The thirteenth season of the legal drama series Law & Order premiered on NBC on October 2, 2002 and concluded on May 21, 2003. The season consists of 24 episodes.
This season aired alongside with Season 4 of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and Season 2 of Law & Order: Criminal Intent.
Cast[]
This is the first season to feature Fred Dalton Thompson as Arthur Branch (replacing Dianne Wiest as Nora Lewin).
Main Cast[]
| 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 |
|
Arthur Branch | Manhattan, District Attorney | Fred Dalton Thompson |
Recurring/Guest Cast[]
| Image | Character | Title | Actor |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Elizabeth "Liz" Olivet | Psychologist | Carolyn McCormick |
List of Episodes[]
| Image | Episode # | Title | Production # | Original Airdate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
13.01 (#278) |
American Jihad | E3304 | 2 October 2002 |
|
13.02 (#279) |
Shangri-La | E3301 | 9 October 2002 |
|
13.03 (#280) |
True Crime | E3305 | 16 October 2002 |
|
13.04 (#281) |
Tragedy on Rye | E3303 | 30 October 2002 |
|
13.05 (#282) |
The Ring | E3309 | 6 November 2002 |
|
13.06 (#283) |
Hitman | E3302 | 13 November 2002 |
|
13.07 (#284) |
Open Season | E3306 | 20 November 2002 |
|
13.08 (#285) |
Asterisk | E3308 | 27 November 2002 |
|
13.09 (#286) |
The Wheel | E3307 | 11 December 2002 |
|
13.10 (#287) |
Mother's Day | E3311 | 8 January 2003 |
|
13.11 (#288) |
Chosen | E3310 | 15 January 2003 |
|
13.12 (#289) |
Under God | E3313 | 5 February 2003 |
|
13.13 (#290) |
Absentia | E3314 | 12 February 2003 |
|
13.14 (#291) |
Star Crossed | E3315 | 19 February 2003 |
|
13.15 (#292) |
Bitch | E3320 | 26 February 2003 |
|
13.16 (#293) |
Suicide Box | E3312 | 26 March 2003 |
|
13.17 (#294) |
Genius | E3318 | 2 April 2003 |
|
13.18 (#295) |
Maritime | E3319 | 17 April 2003 |
|
13.19 (#296) |
Seer | E3316 | 23 April 2003 |
|
13.20 (#297) |
Kid Pro Quo | E3325 | 30 April 2003 |
|
13.21 (#298) |
House Calls | E3323 | 7 May 2003 |
|
13.22 (#299) |
Sheltered | E3324 | 14 May 2003 |
|
13.23 (#300) |
Couples | E3317 | 21 May 2003 |
|
13.24 (#301) |
Smoke | E3322 | 21 May 2003 |
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