Slaughter (10 Apr. 2002)

An activist college student is killed for investigating a meat packing plant. McCoy later uncovers a connection between the plant and five E. coli deaths at a fast food chain.

Director:

Constantine Makris

Writers:

Dick Wolf (creator), Rob Wright

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
Elisabeth Röhm	...	A.D.A. Serena Southerlyn
Dianne Wiest	...	D.A. Nora Lewin
Philip Casnoff	...	Bill Talbot
Stephen Bogardus	...	Jim Dittmar
Gerrit Graham	...	Mr. Hutchins
Jesse Doran	...	Arthur King
David Lenthall	...	Mike Bledsoe
Gregory Russell Cook	...	Jimmy Gaines
Andrea Navedo	...	Detective Ana Cordova
John Cariani	...	CSU Julian Beck
Jon Krupp	...	Kevin Roth

Storyline

A student activist is found stabbed to death. The investigation leads them to a meat packing plant. At first, they think he was looking into if they were improperly preparing their meat making susceptible to the E.coli bacteria. But they later learn he was also looking into the fact that they provided a fast food company with infected meat which led to the death of 5 children. Upon learning this Lewin tells McCoy she wants him to prosecute the company.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 April 2002 (USA)

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Wolf Films, Studios USA, Universal Network Television

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Detective Lennie Briscoe: [looks at pictures of how cows are killed for meat] Makes *me* want to take up tofu.

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