While Law & Order is the only major series with an episode explicitly titled "Phobia" at S11E13, other popular shows have aired notable 13th episodes in their 11th seasons:
: Episode 11x13 is titled " The Bond ," involving a mother-son duo committing murders at truck stops. (Interestingly, a different episode, Scared to Death , focused on anxiety disorders and phobias). [S11E13] Phobia
: While technically Season 5, Episode 13, it is titled "Fear-o-Phobia" and deals with various fear-based emergencies, including a novice diver panicking in a shark cage. While Law & Order is the only major
: Jack McCoy prosecutes the case as a hate crime , arguing that Kelley's use of slurs during the attack indicated the murder was motivated by homophobia rather than just a custody dispute. : Jack McCoy prosecutes the case as a
The episode centers on the brutal murder of Bradford Mandel, a gay man beaten to death in his apartment courtyard. The case quickly escalates when detectives Lennie Briscoe and Ed Green discover that Mandel's 18-month-old adopted son, Dylan, has been kidnapped from the scene.