Season One
01x01 - The Abominable Showman: Original Airdate: March
03, 2005
NEWEST 'LAW & ORDER'-THEMED SERIES PREMIERES AS BEBE NEUWIRTH STARS AS TOUGH
PROSECUTOR LOOKING TO CONVICT ARROGANT PRODUCER OF MURDER; JERRY ORBACH ALSO STARS; CANDICE BERGEN AND ANNABELLA SCIORRA GUEST-STAR
Executive producer Dick Wolf's newest spinoff of the famed "Law & Order"-themed series
premieres as tough New York Assistant D.A. Tracey Kibre tackles the murder of an aspiring Broadway actress but has little
evidence to prosecute the suspect -- an acclaimed but arrogant theater producer who smugly knows that the police have found
no blood or even a body. Kibre is joined by her unflappable deputy A.D.A., Kelly Gaffney, as they work with Detectives Briscoe
and Salazar to pursue physical evidence while the producer's attorney maneuvers to publicly portray the missing woman as promiscuous.
Fred Dalton Thompson also stars and his fellow "Law & Order" star Sam Waterston guest-stars in their regular roles.
01x02 - Forty-One Shots: Original Airdate: March 04, 2005
CORRUPTION CHARGES SURROUNDING EXECUTION OF POLICE OFFICER FORCES KIBRE TO PROSECUTE
WITH CAUTION
When a police officer is executed by a career criminal, A.D.A..s Kibre and Gaffney must
overcome the fact that the accused was shot 41 times by police -- not to mention the charges of police corruption leveled
by the charismatic and cunning defense attorney. Kibre's plea for justice veers suddenly when evidence indicates that the
killer might be a federal agent's snitch while she also fears that the jury will sympathize when they see the bandaged man
wheeled into court for his trial.
01x03 - Vigilante - Original Airdate: March 11, 2005
KIBRE TAKES ON UNPOPULAR CASE OF PROSECUTING MURDERER OF CHILD MOLESTER
Assistant District Attorneys Kibre and Gaffney face the unpopular job of prosecuting
a father accused of murdering a paroled child molester who had approached his daughter. The case takes on an added twist when
they investigate why his self-appointed lawyer is so passionate about representing him. Later, new evidence about the
pedophile's intentions is uncovered and District Attorney Branch knows the unwelcome publicity fallout for his department
could hurt his chance at reelection.
01x04 - Truth Or Consequences - Original Airdate: March 18, 2005
PROSECUTORS FACE THREE COMMON SUSPECTS IN SEARCH OF YOUNG WOMAN'S MURDERER
After a young woman is raped and murdered, A.D.A.s Kibre and Gaffney are stymied
by a triangle of suspects -- three friends who include a rich boy, a bad boy and the victim's ex-boyfriend Danny. As the prosecutors
try to turn one against the other, they wonder who's playing whom. But when Danny seems the least likely to lie, Kibre wants
to make a deal with him but she worries he might be manipulating the facts to gain the jury's sympathy.
01x05 - Baby Boom - Original Airdate: March 25, 2005
KIBRE AND GAFFNEY BUTT HEADS WITH JUDGE IN MURDER PROSECUTION OF YOUNG NANNY
Assistant District Attorneys Kibre and Gaffney prosecute a young nanny who is accused
of murder for shaking an infant and bashing in her head -- but they run into a stone wall when the presiding judge intentionally
blocks every move they make. After Kibre rejects Gaffney's desperate offer to resign to blunt the judge's irrational ire,
they discover the tough defense attorney has coached his client well and intends to point the finger of murder elsewhere.
01x06 - Pattern Of Conduct - Original Airdate: April 01, 2005
STAR BASKETBALL PLAYER SUSPECTED OF MURDER PLAYS TOUGH 'D' ON COURT AND IN COURT
A.D.A. Kibre faces an obstacle course when she prosecutes a famous pro basketball
player Jackson for killing his girlfriend but first she must get past the starstruck grand jury, a legion of fans, a
savvy defense lawyer and the player's beautiful trophy wife Tiffany who's determined to hang on to what she's got. Although
other women have been assaulted by the defendant, Kibre and Gaffney have a difficult time getting them to testify and new
evidence that the victim had previously attempted suicide adds to the complexities of this case.
01x07 - Bang & Blame - Original Airdate: April 08, 2005
GUN-SHOOTING BANK EMPLOYEE TRIPS UP KIBRE WHEN HE REPRESENTS HIMSELF IN COURT
When a bank worker casually shoots a customer to death and wounds others, the seemingly
mentally unstable man runs rings around an exasperated A.D.A. Kibre in court when he asks to defend himself and exploits his
claim of extreme emotional distress due to the tragic death of his son. But Kibre and Gaffney must regain their footing before
the jury through old-fashioned detective work which reveals critical holes in the murderer's persistent claim that he has
been victimized by everyone.
01x08 - Skeleton - Original Airdate: April 17, 2005
Law & Order Cross-Over Episode"
'TRIAL BY JURY' RESUMES CROSSOVER STORY FROM
'LAW & ORDER' AS KIBRE STRUGGLES TO MAKE CASE AGAINST CAREER CRIMINAL AFTER DETECTIVE IS SHOT; DENNIS FARINA AND RICHARD
BELZER AMONG GUEST-STARS
Continuing a crossover episode from "Law & Order," A.D.A. Kibre (Bebe Neuwirth) prosecutes
an elusive career criminal Lucas (guest star Ritchie Coster) for the murder of a sleazy ex-cop and the shooting of a detective.
As A.D.A. Kibre's office works with Detective Fontana (Dennis Farina, "Law & Order"), they discover their prime suspect
might also be a producer of "snuff" pornography. When a sting goes bad and a shocking courtroom development cuts the legs
from under her case, Kibre's career teeters on finding why the shootings were committed in the first place. Richard Belzer
("Law & Order: Special Victims Unit") guest-stars in a record sixth different series as Detective Munch ("Homicide," "Law
& Order," "X Files" and "The Beat"). Jesse L, Martin and S. Epatha Merkerson from "Law & Order," as well as Kirk Acevedo,
Fred Dalton Thompson and Scott Cohen ("NYPD Blue") also star.
01x09 - The Line - Original Airdate: April 22, 2005
WILL KIBRE TAKE DESPERATE MEASURES TO RE-CONVICT RELEASED KILLER?
Against good advice, Kibre goes full out to re-try a convicted multiple murderer
who is released due to falsified evidence -- but she is hardly helped by frightened and hinky witnesses while the manipulative
suspect seems to counter her every move with his pricey lawyers. As her fragile case continues to dissolve, Kibre hopes for
a break from a witness or forensic evidence -- and alienates partner Gaffney when she ponders contorting ethical rules if
necessary.
01x10 - Blue Wall - Original Airdate: April 29, 2005
RESOLUTE KIBRE PROSECUTES CASE AGAINST TWO OFFICERS WHO MURDER GAY SUSPECT IN
CUSTODY DESPITE HEAVY POLITICAL PRESSURE
Kibre is handed a political bombshell when she is asked to prosecute two police officers,
Petro and Tolbert for their murky roles in the murder of a gay prisoner who was fatally sodomized with a police nightstick
-- but she clashes with Detective Ravell who confronts the "the blue wall" in his search for truth. Under federal pressure
for a conviction, a conscience-stricken Ravell causes more problems when he tries to protect one of the cops and his young
family by withholding vital evidence.
01x11 - Day: SVU Crossover Episode - Original Airdate: May 03,
2005
KIBRE WORKS WITH DETECTIVES STABLER AND BENSON TO PROSECUTE SERIAL RAPIST IN CONCLUSIVECROSSOVER
EPISODE WITH 'LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT'
In the conclusion of a two-part crossover with "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,"
A D A Kibre (Bebe Neuwirth) works with Detectives Stabler and Benson (guest stars Christopher Meloni and Mariska Hargitay
from NBC's "SVU") to prosecute a serial rapist Gabriel (guest star Alfred Molina) whose trail of victims through the years
has been whitewashed by his wealthy and protective mother Eleanor (guest star Angela Landsbury) Kibre must also overcome witness
intimidation -- and even sees her crucial DNA evidence tossed out -- but the slippery suspect's lawyer has yet another surprise
under his sleeve
01x12 - Boys Will Be Boys - Original Airdate: May
06. 2005
PROSECUTORS MUST FIND THE ONE REAL MURDERER WHEN FATHER AND SON CONFESS TO KILLING
A TRANSVESTITE
Prosecutors Kibre and Gaffney are stymied when a young man confesses to
killing a transvestite upon discovering that the "she" was a "he" -- just before the suspect's controlling father also admits
that he pummeled the victim to death in self-defense. Besides being whipsawed between two divergent confessions, the suspicious
assistant D.A.s can't seem to turn one against the other, prompting a determined Kibre to reach into her legal bag of tricks
to force the issue in court.
01x13 - Eros In The Upper Eighties
This is the last episode that Jerry Orbach was in, it was filmed just prior to his death...He was
very ill and could barely speak...NBC as of yet does not have an airdate for this episode...If they do not air it, I hope
that they release the show in DVD with this episode added as the 'unaired last Lennie Briscoe episode'...