When a couple is returning from a party in their Buick, the husband is killed and the wife is wounded by two shots in the parking garage. Detectives Greevey and Logan that are investigating the case find a drunken eyewitness that accuses the addicted Willie Tivnan to leave the place after the shooting. The detectives arrest him after finding his crack pipe in the stair trunk. The wife Janet Ralston recovers and tells to Greevey and Logan that the killer is a black man, and identifies Willie. However Greevey suspects that the Willie has not killed Alan Ralston since he is a thief that usually uses a knife to robber and has never used a gun or killed anybody. He convinces Logan and Captain Cragen to investigate Janet and the family financial advisor Gil Himes and soon the detectives learn the truth about what happened in the garage. Now Ben Stone has to prove that Janet is the killer of her husband and offers a deal to Gil and Janet to resolve the case. Who will accept?
"Happily Ever After" is a great episode of "Law & Order", with two great segments. The police investigation is top-notch, with an excellent investigation of Detectives Greevey and Logan, mostly the feeling and experience of Greevey. The justice segment is also excellent, with a great job of Stone and Robinette. The way that they offer a deal to Janet Ralston and Gil Himes expecting that one point fingers to the other shows the backstage of the justice. My vote is eight.
Title (Brazil): "Um Acordo Demorado" ("A Slow Deal")