[s11e13] Phobia Today

: 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.

The title for Season 11, Episode 13 refers specifically to the classic procedural drama Law & Order , which aired this installment on February 14, 2001. Episode Overview: "Phobia" [S11E13] Phobia

: Detectives track down the child's biological mother, Celia Goddard, a recovering drug addict who had previously signed off on the adoption. The trail eventually leads to the biological father, Robert Kelley, who claims he never gave consent for the adoption and was merely "taking his baby back". : 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. The trail eventually leads to the biological father,

: 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 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).