Wedded Bliss

Episode aired Oct 21, 1992
TV-14
1h

IMDb RATING

7.7/10

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John Pankow and José Zúñiga in Law & Order (1990)

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Crime Drama Mystery

Two washed-up, handcuffed corpses are identified as Mexican immigrants, and the investigation reveals that they may have been working as slave labor in a sweatshop.Two washed-up, handcuffed corpses are identified as Mexican immigrants, and the investigation reveals that they may have been working as slave labor in a sweatshop.Two washed-up, handcuffed corpses are identified as Mexican immigrants, and the investigation reveals that they may have been working as slave labor in a sweatshop.

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IMDb RATING

7.7/10

302

YOUR RATING

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Trivia
This episode appears to be based on the crackdown of illegal sweatshops in the U.S.

Goofs
The defendants are initially charged with three counts of murder in the second degree for the murder of the two Mexican kids and the murder of a city inspector. Since the inspector was a government employee performing an official duty when he was killed that makes his death first degree murder, so they should have been charged with two counts of murder in the second degree and one count of murder in the first degree.

Quotes
E.A.D.A. Ben Stone: Why don't they take a few more dollars out of sanitation and hire more inspectors?
D.A. Adam Schiff: In politics there's always two choices, do nothing, do something, nothing has fewer risks.

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Featured review

8/10

Off The Backs Of His Fellow Country Men

One of the early episodes of Law and Order dealt with the problem of sweatshop labor and three homicides that arose in this particular situation. It's a particular favorite of mine.

Two missing Hispanic teens and a Department of Labor Investigator all turn up dead with similar circumstances. Paul Sorvino and Chris Noth catch the case and it leads to a sweatshop involving Mexican immigrants, infidelity, and a chillingly evil man who is living off the misery of his own people.

This loathsome individual is played by Jose Zuniga and he will creep you out. The problem that ADAs Michael Moriarty and Richard Brooks have is that everyone is scared stiff of this man. In the end of the episode we find out they have good reason to be.

Also very good in this episode is Patti D'Arbanville-Quinn who is the co-owner of the sweatshop with her husband who has her own agenda working.

This one's not to be missed when broadcast.

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