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The Best Episodes of Law & Order Season 10

Every episode of Law & Order Season 10 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Law & Order Season 10!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Law & Order Season 10 Episode 1 - Gunshow
    7.7/10(448 votes)

    #1 - Gunshow

    S10:E1

    A murderer's shooting spree in Central Park prompts Briscoe and his new partner, Detective Eddie Green, to trace the murder weapon's origination; McCoy makes it his mission to punish the killer and the gun manufacturer.

    Director:Edwin Sherin
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Law & Order Season 10 Episode 2 - Killerz
    8.3/10(536 votes)

    #2 - Killerz

    S10:E2

    Briscoe and Green believe a 10-year-old is responsible for a child's death, and McCoy wants her isolated to stop any future fatalities.

    Director:Constantine Makris
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Law & Order Season 10 Episode 3 - DNR
    7.9/10(411 votes)

    #3 - DNR

    S10:E3

    As Briscoe and Green investigate the shooting of judge, suspicion quickly points to her husband as the person who ordered the hit, but McCoy's case is hindered when she refuses to implicate her husband during the trial.

    Director:David Platt
    Writer:Kathy McCormick

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  4. Law & Order Season 10 Episode 4 - Merger
    7.8/10(407 votes)

    #4 - Merger

    S10:E4

    The murder of a drug-laden teen presents the detectives with a host of suspects from her wealthy family.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Law & Order Season 10 Episode 5 - Justice
    8.0/10(383 votes)

    #5 - Justice

    S10:E5

    Jamie Ross returns as a defense attorney to represent a previous client who has key evidence concerning a prisoner on death row.

    Director:Matthew Penn
    Writer:Gerry Conway

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  6. Law & Order Season 10 Episode 6 - Marathon
    8.1/10(408 votes)

    #6 - Marathon

    S10:E6

    A frustrating investigation of a purse-snatching victim who was fatally shot leads to tension between Briscoe and Green over age and racial innuendoes. Briscoe notices his partner has developed a dangerous habit.

    Director:Jace Alexander
    Writer:Matt Witten

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  7. Law & Order Season 10 Episode 7 - Patsy
    8.1/10(449 votes)

    #7 - Patsy

    S10:E7

    The investigation that follows the discovery of a comatose woman in her apartment leads to an unusual case involving murder and a possible frame-up, despite the prosecution having key DNA evidence to the contrary.

    Director:David Platt
    Writer:Lynne E. Litt

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  8. Law & Order Season 10 Episode 8 - Blood Money
    8.1/10(420 votes)

    #8 - Blood Money

    S10:E8

    A taxi driver finds that his passenger is dead, leading the detectives to a case involving an insurance scam and Holocaust victims.

    Director:Matthew Penn
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Law & Order Season 10 Episode 9 - Sundown
    7.7/10(373 votes)

    #9 - Sundown

    S10:E9

    A patient is found beaten to death in a hospital lounge -- and the resulting case involves infidelity, Alzheimer's disease and a ladies' man.

    Director:Jace Alexander
    Writer:Krista Vernoff

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  10. Law & Order Season 10 Episode 10 - Loco Parentis
    7.8/10(401 votes)

    #10 - Loco Parentis

    S10:E10

    After sanitation workers find a teenage boy's body, the investigation leads to a school bully who displays an avid interest in martial-arts weapons, and whose father bought the murder weapon.

    Director:Constantine Makris
    Writer:Matt Witten

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  11. Law & Order Season 10 Episode 11 - Collision
    7.4/10(339 votes)

    #11 - Collision

    S10:E11

    The investigation of a schizophrenic woman's death leads to a case involving a homeless man and his right to refuse medication.

    Director:David Platt
    Writer:Gerry Conway

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  12. Law & Order Season 10 Episode 12 - Mother's Milk
    7.4/10(364 votes)

    #12 - Mother's Milk

    S10:E12

    Bloodstains in an apartment that belonged to a young couple with a baby leads to the separated parents, each of whom claims that the other has the infant.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Law & Order Season 10 Episode 13 - Panic
    7.3/10(376 votes)

    #13 - Panic

    S10:E13

    Briscoe and Green investigate the shooting of a best-selling mystery writer and the death of her accountant, with a love triangle as a possible motive for the crime.

    Director:Constantine Makris
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Law & Order Season 10 Episode 14 - Entitled (II)
    7.4/10(393 votes)

    #14 - Entitled (II)

    S10:E14

    The focus of the case returns to a politically influential family and, during the course of the trial, McCoy finds the powerful matriarch to be a formidable opponent. The crossover starts on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit S01E15 Entitled (I).

    Directors:Dick Wolf, Edwin Sherin
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Law & Order Season 10 Episode 15 - Fools For Love
    8.3/10(466 votes)

    #15 - Fools For Love

    S10:E15

    After the bodies of two teens are found, the detectives trace their identities and learn that one of them had a sister who was traveling with the girls.

    Director:Christopher Misiano
    Writers:Kathy McCormick, Lynne E. Litt

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  16. Law & Order Season 10 Episode 16 - Trade This
    7.5/10(339 votes)

    #16 - Trade This

    S10:E16

    The murder of a stockbroker points to organized crime when a hired hit man kills the prime suspect.

    Director:Jace Alexander
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Law & Order Season 10 Episode 17 - Black, White and Blue
    7.5/10(358 votes)

    #17 - Black, White and Blue

    S10:E17

    The murder of a white teen-ager in Harlem seems like an open-and-shut case until two patrol officers are implicated in the crime.

    Director:Constantine Makris
    Writers:Lynne E. Litt, Matt Witten

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  18. Law & Order Season 10 Episode 18 - Mega
    7.7/10(375 votes)

    #18 - Mega

    S10:E18

    The investigation into a helicopter bombing points to a victim's wife and her unconventional financial advisers.

    Director:David Platt
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Law & Order Season 10 Episode 19 - Surrender Dorothy
    7.2/10(336 votes)

    #19 - Surrender Dorothy

    S10:E19

    The body of a teacher, suspected of having an affair, is found in a car trunk and the investigation involves husband and father-in-law, both of whom are psychiatrists.

    Director:Martha Mitchell
    Writer:Matt Witten

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  20. Law & Order Season 10 Episode 20 - Untitled
    7.0/10(323 votes)

    #20 - Untitled

    S10:E20

    A wealthy woman, who is a patron of the arts, is found dead in her apartment and the ensuing investigation leads to a suspect whose violence was spurred by a painting similar to the crime scene.

    Director:Jace Alexander
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Law & Order Season 10 Episode 21 - Narcosis
    7.3/10(308 votes)

    #21 - Narcosis

    S10:E21

    The discovery of a strangled prostitute's body leads to a case involving illegal immigrants and the events have an impact on a family.

    Director:Constantine Makris
    Writers:Kathy McCormick, Lynne E. Litt

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  22. Law & Order Season 10 Episode 22 - High & Low
    7.4/10(350 votes)

    #22 - High & Low

    S10:E22

    Detectives Briscoe and Green probe the strangulation of a college coed who moonlighted as a stripper, and while they believe a pair of drug-dealing skinheads committed the murder, they struggle to determine the motive of the strip club owner who paid them for the hit. However, as they work their way up the ladder of complicity, the cops learn that the slaying is keyed to an insider trading scam that forces Assistant D.A. McCoy to connect a former porn star with a businessman.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Gerry Conway

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  23. Law & Order Season 10 Episode 23 - Stiff
    7.6/10(338 votes)

    #23 - Stiff

    S10:E23

    The detectives' investigation into why a wealthy woman is comatose involves her husband, daughter and doctor.

    Director:Jace Alexander
    Writer:Hall Powell

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  24. Law & Order Season 10 Episode 24 - Vaya Con Dios
    7.6/10(378 votes)

    #24 - Vaya Con Dios

    S10:E24

    The death of an elderly man trying to find who was responsible for the torture killing of his son in 1973 Chile leads to a high-level foreign colonel who is now in a Manhattan hospital.

    Director:Christopher Misiano
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 10 Ratings Summary

"Gunshow" is the best rated episode of "Law & Order" season 10. It scored 7.7/10 based on 448 votes. Directed by Edwin Sherin and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/22/1999. This episode is rated 0.6 points higher than the second-best, "Killerz".