Law & Order/Fate's Cruel Joke

Fate's Cruel Joke
Season 25, Episode 16
Airdate	April 2, 2026
Production Number	2516
Written by	Art Alamo
Directed by	Alex Hall
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Law & Order — Season Twenty-Five

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Fate's Cruel Joke is the sixteenth episode of the twenty-fifth season of Law & Order, and the five hundred thirty-ninth episode overall.

Starring (Law): Reid Scott (Detective Vincent Riley), David Ajala (Detective Theo Walker), Maura Tierney (Lt. Jessica Brady)

Starring (Order): Hugh Dancy (ADA Nolan Price), Odelya Halevi (ADA Samantha Maroun)

and Tony Goldwyn (DA Nicholas Baxter)

Guest Stars: Declan Eells (Benjamin Hoffman), Justine Colan (Bridget Riley), Cadden Jones (Tara Riley), Brian Thomas Abraham (Judge Walter Abbey)

and Jane Lynch (Cordelia Travers)

with Rain (Cory Mason), Abigail Dolan (Mandy Waller), Rin Allen (Special Agent Nadia Yarvis), Chris Damon (Craig Valparaiso), Tassy Kirbas (Julissa Newcastle), Lee Garrett (Anson Hereras), Lipica Shah (Dr. Chandra Patel), Donald Rey (Connor Won), Jonny Williams (Jonah White), Molly Samson (Sandra Crosby), Helora Danna (MLI), Will Nash Broyles (Nurse), Kevin Gonzalez (Skater 1), Reina Guerra (Skater 2), James S. Gonzalez (Skater 3), Andrew V. Ly (AA Member), Adriana Alveario (Facilitator)