Green’s new partner for one season.

Abby West

9.

Joe Fontana (Dennis Farina)/Nick Falco (Michael Imperioli): 2005

Det.

Law & Order | 10. Nina Cassady (Milena Govich)/Ed Green (Jesse L. Martin): 2006-2007 Lt. Van Buren (S. Epatha Merkerson) was not a big fan of Cassady when she

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He did his thing ably but wasn’t around long enough to make a real impression.

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7.

Margaret Lyons

5.

Law & Order | 9. Joe Fontana (Dennis Farina)/Nick Falco (Michael Imperioli): 2005 Det. Nick Falco briefly partnered up with snazzy dresser Fontana while Green recuperated from a gunshot

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Cynical, baritone-voiced Lupo had a genial (even romantic) rapport with more serious Bernard.

Max Greevey (George Dzundza)/Logan: 19901991

It all starts here.

Dzundza was in and out in just one season, but his influence remains.

Law & Order | 8. Fontana/Green: 2004-2006 It was always going to be difficult to replace Jerry Orbach, but it didn’t help matters that Fontana’s flashy style was decidedly

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Briscoe/Logan: 19921995

This is where legends start.

Combined withChris Noth’s young-turk intensity, the pair became the iconic center of theLaw & Orderfranchise.

Briscoe/Green: 19992004

Heresy?

Law & Order | 7. Green/Cyrus Lupo (Jeremy Sisto): 2007-2008 Even if you never quite bought Green as a senior detective, you had to enjoy the new energy brought

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But as much as we enjoy the Briscoe/Logan chemistry, there’s something extra special about the Orbach/Martin years.

Law & Order | 6. Phil Cerretta (Paul Sorvino)/Mike Logan (Chris Noth): 1991-1992 Paul Sorvino’s two-season stint as the gruff — yet charming — determined Ceretta (who switched to

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Law & Order | 5. Lupo/Kevin Bernard (Anthony Anderson): 2008-2010 The final cop duo ever broke the typical world-weary old cop/hotshot young cop L&O mold. Cynical, baritone-voiced Lupo had

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Law & Order | 4. Max Greevey (George Dzundza)/Logan: 1990-1991 It all starts here. Greevey’s paternal feelings for (and occasional ethical distrust of) Logan set the stage for all

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Law & Order | 3. Lennie Briscoe (Jerry Orbach)/Rey Curtis (Benjamin Bratt): 1995-1999 Bratt gave the performance of a lifetime in weekly installments. Rey Curtis had a calm (and

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Law & Order | 2. Briscoe/Logan: 1992-1995 This is where legends start. After a couple of old-cop tryouts with Dzundza and Sorvino, the franchise found its wry, bruised soul

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Law & Order | 1. Briscoe/Green: 1999-2004 Heresy? Maybe. But as much as we enjoy the Briscoe/Logan chemistry, there’s something extra special about the Orbach/Martin years. By this point,