The Good Child (3 Apr. 2005)

A young woman in witness protection finds herself in a long game involving a mafia family and her biological parents.

Director:

Jean de Segonzac

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
Melissa Leo	...	Maureen Curtis
Gaby Hoffmann	...	Rachel Coburn / Burnett
Deirdre O'Connell	...	Nina Lipton
Bruce McCarty	...	Buffalo District Attorney Etting
Lizbeth MacKay	...	Camille Coburn (as Lizbeth Mackay)
John Shea	...	Trevor Lipton
Michael Hobbs	...	Dennis Coburn / Meisner
Daisy Seda	...	Dotty Marinko
Jean Arbeiter	...	Irene
Michael Jannetta	...	Detective Gaydos
Ray DeMattis	...	Harry

Storyline

A young woman in witness protection finds herself in a long game involving a mafia family and her biological parents.

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Plot Keywords:

witness protection | cufflink | kleptomania | tearing up photograph | vase | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 April 2005 (USA)

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Wolf Films, NBC Universal Television, Val Com

Technical Specs

Runtime:

55 min 55 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Trevor Lipton: [to Detective Goren] My, my - a human polygraph.

User Reviews

So Many Questions, Starting With 'Rachel'

I don't understand the title to this episode, as there is no "good child" that I saw, just a chip-on-her-shoulder young woman who is part of a witness protection program and appears to becomes a victim herself after her parents are murdered.

This is a very complicated episode as the parents - the ones escaping mobsters from Buffalo and living under assumed names in Queens - are the targets. However, the adopted young woman, "Rachel," winds up being a key part of the story, too. As you watch this, she becomes a suspect, too, which is why I said "appears" in the above paragraph. The writers keep you guessing regarding her characters. Maybe she killed them. Perhaps it was the mob in Buffalo, who figured out where the "stoolies" lived. Maybe it was the people who claim they are Rachel's "real parents." Are they for real? If so, what's there connection in this whole deal? Are they in on the murder, or just one of them, or are all three? Could these real parents even kill Rachel for her money?

So many questions. Greed, false accusations, murder and a lot more are involved in here, which is why it gets confusing at times.

Oddly, the key to solving the case winds up being something to do with kleptomania. Yup, you never know what will pop up in these stories.