NYPD detectives of the Major Case Squad use unconventional methods to solve crimes. Like its predecessor, the original `Law & Order', its storylines are often based on real-life headlines, and it features a cadre of quirky cops whose mission it is to find the criminals and make them pay.
Bobby and Nicole Wallace match wits again as he and Eames attempt to solve the murder of a health inspector. (S5, ep 1)
Detective Mike Logan gets his first case when he and his new partner, Detective Carolyn Barek, investigate a series of jewellery store robberies. (S5, ep 2)
A botched ransom payment leads to the discovery of the kidnapped wife of a prison warden, and Goren and Eames have to determine whether she was a willing victim. (S5, ep 3)
After mafiosi kill the wrong man by throwing him in the water, detectives Logan and Barek are faced with the job of unravelling the murder. (S5, ep 4)
At a church which tries to liberate young prostitutes from their pimps, a nun is murdered. Goren and Eames must dig deep to find the truth. (S5, ep 5)
In the Wee Small Hours - Part 1: A girl and two boys go missing from a school trip. Logan and Barek team up with Goren and Eames to find them. (S5, ep 6)
In the Wee Small Hours - Part 2: The case continues as the evidence mounts against the judge, who strikes back in very personal ways. (S5, ep 7)
The murder of a medical student, apparently working as a mule, sends Logan and Barek to a medical foundation performing reconstructive surgery. (S5, ep 8)
The murder of a programmer at a hi-tech company leads Goren and Eames to a rival company and one of its programmers. (S5, ep 9)
The death of a car salesman leads Logan and Barek down a convoluted path involving two sisters, extortion, and a lawyer in love. (S5, ep 10)
Detectives Goren and Eames encounter a gang of high-class lowlifes led by Bernard, a slimy European who befriends, robs, and kills tourists. (S5, ep 11)
Logan and Barek pursue the trail of a serial killer when a body drops from the sky into the ocean near JFK. (S5, ep 12)
A powerful media magnate's son is found murdered under bizarre circumstances. (S5, ep 13)
When a secret service agent is murdered, Barek and Logan look at clients of her lobbyist husband. (S5, ep 14)
A young man is killed while trying to steal evidence in a wrongful life lawsuit. (S5, ep 15)
Logan and Barek work the murder of a young violinist, pushed to her death at an opera house. (S5, ep 16)
The murder of a bridesmaid after a wedding leads Goren and Eames to the men she and a fellow bridesmaid had drinks with. (S5, ep 17)
Detectives Logan and Barek investigate claims of voodoo, when two sisters are found wrapped in plastic cocoons and asphyxiated. (S5, ep 18)
A gambling cruise patron is found washed up on shore. (S5, ep 19)
Detectives Logan and Barek discover a string of homicides are being carried out by former foster kids. (S5, ep 20)
Detectives Goren and Eames investigate a string of church arsons while Deakins is accused of bribing a cop with a promotion to clear Detective Logan. (S5, ep 21)
Detectives Logan and Barek suspect a wealthy murdered couple's drug-addicted son, but as the investigation progresses, they have second thoughts about his guilt. (S5, ep 22)