Manhood (Law & Order)

"Manhood"
Law & Order episode
Episode no.Season 3
Episode 21
Directed byEd Sherin
Story byWalon Green
Robert Nathan
Teleplay byRobert Nathan
Featured musicMike Post
Original air dateMay 12, 1993 (1993-05-12)
Running time47 minutes
Guest appearances

"Manhood" is the 21st episode of the third season of the American police procedural television series Law & Order, and the 65th episode overall. The episode's story was written by Walon Green and Robert Nathan, the teleplay was written by Robert Nathan, and was directed by Ed Sherin. The episode originally aired on May 12, 1993 on NBC.

The episode follows the investigation of the death of a police officer killed in the line of duty. When detectives learn that his fellow officers delayed coming to his aid because he was gay, the district attorney's office prosecutes three of them for his death.