The Troubles (26 Mar. 1991)

Detectives and prosecutors face resistance from federal authorities as they pursue murder charges against an suspected IRA member serving time in federal prison, after he is suspected of killing another federal prisoner.

Director:

John Whitesell

Writers:

Dick Wolf (creator), Robert Palm (teleplay),

Stars:

George Dzundza, Chris Noth, Dann Florek

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
George Dzundza	...	Sergeant Max Greevey
Chris Noth	...	Detective Mike Logan
Dann Florek	...	Captain Donald Cragen
Michael Moriarty	...	Executive A.D.A. Ben Stone
Richard Brooks	...	A.D.A. Paul Robinette
Steven Hill	...	D.A. Adam Schiff
Anthony Heald	...	Ian O'Connell
Donal Donnelly	...	Daniel Mallahan
Paxton Whitehead	...	Fenwick
Alan North	...	Reilly
Robert Silver	...	Axelrod
Bill Nelson	...	Shelby
Betty Miller	...	Mrs. Bridget McDiarmid
Kevin J. O'Connor	...	Patrick McCarter
Michael Cullen	...	Roberts

Storyline

While en route to the Downtown Courthouse, a Lebanese prisoner is found killed in the back of the prisoner transport. Greevey and Logan suspect a Cuban inmate and the leader of an IRA organization. It also leads to government resistance as Stone and Robinette try to prosecute the case.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 March 1991 (USA)

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Wolf Films, Universal TV

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

When Detective Roberts kicks Mustafa's corpse, he yells, "Worthless bag of crap!" The word "crap" was dubbed in. If you watch after 4 minutes 33 seconds, you'll see he actually said "shit" instead of "crap".

User Reviews

Extremely inaccurate portrayal of Ireland

To be honest, as an Irish person, I was pretty annoyed at this episode. It portrayed the Irish as either a background bunch of farmers or IRA men. The names were all stereotypical Irish names as well, e.g. Bridget, Sheila. True, I can think of people or friends of people I know with those names but neither are as popular as they once were. Bridget McDiarmid's dress was very old-fashioned and I can tell you that NO ONE in Ireland dresses like that, then or now. They did wear those forty or fifty years ago but not anymore. Plus, no one in Ireland would say "County Mayo," they would just say "Mayo." Anthony Heald mispronounces Donegal, another county, as well. (If I even start to go in to his accent, I'd be here for hours!) In real life, O'Connell would probably not acknowledge the link between Sinn Féin and IRA. Even though it's EXTREMELY common knowledge that they have strong connections, Sinn Féin maintains that they are completely separate groups despite the fact that both of its two main leaders were once in the IRA and may even have sat on the IRA military council. All of the Irish history and historical figures mentioned in it was correct though such as Michael Collins, Robert Emmett and Daniel O'Connell. And, like Stone said, the Battle of the Boyne was in 1690, about 300 years before. All in all, it seemed more like 1891 than 1991 to me. I'm sure it annoyed lots of other Irish people too.