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| country = [[Television in the United States|United States]]
| num_episodes = 23
| network = [[NBC]]
| first_aired = {{Start date|1995|9|20}}
| network = [[National Broadcasting Company|NBC]]
| first_aired = {{Start date|1995|9|20}}
| last_aired = {{End date|1996|5|22}}
| prev_season = [[Law & Order season 5|Season 5]]
| last_aired = {{End date|1996|5|22}}
| prev_season = [[Law & Order (season 5)|Season 5]]
| next_season = [[Law & Order season 7|Season 7]]
| next_season = [[Law & Order (season 7)|Season 7]]
| episode_list = List of Law & Order episodes
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The sixth season of ''[[Law & Order]]'' aired on [[NBC]] between September 20, 1995, and May 22, 1996.
The '''sixth season''' of ''[[Law & Order]]'' aired on [[NBC]] between September 20, 1995, and May 22, 1996.


==Cast==
==Cast==
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===Recurring cast===
===Recurring cast===
* [[Richard Brooks (actor)|Richard Brooks]] as Defense Attorny [[Paul Robinette]]
* [[Richard Brooks (actor)|Richard Brooks]] as Defense Attorney [[Paul Robinette]]
* [[Carolyn McCormick]] as Dr. [[Elizabeth Olivet]]
* [[Carolyn McCormick]] as Dr. [[Elizabeth Olivet]]


===Departure of [[Jill Hennessy]]===
===Departure of Jill Hennessy===
[[Jill Hennessy]], who played Assistant District Attorney [[Claire Kincaid]], left the series at the end of the 6th season. [[Richard Brooks]], as [[Paul Robinette]], returns in the episode "Custody", having his first guest appearance after his departure from the series at the end of the 3rd season.
Jill Hennessy, who played Assistant District Attorney Claire Kincaid, left the series at the end of the sixth season.


==Episodes==
==Episodes==
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|ProdCode=K0105
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|Viewers=17.3<ref>{{cite news|title=NBC Sunday starters stumble|department=Life|work=[[USA Today]]|page=3D|date=September 27, 1995|author=Graham, Jefferson}}</ref>
|Aux4=17.30{{fact|date=May 2021}}
|ShortSummary=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.
|ShortSummary=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.


* Based on the Ellie Nesler case.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nursinlearnin.com/2010/12/08/law-order/|title=Law and Order (9/13/1990 – 5/24/2010)|access-date=2011-07-21}}{{Dead link|date=February 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
* Based on the [[Ellie Nesler]] case.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nursinlearnin.com/2010/12/08/law-order/|title=Law and Order (9/13/1990 – 5/24/2010)|access-date=2011-07-21}}{{Dead link|date=February 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
* First appearance of [[Benjamin Bratt]] as Junior Detective [[Rey Curtis]].
* First appearance of [[Benjamin Bratt]] as Junior Detective [[Rey Curtis]].
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|ProdCode=K0106
|ProdCode=K0106
|Viewers=13.7<ref>{{cite news|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=[[USA Today]]|page=3D|date=October 4, 1995}}</ref>
|Aux4=13.70{{fact|date=May 2021}}
|ShortSummary=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.
|ShortSummary=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.

* It's revealed in this episode that Detective Curtis' full first name, Reynaldo.
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|EpisodeNumber2=3
|EpisodeNumber2=3
|Title=Savages
|Title=Savages
|DirectedBy=[[Jace Alexander]]
|DirectedBy=[[Jace Alexander]]
|WrittenBy=[[Morgan Gendel|Morgan Gendal]] & Barry M. Schkolnick & [[Michael S. Chernuchin]]
|WrittenBy=[[Morgan Gendel|Morgan Gendal]] & Barry M. Schkolmick & [[Michael S. Chernuchin]]
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1995|10|18}}
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1995|10|18}}
|ProdCode=K0103
|ProdCode=K0103
|Viewers=14.7<ref>{{cite news|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=[[USA Today]]|page=3D|date=October 25, 1995}}</ref>
|Aux4=14.70{{fact|date=May 2021}}
|ShortSummary=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.
|ShortSummary=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.
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|Aux4=15.00{{fact|date=May 2021}}
|ShortSummary=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]]).
|ShortSummary=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]]).
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|Viewers=17.1<ref>{{cite news|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=[[USA Today]]|page=3D|date=November 15, 1995}}</ref>
|Aux4=17.10{{fact|date=May 2021}}
|ShortSummary=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, the female member is an unwilling hostage or an active participant in the crimes.
|ShortSummary=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.
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|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1995|11|15}}
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|Aux4=16.70{{fact|date=May 2021}}
|ShortSummary=Briscoe and Curtis try to solve a co-ed's Allison Reich 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.
|ShortSummary=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.


* Based on the [[Sinedu Tadesse|Dunster House murder suicide]] and the [[Gina Grant]] case, both at [[Harvard University]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thecrimson.com/article/1995/11/17/tv-plot-based-on-grant-case/|title=TV Plot Based on Grant Case, Dunster Deaths|author=Frank, Ariel|date=November 17, 1995|publisher=[[Harvard Crimson]]|access-date=July 21, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121007150543/http://www.thecrimson.com/article/1995/11/17/tv-plot-based-on-grant-case/|archive-date=October 7, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Based on the [[Sinedu Tadesse|Dunster House murder suicide]] and the [[Gina Grant]] case, both at [[Harvard University]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thecrimson.com/article/1995/11/17/tv-plot-based-on-grant-case/|title=TV Plot Based on Grant Case, Dunster Deaths|author=Frank, Ariel|date=November 17, 1995|publisher=[[Harvard Crimson]]|access-date=July 21, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121007150543/http://www.thecrimson.com/article/1995/11/17/tv-plot-based-on-grant-case/|archive-date=October 7, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref>
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|Aux4=19.20{{fact|date=May 2021}}
|ShortSummary=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.
|ShortSummary=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.
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|Viewers=17.0<ref>{{cite news|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=[[USA Today]]|page=3D|date=December 6, 1995}}</ref>
|Aux4=17.00{{fact|date=May 2021}}
|ShortSummary=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.
|ShortSummary=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.


* Based on the [[Susan Smith]] case.<ref>{{cite news|title=Even for an Expert, Blurred TV Images Became a False Reality|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/08/arts/television/08law.html|work=New York Times|author=Wyatt, Edward|date=2005-01-08}}</ref>
* Based on the [[Susan Smith]] case.<ref>{{cite news|title=Even for an Expert, Blurred TV Images Became a False Reality|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/08/arts/television/08law.html|work=New York Times|author=Wyatt, Edward|date=2005-01-08}}</ref>
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|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1996|1|3}}
|ProdCode=K0109
|ProdCode=K0109
|Viewers=18.7<ref>{{cite news|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=[[USA Today]]|page=3D|date=January 10, 1996}}</ref>
|Aux4=18.70{{fact|date=May 2021}}
|ShortSummary=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.
|ShortSummary=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.
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|Viewers=15.6<ref>{{cite news|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=[[USA Today]]|page=3D|date=January 17, 1996}}</ref>
|Aux4=15.60{{fact|date=May 2021}}
|ShortSummary=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.
|ShortSummary=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.


* Based on the [[Kitty Genovese]] case.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/laworderunoffici00cour|url-access=registration|author=Courrier, Kevin|title=Law & order: the unofficial companion|year=1998|publisher=Renaissance Books|pages=[https://archive.org/details/laworderunoffici00cour/page/253 253]}}</ref>
* Based on the [[Kitty Genovese]] case.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/laworderunoffici00cour|url-access=registration|author=Courrier, Kevin|title=Law & order: the unofficial companion|year=1998|publisher=Renaissance Books|pages=[https://archive.org/details/laworderunoffici00cour/page/253 253]|isbn=9781580630221 }}</ref>
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|EpisodeNumber=122
|EpisodeNumber2=11
|EpisodeNumber2=11
|Title=[[Corpus delicti|Corpus Delicti]]
|Title=Corpus Delicti
|DirectedBy=Christopher Misiano
|DirectedBy=Christopher Misiano
|WrittenBy=Ed Zuckerman & Barry M. Schkolnick
|WrittenBy=Ed Zuckerman & Barry M. Schkolnick
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1996|1|17}}
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1996|1|17}}
|ProdCode=K0115
|ProdCode=K0115
|Viewers=17.4<ref>{{cite news|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=[[USA Today]]|page=3D|date=January 24, 1996}}</ref>
|Aux4=17.40{{fact|date=May 2021}}
|ShortSummary=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.
|ShortSummary=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.


* Based on the [[Helen Brach]] case.
* Based on the [[Helen Brach]] case.<ref>Ylisela, James {{Google books|HjLnBAAAQBAJ|Who_Killed_the_Candy_Lady}}</ref>
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|Viewers=17.3<ref>{{cite news|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=[[USA Today]]|page=3D|date=February 7, 1996}}</ref>
|Aux4=17.30{{fact|date=May 2021}}
|ShortSummary=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.
|ShortSummary=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.
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|Aux4=19.40{{fact|date=May 2021}}
|ShortSummary=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.
|ShortSummary=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.


* This episode begins a crossover with ''[[Homicide: Life on the Street]]'' that concludes in "[[For God and Country (Homicide: Life on the Street)|For God and Country]]". It is included on the third disc of the Season Six DVD set.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/02/07/arts/critic-s-notebook-law-and-order-meets-homicide.html|title=CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK;'Law and Order' Meets 'Homicide'|last=James|first=Caryn|date=February 7, 1996|website=New York Times|access-date=April 18, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190418022444/https://www.nytimes.com/1996/02/07/arts/critic-s-notebook-law-and-order-meets-homicide.html|archive-date=April 18, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.deseretnews.com/article/470358/LAW--ORDER-HOMICIDE-CROSSOVER-CLICKS.amp|title='LAW & ORDER'-'HOMICIDE' CROSSOVER CLICKS|last=Pierce|first=Scott D.|date=February 7, 1996|website=Deseret News|access-date=April 18, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190418024617/https://www.deseretnews.com/article/470358/LAW--ORDER-HOMICIDE-CROSSOVER-CLICKS.amp|archive-date=April 18, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
* This episode begins a crossover with ''[[Homicide: Life on the Street]]'' that concludes in "[[For God and Country (Homicide: Life on the Street)|For God and Country]]". It is included on the third disc of the Season Six DVD set.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/02/07/arts/critic-s-notebook-law-and-order-meets-homicide.html|title=CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK;'Law and Order' Meets 'Homicide'|last=James|first=Caryn|date=February 7, 1996|website=New York Times|access-date=April 18, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190418022444/https://www.nytimes.com/1996/02/07/arts/critic-s-notebook-law-and-order-meets-homicide.html|archive-date=April 18, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.deseretnews.com/article/470358/LAW--ORDER-HOMICIDE-CROSSOVER-CLICKS.amp|title='LAW & ORDER'-'HOMICIDE' CROSSOVER CLICKS|last=Pierce|first=Scott D.|date=February 7, 1996|website=Deseret News|access-date=April 18, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190418024617/https://www.deseretnews.com/article/470358/LAW--ORDER-HOMICIDE-CROSSOVER-CLICKS.amp|archive-date=April 18, 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* Special appearances are made by [[Richard Belzer]] as Detective [[John Munch]], [[Kyle Secor]] as Detective [[Tim Bayliss]], and [[Andre Braugher]] as Detective [[Frank Pembleton]].
* Special appearances are made by [[Richard Belzer]] as Detective [[John Munch]], [[Kyle Secor]] as Detective [[Tim Bayliss]], and [[Andre Braugher]] as Detective [[Frank Pembleton]].
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|ShortSummary=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.
|ShortSummary=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.


* In this episode, [[Richard Brooks]] reprises his role as former Assistant District Attorney [[Paul Robinette]].
* In this episode, [[Richard Brooks (actor)|Richard Brooks]] reprises his role as former Assistant District Attorney [[Paul Robinette]].
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|ShortSummary=A jogger killed in Central Park turns out to be the second wife of a former comedy club owner ([[Larry Miller (entertainer)|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.
|ShortSummary=A jogger killed in Central Park turns out to be the second wife of a former comedy club owner ([[Larry Miller (entertainer)|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 (entertainer)|Larry Miller]] reprising his role as Michael Dobson from that episode.
* 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.
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|Aux4=15.90{{fact|date=May 2021}}
|ShortSummary=A down-on-his-luck ad executive becomes the prime suspect when his wife and son are killed and his daughter wounded on a night that he claims was spent drinking.
|ShortSummary=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.
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|Aux4=15.30{{fact|date=May 2021}}
|ShortSummary=When 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.
|ShortSummary=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.
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|Aux4=16.20{{fact|date=May 2021}}
|ShortSummary=The investigation into the murder of 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.
|ShortSummary=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.
* 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.
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|Aux4=12.70{{fact|date=May 2021}}
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|Aux4=13.60{{fact|date=May 2021}}
|ShortSummary=After a college co-ed'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.
|ShortSummary=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.
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|Aux4=14.60{{fact|date=May 2021}}
|ShortSummary=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.
|ShortSummary=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.
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|Aux4=17.30{{fact|date=May 2021}}
|ShortSummary=After an infant is found dead in his crib, he is determined to have been poisoned, and all evidence points to the child's [[au pair]] ([[Annika Peterson]]). Defense Attorney Ruth Miller ([[Patti Lupone]]) questions the parenting ethic of the child's mother Wendy Karmel ([[Kim Raver]]).
|ShortSummary=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]]).
* Based on the [[Death of Kristie Fischer|Kristie Fischer]] case.
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|ShortSummary=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.
|ShortSummary=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. Claire Kincaid is killed in a car accident, injuring Detective [[Lennie Briscoe]]. Detective [[Rey Curtis]] has a sexual encounter with a female college student he meets in the park; this will lead to marital problems in subsequent seasons.
* 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]].
* Final appearance of [[Jill Hennessy]] as Assistant District Attorney [[Claire Kincaid]].
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Law & Order
Season 6
Season 6 U.S. DVD cover
No. of episodes23
Release
Original networkNBC
Original releaseSeptember 20, 1995 (1995-09-20) –
May 22, 1996 (1996-05-22)
Season chronology
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List of episodes

The sixth season of Law & Order aired on NBC between September 20, 1995, and May 22, 1996.

Cast

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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

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Recurring cast

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Departure of Jill Hennessy

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

Episodes

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No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code
U.S. viewers
(millions)
1121"Bitter Fruit"Constantine MakrisRené Balcer & Jeremy R. LittmanSeptember 20, 1995 (1995-09-20)K010517.3[2]

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 SherinT : 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 AlexanderMorgan Gendal & Barry M. Schkolmick & Michael S. ChernuchinOctober 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 MisianoRené 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 GerberMichael S. ChernuchinNovember 15, 1995 (1995-11-15)K010416.7[8]

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 PennMichael 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[11]

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[14]

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[16]

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 MitchellS : 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 ZamaconaFebruary 7, 1996 (1996-02-07)K011619.4[20]

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 PlattMichael 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 MisianoRené Balcer & Eddie FeldmannMarch 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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Preceded by
Season Five
(1994-1995)
List of Law & Order seasons
(1990-2010)
Succeeded by
Season Seven
(1996-1997)