"Kid Pro Quo"David PlattEric Overmyer & Roz WeinmanApril 30, 2003 (2003-04-30)E3325

The murder of an admissions director of a private school leads the detectives to investigate a pair of angry parents whose children were denied admission, but then they set their sights on the headmaster when they discover that the victim was about to go public with the denied admissions.

29821"House Calls"Jace AlexanderJanis DiamondMay 7, 2003 (2003-05-07)E3323

The suspicious death of a Russian model leads the detectives to suspect medical malpractice.

Guest stars: Alexis Dziena, Michael Boatman, Jonathan Hogan, Leslie Hendrix,
29922"Sheltered"Richard DobbsTerri KoppMay 14, 2003 (2003-05-14)E3324

It's a race against time as the detectives go on the hunt for a sniper whose victims are shot in broad daylight.

30023"Couples"David PlattLorenzo CarcaterraMay 21, 2003 (2003-05-21)E3317
One of the few episodes that deviates from the usual formula. Briscoe and Green catch four murders and a kidnapping on the same day, and get handed confessions in each case. The DA's office only features minimally.
30124"Smoke"Constantine MakrisTeleplay by: Michael S. Chernuchin
Story by: Dick Wolf
May 21, 2003 (2003-05-21)E3322

Briscoe and Green are assigned to a case involving an eccentric comedian who may have killed his young son by dangling him off a ledge.

Notes and references

  1. CNET Networks, Inc. (2007). TV.com episode summary for Season 13. Retrieved February 18, 2007.
  2. William K. Rashbaum (May 13, 2001). "Search for Suspects Narrows in Fatal Shooting Atop Deli". The New York Times.
Preceded by
Season Twelve
(2001-2002)
List of Law & Order seasons
(1990-2010)
Succeeded by
Season Fourteen
(2003-2004)
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