"Law & Order: Criminal Intent" Slither (2006)

Director:

Bill L. Norton

Writers:

Dick Wolf (creator)
Rene Balcer (developer)
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TV Series:

"Law & Order: Criminal Intent" (2001)

Original Air Date:

15 January 2006 (Season 5, Episode 11)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Plot:

Goren and Eames pursue the people who killed a banker so they could loot his apartment. |

Plot Keywords:

Bail Out Of Jail | Dancing | Released On Bail | Drugged | Salon

Cast

Vincent D'Onofrio	...	Detective Robert Goren
Kathryn Erbe	...	Detective Alexandra Eames
Jamey Sheridan	...	Captain James Deakins
Courtney B. Vance	...	A.D.A. Ron Carver
Dana Wheeler-Nicholson	...	Hilary Marsden
Michael Stuhlbarg	...	Marcel Costas
Mariann Mayberry	...	Monica Corbett
Wynn Everett	...	Mala Marsden
Brette Taylor	...	Sammie
Stephen Kunken	...	Contractor
Lee R. Sellars	...	Lenny Dupar (as Lee Sellars)
Leslie Hendrix	...	Dr. Elizabeth Rodgers
John Bolger	...	Russ Corbett
Michael York	...	Bernard Fremont
Judith Hawking	...	Amy Ford
Daniel Cantor	...	Jeff Potter
Remy Auberjonois	...	Zelman
Mark H. Dold	...	Vitas
Tom Alan Robbins	...	Arnold Curry
Purva Bedi	...	Dr. Richland
John Scherer	...	Ralph Moody
R. Ward Duffy	...	Det. Geraldo
Joe Gonzalez	...	Det. Petey
Daniel Mooney	...	Judge Palnick
Clyde Baldo	...	Wesley Banyon
Ken Forman	...	Dave
James Matthew Ryan	...	Fred
Jack Ferver	...	Lenny's Assistant
Joaquin Torres	...	First Uni
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Turi Haim	...	News Reporter (uncredited)
Steven Zirnkilton	...	Opening Announcer (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)

Directed by
Bill L. Norton		(as Bill Norton)

Writing credits
Dick Wolf		(creator)
Rene Balcer		(developer) (as René Balcer)
Marlane Meyer		(teleplay) (as Marlane Gomard Meyer)
Rene Balcer		(story) (as René Balcer) &
Marlane Meyer		(story) (as Marlane Gomard Meyer)

Produced by
Rene Balcer	....	executive producer (as René Balcer)
Fred Berner	....	executive producer
Gerry Conway	....	co-executive producer
Tim Deluca	....	co-producer
Arthur W. Forney	....	co-executive producer
Peter Jankowski	....	executive producer
Michael Kewley	....	supervising producer
Warren Leight	....	co-executive producer
Marlane Meyer	....	co-executive producer (as Marlane Gomard Meyer)
John L. Roman	....	producer
Stephanie Sengupta	....	supervising producer
Michael Smith	....	co-producer
Diana Son	....	producer
Mary Rae Thewlis	....	producer
Dick Wolf	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Mike Post

Cinematography by
Frank Prinzi		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Hibah Frisina

Casting by
Katharina Eggmann

Production Design by
Leslie Bloom

Art Direction by
Harry Darrow

Set Decoration by
Lisa Nilsson

Costume Design by
Ingrid Price

Makeup Department
Stanley Hall	....	key hair stylist (as Stanley S. Hall)
Scott Hersh	....	assistant makeup artist
Steven Lawrence	....	key makeup artist

Production Management
Jim Lillis	....	production supervisor (as James R. Lillis)
Mary Rae Thewlis	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Michael Espinosa	....	second second assistant director
Christopher Swartout	....	first assistant director
Shannon Von Ronne	....	second assistant director (as Shannon Rody)
Aurora Warfield	....	dga trainee

Art Department
Joe Bird	....	leadman (as Joseph 'Pepe' Bird)
Nicole Duryea	....	art department coordinator
Bob Feltman	....	assistant property master
Joseph Garzero	....	scenic charge (as Joe Garzero)
Lee Howard	....	property master
Steven E. Lawler	....	construction coordinator
Blythe R.D. Quinlan	....	assistant art director
Matt Setton	....	construction grip
Sara Clarke	....	art production assistant (uncredited)

Sound Department
Scott Breindel	....	sound mixer
Michael Ferdie	....	sound editor
Douglas Murray	....	adr mixer
Alex Raspa	....	adr mixer
Steven D. Williams	....	supervising sound editor

Special Effects by
J.C. Brotherhood	....	special effects supervisor

Stunts
John Cenatiempo	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Jessica Burstein	....	still photographer
Christopher DelSordo	....	assistant camera
Joe Doughan	....	best boy grip
Johnny Erbes-Chan	....	dolly grip (as Johnny Erbes)
David Franzoni	....	gaffer
Jonathan Herron	....	camera operator
Kelly Infantino	....	best boy electric
Robert Kummert	....	b dolly grip
Michael J. Latino	....	assistant camera (as Michael J. Latino III)
Andy Niceberg	....	house electrician
Gregory Principato	....	first assistant camera
Kurt Rimmel	....	key grip
Cristian Trova	....	assistant camera

Casting Department
Anne Davison	....	casting associate
Renee Godbout	....	background casting
Grant Wilfley	....	extras casting (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Sheila Grover	....	costume supervisor (as Sheila Gentile)
Jill Merritt	....	costume supervisor
Katie Novello	....	assistant costume designer

Editorial Department
Bill Admans	....	on-line editor
Ash Hanratty	....	post-production assistant
Shawn Marcus Taylor	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Libby Pedersen	....	music editor

Transportation Department
Richard Curry	....	transportation captain
Steve Curtis	....	production driver
Michael Fennimore	....	production driver
Kevin Flynn	....	unit driver
Kristopher Keefe	....	production driver
Frank Röth	....	driver
Biyami Sak	....	driver: cast
Erik W. Wickstrom	....	driver: crew van

Other crew
Rene Balcer	....	show runner
Adam Bernard	....	production assistant
James Blythe	....	production assistant
Park Dietz	....	technical advisor (as Dr. Park Dietz)
William N. Fordes	....	production consultant
Gina Gionfriddo	....	story editor
Leslie Gyson	....	production coordinator
Nelson Khoury	....	location assistant
George Lombardi	....	technical advisor (as Dr. George Lombardi)
Lydia Mayberry	....	assistant to executive producer
Michael Moniaros	....	assistant location manager
Mark O'Brien	....	assistant location manager
Hyo Park	....	location scout
Matthew Reedy	....	production assistant
Shiya Ribowsky	....	technical advisor (as Dr. Shiya Ribowsky)
Tom Ross	....	location manager (as Thomas Ross)
Charlie Rubin	....	executive story editor
Carmen L. Scott	....	production assistant
Barbara Stoia	....	script supervisor
Michael Struk	....	technical advisor
Tamsin Anstey	....	production accountant (uncredited)
Nicole Cotton	....	office assistant (uncredited)

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Dick Wolf		creator

Art Direction by
Gregory Hill

Set Decoration by
Judy Gurr

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Chris DeAngelis	....	dga trainee
Betsy Friedman	....	second second assistant director
Neil Lewis	....	second second assistant director
Daniel Lowe	....	dga trainee
Richard E. White	....	dga trainee

Art Department
Katya Blumenberg	....	assistant art director (2010)
Elan Dassani	....	computer graphics
Christopher Didiot	....	additional assistant property master (season 5)
Christopher Didiot	....	additional on-set dresser (season 5)
Justin Elterman	....	computer animation
Justin Elterman	....	graphic designer
Gerard V. Engrassia	....	on-set dresser
Isaac Gabaeff	....	set dresser (2004-2005)
Adam Goodnoff-Cernese	....	set dresser
Rumiko Ishii	....	art department assistant
Jen Martley	....	art department coordinator
Gifford Meyer	....	props
Kevin L. Raper	....	graphic artist

Sound Department
Richard Coleman	....	sound recordist
Roberta Doheny	....	sound re-recording mixer
Robert Edmondson	....	sound re-recording mixer
Russell Farmarco	....	dialogue editor (2004)
Scott Jason Farr	....	sound mixer
Diana Flores	....	adr mixer
Brian Miksis	....	sound mixer: additional photgraphy (2004)
Craig T. Rosevear	....	foley editor

Stunts
Jeffrey Lee Gibson	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Liza Bambenek	....	assistant camera
Jan Burgess	....	assistant camera (seasons 3-4)
Travis Cadalzo	....	assistant camera
Rod Calarco	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Jim Denny	....	camera operator
Saiyiu. Li	....	additional camera loader
Jason Micallef	....	electrician
Anna Novick	....	grip
Darren Ryan	....	24 frame video operator
Michael Strasner	....	dolly grip
James Tuttman	....	camera operator
Tom Vulliez	....	additional grip
George Young	....	grip

Casting Department
Candice Vernon	....	extras casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Amy R. Burt	....	costumer
Lynne Maureen Curtis	....	additional wardrobe
Kristopher Keefe	....	wardrobe truck
Frankie Ritacco	....	assistant costume designer
Meg Thornton	....	set costumer (last four seasons)

Editorial Department
T. Michael Baiocco	....	post-production coordinator
Eric Johannessen	....	colorist
Felicia Mignon Livingston	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Atli Örvarsson	....	orchestrator

Other crew
Anthony Blanco	....	production assistant
Kija Brooks	....	production assistant
Chris Burns	....	office production assistant (2010)
Kyja K. Christianson	....	production assistant
William Cusick	....	location assistant
Philip DeRise	....	office production assistant (2001)
Amy Durning	....	production assistant
Amber Gristak	....	stand-in
Richard Lippin	....	publicist (2003)
Paul Mastroianni	....	production assistant
Jonathan Mayo	....	production assistant
Les McDonough	....	set production assistant
Shane Moran	....	production assistant
Evan T. Reilly	....	assistant to producer
Kate Rorick	....	script coordinator
Tim Saccardo	....	script coordinator
Yvonne Sayers	....	production assistant
George Young	....	production assistant

Production Companies

• Wolf Films
• NBC Universal Television

Distributors

• Hallmark Channel Magyarország (2007) (Hungary) (TV)
• National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (2006) (USA) (TV)

Other Companies

• Grant Wilfley Casting  extras casting

Runtime:

Netherlands:50 min (including commercials)

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Mandarin

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

New Zealand:M (DVD rating) | USA:TV-14 | Netherlands:12

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Wolf Films

Trivia:

The psychopathic charisma and globe-spanning criminal exploits of Bernard Fremont [Michael York] strongly appear to have been inspired by real-life murderer Charles Sobhraj, now serving a life sentence in a Nepalese prison. Compare, for example, the title of this episode with that of journalist Thomas Thompson's 1979 non-fiction bestseller about Sobhraj, 'Serpentine'.

Quotes:

Hilary Marsden:[about Nicole Wallace and Bernard Fremont] She's his creation. He thinks she's perfect, poor Bernard.
Detective Alexandra Eames:Poor Bernard.

Nicole Wallace's Teacher

*** This review may contain spoilers ***

'From a townhouse to a flophouse."

So says, with her usual seriousness and touch of dark humor, "Det. Alex Eames" (Kathryn Erbe) in another odd-and-interesting episode of "Criminal Intent."

She and "Det. Robert Goren" (Vincent D'Onofrio) wind up trying to find out how a well-to-do couple from the townhouse wound up in such bad shape at a flophouse. The husband was dead of a heroin overdose and the wife was nearly dead of the same. She would up surviving and helping to solve the case. Neither was a drug addict. They both were supposed to be killed.

This episode went from pretty good to very good two-thirds of the way through when Goren and Eames deduce that the villain has ties to the infamous "Nicole Wallace," Goren's nemesis and most interesting opponent over the years. In fact, the man - "Bernard Fremont" - apparently was Nicole's tutor! Yes, he taught one of the planet's worst killers how to kill, so he's even more dangerous, if that's possible. Making the story even better is that "Bernard" is played by veteran actor Michael York, who does a great job in here.

It seems Bernard is quite the ladies man, and seems to have them under his spell, a la Charles Manson. They do his bidding and the usual schemes involve getting rich people away from their townhouses for a few days and then robbing them of everything in the house....and I mean everything! It also involves murder to anyone who gets in the way. That also includes anyone in their circle who becomes untrustworthy, as we see in one terrifying scene.

There are a number of surprises in here, so I won't say more to ruin anything for anybody who hasn't seen this episode. My only disappointment - because I looked this up - is that we Criminal Intent fans have seen the last of Olivia d'Abo, who played Nicole Wallace. Her resume here at IMDb states her last episode was in the opening program of this season....but her presence is still very much felt in this episode.