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3''Law & Order: Legacies'' is a series of adventure games based on Franchise/LawAndOrder. The games were created by Creator/TelltaleGames and released over the course of four months in 2011-12 for the PC and IOS.
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5[[AC:The episodes are, in order:]]
6* ''Revenge'': Rey Curtis returns to New York and his first case has him investigating the death of a maid, but things grow complicated when the main suspect ends up murdered on the stand.
7* ''Home To Roost'': Lennie and Rey discover a writer's death is linked to illegal cockfighting.
8* ''Killer Smart'': Mike Logan asks for help in catching a serial killer, but thing get complicated when the two suspects decide to defend each other.
9* ''Nobody's Child'': Rey and Lennie discover a dead boy, which soon leads them to discover a child welfare agency may not be as good as news claim it to be.
10* ''Ear Witness'': A mother is shot dead and her blind son knows the killer from their voice. But will the court let him testify?
11* ''Side Effects'': The investigation of a prep school student's death uncovers a deeper conspiracy.
12* ''Resolution'': After thirteen years, Rey sets out to finally find out the truth of the Preppy Joggers case.
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15!!These games provide examples of:
16* AntiFrustrationFeatures: Can't remember important info? You can look at the transcript anytime to help.
17* TheBusCameBack: The game features returning characters from all twenty seasons, including Rey Curtis, Mike Logan, Lennie Briscoe, Adam Schiff, and Abbie Carmicheal.
18* ContinuitySnarl: One of the flashback cases is set around New Years Eve 1999, by which point Rey should have retired and been replaced by Ed Green.
19* ADayInTheLimelight: Overall, Rey has the most focus as the myth arc mostly involves him.
20* DueToTheDead: [[spoiler:After solving the final case, Rey makes a visit to Lennie's grave to tell him they got the guy.]]
21* MurderByInaction: [[spoiler:Elle unintentionally, since she didn't call 911 immediately for her husband.]]
22* MurderByMistake: [[spoiler:Giles hired Vincenzo to kill Allison, but Harrison ended up dead instead.]]
23* ThatOneCase: The main myth arc of the game is the Preppy Joggers case, a murder Rey was investigating with Lennie when he was still alive.
24* VigilanteExecution: The first episode has one -- early in the "Order" segment, a Russian diplomat, whose claim of DiplomaticImpunity is still being determined, is gunned down in the courtroom by the father of the woman he raped and murdered, very narrowly missing Abbie Carmichael. The rest of the game is Michael Cutter's prosecution of the father.
25* WholeEpisodeFlashback: Episodes 2, 4, and 6 take place in 1999 when Rey still worked with Lennie.

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