Law & Order (season 9)

The ninth season of Law & Order premiered in the United States on NBC on September 23, 1998, and ended with a two-part episode on May 26, 1999. It was released on DVD on December 6, 2011.[1]

Law & Order
Season 9
Season 9 U.S. DVD cover
Country of originUnited States
No. of episodes24
Release
Original networkNBC
Original releaseSeptember 23, 1998 (1998-09-23) –
May 26, 1999 (1999-05-26)
Season chronology

Cast

Abbie Carmichael (played by Angie Harmon) replaced season 8's Jamie Ross (Carey Lowell) in the role of Assistant District Attorney.

Main cast

Recurring cast

Episodes
See also: List of Law & Order episodes
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code		US viewers
(millions)
1821"Cherished"Ed SherinS : Carl Nelson & Scott Tobin;
S/T : Kathy McCormick		September 23, 1998 (1998-09-23)E020315.60
After a baby girl is found dead, Briscoe and Curtis investigate the family and learn that her adopted family and brother were trying to keep some painful secrets. Jack gets a new partner, Abbie Carmichael, who had a 95% conviction rate in her four years with Special Narcotics. Together McCoy and Carmichael try to prove that the little girl's brother committed the crime.
1832"DWB"Constantine MakrisRené BalcerOctober 7, 1998 (1998-10-07)E0205TBA
Detectives Lenny Briscoe and Rey Curtis discover a shocking twist involving unlikely suspects when they investigate the brutal beating of a black man dumped near the highway.
1843"Bait"Lewis H. GouldS : I.C. Rapoport;
S/T : David Shore		October 14, 1998 (1998-10-14)E0204TBA
The investigation into how a teen got wounded leads Briscoe and Curtis to a case involving a young woman's murder and a drug operation.
1854"Flight"David PlattRichard Sweren & William N. FordesOctober 21, 1998 (1998-10-21)E0209TBA
After a child in a day-care center dies from Vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Briscoe and Curtis try to find the source of the infection, leading to a case involving an extramarital affair, embezzlement, and a drug manufacturer.
1865"Agony"Constantine MakrisKathy McCormickNovember 4, 1998 (1998-11-04)E0216TBA
After Detectives Lenny Briscoe and Rey Curtis find a murdered postman and a woman who was left for dead in her apartment, the investigation leads to a serial killer and a surprise.
N–AN–A"Exiled: A Law & Order Movie"Jean de SegonzacS : Chris Noth;
S/T : Charles Kipps		November 8, 1998 (1998-11-08)N/A17.70[2]
Three years after being reassigned to Staten Island for punching a corrupt politician, Mike Logan gets a chance to redeem himself when he takes on a murder case that leads him back to the 27th Precinct.
1876"Scrambled"Martha MitchellS : Judith Hooper & Dick Teresi;
T : Ed Zuckerman		November 11, 1998 (1998-11-11)E0208TBA
The murder of an employee at a fertility clinic leads to a case involving a dead man's first and second wives.
1887"Venom"Jace AlexanderS : David Shore;
S/T : I.C. Rapoport		November 18, 1998 (1998-11-18)E0206TBA
The killing of a professional escort leads to a case involving the relationships between a young man and two older women.
1898"Punk"Matthew PennS : Richard Sweren;
S/T : Matt Witten		November 25, 1998 (1998-11-25)E021513.43[3]
The murder of a corrections officer leads detectives to a women's prison where a guard was linked to an inmate Carmichael put away on drug charges and a confrontation with defense attorney Danielle Melnick.
1909"True North"Arthur W. ForneyEd ZuckermanDecember 9, 1998 (1998-12-09)E0207TBA
The double murder of a wealthy man and his daughter leads the detectives to the wife and stepmother of the deceased. However, Canada's objection to the death penalty hampers McCoy and Carmichael in seeking crucial evidence for obtaining a conviction.
19110"Hate"Constantine MakrisRené BalcerJanuary 6, 1999 (1999-01-06)E0214TBA
Evidence points Briscoe and Curtis in the direction of a white supremacist youth gathering after the brutal beating and murder of a high school girl.
19211"Ramparts"Matthew PennKathy McCormick & Lynne LittJanuary 13, 1999 (1999-01-13)E021116.62[4]
Briscoe and Curtis reopen a case that was closed in the 1960s when a vehicle is dredged from the Hudson River containing the remains of a murdered man who was involved in student protests.[5]
19312"Haven"David PlattDavid Shore & I.C. RapoportFebruary 10, 1999 (1999-02-10)E021913.55[6]
Briscoe and Curtis probe the murder of a popular Harlem community leader while McCoy and Carmichael struggle to prevent a chaotic situation involving affirmative action.
19413"Hunters"Richard DobbsS : William N. Fordes;
S/T : Gerry Conway		February 10, 1999 (1999-02-10)E021815.29[6]
Briscoe and Curtis race against time to find the killer of a parolee before two bounty hunters find the suspected murderer.
19514"Sideshow"Ed SherinRené BalcerFebruary 17, 1999 (1999-02-17)E0210TBA

When Briscoe and Curtis discover that a high-level federal official found murdered in Battery Park was recently transferred from Baltimore, they team up with Baltimore homicide detectives. The joint investigation reveals that the victim was involved in an affair with another high-level government official, whose career will be destroyed if the relationship becomes public. The Independent Counsel summons McCoy and his Baltimore counterpart, Ed Danvers, to Washington and demands that McCoy reveal his source or be jailed for contempt. Briscoe and Curtis apprehend the suspect, but the FBI claims jurisdiction and the suspect evades trial, if not justice.

This is part one of a two-part episode that concludes on Homicide: Life on the Street.

Guest stars: Richard Belzer as John Munch; Željko Ivanek as A.S.A. Ed Danvers; Michael Michele as Rene Sheppard
19615"Disciple"Martha MitchellS : Kathy McCormick;
T : Richard Sweren;
S/T : Lynne Litt		February 24, 1999 (1999-02-24)E022013.55[7]
After a teen is found dead in the emergency room, the investigation leads to a case involving a religious ritual and a defendant who claims that the action taken was dictated by a saint's voice.
19716"Harm"Richard DobbsRené Balcer & Eddie FeldmannMarch 3, 1999 (1999-03-03)E0213TBA
Briscoe and Curtis investigate a possible homicide while probing the assault of a retired divorce attorney.
19817"Shield"Stephen WertimerT : René Balcer;
S/T : David Shore & I.C. Rapoport		March 24, 1999 (1999-03-24)E0202TBA
Briscoe and Curtis investigate the murder of a police officer who was shot while on an undercover stakeout.
19918"Juvenile"Lewis H. GouldRichard Sweren & Lynne LittApril 14, 1999 (1999-04-14)E022314.87[8]
The investigation into the shooting of a newspaper columnist leads to a murder case from the 1970s and involves a suspect who at the time had been a juvenile.
20019"Tabula Rasa"Richard DobbsKathy McCormick & William N. FordesApril 21, 1999 (1999-04-21)E022216.45[9]
After a philosophy professor is pushed in front of a subway train and killed, the investigation leads to a suspect who, following a divorce, changed his identity and disappeared with his daughters.
20120"Empire"Matthew PennS : René Balcer;
S/T : Robert Palm		May 5, 1999 (1999-05-05)E0217TBA
The death of a corporate mogul caused by an overdose of a sexual performance-enhancing drug leads to a case with a witness that puts Curtis in a compromising position.
20221"Ambitious"Christopher MisianoS : Richard Sweren;
S/T : Barry M. Schkolnick		May 12, 1999 (1999-05-12)E022115.06[10]
The murder of an audio installation salesman leads the detectives to a case with connections to the Italian mafia.
20322"Admissions"Jace AlexanderS : William N. Fordes;
T : Kathy McCormick;
S/T : Lynne E. Litt		May 19, 1999 (1999-05-19)E0224TBA
A coed's killing leads to a case involving the deceased's relationship with a professor and two male students who vouch for each other's whereabouts on the night of the murder.
20423"Refuge"Constantine MakrisRené BalcerMay 26, 1999 (1999-05-26)E021216.31[11]
A crime scene where both the victim and perpetrator are found dead leads detectives and attorneys to a speechless 10-year-old witness – and into a dangerous web that involves the ruthless Russian mafia.
20524"Refuge (Part II)"Constantine MakrisRené BalcerMay 26, 1999 (1999-05-26)E022519.29[11]
McCoy must connect defendants who are part of the Russian mob with a money-laundering operation before vital evidence is destroyed - and any more witnesses are found dead. Meanwhile, Detective Rey Curtis leaves the 27th Precinct to take care of his wife who suffers from MS.

Notes
  • Angie Harmon joins the cast as ADA Abbie Carmichael, the replacement for Carey Lowell's ADA Jamie Ross who resigned at the end of the previous season.
  • Benjamin Bratt left the series following the season. To account for this, Det. Rey Curtis leaves the NYPD to care for his sick wife, Deborah, who was afflicted with multiple sclerosis in season 8.
  • This is the last season of Law & Order to air alone. Its first spinoff, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, debuted the following fall.
  • "Sideshow" (episode 195) is the first part of a two-part cross-over with a Homicide: Life on the Street episode of the same name. This was the last time Law & Order and Homicide featured a crossover, as the latter series was cancelled at the end of the season.
  • "Agony" (episode 186) is shown during an episode of Friends.
  • The TV-movie Exiled: A Law & Order Movie, which featured Chris Noth's return as Detective Mike Logan following his departure and character's reassignment to Staten Island as a punishment for assaulting a city councilman at the end of season five, aired during this season on November 8, 1998. The movie featured John Fiore's last appearance as Detective Tony Profaci, whom Fiore appeared as in a recurring role since the series debuted.
  • "Hate" was dedicated to United States Attorney Charles E. Rose, with the epitaph "He made the world a safer place".
  • "Juvenile" has a pre-end credits text card stating Andrew Hampton was serving his sentence at Clinton Correctional Facility and Nicole Hampton was acquitted for the shooting of Gerald Fox. The last time these cards were used was the season 7 episode "Barter" and the season 1 episode "The Violence of Summer."
  • Carolyn McCormick reprised her role as Dr. Elizabeth Olivet between the 9th, 10th, 13th and the 20th season.
  • The introductory image for Benjamin Bratt has changed once again, making him the first ever Law & Order actor to have his photo changed three times (Season 6 has one photo, Seasons 7 - 8 has another photo and Season 9 has final photo) and also for S. Epatha Merkerson's introductory image also changed.

References
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  3. Braxton, Greg (December 2, 1998). "CBS Scores KO With Sunday Punch, Other Shows". The Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved October 11, 2018.
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  5. Recording viewed June 12, 2019
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Preceded by
Season Eight
(1997–1998)		 List of Law & Order seasons
(1990–2010)		 Succeeded by
Season Ten
(1999–2000)
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