"Law & Order" DWB (1998)

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
Tom Mardirosian	...	Mr. Butler
Mark Mineart
John Fiore	...	Detective Tony Profaci
Michael Cullen	...	Borough Chief Commander Dietz
Marilyn Chris	...	Gayatri Devi
Johnny Lee Davenport	...	Reverend Theodore Dempsey
Stephanie Cannon	...	Claudia Sawchuck
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
E.J. Carroll	...	Officer Fenwick
Bob Cea	...	David
Larry Clarke	...	Detective Morris LaMotte
Lee Cobb	...	Lt. Gilbert Rausch
Chevi Colton	...	Dottie
Jane Cronin	...	Sylvia
Lawrence Green	...	Forensics Tech. Jackson
Marcia Haufrecht	...	Linda Coffey
C.S. Lee	...	Kenny Chen
Mike Lisenco	...	Krutsky
Ted Neustadt	...	PBA Attorney Quinn
Chuck Patterson	...	Mr. Cutty
Keenan Shimizu	...	CSU Tech Hsu
Mark Kenneth Smaltz	...	Judge William Koehler
David Langston Smyrl	...	Artie Dickson
Bart Tangredi	...	CSU Technician
Patrick Welsh	...	Mark
Steven Zirnkilton	...	Narrator (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)

Directed by
Constantine Makris

Writing credits
Dick Wolf		(creator)
Rene Balcer		(writer)

Produced by
Rene Balcer	....	executive producer
Jim Ellis	....	executive producer
William N. Fordes	....	co-producer
Billy Fox	....	producer
Lewis Gould	....	producer (as Lewis H. Gould)
Jeffrey L. Hayes	....	co-executive producer (as Jeffrey Hayes)
Kathy McCormick	....	co-executive producer
I.C. Rapoport	....	co-producer
Edwin Sherin	....	executive producer (as Ed Sherin)
David Shore	....	supervising producer
Richard Sweren	....	co-producer
Dick Wolf	....	executive producer
Ed Zuckerman	....	consulting producer

Original Music by
Mike Post

Cinematography by
Richard Dobbs

Film Editing by
Neil Felder		(as Neil L. Felder)

Casting by
Suzanne Ryan

Production Design by
Robert Thayer

Art Direction by
C.J. Simpson

Set Decoration by
Robert Carpenter

Costume Design by
Jennifer von Mayrhauser

Makeup Department
Roberto Fernández	....	hair supervisor
Patricia Regan	....	makeup supervisor

Production Management
Lewis Gould	....	unit production manager (as Lewis H. Gould)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Christo Morse	....	second assistant director (as Christopher Morse)
Steve Wertimer	....	first assistant director (as Stephen Wertimer)

Art Department
Kenneth Albanese	....	construction coordinator
Fred Chalfy	....	property master
Eoghan Conway	....	set dresser
Mike Platarote Jr.	....	assistant property master (as Michael Platarote Jr.)
Linda Skipper	....	scenic charge

Sound Department
Jeffrey Kaplan	....	supervising sound editor
David Platt	....	sound mixer
Kira Smith	....	boom operator

Camera and Electrical Department
Jessica Burstein	....	still photographer
Patrick Cousins	....	best boy
Bill Klayer	....	gaffer (as William Klayer)
Carl Peterson	....	key grip
Peter Ramos	....	assistant camera
Peter Reniers	....	camera operator
Jeremy Schroeder	....	best boy grip
Miles Strassner	....	dolly grip
Michael 'Rodi' Rodia	....	grip (uncredited)

Casting Department
Fleet Emerson	....	extras casting
Sylvia Fay	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Danajean Cicerchi	....	key wardrobe
Anne Steinbauer	....	wardrobe assistant

Music Department
Libby Pedersen	....	music editor

Transportation Department
Bill Curry Jr.	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Cynthia Balfour	....	script supervisor
Moshe Bardach	....	location manager
Park Dietz	....	technical advisor (as Dr. Park Dietz)
Gene Ritchings	....	production coordinator
Cheryl D. Sims	....	payroll accountant
Michael Struk	....	technical advisor

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Nancy Miller		writer
David Streever		written by
Dick Wolf		creator

Produced by
Morgan Gendel	....	co-producer (1995-1996)
Peter Giuliano	....	producer (2004-2006)

Makeup Department
Kevin-James Bennett	....	makeup artist
Joseph Farulla	....	makeup artist (seasons 11-15)
Linda Grimes	....	makeup assistant department head (2 episodes)
Evan Campbell	....	sculptor (uncredited)

Production Management
E. Monique Floyd	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Nate Grubb	....	dga trainee
Erin Haigh	....	dga trainee (as Erin Joy Haigh)
Laurie Jackson	....	dga trainee
Johanna Jensen	....	second assistant director (pilot and multiple episodes)
Daniel Lowe	....	dga trainee
Meghan Myszkowski	....	dga trainee
Dominick Scarola	....	dga trainee (season 10)
Rosadel Varela	....	dga trainee
Jennifer Wilkinson	....	dga trainee

Art Department
JoAnn Atwood	....	set dresser
Anthony Baldasare	....	set dresser (season 1)
Craig Binkley	....	property master (special triology- 3 episodes)
Heather Brown	....	art department coordinator
Robert Currie	....	props
Justin Elterman	....	graphic designer
Laurie Friedman	....	art consultant
Steven Gamiello	....	props (1994-1996)
Gregory Hill	....	assistant art director (2002-2004)
Nicholas Lundy	....	assistant art director
John Pollard	....	guest art director
Kara Zeigon	....	art department coordinator

Sound Department
Peter Bergren	....	sound effects editor (seasons 1 and 2)
David A. Cohen	....	sound editor (1991-1992 season)
Norval D. Crutcher III	....	dialogue editor (1994-1995)
Mark DeSimone	....	adr mixer (various episodes)
Lee Dragu	....	sound editor
Diana Flores	....	adr mixer
Michael Gollom	....	sound editor
Mark Kamps	....	assistant sound editor
Mark Kamps	....	sound post-production
Jeff Kushner	....	dialogue editor
Brian Miksis	....	sound mixer (multiple episodes)
Robb Navrides	....	sound editor
Gary Parker	....	boom operator (multiple episodes 1997-)
Timothy Pearson	....	foley artist (1999 and 2000)
Michael Primmer	....	additional boom operator
Philip Rogers	....	adr recordist
Craig T. Rosevear	....	foley editor
Mike Schmidt	....	boom operator
Richard Thomas	....	sound effects editor

Special Effects by
Evan Campbell	....	special effects sculptor
Steve Wolf	....	special effects technician

Visual Effects by
Lloyd Lee Barnett	....	digital compositor

Stunts
Roy T. Anderson	....	stunt double (2004)
Bob Colletti	....	stunts
Peter Epstein	....	stunts
Jeffrey Lee Gibson	....	stunts
Jalil Jay Lynch	....	stunts (1994)
Mam Smith	....	stunts
Shawnna Thibodeau	....	stunt performer

Camera and Electrical Department
James Boniece	....	best boy
James Boniece	....	grip
Xiomara Comrie	....	assistant camera
Glenn Fishel	....	grip (2005-2006)
Susan Gabbay	....	second assistant camera (1996-1997)
Daniel Galiardi	....	assistant camera
Wesley Hodges	....	second assistant camera
Amy Albano Jachyra	....	second assistant camera
Jendra Jarnagin	....	additional electrician
Eric M. Klein	....	grip
Saiyiu. Li	....	camera trainee
Jason Micallef	....	electrician
Anna Novick	....	grip
Christopher Piazza	....	camera trainee
Colin Rich	....	assistant camera trainee
Oden Roberts	....	assistant camera
Darren Ryan	....	24 frame video operator
Abe Schrager	....	camera operator: second unit
Jamie Silverstein	....	camera operator
Mike Sime	....	video operator
Jonas Steadman	....	additional focus puller: "a" camera (2001)
Tom Vulliez	....	additional grip
Pamela Weese	....	electrician

Casting Department
Jennifer Euston	....	casting assistant (1997)
Todd Feldman	....	background casting associate
Wendy M. Roberts	....	casting associate
Jennifer Sabel	....	extras casting associate (season 15)
Kristian Sorge	....	extras casting associate (season 15)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Sonya M. Andonov	....	set costumer
Danajean Church	....	key wardrobe
Maria E. Kenny	....	assistant costume designer
Frankie Ritacco	....	assistant costume designer

Editorial Department
Trey Coscia	....	post-production assistant
Charlotte Grau	....	colorist
Skipper Martin	....	dailies colorist
Benjamin Rapoport	....	assistant editor (1990-1993)

Music Department
Timothy Andrew Edwards	....	promo music
John Henry Kreitler	....	composer: additional music

Other crew
Marc Abbott	....	production assistant (1999)
Brian Amyot	....	production assistant
Joseph Aquino	....	location assistant (season 15)
Chris Arena	....	production assistant
David H. Barash	....	location coordinator
John Ian Briody	....	production assistant
Heather Brown	....	production secretary
Lauren Butler	....	production office assistant
Salvatore Carino	....	assistant production auditor
Eddy Collyns	....	assistant location manager
Audrey Davis	....	publicist (2003)
Valerie Desjardins	....	script supervisor
Chuck Dudley	....	production assistant
Guy Efrat	....	location assistant
Guy Efrat	....	location scout
Vadim Epstein	....	production assistant
John Fedynich	....	location scout
James Feldman	....	production assistant
Krista Fico	....	set production assistant
Jesse Fox Chaney	....	additional production assistant (as Jesse Chaney)
Anouk Frösch	....	assistant: Elisabeth Rohm
Michael Fucci	....	assistant location manager
Joe Gagnepain	....	production assistant
Betty Green	....	title designer
Rico Green	....	office executive assistant
David Gross	....	production assistant
The Lippin Group	....	publicist (2004)
David K. Huang	....	production assistant (2004)
Beth Humphreys	....	legal supervisor
Sebastian Iervolino	....	production assistant
Stacey Kelly	....	production assistant
Eric Kench	....	additional production assistant
Clint Koltveit	....	assistant to producers
Clint Koltveit	....	production assistant
Gene Kraft	....	title designer
Paul Mancini	....	production assistant
Linda Marshall-Smith	....	assistant location manager (1990-1992, 1995)
Katie Massa	....	caption editor
Kate McCallum	....	development assistant (as Kate Rubin)
Kerry McCrohan	....	production assistant
Bryan Meyers	....	key set production assistant
Karla Nappi	....	production secretary
Raymond L. Negron	....	key production assistant (as Ray Negron)
Leon Ortiz-Gil Jr.	....	production assistant (1992 -1997)
Joan Preston	....	utility stand-in
B. Reeves	....	additional production assistant
Justin Reid	....	production assistant
Matt Richardson	....	accounting assistant
Colin Rich	....	production assistant
Jannett Roberts	....	assistant location coordinator
Jannett Roberts	....	production assistant
Tim Saccardo	....	assistant to executive producer
Maurice Sessoms	....	production assistant
Caryn Shuken	....	location liaison
Josh Silfen	....	production assistant
Billy Smith	....	location assistant
Shawn Sweeney	....	assistant location manager
Willie Toubman	....	production assistant
Sean Tufts	....	production assistant
Lynda Van Damm	....	production controller
Eva Vedock	....	craft service (2000)
David Von Roehm	....	stand-in
Michael C. Watkins	....	production assistant (1995-1997)
Adrian Wattenmaker	....	production assistant (1999-2001)
John W. Wayland	....	location assistant (2000-2001)
Justin Weinberger	....	production assistant
Laura Wheeler	....	production assistant
Sandra M. White	....	production assistant (1998-2001)
David Wittlin	....	production assistant

Production Companies

• Wolf Films

Other Companies

• Sylvia Fay/Lee Genick & Associates Casting  extras casting

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:

D.A. Adam Schiff: For all you know, you don't know anything. Between Internal Affairs and you, the Red Sox couldn't have done a better job of botching it up.