Law & Order: Report Card (NBC, Thursday, October 31, 2024)

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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.

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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.

Andrew Martins, reviewer, recapper, deep diver, scifi specialist. Thinks Blakes 7 is better than Star Trek. Yes I do go to fan conventions and no I don't dress up. Well okay maybe I do a bit.