Stiff

I've heard that this episode is supposed to be based on the Klaus Von Bulow case, but ultimately there are not that many similarities. A very wealthy middle aged woman has remarried a man who is not wealthy. The woman has been depressed, just lying in bed much of the time. So when she slips into a coma, insulin is found in her, and she is not diabetic, at first the suspicion is that this was a suicide attempt, especially when it is discovered she is chronically ill. But then nothing is ever as it appears on L&O.

It turns out there are any number of family members and close associates who might want the woman either dead or even just incapacitated as she now is. And in the end the episode is somewhat more horror than police procedural. It's one of those episodes you will remember because of all of the uncertainties and the intersections of the actions of people with less than noble motives.

I watched this episode, and really got into it. Unfortunately, it was saved on a DVR and the end of it was cut off. I would really appreciate someone telling me how it ended. Can anyone tell me how the ending was? Lasts hung I saw was they were going to bring Joan out of the frozen state, and she could talk. Then we would know hat happened to her. The husband was guilty of negligence when administering the drug used for sex games, but now it looks like the daughter was after her money. It's hard to believe the daughter would do such a thing to her mother. Reading someone else's review, it looks like the doctor may have also conspired with the daughter What happened? I would really appreciate someone telling me how this story ended. Thank you in advance.

This is one Law And Order I found a bit much to take. Jerry Orbach and Jesse Martin respond to a call involving an unconscious woman who is slipping into a vegetative coma. With her hovering between life and death her condition warrants a full court investigation.

What she overdosed on was insulin and it comes down to two suspects, her husband and her daughter. Turns out that insulin in just and I mean just the right amount can give you a bit of ecstasy which along with sex is a great high. Her husband David Dukes got her turned on to that.

I think that's some really sick stuff and insulin is nothing to play with. There are lots of insulin shock death every year. But daughter Marin Hinkle would have liked mom to loosen the purse strings a bit. Gaining control through power of attorney would do.

It's up to Sam Waterston to parse out the blame. I can only feel for the victim hovering between one world and another.

The segment is interesting since I have diabetes and take insulin. An overdose of insulin leaves a person sweaty, weak and dizzy. It certainly wouldn't leave anyone 'laid back' so as to be a willing sex partner. Yes, one can go into a coma; in fact, I once made an error in the injection process and woke up at 3:00 AM, barely able to function and test. I had a 22 blood sugar, drank orange juice and called 911. I did increase my blood sugar to 65 but the doctor told me orange juice is a temporary fix. Insulin can be extremely dangerous, especially if one lives alone, but it is hardly an aphrodisiac nor has a calming effect if the 'victim' is over-dosed. Nonetheless, it was an interesting episode despite some technical misinterpretations I take issue with.

Yes so it turns out the dr. (John Slattery) was conspiring with the daughter, only she had a change of heart at the last min and wanted to back out. Slattery said okay, but really he gave her the drugs anyway so that's why the he's culpable, and he took a plea deal right before they inject the mom with drugs to wake her up out of the coma. So they inject the drugs in her and poof. She's all better. She points the finger at her no good husband and says he took advantage of her and he goes to jail. She makes up with her daughter and McCoy, forgiving soul that he is, let's her off on a misdemeanor. She even has a change of heart about her daughters magazine and decides to start funding it again. It becomes a huge hit and they are a happy family! The mom stops letting men inject her with insulin for kicks. The End.