Oxymoron 

A doctor's murder helps detectives uncover an organized crime attempt to corner the prescription oxycodone market.

Director:

Constantine Makris

Writers:

Dick Wolf (created by), Michael Harbert

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
Dianne Wiest	...	Interim D.A. Nora Lewin
David Deblinger	...	Tommy Avakian
Becky Ann Baker	...	Susan Simels
Patricia Charbonneau	...	Janet Naiman
Caprice Benedetti	...	Alexandra Shabtai
Tom Mardirosian	...	Nicky Avakian
Michael McCormick	...	Nicky Avakian's Attorney
Leslie Hendrix	...	Dr. Elizabeth Rodgers
Danny Burstein	...	Peter
Josh Pais	...	Assistant M.E. Borak

Storyline

The body of a scantily clad woman believed to be a high-class escort is found on the Upper East Side, especially after promiscuous behaviour is uncovered by the medical examiner. Later, Green & Briscoe uncover an organized crime attempt to corner the prescription oxycodone market.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 May 2002 (USA)

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Wolf Films, Studios USA, Universal Network Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Michael McCormick has played four different roles over the course of the series:

• Episode 19.7 Law & Order: Zero (2008) - Judge Mark Brannigan
• Episode 12.23 Law & Order: Oxymoron (2002) - Nicky Avakian's Attorney
• Episode 9.2 Law & Order: DWB (1998) - Dietrick's Attorney
• Episode 6.7 Law & Order: Humiliation (1995) - Marty Gerber

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Quotes

Alexandra Shabtai: You don't actually think I had something to do with Eliza's murder?
Detective Ed Green: You deal the same kind of drug that was found in her system. And a few hours before she was killed, you two were "talking" about money.
Detective Lennie Briscoe: In our neck of the woods, that adds up to a drug deal gone bad.
Alexandra Shabtai: Ugh... that is just insane.
Detective Lennie Briscoe: Uh... if I were you, that defense never works.

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Connections

References Xena: Warrior Princess (1995)

User Reviews

If it was me, I would probably do the same thing.

Two girls were talking about the need of a contract behind every marriage when between two cars they noticed a classy girl lying on the ground with severe bruises on her thigh. She was strangled to death but the road was not the crime scene, the murder took place somewhere else. She was high the night she was murdered, according to the taxi driver and to a local bodega clerk, and she had a sex & drug party together with other peers (she was called the princess Xena by the party goers, none of them knew her real name). The victim was actually a doctor who set up a scam with a local dealer (David Deblinger) and a pharmacist: she prescribed a lot of pills called oxycodone, used for back pain but with the same effect of cocaine together with booze. After the local dealer was locked up, he began to cut deals with prosecutors involving his father. Then the "Order" part takes over with several plea bargains...

An episode I find pretty boring. Slow pace, all the actors don't seem to be comfortable. Maybe the worst episode in the twelfth series, but real lawyers might like it.