Judge Dread

Episode aired May 23, 2001
TV-14
1h

IMDb RATING

7.6/10

235

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Crime Drama Mystery

An accountant goes on trial after being charged with ordering a hit on the hard-as-nails judge who imposed an unusually harsh prison sentence on the accountant just to send a message.An accountant goes on trial after being charged with ordering a hit on the hard-as-nails judge who imposed an unusually harsh prison sentence on the accountant just to send a message.An accountant goes on trial after being charged with ordering a hit on the hard-as-nails judge who imposed an unusually harsh prison sentence on the accountant just to send a message.

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7.6/10

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Trivia
The detective assigned to guard Judge Karlin asks her what case she is trying that day: she replies that she's presiding over a drug case where the defendant was caught with 13 pounds (208 ounces) of heroin. The detective asks the judge what kind of sentence you'd get for that: the judge sarcastically replies, "A needle in the arm." Though she was joking, the judge wasn't too far off: 208 ounces of heroin would be criminal possession of a controlled substance in the first degree, a class A-I felony with a minimum sentence of life in prison with the possibility of parole after 15 years. Considering the amount of heroin in this case, the defendant would likely get the maximum sentence of 25 to life since 208 ounces is obviously way more than the minimum 8 ounces needed to be charged with first-degree possession.

Quotes
D.A. Nora Lewin: Why do you always believe the worst in people, Jack?
Jack McCoy: Who, me?
A.D.A. Abbie Carmichael: Spend a few more years in this place, you'll be right there with us.

Connections
References Escape from Alcatraz (1979)

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10/10

"Are you gonna need those?" 😄

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.

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