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Law & Order
Season	12
Episodes	24
Premiered	26 September, 2001
Concluded	22 May, 2002
Starring	Jerry Orbach Jesse L. Martin S. Epatha Merkerson Sam Waterston Elisabeth Röhm Dianne Wiest
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The twelfth season of the legal drama series Law & Order premiered on NBC between September 26, 2001 and concluded on May 22, 2002. The season consists of 24 episodes.

This season aired alongside with season three of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and season 1 of Law & Order: Criminal Intent. Just like the premieres of the spin-offs, the opening dialogue was changed to dedicate the entirety of the season to the victims of 9/11, deceased, alive and unfound. As well as their families and units.

Cast

This is the first season to feature Elisabeth Röhm as Serena Southerlyn (replacing Angie Harmon as Abbie Carmichael). Dianne Wiest, who played Nora Lewin, left the series at the end of the 12th season.

Image	Character	Title	Actor
	Lennie Briscoe	Detective (Senior Officer)	Jerry Orbach
	Ed Green	Detective (Junior Officer)	Jesse L. Martin
	Anita Van Buren	Lieutenant (Police Commanding Officer)	S. Epatha Merkerson
	Jack McCoy	Executive Assistant District Attorney	Sam Waterston
	Serena Southerlyn	Assistant District Attorney	Elisabeth Röhm
	Nora Lewin	Interim, Manhattan, District Attorney	Dianne Wiest

List of Episodes

Image	Episode Number	Title	Production Number	Original Airdate
	12.01 (#254)	Who Let the Dogs Out?	E2208	26 September 2001
	12.02 (#255)	Armed Forces	E2210	3 October 2001
	12.03 (#256)	For Love or Money	E2207	10 October 2001
	12.04 (#257)	Soldier of Fortune	E2206	24 October 2001
	12.05 (#258)	Possession	E2202	31 October 2001
	12.06 (#259)	Formerly Famous	E2201	7 November 2001
	12.07 (#260)	Myth of Fingerprints	E2209	14 November 2001
	12.08 (#261)	The Fire This Time	E2205	21 November 2001
	12.09 (#262)	3 Dawg Night	E2203	28 November 2001
	12.10 (#263)	Prejudice	E2213	12 December 2001
	12.11 (#264)	The Collar	E2214	9 January 2002
	12.12 (#265)	Undercovered	E2220	16 January 2002
	12.13 (#266)	DR 1-102	E2216	30 January 2002
	12.14 (#267)	Missing	E2212	6 February 2002
	12.15 (#268)	Access Nation	E2215	27 February 2002
	12.16 (#269)	Born Again	E2204	6 March 2002
	12.17 (#270)	Girl Most Likely	E2227	27 March 2002
	12.18 (#271)	Equal Rights	E2221	3 April 2002
	12.19 (#272)	Slaughter	E2218	10 April 2002
	12.20 (#273)	Dazzled	E2224	24 April 2002
	12.21 (#274)	Foul Play	E2222	1 May 2002
	12.22 (#275)	Attorney Client	E2225	8 May 2002
	12.23 (#276)	Oxymoron	E2217	15 May 2002
	12.24 (#277)	Patriot	E2226	22 May 2002

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