Return (15 Nov. 2000)

When a suspected murderer tries to seek shelter in Israel, the DA's office faces the difficult task of extraditing and trying him in New York while also satisfying the Jewish community.

Director:

Stephen Wertimer

Writers:

Dick Wolf (creator), Aaron Zelman

Stars:

Jerry Orbach, Jesse L. Martin, S. Epatha Merkerson

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Jerry Orbach	...	Detective Lennie Briscoe
Jesse L. Martin	...	Detective Ed Green
S. Epatha Merkerson	...	Lt. Anita Van Buren
Sam Waterston	...	Jack McCoy
Angie Harmon	...	A.D.A. Abbie Carmichael
Dianne Wiest	...	D.A. Nora Lewin
Evan Handler	...	Eli Becker
Bruce Altman	...	Brad Feldman
Sam Schacht	...	Nathan Becker
Joe Maruzzo	...	Sal Bonafiglio
David Wike	...	Frank
Bruce Ornstein	...	Lev Berenson
Lynne Charnay	...	Rose Caplan
Rick D. Wasserman	...	David Caplan (as Rick Wasserman)
Laurie Heineman	...	Sylvia Becker

Storyline

When a suspected murderer tries to seek shelter in Israel, the DA's office faces the difficult task of extraditing and trying him in New York while also satisfying the Jewish community.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 November 2000 (USA)

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Wolf Films, Studios USA Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

User Reviews

Possible spoilers for TWO episodes (11.5 and 13.11)

I think Midnight Raider is confusing this episode of Law & Order with one that aired in season 13 (episode 11, "Chosen"). While each episode deals with a Jewish suspect and makes specific focus on Isreal, the subplots and issues surrounding each case are very different.

"Return" revolves around a murder-for-hire suspect claiming the right of return to Isreal in order to avoid being arrested and prosecuted in Manhattan and McCoy's efforts extradite, while "Chosen" deals with the robbery and murder of a bookie whose money is sent to the Isreali cause, a motive the defense lawyer is certain will play well to a jury he packed with Jewish citizens (which neither McCoy nor Southerlyn realized until it was too late).

Both are typical McCoy going to the extreme to make his case.