Bible Story (7 Dec. 2005)

A synagogue's Chumash is stolen and desecrated, and the crime must be solved before a religious war breaks out in downtown Manhattan.

Director:

Rick Wallace

Writers:

Dick Wolf (creator), Richard Sweren

Stars:

Dennis Farina, Jesse L. Martin, S. Epatha Merkerson

Cast

Episode credited cast:
Dennis Farina	...	Detective Joe Fontana
Jesse L. Martin	...	Detective Ed Green
S. Epatha Merkerson	...	Lt. Anita Van Buren
Sam Waterston	...	Jack McCoy
Annie Parisse	...	A.D.A. Alexandra Borgia
Fred Dalton Thompson	...	D.A. Arthur Branch
Allan Miller	...	Rabbi Geller
Zach Grenier	...	Barry Speicher
Kevin O'Rourke	...	Stan Malloy
Leslie Hendrix	...	Dr. Elizabeth Rodgers
Gerry Bamman	...	Judge Thomas Everton
Mark Feuerstein	...	Eric Speicher
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Bridget Barkan	...	Kayla Watson
Tina Benko	...	Sharon Quaid
Fred Berman	...	Orthodox #1

Storyline

A synagogue's Chumash is stolen and desecrated, and the crime must be solved before a religious war breaks out in downtown Manhattan.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Hebrew

Release Date:

7 December 2005 (USA)

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Wolf Films, NBC Universal Television

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Chumash (alternate spelling Humash) is the bound version of the Torah.

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Quotes

D.A. Arthur Branch: Religious fervor.
Jack McCoy: The nitroglycerin of the 21st century.

User Reviews

'Tells how faith can be abused by the "faithful"

A man who has desecrated a Jewish holy book is found murdered outside a synagogue and Detectives Fontana (Dennis Farina) and Green (Jesse L. Martin) are called in to investigate the crime. As the process continues, it is revealed that one of the temple's members (Zech Grenier), a family man and devout Jew, is guilty. However, the catalyst for the crime is the man's cousin (Mark Fuerstein) who holds deep-seated resentment against his family and his religion. Plus, the revered book holds a dark secret that has been kept quiet by the rabbi (Alan Miller).

Of the guest performers Grenier stands out as a man that commits a heinous crime but feels that his murderous act is justified due to the "history" of the book.

Great dialog exchanges also occur between Grenier and ADA McCoy (Sam Waterston) as well as between McCoy and DA Arthur Branch (Fred Dalton Thompson).