Cuba Libre (9 Mar. 2003)

A millionaire ex-con's wife is murdered the night of his release, and as the detectives piece together a complex case they must somehow devise a way to use his extreme paranoia against him.

Director:

Darnell Martin

Writers:

Dick Wolf (creator), Rene Balcer (developer),

Stars:

Vincent D'Onofrio, Kathryn Erbe, Jamey Sheridan

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Vincent D'Onofrio	...	Detective Robert Goren
Kathryn Erbe	...	Detective Alexandra Eames
Jamey Sheridan	...	Captain James Deakins
Courtney B. Vance	...	A.D.A. Ron Carver
Clifton Powell	...	Dempsey Powers
Peter Marx	...	Milt Winters Jr. (as Peter Marx)
Sean Nelson	...	Taye Powers
Cady Huffman	...	Pamela Winters
Joel Grey	...	Milton Winters
Tibor Feldman	...	Jack Duvall
Alvin Ing	...	Dr. Chang
Jefferson Slinkard	...	Winston Malik
Malcolm Barrett	...	Ahmal (as Malcolm I. Barrett)
Oliver Solomon	...	Solomon
Lisa Branch	...	Jaqueetha 'JC'

Storyline

A millionaire ex-con's wife is murdered the night of his release, and as the detectives piece together a complex case they must somehow devise a way to use his extreme paranoia against him.

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Plot Keywords:

release from prison | woman on top | shot multiple times | queen of diamonds | 2 of spades | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 March 2003 (USA)

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Wolf Films, Universal Network Television

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

When Goren is talking to the victim's husband shortly after the murder, he picks up a large photograph and shows it to him. The boom mic is clearly reflected in the glass of the picture frame.

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Quotes

Dempsey Powers: You're a devil.
Detective Alexandra Eames: You should see me in a blue dress.
Dempsey Powers: Yeah, well I ain't afraid of the devil.

User Reviews

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It seems to me that the character of Dempsey Powers has to be based on the real-life criminal Larry Davis (shot a bunch of cops in the South Bronx but acquitted, a "folk hero" in the old neighborhood, claimed that the police were after him to cover up a police-run drug ring, was finally convicted of a different crime). I am not usually the only person to notice stuff like this, though. I checked the IMDb trivia section, and even wikipedia, and nobody else seems to have made this connection. So I'm making it now, for what it's worth. I love this episode, Joel Grey is so over-the-top crazy, it's a treat to watch him, as always.