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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 | |
Angie Harmon | ... | A.D.A. Abbie Carmichael | |
Dianne Wiest | ... | Interim D.A. Nora Lewin | |
Roxanne Hart | ... | Judge Linda Karlin | |
David Wohl | ... | Randall Wylie | |
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Scott Sowers | ... | Jimmy McGowan (as Scott Nicolai Sowers) |
Carolee Carmello | ... | Janice Wylie | |
Tovah Feldshuh | ... | Defense Attorney Danielle Melnick | |
Dan Ziskie | ... | State Police Investigator (as Daniel Ziskie) | |
Michael Goodwin | ... | John Karlin | |
Kelly Deadmon | ... | ADA Sarah Benedict | |
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E.J. Carroll | ... | Vince Ellis |
Judge Linda Karlin is a hard line judge and well-known for handing out the maximum sentence for even the most minor crimes. Detectives Lenny Briscoe and Ed Green find themselves investigating an attempt on her life when Frank Morris, who stole a gun from his bartender uncle, takes a shot at her and is gunned down by her police detective bodyguard. The police find that Morris visited Randall Wylie, who has a case before Judge Karlin, in jail not long before the shooting. Judge Karlin rejected a plea bargain the DA and Wylie had agreed to, and it looks like he may have hired Morris to make the hit. Written by garykmcd
I've watched EVERY episode of L&O and this is one of my (MANY) favorites. Someone attempts to assassinate a Draconian Judge aka BICH and person who orders the hit is a complete surprise. Green and Briscoe track down all The Usual Suspects and the Investigation zig zags until they fit the pieces together in under 30mins, of course. My favorite scene is the final "verbal" catfight between Judge Dread and The Manhattan DA...2 very powerful women with very powerful ideations and ethics. It's The Enforcer vs The Compromiser....who is correct? You be The Judge.