Suite Sorrow (2 Feb. 2003)

After the tyrannical owner of a Manhattan luxury hotel is found submerged in her bathtub, evidence seems increasingly to indicate that the woman's death was the work of her deeply frustrated, long-suffering daughter.

Director:

Jean de Segonzac

Writers:

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

Stars:

Vincent D'Onofrio, Kathryn Erbe, Jamey Sheridan

Cast

Episode credited 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
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Manny Alfaro	...	Carlos
James A. Baffico	...	Derwit Cooper
Bryan Batt	...	Hugo
Andrew Cassese	...	Reporter #1
David Drake	...	Jason
Mariane Ebert	...	Marisol
Michael Hayden	...	Kenneth Rayfield
Leslie Hendrix	...	Dr. Elizabeth Rodgers
John Horton
Hal Linden	...	Mr. Turner
Pete Macnamara	...	Ass't. Medical Examiner

Storyline

After the tyrannical owner of a Manhattan luxury hotel is found submerged in her bathtub, evidence seems increasingly to indicate that the woman's death was the work of her deeply frustrated, long-suffering daughter.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

2 February 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:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Like many "Law & Order" stories, this "ripped-from-the-headlines" episode has some basis in reality. The flamboyant murder victim here possesses many characteristics of the late hotel magnate Leona Helmsley (1920-1997), who was tarred by the Manhattan media with the nickname "The Queen of Mean." Although Helmsley served prison time (for tax evasion and mail fraud), she was released and died of natural causes at home, splitting her vast fortune among many worthy charities, family members ... and her Maltese dog Trouble.

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Goofs

The number of empty syringes Goren uses as darts changes from shot to shot.

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Quotes

Detective Robert Goren: No, no, no! I know that anger! I should have seen it coming.

User Reviews

Vanity, Greed, Lust, Violent Natures: They're All Here

An older lady who owns a big hotel in the city is drowned - or it so appears - in her bathtub. Suspects include her daughter, who was getting a hard time from her mom about her boyfriend along worth general threats because "as long as you continue to live under my roof," etc.

However, we also see a number of other possible suspects such as the daughter's finance, who is obviously attracted to her money now that she inherits the hotel; a salon guy who gives Botox injections, an opposing hotel owner who wanted to buy the victim's hotel and could do so if she was out of the way, and even the husband (Hal Linden - good 'ole "Barney Miller"), who doesn't appear to be shaken up over his wife's death.

Her death? Oh, yes.....she died with an injection of botox - to her neck, while she was sound asleep on pills and wine. There is a quick sermon in this episode about vanity.

This episode has some shocking twists near the end and super shocking ending.