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Law & Order
S10.E17
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Black, White and Blue

  • Episode aired Mar 22, 2000
  • TV-14TV-14
  • 43m
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7.6/10
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Sam Waterston in Law & Order (1990)
CrimeDramaMystery
A lapse in judgment by two police officers results in two African-Americans killing a white teen in Harlem. The case promises to set off a racial powder-keg, and it drives a split between be... Read allA lapse in judgment by two police officers results in two African-Americans killing a white teen in Harlem. The case promises to set off a racial powder-keg, and it drives a split between between Jack McCoy and Adam Schiff.A lapse in judgment by two police officers results in two African-Americans killing a white teen in Harlem. The case promises to set off a racial powder-keg, and it drives a split between between Jack McCoy and Adam Schiff.
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
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    • Constantine Makris
  • Writers
    • Dick Wolf
    • Lynne E. Litt(teleplay by)
    • Matt Witten(teleplay by)
  • Stars
    • Jerry Orbach
    • Jesse L. Martin
    • S. Epatha Merkerson
    • Constantine Makris
  • Writers
    • Dick Wolf
    • Lynne E. Litt(teleplay by)
    • Matt Witten(teleplay by)
  • Stars
    • Jerry Orbach
    • Jesse L. Martin
    • S. Epatha Merkerson
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    Jerry Orbach
    Jerry Orbach
    • Detective Lennie Briscoe
    Jesse L. Martin
    Jesse L. Martin
    • Detective Ed Green
    S. Epatha Merkerson
    S. Epatha Merkerson
    • Lieutenant Anita Van Buren
    Sam Waterston
    Sam Waterston
    • Executive ADA Jack McCoy
    Angie Harmon
    Angie Harmon
    • ADA Abbie Carmichael
    Steven Hill
    Steven Hill
    • DA Adam Schiff
    Earl Hindman
    Earl Hindman
    • Mr. Riley
    James Georgiades
    • Off. Patrick Flannery
    Danny Johnson
    Danny Johnson
    • Off. Earl Smith
    Kevin Smith
    Kevin Smith
    • Tony's Wife's Nephew
    Ellen Foley
    Ellen Foley
    • Annette Tobin
    Michael O'Hare
    Michael O'Hare
    • Mr. Tobin, Victim's Father
    Jacques C. Smith
    Jacques C. Smith
    • Louis Johnson
    • (as Jacques Smith)
    Michael Hyatt
    Michael Hyatt
    • Elan Holt
    Peewee Love
    • Jerome Weathers
    • (as Pee Wee Love)
    Robert G. McKay
    Robert G. McKay
    • Mr. Johnson
    David Lipman
    David Lipman
    • Arraignment Judge Morris Torledsky
    Larry Clarke
    Larry Clarke
    • Detective Morris LaMotte
      • Constantine Makris
    • Writers
      • Dick Wolf
      • Lynne E. Litt(teleplay by) (story by)
      • Matt Witten(teleplay by)
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    • Trivia
      When Kevin Smith contacted his agent and requested to appear in an episode of Law & Order (1990), he was asked if he wanted to be a suspect or defense attorney. Smith said that he simply wanted to play "the guy who leads them to the guy who leads him to the guy who leads them to the suspect." Smith later talked about it in further detail in An Evening with Kevin Smith 2: Evening Harder (2006).
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      Referenced in An Evening with Kevin Smith 2: Evening Harder (2006)

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    6/10
    Parsing out the blame
    This Law And Order episode has Jerry Orbach and Jesse Martin investigating the beating death of a white teen found in a basement apartment entrance in Harlem. An investigation leads to the arrest of a couple of local youths.

    Who say they did it because they saw a white kid being let out of a patrol car and assumed him to be a snitch of some kind. There was a racial incident that night already and tempers were running high.

    Just how culpable are the two white officers who let him off? There's a big difference of opinion between Sam Waterston and Steven Hill and with the New York County DA and the Feds. This is what drives the story.

    I'm not sure this one was resolved to anyone's satisfaction. In the end it looks everybody has a beef with the resolution.
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      • March 22, 2000 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
      • New York City, New York, USA
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      • Wolf Films
      • Studios USA Television
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