House Calls 

Did a shady doctor irresponsibly prescribe pain-killing drugs to one of his patients, which resulted in her death?

Director:

Jace Alexander

Writers:

Dick Wolf (created by), Janis Diamond

Stars:

Jerry Orbach, Jesse L. Martin, S. Epatha Merkerson

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Jerry Orbach	...	Detective Lennie Briscoe
Jesse L. Martin	...	Detective Ed Green
S. Epatha Merkerson	...	Lieutenant Anita Van Buren
Sam Waterston	...	E.A.D.A. Jack McCoy
Elisabeth Röhm	...	A.D.A. Serena Southerlyn
Fred Thompson	...	D.A. Arthur Branch (as Fred Dalton Thompson)
Alexis Dziena	...	Lena Parkova
Michael Boatman	...	Defence Attorney Dave Seaver
Jonathan Hogan	...	Dr. Ellis Heinz
Leslie Hendrix	...	Dr. Elizabeth Rodgers
Doug Stender	...	Judge Joseph Flint
Iris Little Thomas	...	Trial Judge Barbara Lusky
Misha Kuznetsov	...	Sergei Parkova
Lisa Bostnar	...	Yolanda Parkova
Louis Vanaria	...	Anthony Matteo

Storyline

Did a shady doctor irresponsibly prescribe pain-killing drugs to one of his patients, which resulted in her death?

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Did You Know?

Trivia

Misha Kuznetsov (Sergei Parkov) also played the role of Andropov in episode 15.9, Law & Order: All in the Family (2004).

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Goofs

The drug which caused Nadia's death, the mythical Deverol, is an overt reference to the drug Demerol (meperidine), which is contraindicated with so many medications and is so ineffective for pain relief, and so addictive due to its euphoric effects, that it's limited to intravenous/intramuscular hospital inpatient use only for the last 8 years in the US. McCoy refers to it as an opiate. It effects opiate receptors but is unique as a schedule 2 narcotic in that it is not a metabolite of nor derived in any way from opium.

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Quotes

Andee Mae Kahn: At least she knew a few words of English.
Detective Ed Green: Which ones?
Andee Mae Kahn: I pretty... give me...

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Connections

References Veronika Voss (1982)

User Reviews

Sometimes even Lawyers are Doctors

This is one of my favorites for a couple of reasons. It's one of many where L&O gets things wrong for most of the episode. But my favorite scene, and one of the best ever, was when the Doctor was on the stand talking about how and why the victim died and the defendant's lawyer said something about the medical prognosis and the witness asked something like "and what medical school did you graduate from" and the defendant's lawyer responded with "Harvard, and I'm asking the questions here". Absolutely one of the best scenes ever! And after the sister's testimony I'm surprised it even went to the jury. Too many times Jack and company go for the jugular for wrong reasons. And personally I miss Jamie Ross.

Details

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 May 2003 (USA)

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Wolf Films, Universal Network Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

43 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1