It’s so tired that it feels like the show simply recycled parts from its previous corruption story. So, they call upon the lowest of society, which they are tasked with arresting or guarding, and use their power of influence to create a lucrative situation for themselves. Related Law & Order: Organized Crime Season 3 Episode 15 Review: The Wild and The Innocent LAW & ORDER: ORGANIZED CRIME - “Pareto Principle” Episode 320 - Pictured: James Andrew O’Connor as Officer Pendergast - (Photo by: Ralph Bavaro/NBC) The corruption always follows the same vein - the officer in question is greedy or has bills to pay in which their yearly salary isn’t enough. The task force’s whole purpose is to deal with corruption and the dark underworld, but whenever an officer of some kind is involved it’s like the creativity goes out the window. Truly, the show is only on its third season, and we are seeing “bad” cops yet again. The number of times Law & Order: Organized Crime has pulled corrupt law enforcement officers out of its hat is too many to count. In the end, the case turns out to be a murder-for-hire ring within the walls of Greenhaven prison. Sure, I Know A Guy LAW & ORDER: ORGANIZED CRIME - “Pareto Principle” Episode 320 - Pictured: Marc Reign as Junior Suarez - (Photo by: Ralph Bavaro/NBC) This leaves us scratching our heads and wondering where the writers are trying to take this one. Unfortunately, the excitement and payoff for such a complicated episode fall way behind the mark. The Feds are correct to bring Bell and Stabler in on this case despite it seeming a fool’s errand at the start. What starts off feeling like a simple robbery ring quickly turns into something more organized and connected.

All is not what it seems with the latest task force outing on Law & Order: Organized Crime Season 3 Episode 20, “Pareto Principle.” From start to finish, this episode takes the viewers on a journey through various crime syndicates.

Wayward Stars by Mary Fan