It’s back to school on Law & Order this week, but not for a heartwarming reunion. Instead, “Report Card” features a student accused of killing their teacher. As if a homicide investigation in an academic setting wasn’t enough of a headache, the suspect’s age apparently throws the case into legal limbo.
This forces Price (Hugh Dancy) and Maroun (Odelya Halevi) to put the school’s policies themselves on trial, which I suppose is one way to shake up the usual courtroom procedural formula.
Meanwhile, Shaw’s (Mehcad Brooks) latest attempt to connect with a suspect backfires, reminding us that sometimes, good cop/bad cop is just two different flavors of ineffective cop. I guess we’ll find out whether this is a case of a troubled kid, a failing system, or just a really bad grade.
Law & Order: Report Card airs Thursday, October 31, 2024, at 8:00 pm on NBC.
