Law & Order Episode Summaries, Week of March 2

NBC goes from being the Peacock Network to being the Law & Order Franchise Network for the week of March 2.

Law & Order is running a new episode this week, with SVU and Criminal Intent rerunning episodes previously aired this season. NBC is also showing an episode of Special Victims Unit on Sunday, March 2, and Criminal Intent is being aired at 8:00 PM (instead of 9:00) on Wednesday. NBC is also airing Criminal Intent, SVU and L&O reruns on Saturday night.

Sunday March 2
Law & Order SVU: “Alternate”
A woman (Guest Star Cynthia Nixon) with multiple personalities may have harmed her infant daughter. As Stabler (Chris Meloni) and Benson (Mariska Hargitay) investigate the case, they discover the woman herself may have been abused as a child, resulting in her fractured psyche. Meanwhile, Munch is put in charge of the department after the captain is temporarily removed from duty. Bronson Pinchot also guest stars.

Tuesday, March 4
Law & Order SVU “Blinded”
While working the case of a kidnapped girl found in the trunk of a stolen car, Stabler is injured by a suspect (Guest Star Arye Gross), a schizophrenic artist believed to be a serial rapist. The trial brings up a dark moment in Novak's past, which seems to affect her judgment.

Wednesday, March 5
Law & Order Criminal Intent “Depths”
The case of a dead diver causes tension to surface between the department and the FBI over possible terrorist connections. Goren (Vincent D’Onofrio) and Eames' (Kathryn Erbe) probe, however, leads them to the treacherous world of deep-sea treasure hunters.

Law & Order (NEW EPISODE) “Betrayal”
WHEN A PSYCHIATRIST WHO TREATS DISTURBED TEENS IS FOUND MURDERED HIS TROUBLED PATIENTS AND JEALOUS WIFE ARE THE PRIME SUSPECTS - A psychiatrist is found shot to death in his office, and Detectives Ed Green (Jesse L. Martin) and Cyrus Lupo (Jeremy Sisto) initially suspect one of his young patients. Clues lead the detectives to the doctor’s jealous and much younger wife, Catherine (guest star Moira Kelly). The pressures of the case drive Catherine to admit her troubled past leading to his murder. The prosecuting team, Michael Cutter (Linus Roache) and Connie Rubirosa (Alana De La Garza) are then faced with the daunting task of convincing the jury that Catherine’s troubled youth is no excuse for murder. Also starring: Sam Waterston, S. Epatha Merkerson, Linus Roache, and Alana De La Garza.

Saturday March 8
Criminal Intent “Untethered”
Episode summary andmy review.

SVU: “Unorthodox”
My review

Law & Order: "Quit Claim"
Episode summary and my review.


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