Law & Order: New Orleans

"In the criminal justice system of New Orleans, the people are represented by two separate yet equally important groups: the New Orleans Police, who investigate crime, and the District Attorney's office, who prosecute the offenders. These are their stories."- The opening narration by Steven Zirnkilton.

Law & Order: New Orleans is an American police procedural and legal drama television series, adapted as a spin-off of the long-running crime drama Law & Order.

Set in New Orleans, Louisiana, the series follows a two part approach. When a crime is committed, the victims are represented by two separate yet equally important groups: the New Orleans Police Department, who investigate the crime, and the District Attorney's Office, who conduct the people's case against the offenders in the trial. In every episode, the first half hour focuses on the investigation by the detectives, followed by the second half the of episode focusing on the prosecution of the offenders by the assistant district attorneys.

In the style of the original Law & Order, episodes are often "ripped from the headlines" or loosely based on a real crime that received media attention.

Investigating the crimes are a team of elite detectives, the Major Criminal Case Investigation Squad (MCCIS), who all report to their ranking captain. It is their job to investigate the crime, collect evidence, interview witnesses and then, when the evidence points to a suspect or suspects, place the suspect(s) under arrest. The matter is then taken over by the prosecutors of the New Orleans District Attorney's office. They discuss deals, prepare the witnesses and evidence and conduct the people's case in the trial.

Both teams work with the Medical Examiners Office, Crime Lab and psychiatrists from both the police department and DA's office.

Law

 * Brendan Fraser as Senior Detective Dallas Parker 
 * Isaiah Washington as Senior Detective Marcus Queen 
 * Maggie Q as Senior Detective Lisa Zhao 
 * Christina Milian as Junior Detective Teresa Marquez 
 * Josh Hartnett as Junior Detective J.J. Jacobs 
 * Louis Mandylor as Sergeant Gino Carcaterra 
 * James Caan as Captain Eddie Hicks 

Order

 * James Franco as Assistant District Attorney Cole McCorrea 
 * Paula Patton as Assistant District Attorney Janet Ashe 
 * Robert Duvall as District Attorney Alan Grimes 

Recurring Cast

 * Jessica Chastain as Officer Chloe Hartman 
 * Regina King as M.E. Niobe James
 * Michael Rosenbaum as Tech Analyst Kent Walker
 * Omar Benson Miller as Forensic Specialist Oscar Hughes
 * Cress Williams as Officer Wade Lockett
 * Jeremy Renner as Max Browning

Season 1
#1 - "Scream"

A young girl is found murdered at a local park. Detectives Parker and Queen try to find the girl's family when they go missing following the girl's death. Detective Marquez and Detective Zhao meet rookie officer Chloe Hartman (Jessica Chastain) and found out Chloe's parents was murdered when Hartman was 7 years old by a criminal. Marquez and Zhao team up with Hartman to find the criminal who could be Hartman's parents's killer.

#2 - "Silent and Terror"

Officer Hartman gets a call from an old friend who tells her he shot and killed his wife, before turning the gun on himself. Parker and Queen investigate and discover that a string of affairs the wife had let to her husband killing both of them. ADA McCorrea and ADA Ashe found out the woman's most recent secret boyfriend was her husband's brother.

Meanwhile, Jacobs learns and is shocked about his brother's arrest their estranged cousin's murder and believes he could've been framed by somebody. Can Sgt. Carcaterra help Jacobs and clear his brother's name?

#3 - "Creatures of the Night"

Queen and Zhao investigate when a 16-year old girl raped and beaten while celebrating her birthday. Queen and Zhao found out somebody was planning to ruin the girl's life for revenge. Max Browning, the son of a dangerous rapist, is released from prison for assault. Parker found out Max is the father of Officer Hartman's 15 year old son, Jack (Joel Courtney) and worried about Officer Hartman and her son but found out when about 16 years ago before Jack was born, Hartman found out about Max's past after his father raped and murdered her 13 years old cousin. Parker told Captain Hicks about Max and worried Hartman telling her son about her father. But after Jack gets arrested for beating a bully who was bothering him up, Parker and Hicks start to worried that Jack could end up as his father.

#4 - "Train"

Marquez and Jacobs work together to investigate a mass murder at a train station. DA Grimes found out the first murder on train station happening 9 years ago. Grimes asks Sgt. Carcaterra to help Marquez and Jacobs to find the killer. ADA McCorrea and ADA Ashe found out Carcaterra was the first officer to respond to the shooting and the only survivor 9 years ago at the mass murder. Parker and Hicks told Queen about Max. When they visiting Max after his released, Parker, Hicks and Queen found Max's new girlfriend Jasmine (Michelle Rodriguez) does not know about Max is the father to Officer Hartman's son. Parker, Hicks and Queen agree to not to tell Jasmine.

#5 - "Moonlight River (Part 1)"

Parker and Queen visiting Jacobs at the bar then having a drink. Then Queen hits a schoolgirl with his car by accident leaving her in a coma. Parker and Jacobs try to help Queen and his future on the force with the help of Grimes, McCorrea and Ashe. Zhao discovers the schoolgirl was a victim of cyberbullying. When she try her best to stay away from Max who seemingly wants to rekindle their old flame, Officer Hartman help a teenager girl who is pregnant and a runaway. The case reminds Hartman of when she was young and got pregnant with Max's baby.

#6 - "Bleeding Love (Part 2)"

Queen is left fighting for his life after getting shot by the schoolgirl's father who wanted revenge for putting his daughter in a coma after Queen is exhonorated. The MCCIS found in hard when the schoolgirl's father threatening ruining Queen's future. Hicks visit Hartman an discover some shocking secrets about Jasmine: she may possibly be a killer who targets teenagers. They worried about telling Max about his girlfriend becoming a murderer.

#7 - "Shoddy"

The MCCIS tracks down a ruthless contractor whose ingnorance of safety regulations caused a building collapse that left 5 people dead and dozens more injured.

#8 - "Vroom"

The MCCIS tracks a car theft ring who is solely targeting Ferraris for some reason. Parker and Zhao go undercover in the ring to get the identity of the man-in-charge.

#9 - "The Brave Reason"

Hicks's son is arrested after several large bags of cocaine was found in a bag he was found with. McCorrea and Ashe try to help Hicks's son then the MCCIS discover that the drugs actually belong to a known thug who'd been pushing Hicks's son to join his gang. Max found out Jasmine planning to get rid of Hartman and expresses her dislike her. When Max visit Hartman to tell her this, he ends up kissing her.

#10 - "Bad Wednesday"

Queen returns to work after hospital. When he returns home, he and his family discover the body of 11-year old boy in his. Parker found out the boy planning to break into Queen's house then somebody stab him to death. Jacobs tells Marquez he has feeling for her and Hartman struggles with her feelings after Max's visiting and the kiss. Hartman tells Hicks, she worried about Jack's future and thinks Hicks is right about Jasmine.

#11 - "Final Destination"

The MCCIS tracks down a escaped convict and discovers that he was hired for some sort of job. At the same time, McCorrea and Ashe must retry a bank robber who killed 5 people in his escape, but left one witness who is all to eager to tes. Plus, Hartman gains a new partner in Officer Wade Lockett (Cress Williams) and ends up taking an very unexpected step in her relationship with Max.

#12 - "Black and White"

Hartman and Lockett are injured and end up in hospital when trying to break up a fight between members of the KKK and the New Black Panther Party. Parker, Queen, and the rest of the MCCIS must work quickly prevent a race riot. When she resting after getting shot in the shoulder, Hartman shocked to see Max when he visiting her.

#13 - "Casino Royale"

Marquez and Jacobs go undercover in a casino when a man who won a poker game against all odds there turns up dead. Jacobs faces off against a known millionaire in another poker game and Marquez think the millionaire could be the man's killer. Queen found out his brother in hospital after getting brutally mugged and Hartman becomes worried when she learns that Jack's skipped school for three days.

#14 - "Peace of Mind"

The MCCIS hunts a serial killer who poses as a taxi driver, lures his victims in, then kills and dumps them at remote locations. Meanwhile, Caracterra must find a way to deal with his sister's abusive ex-husband, who has been stalking and threatening her, and Hartman, after feeling sick, goes to the doctor and learns that she's pregnant (after sleeping with Max in "Final Destination").

#15 - "Black Mirror"

Parker learn about Max's family's past when the case of Max's mother (Olivia Hussey) committing suicide  after her family left her is reopened. Hartman is worried telling Max about her being pregnant with his child for the second time. She remembers the time when she meet Max, and his father going to prison for rape and murder and, when she was pregnant with Jack. Jacobs and Hicks found out Queen and Marquez have both been missing for 4 days now.

It is revealed at the end, Jasmine kidnapped Queen and Marquez and she is taking them away from New Orleans.

#16 - "Race Against Time"

With Queen and Marquez goes missing for almost a week now, the team found out Jasmine kidnapping them and taking them away from New Orleans. Ashe found out Jasmine's past and family and Hartman think she should tell Max about her pregnancy and Hartman found out she was the same with Max's mother when they are young and they was pregnant (Max's mother was pregnant with Max's father's baby and Hartman was pregnant with Max's baby).

#17 - "Endgame"

The MCCIS finds Queen and Marquez and then close in on Jasmine, who is raging with jealousy that Max will leave her for Hartman. In a standoff situation, Jasmine reveals that as a child, everybody left her (friend, family, teachers, mentors, etc) and now Max will go too. Persuaded by Parker and Lockett, Hartman reveals to both that she is pregnant with Max's child for the second time, but is willing to let him be with Jasmine, who reveals that she too is pregnant with Max's baby. Max admits that he has feelings for both women and asks them to just end this for the sake of their future children. Touched by this, Jasmine surrenders peacefully and is arrested for kidnapping and attempted murder.

#18 - "Father and Daughter"

Queen and Marquez in hospital with their family after their kidnapped, Parker team up with Carcaterra and Jacobs to find a officer who kidnapped his daughter away from her mother. After visiting Jasmine, Max told Hartman to keep the child, he worried his son and fear Jack will end up like him in the past.

#19 - "The Good Son"

Hartman and Max planning to visit their son at school after worried about Jack every time, Jack got arrested when the police find drug inside of Jack's bag. Worried about her son, Hartman told Max, she is keeping the baby. Hartman ask Parker and Hicks to find the person who put the drug inside of Jack's bag. Queen and Marquez return to work after hospital.

#20 - "In the Line of Fire (Part 1)"

Parker's past is bring his family in danger after a criminal kidnapped Parker's family and take them hostage. A friend from Parker's past return to help Parker to save the family. The thing is get dangerous when Queen end up kidnapped by the criminal who is take Parker's family hostage.

#21 - "In the Line of Fire (Part 2)"

Parker worried about his family and Queen's safety, Jacobs found out about Parker, Cooper and their past and Hartman worried when somebody broken into her house who was looking for Jack.

#22 - "In the Line of Fire (Part 3)"

After Parker's children is rescue and leave Paula and Queen's life still in danger. Marquez and Hicks found out Jacobs has gone missing and Hartman try to protect her son.

#23 - "In the Line of Fire (Part 4)"

Marquez, Carcaterra and Zhao look for Jacobs and Parker, Hicks and Cooper try found Paula and Queen. Parker come face to face with his past to try to save his wife and Queen. Hartman asks Max's help to help their son after the bully coming after him for revenge (Jack beating him up at Creatures of the Night)