Law & Order season 6

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Law & Order
Season 6
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Season 6 U.S. DVD cover
No. of episodes23
Release
Original network NBC
Original releaseSeptember 20, 1995 (1995-09-20) –
May 22, 1996 (1996-05-22)
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The sixth season of Law & Order aired on NBC between September 20, 1995, and May 22, 1996.

Contents

Cast

Rey Curtis (played by Benjamin Bratt) replaced season five's Mike Logan (Chris Noth) in the role of Junior Detective. This change left District Attorney Adam Schiff (played by Steven Hill) as the only remaining member of the series' cast from the first season. Hill was not an original member of the cast, as his character replaced District Attorney Alfred Wentworth (played by Roy Thinnes) from the original pilot, "Everyone's Favorite Bagman". Paul Robinette (played by original cast member Richard Brooks) returns in the episode "Custody", his first guest appearance since his departure after season three.

Main cast

Recurring cast

Departure of Jill Hennessy

Jill Hennessy, who played Assistant District Attorney Claire Kincaid, left the series at the end of the sixth season.

Episodes

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code		U.S. viewers
(millions)
1121"Bitter Fruit" Constantine Makris René Balcer & Jeremy R. LittmanSeptember 20, 1995 (1995-09-20)K010517.3 [1]

Briscoe and his new partner, Det. Reynaldo Curtis, investigate the murder of Jody Gaines, a young girl who disappeared between school and her music lesson, with a blurry film from an ATM as their clue.

1132"Rebels" Ed Sherin T : Ed Zuckerman;
S/T : Suzanne O'Malley		September 27, 1995 (1995-09-27)K010613.7 [3]
Briscoe and Curtis have a hard time finding cooperative witnesses when investigating the murder of Thomas Bell, a college student at a rough biker bar.
1143"Savages" Jace Alexander Morgan Gendal & Barry M. Schkolnick & Michael S. Chernuchin October 18, 1995 (1995-10-18)K010314.7 [4]
McCoy and Kincaid clash over the death penalty as McCoy prosecutes Paul Sandig (Victor Garber), a man who murdered Bobby Croft, an undercover cop during a drug bust.
1154"Jeopardy" Christopher Misiano René Balcer & Jeremy R. LittmanNovember 1, 1995 (1995-11-01)K010715.0 [5]
A dead editor Eddie Nicodos reveals a family dispute over the family business. Detectives find out that the victim's brother Peter tried to sabotage the victim's reputation and business to gain new clients for his own, competing business, but when forensics evidence is ruled inadmissible, McCoy and Kincaid must refocus their case, leading to a case of sibling rivalry, a protective matriarch, and corrupt judge Edgar Hynes (Louis Zorich).
1165"Hot Pursuit"Lewis H. GouldEd Zuckerman & Morgan GendelNovember 8, 1995 (1995-11-08)K011017.1 [6]
When the detectives solve a series of murders committed by a holdup male and female team in ski masks, McCoy must determine whether Leslie Harlan (Amanda Peet), the female member is an unwilling hostage or an active participant in the crimes.
1176"Paranoia" Fred Gerber Michael S. ChernuchinNovember 15, 1995 (1995-11-15)K010416.7 [7]

Briscoe and Curtis try to solve a young woman's murder after a graphic description appears online, while McCoy finds himself up against a lawyer who is reluctant to reveal elements of her client's past.

1187"Humiliation" Matthew Penn Michael S. Chernuchin & Barry M. SchkolnickNovember 22, 1995 (1995-11-22)K011119.2 [9]
The investigation into Gwen George a prostitute's murder leads to a married plastic surgeon as the obvious suspect, but Kincaid has a hunch that an elaborate frame-up is in play.
1198"Angel"Arthur W. ForneyMichael S. Chernuchin & Janis DiamondNovember 29, 1995 (1995-11-29)K011417.0 [10]

A mother Leah Coleman, claiming that her baby was kidnapped while she was at confession, retraces her steps and actions with Curtis, which raises legal questions later when her attorney introduces a unique defense.

1209"Blood Libel"Constantine MakrisS : René Balcer;
S/T : I.C. Rapoport 		January 3, 1996 (1996-01-03)K010918.7 [12]
A hidden anti-Semitic message in a high school yearbook offers a clue to Sarah Aronson an art teacher's murder and leads to a case that matches McCoy against "Klan lawyer" Roy Payne. Payne nefariously involves Detective Briscoe in his defense strategy.
12110"Remand"Jace AlexanderRené Balcer & Elaine LoeserJanuary 10, 1996 (1996-01-10)K011315.6 [13]

The victim in a 30-year-old rape and stabbing case is fearful when information received by Briscoe and Curtis creates the possibility of a new trial for the perpetrator.

12211"Corpus Delicti"Christopher MisianoEd Zuckerman & Barry M. SchkolnickJanuary 17, 1996 (1996-01-17)K011517.4 [15]

The death of a show horse leads to a trial involving insurance fraud, a sting operation, and a wealthy woman's disappearance, with Lyle Christopher (Frank Converse) as the defendant.

12312"Trophy" Martha Mitchell S : Ed Zuckerman;
S/T : Jeremy R. Littman		January 31, 1996 (1996-01-31)K011417.3 [17]
McCoy finds that his career is on the line when his former assistant and ex-lover accuses him of concealing evidence that helped put an innocent man in prison.
12413"Charm City"Ed SherinMichael S. Chernuchin & Jorge Zamacona February 7, 1996 (1996-02-07)K011619.4 [18]

A subway station gas attack, similar to one that took place in a Baltimore church five years earlier, brings Baltimore homicide detectives Tim Bayliss and Frank Pembleton to New York to assist Briscoe and Curtis in apprehending the prime suspect in both incidents.

12514"Custody"Constantine MakrisS : René Balcer;
S/T : Morgan Gendel		February 21, 1996 (1996-02-21)K011714.7 [21]

Paul Robinette places the system on trial when he defends a young black woman accused of kidnapping her biological baby from his white, adoptive parents.

12615"Encore"Matthew PennEd Zuckerman & Jeremy R. LittmanFebruary 28, 1996 (1996-02-28)K012015.1 [22]

A jogger killed in Central Park turns out to be the second wife of a former comedy club owner (Larry Miller as Michael Dobson), who was acquitted of killing his first wife. Convicting him this time may hinge on tracing the path of a Colombian coin used as a subway token slug and a mobster that may be involved.

  • This episode concludes a story that began in the Law & Order season 5 episode "Coma", with Larry Miller reprising his role as Michael Dobson from that episode.
12716"Savior" David Platt Michael S. Chernuchin & Barry M. SchkolnickMarch 13, 1996 (1996-03-13)K012115.9 [23]
A down-on-his-luck ad executive Ron Weber becomes the prime suspect when his wife Joyce and son Billy are killed and his daughter Jenna wounded on a night that he claims was spent drinking.
12817"Deceit" Vincent Misiano René Balcer & Eddie Feldmann March 27, 1996 (1996-03-27)K011815.3 [24]
When Eliot Wells a young attorney is murdered shortly after he decides to file a sexual harassment claim against his employer, Briscoe and Curtis quickly discover that the alleged harasser and his wife each have an excellent motive for murder.
12918"Atonement"Martha MitchellS : Ed Zuckerman;
S/T : Morgan Gendel		April 10, 1996 (1996-04-10)K012316.2 [25]

The investigation into the murder of Sharon Lasko a model with a passion for cocaine and partying focuses on the men in her life — a nightclub owner, a basketball player, a photographer, and a limousine driver.

  • This episode features Michael Imperioli as the limo driver and murder defendant Johnny Stivers. He will portray Junior Detective Nick Falco in season 15, replacing Junior Detective Ed Green who was shot and recuperating. Falco would later appear in the season 16 episode "Hindsight", accused of murdering a woman.
13019"Slave"Jace AlexanderRené Balcer & Elaine LoeserApril 21, 1996 (1996-04-21)K012212.7 [26]
A woman is shot while sleeping and the investigation leads the police to a boy whose crack-addicted mother has entrusted him to a dealer's care.
13120"Girlfriends"Christopher MisianoS : Jeremy R. Littman;
T : Suzanne O'Malley;
S/T : Ed Zuckerman		May 1, 1996 (1996-05-01)K012413.6 [27]
After Bridget Kaylin a college student's body is found, the detectives look for a campus rapist, but the medical examiner's report puts them on a different path, one involving prostitution.
13221"Pro Se"Lewis H. GouldRené Balcer & I.C. RapoportMay 8, 1996 (1996-05-08)K011914.6 [28]
The investigation into multiple homicides at a clothing store leads to the arrest of a man with schizophrenia (Denis O'Hare), who presents McCoy with a formidable opponent when he decides to represent himself.
13322"Homesick"Matthew PennS : Michael S. Chernuchin;
T : Elaine Loeser;
S/T : Barry M. Schkolnick		May 15, 1996 (1996-05-15)K012617.3 [29]

After a baby boy found dead in his crib is found to have been poisoned, all evidence points to his English au pair (Annika Peterson). Defense Attorney Ruth Miller (Patti Lupone) questions the parenting ethic of his mother Wendy Karmel (Kim Raver).

13423"Aftershock"Martha MitchellS : Michael S. Chernuchin;
S/T : Janis Diamond		May 22, 1996 (1996-05-22)K012515.0 [30]

After Briscoe, Curtis, McCoy, and Kincaid witness the execution of a criminal they brought to justice, their unique reactions to the event culminate in personal tragedies for each of them.

  • This episode is the only episode of the entire Law & Order series to not feature a case and instead focuses on the characters' private lives.
  • Final appearance of Jill Hennessy as Assistant District Attorney Claire Kincaid.

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Season Five
(1994-1995)		 List of Law & Order seasons
(1990-2010)		Succeeded by
Season Seven
(1996-1997)
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