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Everybody's Favorite Bagman (1990)

Everybody's Favorite Bagman poster
Directed by
John Patterson
Country
United States
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A police investigation uncovers a link between a murdered bagman and a corrupt city official. Detectives navigate the criminal justice system to build a case against those responsible.

proceduraltenseseriousgroundedinvestigativegrittymatter-of-factsuspenseful

What happens

"Everybody's Favorite Bagman" is the sixth episode of the first season of the American police procedural and legal drama Law & Order. The episode was written by Dick Wolf and directed by John Patterson, and originally aired on NBC on October 30, 1990. This episode was produced in 1988 and was the pilot episode of the series, although it is not the first broadcast. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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