"Law & Order" DWB (1998)

User Rating:

7.2/10   

Director:

Constantine Makris

Writers:

Dick Wolf (creator)
Rene Balcer (writer)

TV Series:

"Law & Order" (1990)

Original Air Date:

7 October 1998 (Season 9, Episode 2)

Genre:

Crime | Mystery | Drama

Plot:

White police officers are accused of beating and dragging an African American man to his death. McCoy tries to prosecute while facing pressure from Federal prosecutors, who want to make a deal with one of the guilty parties.

Plot Keywords:

Attorney | Detective | Police | District Attorney | Evidence

Cast

Jerry Orbach	...	Detective Lennie Briscoe
Benjamin Bratt	...	Detective Rey Curtis
S. Epatha Merkerson	...	Lt. Anita Van Buren
Sam Waterston	...	Executive A.D.A. Jack McCoy
Angie Harmon	...	A.D.A. Abbie Carmichael
Steven Hill	...	D.A. Adam Schiff
John Ventimiglia	...	Officer Frank Dietrick
John MacKay	...	Internal Affairs Detective (as John A. MacKay)
Michael McCormick	...	Dietrick's Attorney
John Driver	...	Assistant US Attorney Bob Gervits
David Valcin	...	Officer Fratelli
Russell G. Jones	...	Raymond 'Ray-Ray' Davis
Joseph Ragno
Michael Hannon
Pamela Isaacs

Company:

Wolf Films

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: In one scene, McCoy and Carmichael have a conversation about Officer Dietrick. The episode then shifts to McCoy's office, where they are talking with Dietrick and his attorney. The defense attorney's notes are the episode script of the previous scene with McCoy and Carmichael.

Quotes:

Jack McCoy: I bought lunch. I didn't know what you like, so I got salad, lo-cal dressing...
Abbie Carmichael: Lo-cal? I burn it, I don't store it... what did you get?
Jack McCoy: Ribs.
[Abbie takes the ribs]
Abbie Carmichael: Great! Sounds good. I'll eat, you graze.
Jack McCoy: I bought a pig and a poke.