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Law & Order - SEASON 1 EPISODE GUIDE

1. Prescription For Death

Writer: David Black, Ed Zuckerman

Director: John Whitesell

Dets. Greevey and Logan apprehend the perpetrators and Asst. D.A.s Stone and Robinette bring them to trial in this New York City‑based series. In the premiere episode, an emergency room fatally leads to charges against a highly‑respected cardiologist on MCA TV International's "LAW & ORDER" episode entitled "Prescription For Death." The teleplay was written by Ed Zuckerman from a story by David Black and Ed Zuckerinan and directed by John Whitesell.

Howard Morton files murder charges with Det. Max Greevey and Det. Mike Logan against Dr. Eqbal Raza, a resident at Urban Medical Center, for the death of his daughter Suzanne. He had taken his daughter, who was suffering from bronchitis, to the emergency room to fill a prescription where she went into cardiac arrest. Greevey and Logan are initially wary of Morton's accusations until they are told three different stories by the doctors who treated Suzanne in the E.R. A review of Suzanne's file shows that an initial order for a narcotic was whited out and a common, every‑day painkiller was written in its place. Suzanne had also been taking phenelzine, an anti‑depressent prescribed by her psychiatrist, and the combination of two drugs could be lethal. Greevey and Logan find out that Dr. Edward Auster, Chief of Medicine and one of the leading cardiologist in the United States, arrived late ‑‑ and drunk ‑‑ to take the residents on rounds. They obtain a confession from Davids, a medical student, that Auster administered a shot of meperidine to Suzanne, despite the fact he was told about the phenelzine, then told the doctors to lie about the injection. Dr. Auster is placed under arrest. Robinette and Stone meet with Philip Nevins, Auster's highpowered defense attorney, who plans to flood the witness stand with famous doctors swearing that Auster is a cross between Albert Schweitzer and Albert Einstein. They meet with Dr. Jean Mills, senior resident from the E.R. and Dr. Simonson, both of whom are afraid that testifying against Auster will destroy their careers. Simonson recalls a previous incident where Auster ordered meperidine for a patient suffering from a headache and neckache. The injection almost killed the patient who was suffering from meningitis. Auster angrily declares that doctors are not magicians!

Auster's attorney Nevins asks for an adjournment with an eye toward dismissal. Stone is pressured by the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Urban Medical Center. He is concerned that the court case and the possibility of a conviction could cripple the medical center which has saved thousands of lives. Stone is certain he can obtain an indictment, however, a conviction is not guaranteed. How do they prove Auster's reckless disregard for human life when he is in an emergency room supposedly trying to save one? A review of lawsuits filed in the county leads them to Mrs. Stivic. She took her 11‑year‑old daughter, who was suffering from dizziness, to Auster. When Auster told Mrs. Stivic they could not stop the bleeding, she could smell liquor on his breath. There was an out‑of‑court settlement. Despite the fact that Auster ignored Suzanne's chart and administered the meperidine, the question remains whether Auster was drunk or sober. When court resumes, Stone and Robinette question Dr. Rasmussen who heads the Colson Clinic for substance abuse. As it turns out, Dr. Auster had checked into the clinic under the advice of his personal physician but left six days into the twenty‑eight day program. Nevins calls Auster to the stand. Auster charmingly reminds the jury of the many lives he has saved and changed for the better. Stone asks Det. Greevey to follow Auster during the lunch break. Following lunch, Stone cross‑examines Auster and states that he had six shots of bourbon at Chances Pub. However, Auster appears sober and his speech is clear. With the judge's approval, Stone gives him a drunk driving test, and Dr. Auster seals his fate when he touches his eye instead of his nose.

Cast & Credits

Det. Sgt. Max Greevey	George Dzundza
Det. Mike Logan	Christopher Noth
Asst. D.A. Ben Stone	Michael Moriarty
Asst. D.A. Paul Robinette .	Richard Brooks
Captain Cragen	Dann Florek
D.A. Adam Schiff	Steven Hill
Dr. Jean Mills	Maryann Urbano
Howard Morton	John Spencer
Dr. Eqbal Raza	Erick Avari
Medical Examiner	Daniel Benzali
Dr. Edward Auster	Paul Sparer
Philip Nevins	Ron Rifkin
Davids	Rocky Carroll
Dr. Ronald Chester	Alvin Epstein
Dr. Steven Simonson	Bruce McCarty
Mrs. Melanie Stivic	Frederica Meister
Sam Hoffman	Ed Setrakian
Dr. Sharon Walters	Maeve McGuire
Dr. Wayne Rasmussen	Tom Kubiak
Andrew Claghorn	Albert Stratton
Judge	LeslieGoldman
Executive producer	Dick Wolf
Produced by	Joseph Stern
Directed by	John Whitesell
Teleplay written by	Ed Zuckerman
Story written by	David Black, Ed Zuckerman

2. Subterranean Homeboy Blues
Writer: Robert Palm

Director: E.W. Swackhamer

Greevey and Logan investigate a subway shooting by a former dancer, whose motivations are viewed differently by prosecutors Stone and Robinette, on MCA TV International's "LAW & ORDER" episode entitled "Subterranean Homeboy Blues." The episode was written by Robert Palm and directed by E.W. Swackhamer.

Greevey and Logan investigate the shooting in a crowded subway of Darnell Chenault and Michael Jones, two young black men. The shooter is described as a young woman, who looks like a ballerina, and that the men threatened her with a screwdriver. She is glorified in the press as the "Avenging Angel." The shooter is identified as Laura DiBiasi, who works as a nurse's aide at Murray Hill Hospital. Laura explains on videotape, she felt threatened and wanted to hurt them. Greevey and Logan learn that Jones has died and Chenault will be paralyzed from the waist down. Stone intends to go after Laura on a murder two charge to dissuade the eruption of vigilante tactics. Laura is arrested and the bright, persuasive Shambala Green is assigned as her public defender. Robinette finds out that Laura performed with a modern dance company until she was attacked in the subway by three black men. The injuries she sustained ended her dancing career. Robinette uncovers a letter written by Laura to a newspaper editor, venting her anger that innocent people are unable to defend themselves. Stone is pleased because the letter gives them evidence of premeditation, but Robinette is not satisfied with the course of Stone's argument. Greevey informs Stone that they ran a check on Jones' fingerprints. His real name is Michael Mosket aka "Mosquito" Mosket. His rap sheet includes attempted murder and two years in prison for manslaughter.

Stone is adament that Laura DiBiasi was avenging the earlier attack. The law regarding self‑defense does not allow for vengeance. In court Stone tells the jury that Laura was "looking" for Darnell and Michael. In Laura's apartment, Robinette finds small arms manuals and shooting range silhouette targets dating from six months back to present. She was an ace shot ‑‑ in the heart and crotch. On the witness stand, Laura tells Stone the injuries from her attack were extensive. She underwent five operations. Green is allowed to stage a re‑enactment of the events using two black Guardian Angels. Green wants to show the spread of the events and the time frame of Laura's reaction. Stone returns to his office and is met by Abby Diamond, who saw photos of Chenault and Jones on the news. Jones tried to rape her while Chenault held her down. Stone tells Schiff that if the defendants were rape oriented, he will not prosecute under the same conditions. Chenault admits that Mosket was "into" white women. In the judge's chambers, Stone asks to let Laura plead only to a weapons charge and reckless endangerment. Green objects, but Stone points out that Laura discharged a lethal weapon in a crowded subway car. Green acquiesces, and Stone agrees to a one year suspension, three years probation with community service, and a psyche profile test.

Cast & Credits

Det. Sgt. Max Greevey George Dzundza

Det. Mike Logan            Chris Noth

Asst. D.A. Ben Stone     Michael Moriarty

Asst. D.A. Paul Robinette .         Richard Brooks

Capt. Cragen                 Dann Florek

D.A. Adam Schiff           Stephen Hill

Michael Jones             Dwayne McCleary

Darnell Chenault            Akili Prince

Laura DiBiasi                 Cynthia Nixon

Shambala Green            Lorraine Toussant

Judge Manuel Leon        Sam Gray

Abby Diamond             Alexandra Gertsen

Executive producers       Dick Wolf, Joseph Stern

Produced by                  Michael Duggan, David Black

Directed by                    E.W. Swackhamer

Written by                     Robert Palm
3. The Reaper's Helper
Writer: David Black, Thomas Francis McElroy,Robert Stuart Nathan

Director: Vern Gillum

Greevey and Logan probe a killing that involves AIDS and euthanasia and arrest a suspect whose case is reluctantly brought to court by Stone and Robinette on MCA TV International's "LAW & ORDER" episode entitled "The Reaper's Helper." The segment was written by David Black, Thomas Francis McElroy and Robert Stuart Nathan. It was directed by Vern Gillum.

Bobby Holland is found dead in his apartment from a gunshot wound to the head. In their investigation, Greevey and Logan find out that Bobby Holland was gay. The circumstances in the case, such as the bullet wound and the torn up apartment, remind Greevey of two previous killings in San Francisco and Los Angeles. They obtain the three victims' telephone records and connect the initials J.C. with the same telephone number to all three. Greevey and Logan promptly arrest Jack Curry whereupon Curry enlists the aid of Julia DeBakey, a tough civil rights lawyer. With DeBakey present, Curry tells Stone and Robinette that Bobby wanted him to end his life because he had AIDS, and Bobby wanted it to look like a robbery to save his mother the embarrassment. Curry explains that the other victims pulled the trigger themselves. After verifying the victims did indeed have AIDS, Stone and Robinette must decide whether it is mercy killing, or Curry was killing AIDS victims for kicks. To complicate the case, Tony Holland, Bobby's father, tells Stone that Bobby asked him first to pull the trigger. Curry is released on bail, and the case becomes a media circus.

Carl Gordon, a leading gay activist conducts a press conference blaming government officials for not spending enough money for AIDS research, and prosecuting Curry is hostile to gay rights. Bobby's mother Patricia insists that Stone should prosecute Curry. She presents a letter which was sent to Bobby from Gay Men Allied Against AIDS. Bobby had an appointment to talk to them about taking AZT. She is convinced he wanted to live. Next, Robinette meets with Jed Coles from the GMI4AA organization. Jed explains that Bobby wasn't that sick yet. He told him not to commit suicide, and Bobby agreed to think about AZT and experimental drugs. Coles feels Curry had no right to shoot Bobby Holland. Robinette then questions Bobby's friend Lois who recalls that the night he died, Bobby told her he was reconsidering suicide. With the heat from the mayor's office, D.A. Schiff tells Stone he could walk away from the case. Stone feels that until the legislature approves doctor‑assisted euthanasia ‑‑ he will uphold the law. In the courtroom, DeBakey quickly establishes that though mercy killing is against the law, an AIDS related death is gruesome, and the resounding feeling of the gay community is to allow gay men to take power over their lives... and deaths. Upon leaving his office, Stone is slugged by a young man and called a gaybashing scum. Later that evening, Robinette gets word that Curry has AIDS. Stone feels it is time to drop the case since prosecuting Curry is only revenge. Stone asks Logan to go over the evidence to find a reason to drop the charges against Curry. The next morning, Greevey and Logan report they picked up a set of prints on an overturned bookcase in Bobby Holland's apartment which could mean he trashed his apartment to make it look like a burglary. He wanted to die. Despite the fact the evidence is more emotional than legal, Stone feels the people would be satisfied with it. Schiff agrees that Curry should plead to promoting a suicide with no time ‑‑ until a call comes in. Apparently, a woman shot her retarded son. She got the idea of mercy killing from the Holland case. Stone is forced to move ahead with the trial. DeBakey questions Tony Holland about Bobby begging him to end his life. Stone cross‑examines, making a point why Bobby Holland did not shoot himself. Tony Holland testifies that his son was afraid to die. DeBakey causes a furor in the courtroom when she calls Det. Logan to the stand. Logan is forced to admit that Stone wanted him and Greevey to find a reason to drop the charges against Curry. The jury is stunned to hear that Stone felt prosecuting Curry seemed like revenge. The Jury reaches its decision: Curry is found not guilty on murder in the second degree, not guilty on conspiracy in the first degree, not guilty on manslaughter in the first degree, not guilty on criminally negligent homicide, not guilty on promoting a suicide attempt, yet guilty on the charge of reckless endangerment in the second degree. He is given 6 months suspended with probation.

Cast & Credits

Det. Greevey                                                George Dzundza

Det. Logan                                                   Chris Noth

Asst. D.A. Ben Stone                                   Michael Moriarty

Asst. D.A. Paul Robinette .                           Richard Brooks

D.A. Adam Schiff                                         Stephen Hill

Capt. Cragen                                               Dann Florek

Jack Curry                                                   Peter Frechette

Julia DeBakey                                              Charlotte Moore

Patricia Holland                                            Barbara Andres

Tony Holland                                                Tom Signorelli

Hamilton                                                      Tony Hoty

Stillman                                                       Mitchell Cunningham

Dickson                                                       JaySpadaro

Allison McKee                                             Susan Knight

Angel Suarez                                               Jesse Corti

Lois Rivera                                                   Millie Tirelli

Terry Rowan                              Richard Steinmetz

Carl Gordon                               Neal Ben‑An

Jed Coles                                  Francis Guinan

Executive producer                     Dick Wolf

Produced by                              Joseph Stern

Directed by                                Vern Gillum

Written by                                 David Black, Thomas Francis McElroy,Robert Stuart Nathan
4. Kiss The Girls And Make Then Die
Writer: Dick Wolf, Robert Stuart Nathan

Director: Charlie Correll

Robinette and Stone are appalled when a dead woman's social life becomes sordid headline material in the trial against her society boyfriend whose winning persona masks the violence he has previously exercised in his quest for sex on MCA TV International's "LAW & ORDER" episode entitled "Kiss The Girls And Make Then Die." The teleplay was written by Robert Stuart Nathan from a story by Dick Wolf. It was directed by Charlie Correll.

Dets. Logan and Greevey investigate the brutal beating of Paige Bartlett, a beautiful young woman from an upper class family. They visit her ex‑roommate and friend, Polly Norris. Paige had broken up with a long‑time boyfriend, and recently started dating a man below her social register. They talk with the bartender at Cooper's, a trendy bar, where Paige was identified with a man in a ponytail. They had a fight and then left together. At BZ's, a hip night spot, they learn Paige arrived alone around 1:00 a.m., then left with a well‑dressed, handsome man. The next morning Logan and Greevey learn that Paige has died. Her current roommate, Libby, tells them that Steve Finestein (Mr. Ponytail) publishes Cyberfunk, a sci‑fi comicbook magazine. Steve explains that Paige got too serious, too fast, and that he left her that night for an important dinner date. His story checks out. Marty Cioran, the Medical Examiner, reports that Paige had sexual intercourse with two men the night she was beaten. Polly tells them that Paige expected to marry Ned Loomis. Ned came from an upper class family, which had lost its money. They dated until he dropped her for Rebecca Byrne, whose father owns half of Manhattan. Following Ned's arraignment, Asst. D.A. Robinette notices Sally Packard, a writer, having photographs taken of Ned, his lawyer, Dick Berkley, and fiancee, Rebecca. D.A. Schiff is concerned that unless they have an air‑tight case, the jury will look at Ned and see Mr. All‑American... 'Born to Win.' Robinette interviews Rebecca, who thinks Ned is 'God'. However, Martha, the waitress at BZ's, recalls one night that Ned tried to pick up a girl at the bar. When she refused, he threw a drink so hard in her face, the ice cube bruised her eye. Mr. Bartlett, Paige's father, is disgusted and distraught with Sally Packard's newspaper headline: "Uptown Girl, Downtown Life." The article puts Paige on trial for being cheap and easy. Asst. D.A. Stone realizes that Berkley is using Sally to turn the jury against Paige. Robinette learns that six years ago, Loomis was charged with assault and sexual assault while at Harvard Business School. Unfortunately, the charges were dropped. Accompanied by her husband, Elise Brody agrees to tell her story. They were in school and she was young and inexperienced. When she refused to have sex with Ned, he choked her. Unfortunately, Stone cannot have Elise testify, under rules of evidence. A defendant's previous behavior is not admissible in a trial. In the courtroom, a DNA expert corroborates that the blood test proves Ned had sex with Paige that night. Berkley puts Steve Finestein on the stand, and cross‑examines Martha. Robinette brings Rebecca to Stone's office where she meets Elise. Rebecca is shocked when Elise reveals a long scar across the middle of her neck. Her memory of Ned. Back in the courtroom, Rebecca testifies that Ned arrived at her apartment drunk and upset. He told her that he accidentally hurt Paige. Rebecca originally believed him but now knows he has hurt women before Paige. The jury is out a mere three hours when they return with their verdict against Ned Loomis:

guilty of murder in the second degree.

Cast & Credits

                Det. Sgt. Max Greevey        George Dzundza

                Det. Mike Logan                 Christopher Noth

                Asst. D.A. Ben Stone          Michael Moriarty

Asst. D.A. Paul Robinette Richard Brooks

                Captain Cragen                     Dann Florek

                D.A. Adam Schiff                 Steven Hill

                Ned Loomis                           Thomas Calabro

                Steve Finestein                     Troy Ruptash

                Libby                      Sarah Fleming

                Polly Norris                           Haviland Morris

                Jesse                      David Cromwell

                Mr. Bartlett                            Baxter Harris

                Martha                 Lori Alan

                Dick Berkley                          Dennis Boutsikaris

                Rebecca                                 Marita Geraghty

                Sally Packard                        Priscilla Lopez

                Elise Brody                            Nandrea Lin‑Courts

                Judge Larkin                         Jacqueline Brookes

                Executive producer              Dick Wolf

                Produced by                         Joe Stern

                Directed by                           Charlie Correll

                Story by                                 Dick Wolf

                Teleplay by                           Robert Stuart Nathan
5. Happily Ever After
Writer: Dick Wolf, David Black, Robert Stuart Nathan

Director: Vern Gillum

A millionaire is robbed and murdered in a parking garage, but the robbery may just be a cover for the real motive on MCA TV International's "LAW & ORDER" episode entitled "Happily Ever After." The teleplay was written by David Black and Robert Stuart Nathan and directed by Vern Gillum.

A wealthy couple, Alan and Janet Ralston, return home after a party. As they enter the parking garage, a young black man, Willie Tivnan, slips in behind them. Outside on the street, several people hear a shot, then two more. Detectives Greevey and Logan soon appear and discover Alan Ralston dead, his wallet missing, Janet wounded, and her purse missing. The only witness to have seen Tivnan is a drunk. At the precinct, he identifies Tivnan's photo twice. They visit Janet in the hospital, but she is unconscious, and a family friend, Gil Himes, who handles their finances is present. The police lab finds Tivnan's fingerprints on a crack pipe found in the garage stairway. His rap sheet is filled with robberies, and his last three arrests were at the same site as the murder. Greevey and Logan bring him in. Janet awakens, tells the detectives her story, and identifies Tivnan's photo. Tivnan is arraigned, though Greevey and Asst. District Attorney Robinette have doubts. Tivnan uses a knife and Greevey feels that Tivnan, if he had killed Ralston, would have sold the stolen credit cards. When they talk to Janet again, she repeats her story, verbatim. Greevey is suspicious of her superb memory. Tivnan insists that he did not touch the Ralstons, and he had just started to smoke the crack when the stairway went dark and the shooting commenced. Greevey and Logan check the stairway and find a loosened light bulb.

Upon checking the records for Janet and Gil Himes, they discover that he was convicted for lewdness, with a woman who looks like Janet. Greevey and Logan confront Janet, who confesses that she did have an affair with Himes but broke it off. She says that something must have snapped and he shot them. After Himes is arraigned on attempted murder and assault, Janet describes their affair, and forgives his attack. When the Ralston finances are checked, they show Alan had a nine million dollar insurance policy, which was arranged by Himes. Assistant D.A. Stone suspects that Janet and Himes' affair might not be over. Registration for a 9mm beretta, the murder weapon, turns up under the name of Alan Ralston. Stone leans on limes, who stands firm. Later Stone and Robinette listen as Greevey and Logan interrogate Tivnan. He insists the lights went off, he heard a shot, then the door opened, followed by two more shots. The four lawmen realize that Janet must have shot her husband and arrest her. At the trial, Tivnan sticks to his testimony, despite the defense playing up his drug habit. Evidence of the insurance policy follows. The gun salesman remembers that Janet wanted to purchase a gun, over her husband's objections. Stone still despairs of winning the case until he plays Janet and Himes against each other. Janet refuses any deals, but Himes accepts a plea for manslaughter one. On the stand, he tells the court that Janet shot Ralston, and he shot her twice, inflicting minor wounds to make it look like a robbery. Janet is found guilty of murder and conspiracy, but she behaves like a wronged innocent.

Cast & Credits

            Det. Sgt. Max Greevey George Dzundza

            Det. Mike Logan            Christopher Moth

            Asst. D.A. Ben Stone     Michael Moriarty

            Asst. D.A. Paul Robinette .         Richard Brooks

            Capt. Cragen     Dann Florek

            D.A. Adam Schiff           Stephen Hill

            Janet Ralston    Roxanne Hart

            Alan Ralston      Gregory Chase

            Gil Himes          Bob Gunton

            Willie Tivnan      Kelly Neal

            Executive producers       Dick Wolf, Joseph Stern

            Produced by      Michael Duggan, David Black

            Directed by        Vern Gillum

            Story written by             Dick Wolf, David Black

            Teleplay by        David Black, Robert Stuart Nathan
6. Everybody's Favorite Bagman (Pilot)
Writer: Dick Wolf

Director: John Patterson

When Councilman Halsey is robbed and his throat slashed, the investigation ties the public official to organized crime at the highest levels of city government on MCA TV LAW & ORDER" episode entitled "Everybody's Favorite Bagman." The segment directed by John Patterson was written by executive producer Dick Wolf.

Det. Sgt. Max Greevey and his partner Det. Mike Logan are called to the scene where Councilman Halsey was robbed and his throat was slashed. Halsey is barely alive and is rushed to the hospital. While checking through Halsey's impounded car, Logan and Greevey find a lynx coat in the trunk. Jimmy Chang, an undercover narcotics officer takes Logan and Greevey to a holding cell to meet Simonize Jackson. Apparently, Jackson had bragged about taking a large sum of cash off a white man in a Mercedes, and when they search Jackson's room, they find Halsey's Rolex watch. Outside the tenement they chase down Jackson's cohort Tremaine Lewis. While questioning Jackson and Lewis, Greevey and Logan make it sound like Halsey has died and Tremaine, who is scared, tells them Halsey had already been cut when they robbed him. The next person to question is Tony Halliwell, a driver who saw a red Jaguar parked next to Halsey's Mercedes, and the Jaguar's driver handed a fur coat to Halsey. Logan and Greevey track the coat to Kornbluth Furs where Nat Swersky nervously tells them the coat was for Tony Scalisi, and Scalisi works for Masucci, the mob kingpin. They promptly arrest Scalisi for assault with a deadly weapon, and the case is given to Asst. D.A.s Ben Stone and Paul Robinette.

One of the first pieces of the puzzle is that the coat belongs to Halsey's girlfriend, Alicia Heslin. Stone meets with Fred Lasco, a reporter, who tells him that the head of the Parking Violations Bureau had a deal with Carnegie Collections to pay off unpaid parking tickets. Robinette reports that Alicia Heslin's apartment lease is in the name of Carnegie Collections. Halsey was recently subpoenaed by the Federal Grand Jury on municipal corruption, and Halsey had told Alicia he had the Deputy Police Commissioner in his pocket. Stone asks Robinette to get warrants for Halsey, Deputy Commissioner Jefferson and Scalisis' phone records. When Halsey dies, Scalisi agrees to wear a wire in order to plea bargain down to involuntary manslaughter. Stone strikes a deal with Lasco, and the morning's paper features Lasco's byline that Scalisi has been cleared. Alicia gives the Grand Jury the names Scalisi and Jefferson as well as the fact there was over a million dollars available to pay off city officials per year. That evening, Stone, Robinette and several FBI agents watch through a van window as Borough President Conti, Deputy Mayor Kostmeyer and Dep. Corn. Jefferson enter the designated restaurant. An FBI agent notices Capelleti, one of Masucci's men, entering the restaurant. Conti slips Scalisi an envelope filled with cash ‑a thank you from Jefferson, Kostmeyer and himself. Stone, Robinette and McCormack run into the restaurant, but Capelleti has already shot Scalisi. Jefferson immediately orders the group to wait for their lawyers, leaving Robinette disappointed and disgusted. In the courtroom, Stone's opening statement points out how Conti, Kostmeyer and Jefferson, driven by the basest kind of greed, contracted with a member of organized crime to murder another public official, when they were afraid he was about to turn State's evidence.

Cast & Credits

            Det. Sgt. Max Greevey George Dzundza

            Det. Mike Logan            Christopher Moth

            Asst. D.A. Ben Stone     Michael Moriarty

            Asst. D.A. Paul Robinette .         Richard Brooks

            Capt. Cragen     Dann Florek

            Conti                 Dick Latessa

            Alice Halsey      Marcia Jean Kurtz

            Lasco Michael Wikes

            Cosmatos         Trey Wilson

            Scalisi Paul Guilfoyle

            Tremaine           Leo O'Brien

            Simonize Jackson          Anthony Means

            Halliwell            Mike Starr

            Wentworth         Roy Thinnes

            McCormack       W.H.Macy

            Jefferson           Ron Foster

            Chang Jaime Tirelli

            Rosen Stephen Pearlman

            Executive producer         Dick Wolf

            Produced by      Joseph Stern

            Directed by        John Patterson

            Written by         Dick wolf
7. By Hooker, By Crook
Writer: David Black

Director: Marty Davidson

Greevey and Logan investigate a murder and discover that the victim, a successful architect, suffered a coronary during a liaison with a high‑priced prostitute. They uncover a protitution operation run by a high‑society woman with a Masters degree in Business Administration. Stone and Robinette face intense political pressure, brought on by the woman's powerful clients, to settle their case against the Madame, but then one of her girls tests positive for AIDS, on MCA TV International's "LAW & ORDER" episode entitled "By Hooker, By Crook." The teleplay was written by David Black and directed by Marty Davidson.

Irv Diamond is found in the park, half‑dead from a coronary and a blow to the head. In the hotel room which was occupied by Diamond, Greevey and Logan find a listing for an escort service. Apparently, Diamond spent time that evening with Jolene, a beautiful, farm girl type, who worked for Messilina Enterprises dba Poppy Catering. In the magazine they find Poppy Escorts. When Diamond had the heart attack, Jolene panicked, thinking he was dead. She called her driver, Cookie Molina, who sent her home. Logan interrogates Cookie about hitting Diamond over the head with a sawed‑off baseball bat. After sending Jolene home, Cookie called Jasmine who runs the service. Jasmine was upset that he hit the man, but Cookie wanted to make it look like a mugging. Greevey books Jasmine, but she is released on bail by Roger Auclair, a high‑priced lawyer. They question Alma Stringfellow, who is being sued by Poppy Catering, and she tells them that Poppy is owned by Laura Winthrop. When Alma found out that it was a front for a whorehouse, where her husband was spending time, she refused to pay the bill. Greevey and Logan immediately arrest Laura Winthrop. Stone and Robinette work at connecting Laura to the ring, but pressure is placed on the D.A.'s office by her upscale clientele. They tie the beautiful Camilla van Ingen to the operation as "working" the wealthiest clientele. Camilla, a graduate from Yale, turns Stone's argument into her favor ‑legitimizing her actions.

Stone is pressured to drop the case, but when Diamond dies, he goes for murder two. The case darkens when blood tests from the lab return indicating Jolene has AIDS. They tell Jolene the results. At first there is disbelief as two months prior she tested negative. Then the truth crashes in on her, and she agrees to testify. While entering the courtroom, Auclair informs Stone that Laura Winthrop held a press conference wherein she admitted to the allegations of prostitution, but she was merely performing a "public service." In court, Stone establishes Diamond's beating following the heart attack. On the stand, Jolene states she slept with 800 to 1,000 men within an eighteen months while working for Laura Winthrop. Now she has AIDS. Despite the fact that Laura states the girls have health insurance, and she taught then refinement, Stone points out that a dozen long‑tern employees who have contracted AIDS were fired immediately, and Laura Winthrop did nothing to help then. Stone establishes that in the last year Laura Winthrop's income was listed as $1,682,000.00. Despite her income, Laura never helped her infected employees, or warned the customers the girls had slept with. Stone establishes that Laura's girls do not give their customers heart stress tests. Ultimately, Stone proves that she is "creating an atmosphere of reckless disregard for human life that inevitably will lead to someone's death." Outside the courtroom Laura, with Auclair by her side, asks Stone for involuntary manslaughter. She would get a five year prison term that could be reduced to two‑and‑ahalf years with good behavior. Stone agrees.

Cast & Credits

            Det.Sgt. Max Greevey    George Dzundza

            Det. Mike Logan            Chris Noth

            Asst. D.A. Ben Stone     Michael Moriarty

            Asst. D.A. Paul Robinette .         Richard Brooks

            D.A. Adam Schiff           Stephen Hill

            Laura Winthrop Patricia Clarkson

            AuClair Addison Powell

            Jolene Jenny Robertson

            Cookie Molina    Byron Utley

            Mrs. Diamond    Bernice Massi

            Alma Stringfellow           Patricia Barry

            Executive producers       Dick Wolf, Joseph Stern

            Produced by      Michael Duggan, David Black

            Directed by        Marty Davidson

            Written by         David Black
8. Poison Ivy
Writer: Jack Richardson, Duggan, D. Black, Jacob Brackman

Director: E.W. Swackhamer

The shooting of a college student following a supposed drug bust places Greevey, Logan, Stone and Robinette in the unpopular position of investigating and taking to trial a veteran police officer on MCA TV International's "LAW & ORDER" episode entitled "Poison Ivy." The teleplay was written by Jacob Brackman from a story by Jack Richardson and Jacob Brackman. It was directed by E. W. Swackhamer.

Det. Logan and Det. Greevey investigate the shooting of a teenager named Tommy Richardson by Police Officer Freddo Parisi following a supposed drug sale. Tommy was found with $3,000 in cash and a .357 Magnum in his hand. They arrest Silky Ford, who had originally purchased the gun and sold it to Tommy. There is outrage on behalf of the black community and Reverend Thayer, due to the fact Tommy was an honors student at Princeton College, and Tommy lectured against drugs at his old high school. Greevey is convinced that the drug sale never occurred, and Off. Freddo Parisi shot Tommy by accident. Eventually, Internal Affairs recognizes the evidence, and Parisi is arrested for Tommy's murder. Investigation shows that Tommy was selling drugs to students at the college and used his friend Doris to transport them. Stone and Robinette meet with Parisi and his Police Officer's Benevolent Association attorney Hillery. They suggest he should plead guilty to manslaughter. Parisi angrily refuses... wanting his day in court. On the stand, Tommy's younger brother Abel testifies that his brother met Silky with the intent to make a buy, but the police arrived. At that time, Silky was still in possession of the gun. Unfortunately, under Hillery's questioning, Abel admits that he was not present when his brother was shot. The case looks strong in Freddo Parisi's favor, and Stone tells Robinette to have Silky set up on a felony charge to get him to talk. They make a deal with Doris, and once the buy is completed Silky is arrested. Silky's confession, as to the sequence of events, is videotaped. Parisi ordered Tommy not to move. When Tommy turned to say something, Parisi shot him. Tommy did not have a gun. Parisi took Silky's gun, wiped it clean, and put it in Tommy's hand. Then Parisi told Silky to take the drugs and leave. Freddo Parisi warned Silky that if he told anyone, he would kill him. In the courtroom, Davis, Parisi's partner, admits that Freddo Parisi told him not to identify Silky in the line‑up. Stone calls Doris to the stand, but the judge adjourns the case for the day. While advising Schiff on the day's proceedings, they receive word that Officer Freddo Parisi just shot himself.

Cast & Credits

Det. Max Greevey                                        George Dzundza

Det. Mike Logan                                           Christopher Moth

Asst. D.A. Ben Stone                                   Michael Moriarty

Asst. D.A. Paul Robinette .                           Richard Brooks

Capt. Cragen                                               Dann Florek

D.A. Adam Schiff                                         Stephen Hill

Off. Freddo Parisi                                         John Finn

Off. Davis                                                     Jack Gwaltney

Silky                                                           Erik King

Abel                                                            Richard Habersham

Sergeant                                                     Joe Pentangelo

Gowdy                                                        Gregg Almquist

Doris                                                           Erika Alexander

Executive producer                                       Dick Wolf

Produced by                                                Joseph Stern, N.

Directed by                                                  E.W. Swackhamer

Teleplay written by                                       Jacob Brackman

Story written by                                            Jack Richardson, Duggan, D. Black, Jacob Brackman
9. Indifference
Writer: Robert Palm

Director: James Quinn

This gripping episode about child abuse begins with Detectives Greevey and Logan's investigation into why a little girl is comatose, leading to charges against her parents ‑‑ a battered wife and her philandering husband, a psychiatric therapist whose "treatment" includes cocaine, on MCA TV International's "LAW & ORDER" episode entitled "Indifference." The teleplay was written by Robert Palm and directed by James Quinn.

Six‑year‑old Didi Lowenstein is rushed to the hospital with dried blood on her head. Detectives Greevey and Logan are summoned to an Upper West Side elementary school. Their investigation into why Didi is comatose leads to charges against her mother Carla, a battered wife and cocaine addict and her father, Dr. Jacob Lowenstein, a psychiatric therapist. Greevey and Logan visit Lowenstein and arrest him for possession of cocaine. Greevey and Logan visit Carla, who is about to abuse her son, and they take her in. Capt. Cragen releases Lowenstein. A neighbor says he has seen the Lowenstein's abusing Didi and once again, Greevey and Logan pick up Dr. Lowenstein. Prosecutors Stone and Robinette find further disturbing details, but in the meantime Didi dies in the hospital. Stone wants to try both Lowensteins together. Carla states she killed Didi, but Stone wants Jacob Lowenstein as well. Stone comes to realize that "the truth will come out only if one of the parents turns against the other." Carla takes a plea. She says she was given cocaine by her husband, and he ordered her to discipline Didi. Another woman patient corroborates her story, insofar as Jacob Lowenstein sold her cocaine as well. Carla Lowenstein is given a sentence of seven to ten years, and Jacob Lowenstein is given twenty‑five years to life.

Cast & Credits

            Det. Sgt. Max Greevey George Dzundza

            Det. Mike Logan            Christopher Noth

            Asst. D.A. Ben Stone     Michael Moriarty

            Asst. D.A. Paul Robinette .         Richard Brooks

            Capt. Cragen     Dann Florek

            D.A. Adam Schiff           Stephen Hill

            Carla Lowenstein           Marcia Jean Kurtz

            Dr. Jacob Lowenstein     David Groh

            Shambala          Lorraine Toussaint

            Redding            Paul Geier

            Rawlings           Diane Salinger

            Miss Perez        Blanca Camacho

            Dierdre (Didi)     Sarah Rowland Doroff

            Rudy     Gordon Joseph Weiss

            Babcock           John Seitz

            Paramedic         Bruce Nozick

            Doctor Amanda Carlin

            Dobrinski           Mary Joy

            Executive producers       Dick Wolf, Joseph Stern

            Produced by      Michael Duggan, David Black

            Directed by        James Quinn

            Written by         Robert Palm
10. Prisoner of Love
Writer: David Black, Robert Stuart Nathan

Director: Mike Fresco

The discovery of a corpse clad in leather leads Greevey and Logan to the door of a city commissioner, whose alibi is a socialite with a steely demeanor and a dark secret, on MCA TV International's "LAW & ORDER" episode entitled "Prisoner of Love." The teleplay was written by Robert Stuart Nathan from a story by David Black and Robert Stuart Nathan. It was directed by Mike Fresco.

Logan and Greevey investigate the supposed suicide‑hanging of the photographer‑artist victor More. Greevey is sickened to learn that More died as a result of asphyxiation during a state of sexual arousal. More's photographs and sculptures depict sado‑masochistic sexual forays. They are unable to receive full information from his wife, Sondra, who is unable to admit her husband was bi‑sexual. However, his daughter, Sintra, is convinced that her father was murdered. He was preparing excitedly for his show at POPA. Greevey wants to be taken off the case due to religious beliefs. However, Cragen denies his request. Greevey is shocked to learn that More was a Catholic. More's most recent sale was to Henry Rothman, Commissioner of Cultural Affairs. They learn that More sustained himself via grants from the city. Logan and Greevey question Anita Swenson, a grant reviewer for the City Department of Cultural Affairs. She intimates that More and Rothman were "involved." Logan and Greevey visit the Pavilion of Popular Art (POPA), the site of More's show. The curator Joseph Hoffer explains to them that the city grant was matched by the Hendrick family which owns POPA. While meeting with Elizabeth Hendrick, they notice her gloves which match a pair they viewed at the Errogeneous Zone, a shop of sado‑masochistic paraphernalia. A fingerprint test match on a polaroid found in More's studio results in Rothman's arrest. Stone and Robinette wire‑tap Rothman's telephone and learn that he is, literally, under Hendrick's power. Robinette informs Stone that the oil found on the polaroid photograph was matched to More's body. The photo was taken at the time of More's death. Stone reports that More was high on quaaludes and thus, in no condition to protect himself. Stone meets with Erica Stohlmeyer, Rothman's attorney. Stone insists on manslaughter one and will recommend a minimum sentence if he turns in Hendrick. When Stohlmeyer refuses, Stone gets up to leave her office. Rothman panics and tells them that Hendrick wouldn't allow him to save More. Stone and Robinette subpoena Celine, the manager of Club X to a Grand Jury hearing. Under oath, Celine tells the jury that Hendrick enjoyed having slaves and during the "act," one of them, Gary Pardee almost died. In front of the Grand Jury, Rothman explains that during the sexual games, More lifted his legs to tighten the noose and accidentally knocked the chair over. Rothman moved to put it back and Miss Hendrick ordered him not to. He could not go against her wishes as it was part of the game. Hendrick explains to the Grand Jury that More asked her to take part in a "Peformance Art" with Rothman. When she returned to the room, Rothman was sobbing that More was dead. She attributes More's death to a tragic mistake made by incompetent men. During the lunch break, Robinette and Stone witness Hendrick berating Rothman. Following lunch, Rothman returns to the stand and takes full responsibility for More's death. After the trial, Greevey calls Stone to tell him that Rothman committed suicide. Stone enters the glittery opening of the late Victor More's show at POPA. He informs Hendrick that Rothman is dead. Rothman could not face jail and hung himself from the bedroom chandelier. Hendrick asks if anyone took a picture. Stone pulls photographs while explaining that no one took a picture of Rothman... but Rothman left polaroids of Hendrick watching more die. As Logan handcuffs Hendricks, Greevey reads her rights.

Cast & Credits

            Det. Sgt. Max Greevey George Dzundza

            Det. Mike Logan            Christopher Moth

            Asst. D.A. Ben Stone     Michael Moriarty

            Asst. D.A. Paul Robinette .         Richard Brooks

            D.A. Adam Schiff           Steven Hill

            Captain Cragen Dann Florek

            Elizabeth Hendrick         Frances Conroy

            Henry Rothman Larry Keith

            Erica Stohlmeyer           Amy Aquino

            Cathy                Marjorie Monaghan

            Hurley             Sam Schacht

            Gordon             Don R. McManus

            Celine             Anthony Crivello

            Swenson                       Valerie Kingston

            McCarry                        Harry O'Reilly

            Ubillez             Antone Pagan

            Judge Fadenhecht          Sidney Armus

            Executive producers       Dick Wolf, Joseph Stern

            Produced by                  Michael Duggan, David Black

            Directed by                    Mike Fresco

            Teleplay by                    Robert Stuart Nathan

            Story written by                         David Black, Robert Stuart Nathan
11. Out Of The Half‑Light
Writer: Michael Duggan

Director: E.W. Swackhamer

Detectives Greevey and Logan investigate an alleged rape of a young black girl who claims her attackers were white cops. The efforts of Stone and Robinette to build a case are stymied by an opportunistic black congressman on MCA TV International's "LAW & ORDER" episode entitled "Out Of The Half‑Light." The teleplay was written by Michael Duggan and directed by E.W. Swackhamer.

Detectives Greevey and Logan investigate the alleged rape of Astrea Crawford, a sixteen‑year‑old black girl, found shivering near a trash dumpster with obscenities scrawled on her face and body. Astrea refuses to talk, but scrawls on paper that two white cops raped her. Logan quickly orders a rape test to be taken, and the FBI is notified. Angela Wilkes, a rape specialist, is called on the scene. Logan and Creevey track down Astrea's boyfriend, Jordan Hill, who is on parole following a crack house bust. When Logan and Greevey return to the hospital, Angela warns them that Congressman Ronald Eaton has assigned himself as the family advisor, and he announces that justice will prevail in Astrea's case. Greevey and Logan are called to the Central Harlem Community House headquarters in which Astrea has taken sanctuary. Eaton is postulating to the press, and has named two policemen, Teal and Rudolph, as the attackers. Logan and Greevey approach the center amidst chants of inequality, anti‑cop and anti‑supremacist slogans. Logan and Eaton argue, causing Astrea to collapse.

The next morning the newspaper headlines accuse the police of "driving Crawford girl to breakdown," as well as pointing out that there were no black detectives on site. Stone is livid and pulls the case from Cragen's office. Robinette tells Stone that the two policemen accused by Eaton have substantiated alibis for the time in question, and the rape test on Astrea is negative. Congressman Eaton makes it clear to Stone he wants to bring down Cragen, the police commissioner, as well as the district attorney's office. The system is not serving the Afro‑American segment of the population. Stone receives permission to impanel a Grand Jury and Astrea, her parents, Angela, and Eaton are subpoenaed. Angela enumerates characteristics in Astrea's case most often associated with false allegations of sexual assault. Stone pointedly asks Eaton why he told Astrea and her parents not to cooperate with the authorities on the investigation. When Eaton brings up four centuries of oppression, stone counters by reminding the Congressman that the purpose of the Grand Jury is to ascertain whether a particular crime was committed and if there has been an attempt to bury it, as charged in various public forums by Eaton himself. Judge Gloria Crutcher, who is black, presides over a hearing for failure to appear after having been issued a subpoena. Judge Crutcher unhappily sentences Mrs. Crawford to a $250.00 fine and thirty days incarceration, and Astrea is given thirty days at a juvenile facility. Eaton voices his overwhelming disappointment on the court's handling of the affair. Mrs. Crawford meets Robinette and tells him that Astrea is pregnant by Jordan Hill, Astrea's boyfriend. Astrea thought if she said she was raped by white cops, her father would let her have an abortion. Robinette tells Mr. Crawford that the city will drop the cross charges with a gag order tied to both sides. He agrees. Robinette also tells Mr. Crawford that he is sending a social worker to the house. He warns him that if he beats his wife again, he will come after him. Robinette meets Eaton, who has been made aware of the hoax. Eaton still, however, wants to seize the moment while the entire society is focused on the issues of racial equality. Robinette reminds Eaton that paraphrasing Martin Luther King's thoughts won't lend credence to his own. Robinette realizes that Eaton would slide in slime on his belly to get what he wants.

Cast & Credits

            Det. Sgt. Max Greevey George Dzundza

            Det. Mike Logan            Christopher Noth

            Capt. Cragen                 Dann Florek

            Asst. D.A. Ben Stone     Michael Moriarty

            Asst. D.A. Paul Robinette           Richard Brooks

            D.A. Adam Schiff           Stephen Hill

            Astrea Crawford             Kisha Miller

            Congressman Ronald Eaton        J.A. Preston

            Mr. Crawford                  Frankie R. Faison

            Mrs. Crawford                Sandra Reaves‑Phillips

            Jordan Hill                     Harold Perrineau, Jr.

            Angela Wilkes             Billie Neal

            Wendell Gaines             Ruben Santiago‑Hudson

            Judge Gloria Crutcher     Novella Nelson

            Executive producers       Dick Wolf, Joseph Stern

            Produced by                  Michael Duggan, David Black

            Directed by                    E.W. Swackhamer

            Written by                     Michael Duggan
12. Life Choice
Writer: David Black, Robert Stuart Nathan, Dick Wolf

Director: Aaron Lipstadt

A matter of choice ‑‑ and a right to life is the issue. After an explosion at an abortion clinic claims the life of a young woman, Assist. D.A.s Stone and Robinette set their sights on nailing the person who ordered the bombing on NCA TV International's "LAW & ORDER" episode entitled "Life Choice." The teleplay was written by David Black and Robert Stuart Nathan from a story by executive producer Dick Wolf. It was directed by Aaron Lipstadt.

When a young woman is killed in a bombing at the Chelsea Women's Choices Center, Detectives Greevey and Logan find themselves on opposite sides of the highly personal and controversial issue of abortion. The woman, who was carrying false identification, is eventually identified as Mary Donovan, a teacher at the St. Aloysius School. Greevey and Logan find a pamphlet in Mary's car from the pro‑life group known as Women For Life headed by Rose Schwimmer. The initial assumption is that Mary carried the bomb into the center and was unaware of the crude bomb's volatile nature. Posters are immediately printed by The Women For Life group depicting Mary as a martyr who gave up her life for their cause. Greevey and Logan interrogate Celeste McClure, who had lunch with Rose Schwimmer the day of the bombing. They learn that Celeste McClure had ordered fertilizer with a nitrate base, and Cragen informs them the lab has matched the fertilizer with the bomb that caused Mary's death. Celeste is arrested and arraigned for making the bomb and Stone and Robinette are brought in to prosecute the case. Pro‑choice D.A. Schiff questions whether the personal feelings of the pro‑life Asst. D.A. Stone will interfere with his work. However, Stone maintains that even though he is personally against abortion, he can prosecute a bomber.

Despite the fact that Celeste is looking at six years in prison, she refuses to plea‑bargain. Robinette learns that Mary had a fierce argument with her boyfriend Patrick Dunne the day of the bombing. Her brother, Kevin, broke up the fight. Stone finds out that the second set of prints on Mary's false ID card belong to Patrick. In order to get to the truth, Stone has Kevin and Patrick arrested as co‑conspirators in the bombing. Patrick admits that Mary went to the clinic to have an abortion, and he provided the false ID for her to remain anonymous. Mary was ashamed, despite the fact they planned to marry. Stone informs Ballard, Celeste's lawyer, that the charge has been upped to manslaughter. They agree to minimum sentencing if Celeste testifies as to Schwimmer's involvement. Rose Schwimmer's arraignment is accompanied by demonstrations outside the courtroom between the Pro‑Choice and Pro‑Life groups. On the stand, Celeste states that Rose was becoming frustrated that speeches and marching were not stopping the abortions. They met for lunch where Celeste gave her the bomb made out of nitrate‑based fertilizer, diesel fuel and a timer. Rose left the bomb at the Women's Center while Celeste called in the bomb threat. Rose Schwimmer takes the stand and admits to placing the bomb as well as planning to bomb seven other abortion clinics. She feels she is not guilty in the eyes of God, as abortion is "Murder."

On the stand, Stone confronts Rose with his question that if abortion is murder.. . isn't she guilty of the murder of Mary's unborn child? In the end, Rose Schwimmer is found guilty on charges of conspiracy in the second degree, arson in the second degree, and murder in the second degree. Stone questions the validity of calling Rose a criminal, since prior to Roe vs. Wade decision, the abortionists were the criminals. If the law had not been changed, there wouldn't have been a bomb, and Robinette responds that if the law had not been changed, he would still be a slave. You can't turn back the clock!

Cast & Credits

            Det. Sgt. Max Greevey George Dzundza

            Det. Mike Logan            Chris Noth

            Asst. D.A. Ben Stone     Michael Moriarty

            Asst. D.A. Paul Robinette .         Richard Brooks

            Capt. Cragen     Dann Florek

            D.A. Adam Schiff           Stephen Hill

            Rose Schwinuuer           Caroline Kava

            Celeste McClure            Bridgit Ryan

            Patrick Dunne    Clark Gregg

            Geoffrey Donovan           Kevin Cooney

            Barbara Donovan            Laurie Kennedy

            Kevin Donovan Kevin O'Rourke

            Executive producer         Dick Wolf

            Produced by      Joseph Stern

            Directed by        Aaron Lipstadt

            Teleplay by        David Black, Robert Stuart Nathan

            Story by            Dick Wolf
13. A Death In The Family
Writer: Joe Viola, David Black

Director: Gwen Amer

Detectives Greevey and Logan search for a suspected cop killer, whose lawyer wants to make a deal with Stone and Robinette on MCA TV International's "LAW & ORDER" episode entitled "A Death In The Family.* The teleplay was written by Joe Viola and David Black and directed by Gwen Amer.

Greevey and Logan are out on a routine investigation when a man named Ramos is thrown out a window by Brutus Walker. officers Rennick and Sandoval are already on the scene. Greevey sends them upstairs, gunshots are heard, and Officer Rennick is dead. Greevey and Logan retrace the steps. Sandoval says walker got away, but she never got a good look. Greevey and Logan find a jacket in the alley, and they trace it to a girl named Ravina. Ravina found the gun that killed Rennick. Walker's attorney wants immunity for his client, and his client will turn himself in. But Capt. Cragen refuses the offer. Greevey and Logan receive a call that Walker was spotted and pick him up. Stone charges Walker for throwing Ramos out the window. Walker wants a deal but Stone turns him down. Robinette checks into Rennick, who apparently had a mistress. Stone and Robinette check dates of busts versus dates he gave his mistress money. He was pocketing money from drug raids. Walker's lawyer tells Stone that Rennick was dirty. Stone and Robinette see officer Sandoval and she confirms the tact that Rennick was a dirty cop. He murdered a drug dealer and had Walker call 911 so he could be the first on the scene. officer Sandoval knew too much, and when Rennick tried to kill her, she shot him first and placed the gun on him. Stone takes down her statement and files for justifiable homicide.

Cast & Credits

            Sgt. Det. Max Greevey George Dzundza

            Det. Mike Logan            Christopher Noth

            Asst. D.A. Ben Stone     Michael Moriarty

            Asst. D.A. Paul Robinette .         Richard Brooks

            Capt. Cragen     Dann Florek

            D.A. Adam Schiff           Stephen Hill

            Officer Nicky Sandoval    Wendy Makkena

            Officer Pete Rennick .    James Reno

            Cassie Nelson

            Profaci John Fiore

            Yost     Louis Cuss

            Red      Leo O'Drien

            Vera     Karma Arroyave

            Ross     Ron Ryan

            Mavis    Susan Batson

            Ray Bell            Ellis Williams

            Simpson           David Margulies

            Leah Trent         Leah Maddrie

            Doris Rennick    Sharon Ernster

            Executive producers       Dick Wolf, Joseph Stern

            Produced by      Michael Duggan, David Black

            Directed by        Gwen Amer

            Teleplay written by         Joe Viola, David Black
14. The Violence Of Summer
Writer: Michael Duggan

Director: Don Scardino

A celebrated local TV news reporter is gang‑raped under puzzling circumstances, and prosecution of the defendants is hindered by a lack of concrete evidence, on MCA TV International's "LAW & ORDER" episode entitled "The Violence Of Summer." The teleplay was written by Michael Duggan and directed by Don Scardino.

Diana Manso, is defense attorney for Ryan Cutrona, one of the three defendants indicted for the gang‑rape of local TV news reporter Monica DeVries. She pleads for Ryan with District Attorney Paul Robinette for a severance from the other two defendants because of threats and intimidation from them. A tense courtroom scene unfolds when Ryan is heckled and verbally intimidated by the other two defendants, Howard Metzler and Steven Hanauer. A struggle starts when Metzler is able to wrestle a gun from an officer's holster, but he is finally subdued. Convinced that Ryan is withholding information pertinent to the case, Robinette, with Asst. D.A. Stone, review the interrogation tapes and wait for forensic evidence, only to discover that there is no DNA match with the defendants. The victim neither remembers the details of the rape nor has any interest in taking the witness stand. Robinette and Stone are able to convince Monica DeVries to testify even though they are aware of her drug arrest record. Rumors abound that DeVries was not in Hell's Kitchen to research a story as she claims but to make a drug purchase. After an insubstantive mock cross examination of DeVries by Stone, he and D.A. Schiff realize their case is dead in the water. Finally the defendants are released on lack of DNA evidence.

Although Stone assigns Detectives Logan and Greevey to dig up more evidence, Greevey and Stone come up empty‑handed, but they convince Stone to have DeVries hypnotized. Under hypnosis, DeVries recalls a fourth person, Tim, who in fact committed the majority of the rape. Tim is tracked down as Timothy Pruiting through fingerprints on glass shards used as weapons in the rape. Cutrona corroborates Pruiting's participation, leading to his arrest. Using some psychological manipulation, Greevey and Logan get confessions from Hanauer and Metzler on tape. They are re‑arrested. After a six‑week trial, Pruiting, Metzler and Hanauer are found guilty of rape.

Cast & Credits

Det. Sgt. Max Greevey George Dzundza

Det. Mike Logan            Chris Noth

Asst. D.A. Ben Stone     Michael Moriarty

Asst. D.A. Paul Robinette           Richard Brooks .

D.A. Adam Schiff           Stephen Hill

Diana Manso                 Randy Danson

Ryan Cutrona               Ken Johnston

Metzler                         Gil Bellows

Hanauer                        Philip Hoffman

Monica DeVries             Megan Gallagher

Tim Pruiting                   Al Shannon

Executive Producers      Dick Wolf, Joseph Stern

Produced by                  Michael Duggan, David Black

Directed by                    Don Scardino

Written by                     Michael Duggan
15. The Torrents of Greed: Part I
Writer: Michael Duggan, Michael S. Chernuchin

Director: E.W. Swackhaner

When Logan and Greevey's investigation of an assault leads to three men involved with the Masucci crime family, Stone sees an opportunity to bring the entire empire down ‑‑ including Frank Masucci. However, the case falls apart in court when Stone is set up with false testimony, on MCA TV International's "LAW & ORDER" episode entitled "The Torrents of Greed" Part I. The teleplay was written by Michael S. Chernuchin from a story by Michael Duggan and Michael S. Chernuchin. It was directed by E.W. Swackhamer.

Two policemen, Finkle and Mahoney, stumble upon an almost dead Isaac Skolnik, an elderly Russian man, in the candy store which he owns. Skolnik is brought to the emergency unit where Greevey and Logan are told it will be several days before he could talk to them. Upon investigation, they discover that Skolnik had not put the regular amount of change in the register, and it is assumed the perpetrator became angry when he could not find any money. Interviewing people in the neighborhood, it is discovered that a vagrant named Hoover usually hangs out in front of Skolnik's store. Hoover is tracked down at a homeless shelter with $70.00 in his pocket. He admits that he saw a well‑dressed man walk out the back of the store. Upon talking with Skolnik's daughter Elena, no other leads are found. Logan and Greevey meet with Capt. Cragen who questions why someone would harm Skolnik, as well as another store owner, who was killed three months before ‑‑ also for no apparent reason. Elena Skolnik now recalls an instance two weeks ago when her father made her hang up the phone on a man named Pilefsky, and he would not give her an explanation. Pilefsky's file is found, revealing a previous arrest for federal extortion. Hoover identifies the man from mug‑shots, but Pilefsky denies everything under interrogation.

When Greevey and Logan talk with Hoover to get him to testify, they find him dead in the hotel room where they had put him for safe‑keeping. They tie Pilefsky to Mario Zalta, who distributes bootlegged cigarettes. Zalta's warehouse is rented from Harv Beigel, who is married to Katherine Masucci, Frank Masucci's sister. Greevey finds a store selling the bootleg cigarettes, and Zalta is identified as the supplier. Under questioning, Pilefsky states that Beigel ordered Isaac Skolnik's beating since he would not cooperate. In court, Beigel, Zalta and Pilefsky plead not guilty, and Stone applies pressure on the three men, hoping to get to Masucci. Eventually, Beigel offers information on missing union President Russell MacKay. Apparently, Masucci ordered the hit, which was executed by Vinny Ruffo. Greevey and Logan arrest Masucci. Beigel testifies, but Masucci's attorney Zuckert points out that without evidence that MacKay is dead ‑‑ all testimony is heresay, and he moves for dismissal. Stone promises the evidence. Robinette voices Elena's disapproval that Stone offered a deal to Beigel, the man who put her father in the hospital. Stone reminds Robinette that as long as Masucci is free, there will be more Skolniks. The next day, Pilef sky testifies that Ruffo "garroted" (a wire around the neck) MacKay in the restaurant. Zuckert points out that Pilef sky was in the hospital at the time he supposedly allowed Ruffo access to the restaurant. Zuckert orders a mistrial and sanctions against Stone. Stone had no idea that Pilef sky was lying and asks for a continuance, based on the fact that the testimony was set up to get Beigel off. The judge dismisses the case, and Masucci walks away ‑‑ a free man!

Cast & Credits

            Det. Sgt. Max Greevey George Dzundza

            Det. Mike Logan            Chris Noth

            Asst. D.A. Ben Stone     Michael Moriarty

            Asst. D.A. Paul Robinette .         Richard Brooks

            D.A. Adam Schiff           Stephen Hill

            Capt. Cragen                 Dann Florek

            Harv Beigel                    Bruce Altman

            Katherine Beigel            Christine Baranski

            Frank Masucci             Charles Cioffi

            Le Claire                       Lee Richardson

            Joe Pilefsky                   Stephen Mcliattie

            Zuckert                         Steven Keats

            Executive producers       Dick Wolf, Joseph Stern

            Produced by                  Michael Duggan, David Black

            Directed by                    E.W. Swackhaner

            Teleplay by                    Michael S. Chernuchin

            Story by                        Michael Duggan, Michael S. Chernuchin
16. The Torrents of Greed: Part II
Writer: Michael Duggan, Michael S. Chernuchin

Director: E.W. Swackhamer

Asst. District Attorneys Stone and Robinette continue their efforts to bring organized crime boss Frank Masucci to justice after he is acquitted of murder, on MCA TV International's "LAW & ORDER" episode entitled "The Torrents of Greed." Part II. The teleplay was written by Michael S. Chernuchin from a story by Michael Duggan and Michael S. Chernuchin. It was directed by E.W. Swackhamer.

Defendants Joe Pilefsky and Mario Zalta are found guilty of assault for attacking Isaac Skolnik, who refused to sell their untaxed cigarettes. Asst. D.A. Ben Stone is not satisfied since crime boss Frank Masucci was not convicted. He plans to continue to hound Masucci until he makes a mistake that will put him away. Robinette persuades a judge to allow a wiretap of Masucci's associate Harv Beigel, using the argument that an earlier murder blamed on Masucci was also a kidnapping. Detectives Greevey and Logan are joined in their surveillance by Chuck Fenton and Jill Vitello. Beigel stays clean until he arranges a lunch meeting with Laura McGinty. The surveillance team was hoping to dig up dirt with Beigel cheating on his wife, but they are luckier ‑‑ Beigel is cheating on the city. As it turns out, Laura McGinty is a building inspector who has been overlooking glaring violations on several apartment buildings owned by Beigel. Harv Beigel is arrested for bribery. At his arraignment, his wife Katherine, who is also Masucci's sister, warns Stone that his actions will get Beigel killed.

Upon learning that Masucci hitman Vincent Ruffo is coming to town, the detectives lean on Pilef sky, who reveals that Beigel is involved in Masucci's hits. Stone brings Beigel in for questioning, who admits he will get the call for the hit when he is on his way to meet Ruffo. However, he refuses to state this in court. The next day, Beigel goes to meet with Ruffo. The four detectives follow Beigel's limo but are caught in traffic, and Beigel disappears. The limo driver tells them how a nasty‑looking stranger, accompanying Beigel, forced him into surrendering the limo for a few hours. Upon checking, no calls were placed on the car phone. Greevey and Logan believe Beigel is dead, and so does Katherine. After they witness ‑but do not hear ‑‑ a confrontation between Katherine and Masucci, she meets with Stone and Logan. Katherine tells them the location of Masucci's burial ground. In the empty lot among the New Jersey oil refineries, police uncover at least a dozen bodies, including that of Beigel. Masucci is arrested on murder two, with no bail. District Attorney Schiff is uncomfortable because Stone has no witnesses, and previous tangles with Masucci left the DA's office looking foolish. Katherine Beigel also refuses to cooperate because Masucci would kill her as well. Stone tells her that she will be subpoenaed regardless. Through legal maneuvering, Masucci is granted bail at one million dollars, which is paid by Katherine. Stone orders Katherine located and Masucci rearrested. The detectives check, but Masucci is not at his Howard Beach home. His wife says he may be at his social club. He is not at the social club, but Greevey finds out where Masucci is going to dinner. The detectives wait for him to arrive, but before they can make a move, Masucci is shot down by a man who escapes. Apparently, Katherine had left town a few hours earlier, and Logan and Robinette believe she had arranged a hit of her own.

Cast & Credits

            Det. Sgt. Max Greevey George Dzundza

            Det. Mike Logan            Christopher Moth

            Asst. D.A. Ben Stone     Michael Moriarty

            Asst. D.A. Paul Robinette .         Richard Brooks

            D.A. Adam Schiff           Stephen Hill

            Capt. Cragen                 Dann Florek

            Harv Beigel                    Bruce Altman

            Katherine Beigel            Christine Baranski

            Frank Masucci             Charles Cioffi

            Joe Pilefsky                   Stephen McHattie

            Executive producers       Dick Wolf, Joseph Stern

            Produced by                  Michael Duggan, David Black

            Directed by                    E.W. Swackhamer

            Story by                        Michael Duggan, Michael S. Chernuchin

            Teleplay by                    Michael S. Chernuchin
17. Mushrooms
Writer: Robert Palm

Director: Daniel Sackheim

Two children, seemingly safe in their home, are tragically shot in a botched "hit." Greevey and Logan discover that the shooter was a fourteen‑year‑old hired gunman. As Stone and Robinette build their case, further information is revealed that could lead them to the prosecution of two men ‑‑ a drug dealer and a Manhattan real estate agent, on MCA TV International's "LAW & ORDER" episode entitled "Mushrooms." The teleplay was written by Robert Palm and directed by Daniel Sackheim.

A baby has been killed and his twelve‑year‑old brother Gregory has been shot. Detectives Greevey and Logan believe that there must be a connection with the older brother and drugs. Returning to the scene of the crime, they find a gun in the boy's room, supposedly for protection. When they leave, they talk with Tonel Otten who was outside at the time of the shooting. Later he is brought in for questioning and gives Logan and Greevey a lead. Logan and Greevey go to a crack house where they find Roneld Griggs, a thirteen‑year‑old with a cache of weapons. Roneld's gun matches the slug found in the baby, and the boy is brought in for questioning. Although he admits nothing, he is arraigned. Greevey and Logan try to find a link between Gregory and Roneld, but they come up empty handed. Once again Roneld is questioned, but this time he blames his thirteen‑year‑old cousin Dizz. Logan and Greevey arrest Dizz at the playground and question Dizz with his dad, Joe. Capt. Cragen feels they need more of a case, but it turns out that Dizz has no alibi. Stone gets Dizz to make a deal ‑‑ he gives up T‑Ball Howard as the trigger man and is tried for supplying the gun as a juvenile despite his previous record. T‑Ball Howard, a fourteen‑year‑old boy, confesses to Stone that he was paid to kill by Ingrains, a drug dealer. The real target was Mr. Kay, a real estate agent, who was supposed to launder his money but lost it in a real estate development that went bankrupt.

After Robinette and Stone check out Kay, the story matches. Stone speaks with Kay and his lawyer. But Kay won't talk and without him they do not have enough of a case against Ingrams. Stone and Schiff realize that they can get him for tax evasion, and Kay decides it is best to testify. At the trial, Kay's testimony is cast into doubt when Ingrains' lawyer brings up Kay's drug possession record. However, when T‑Ball testifies that he could not read the address that Ingrams gave to him to find Kay, the trial turns around and Ingrams is convicted. The dead baby's mother tearfully makes the point that he will be out of jail in a few years, but her baby is dead.

Cast & Credits

Det. Sgt. Max Greevey             George Dzundza

Det. Mike Logan                                           Chris Noth

Asst. D.A. Ben Stone                                    Michael Moriarty

Asst. D.A. Paul Robinette .                            Richard Brooks

D.A. Adam Schiff                                          Stephen Hill

Capt. Cragen                                                Dann Florek

Ingrams                                                        James McDaniel

Tonel Otten                                                  Eugene Byrd

Grandmother                                                Rhetta Hughes

Denise Winters                                             S. Epatha Merkerson

Edward Kay                                                  Michael Mantell

Harold Morton                                               Victor Raiderwexler

Executive producers                                      Dick Wolf, Joseph Stern

Produced by                                                 Michael Duggan, David Black

Directed by                                                   Daniel Sackheim

Written by                                                    Robert Palm
18. The Secret Sharers
Writer: Robert Stuart Nathan

Director: E.W. Swackhamer

A convicted drug dealer and known felon is shot by a local teenager in front of a large church gathering, but Greevey and Logan's investigation is hindered when the surrounding community rallies to cover up the details to protect the youth on NCA TV International's "LAW & ORDER" episode entitled "The Secret Sharers." The teleplay was written by Robert Stuart Nathan and directed by E.W. Swackhamer.

When Jose Urbano is shot to death, Detectives Greevey and Logan's investigation is blocked by uncooperative witnesses. But eventually they track down Alicia Rivers, who was seen with tJrbano at the church carnival. The gun found at the scene is then traced to Anna Rivers, Alicia's mother, who admits that the gun had been stolen from her Salsa club. Greevey and Logan then find out that Alicia's sister Lucy is in the hospital suffering from a severe beating. Neither the family nor the parish priest, Father Torres, will allow a rape test for Lucy. Greevey is convinced that Urbano raped Lucy, and Nicky Guzman, Lucy's boyfriend, avenged the act. They are told by a nurse that the night before Urbano was shot, both Nicky Guzman and Alicia were arguing in the hospital corridor with Father Torres. Hoping to turn the situation around, Greevey and Logan arrest Alicia for the murder of Jose tirbano. Shambala Green is appointed as Alicia's defense lawyer, and he is shocked that Asst. D.A.s Robinette and Stone are using the girl to get to Nicky Guzman. Anna Rivers agrees to help in getting Alicia free, and a showdown in the jail between Anna, Alicia and Nicky brings to light the fact that Urbano raped Lucy, and Guzman killed him.

The case against Alicia is dismissed, and Nicky Guzman is arraigned on a Second Degree murder charge. Despite Shambala Green's protests and warning from D.A. Schiff that obtaining a guilty verdict will be next to impossible, Stone and Robinette insist on taking the case to trial. Hoping to teach Asst. D.A. Stone a lesson, Shambala Green pulls out of the case and asks to be replaced by Chet Burton, a flamboyant defense attorney from Texas. Burton's theatrics in the courtroom win him approval from the jury. Burton's approach is that Guzman did everyone a favor ridding society of a drug dealing rapist. Upon approval by Judge Markham, Stone places Father Torres on the stand. Father Torres states that Urbano did rape Lucy and Nicky Guzman planned to get a gun. Nicky and Lucy are engaged to be married. Burton's cross‑examination of Logan leaves the question open as to whether Urbano pulled a gun on Nicky, forcing Nicky to

fire in self‑defense. Greevey calls Robinette to Rikers Prison where Ramon Nunez, a college student and crack addict, states that Nicky was a crack dealer, and Urbano was Nicky's supplier. In Judge Markham's chambers, Stone supposes that Urbano raped Lucy due to the fact that Nicky quit working for him. Judge Markham disallows the testimony. On the final day of trial, Burton is able to substantiate the fact that Urbano was a murderer. The jury deliberates for three days, after which they submit a verdict of not guilty. Stone is not upset that he lost the case. He is concerned with the fact that the jury knew Nicky was guilty of murder, yet they allowed themselves to be swayed by Defense Attorney Chet Burton.

Cast & Credits

            Det. Sgt. Max Greevey George Dzundza

            Det. Mike Logan            Christopher Noth

            Asst. D.A. Ben Stone     Michael Moriarty

            Asst. D.A. Paul Robinette .         Richard Brooks

            D.A. Adam Schiff           Stephen Hill

            Capt. Cragen                 Dann Florek

            Jose Urbano                  Hector Colicchio

            Hector Cartegena           Saoul Mamby

            Lopez             Anthony Ruiz

            Father Torres                 Paul Calderon

            Mrs. Rivers                    Miriam Colon

            Nicky Guzman             Enrique Munoz

            Lucy Rivers                   Sully Diaz

            Shambala Green            Lorraine Toussaint

            Judge Markham             Stephen Elliott

            Ramon Nunez                Rafael Baez

            Chet Burton                   J.D. Cannon

            Executive producer         Dick Wolf

            Produced by                  Joseph Stern, Michael Duggan,David Black

            Directed by                    E.W. Swackhamer

            Written by                     Robert Stuart Nathan
19. The Serpent's Tooth
Writer: I.C. Rapoport, Joshua Stern, Rene Balcer, Robert Stuart Nathan

Director: Don Scardino

After a wealthy businessman and his wife are murdered in their home, their two sons become the prime suspects on MCA TV International's "LAW & ORDER" episode entitled "The Serpent's Tooth." The teleplay was written by Rene Balcer and Robert Stuart Nathan from a story by I.C. Rapoport and Joshua Stern. It was directed by Don Scardino.

Karl Jarmon and his wife Evelyn are brutally gunned down in their home, and all clues lead to their two teenage sons, Greg and Nick Jarmon. Dets. Greevey and Logan interview Alex Petrovich, Jarmon's business partner, but Petrovich is unable to identify possible enemies. However, he mentions that last Christmas, Jarmon's jaw was broken. The family doctor admits that Nick Jarmon broke his father's jaw. Greevey and Logan uncover the dark family secret that Jarmon beat his sons daily. Nick found his father beating Greg, and he in turn hit his father in the jaw. Mrs. Jarinon was too frightened to stop her husband. It is also learned that Jarmon had the dean of the college send personal updates on Greg's scholastic progress. The dean confirms that Jarmon was abusive and demeaning. Logan cannot buy the fact that the sons would have also murdered their mother.

Asst. D.A.s Stone and Robinette are convinced they have a tight case, especially with the knowledge that Nick and Greg will inherit $15 million. However, Logan's nagging doubts lead him and Greevey to keep digging. When D.A. Adam Schiff hears about the detectives' continued investigation, he warns Stone to clear Petrovich completely before proceeding with his prosecution of the Jarmon brothers. Stone subpoenaes Petrovich and Jarmon's financial records and they establish the fact that Petrovich is still tied to People's Bank of Brooklyn in Brighton Beach. Schiff mentions that, apparently, the biggest problem with the Brooklyn D.A.'s office are Russian immigrant gangsters. Robinette's meeting with Jarmon's company accountant, Stanley Edmonds, brings to light the fact that Jarmon borrowed $6 million dollars in the past six years from First Mercantile. The bank went bankrupt, and the loan was purchased by People's Bank. D.A. Schiff is concerned that a prosecution based on debt re‑financing will not win a jury. Stone plans to point out that Petrovich gains control of the company if the brothers are convicted. Jarmon's share would go into a non‑voting trust, the company would be sold, and the cash would go to pay off the notes held by the Russian‑owned bank. Stone drops the charges against Nick and Greg and tells the boys that he is going after Petrovich. Greg and Nick tell Stone that the rifle shells found in the study were not the type used by their father. Logan continues to look for clues and tracks down a garage ticket, proving that Petrovich had parked near the Jarmon house at the time of the murder. The rifle shells were purchased by Sasha Osinski ‑‑ a friend of Petrovich ‑‑ in a Brighton Beach gun shop. In court, Stone places Osinski on the stand and substantiates that the $6,011,321 in Osinski's bank account came from members of a criminal organization. Osinski admits to allowing the bank to use the money to buy the debts of Jarmon Printing. He was assured that Petrovich would take care of Jarmon. Upon completion of his testimony, Osinski is placed under arrest by the Brooklyn D.A.'s office for conspiracy to commit murder and enterprise corruption. In Petrovich's case, the jury hands down a guilty verdict.

Cast & Credits

            Det. Sgt. Max Greevey George Dzundza

            Det. Mike Logan                        Christopher Noth

            Asst. D.A. Ben Stone     Michael Moriarty

            Asst. D.A. Paul Robinette .         Richard Brooks

            D.A. Adam Schiff           Stephen Hill

            Capt. Cragen                 Dann Florek

            Greg Jarmon                  Stephen Mailer

            Nick Jarmon                  Matt Hofherr

            Gary Pelletier                John Henry Kurtz

            Margaret Langdon          Frances Sternhagen

            Alexander Petrovich       Jonathan Hadary

            Sasha Osinski             Olek Krupa

            Jack Epstein                 Lee Wilkof

            Fyodr Hecht                  Don Peoples

            Eleanor Grant                Elaine Bromka

            Rostov             Vasek C. Simek

            Dwight Anderson            George Morfogen

            Executive producer         Dick Wolf

            Produced by                  Joseph Stern, Michael Duggan, David Black

            Directed by                    Don Scardino

            Story by                        I.C. Rapoport, Joshua Stern

            Teleplay by                    Rene Balcer, Robert Stuart Nathan
20. The Troubles
Writer: Dick Wolf, Robert Palm

Director: John Whitesell

Greevey and Logan investigate a killing involving an Irish terrorist on MCA TV International's "LAW & ORDER" episode entitled "The Troubles." The teleplay was written by Robert Palm from a story by Dick Wolf and Robert Palm. It was directed by John Whitesell.

Detectives Greevey and Logan enter the world of international terrorism when they investigate the murder of Mohammed Mustafa, a Lebanese drug smuggler and gun runner. The suspects are Savino Montez, a Cuban drug dealer, and Ian O'connell, an IRA soldier. But connecting them to the murder proves difficult, particularly for Logan, who is forced to confront his own cultural bias and sympathy towards the Irish suspect. The situation worsens when Montez is found dead in jail, and Greevey is told that the FBI has jurisdiction over the prisoners. When Greevey and Logan attend a fund raiser for O'connell at McBride's Tavern, they listen to the crowd sing the praises of Patrick A. McCarter, a young prison guard. Back at the precinct, Greevey receives word that the translation of faxes pulled from Mustaf a's home refer to the shipment of plastic explosives from Libya via the Netherlands. Later that day, Patrick Mccarter is arrested for the murder of Montez. Greevey and Logan report to Asst. D.A. Stone that friends of the Sinn Fein are paying Dan Mallahan, a high‑priced lawyer, to represent McCarter. Nallahan refuses a plea bargain on McCarter's behalf despite the fact that the rope matching the marks on Montez's neck was found in Mccarter's car. Ben Stone threatens to bring Mallahan before the Disciplinary Committee of the Bar Association and to expose the people paying his bill. Mallahan concedes, and McCarter admits that he killed Montez on orders from O'connell. Stone's concern is that putting O'connell on trial will either give him legitimacy ‑‑ or turn him into a martyr!

D.A. Adam Schiff arranges a meeting between Stone and Robinette with James Fenwick, the British attache. Fenwick confirms that Mustafa was a conduit for weapons to the IRA, including surface‑to‑air missiles. Robinette questions Axelrod, head of the Anti‑Terrorist Division in New York, who is against giving O'connell a pulpit in the courtroom. When O'connell is given political asylum, Greevey and Logan quickly place him under arrest for the murder of Mustafa. In his opening remarks, Reilly, O'connell's lawyer, admits that he is dismayed over the fact that the life of a Lebanese heroin pusher is more important than the freedom of an Irish patriot. Mccarter's confession is undermined in the eyes of the jury when Reilly points out that he struck a "deal" with the District Attorney's office. Stone realizes that Axeirod will have to take the stand, and the judge confines Stone's line of questioning to the specifics of the IRA connection. Axelrod states that the Lebanese grow the opium which is refined into heroin by the Syrians. The Syrians use the profits from the sale of the drug to fund a variety of terrorist groups ‑‑ including the IRA. Mustafa was the middleman. However, because O'connell has been in jail for five years, Axelrod is unable to tie the man to any criminal statutes.

On the stand, Ian O'connell states his abhorrence towards drug dealing and denies having been involved with the "Provos" (the Provisional, military, wing of the IRA). O'connell swears he has never personally committed a violent act. Fenwick gives Stone a witness who can prove that O'connell indeed is a terrorist. During Stone's line of questioning, O'connell explains the organization has always given ample warning before an explosive device was activated. However, there is always the risk of human error. Stone then calls Bridget McDiarmid to the stand, and she testifies that O'connell dropped a briefcase, apparently containing a bomb, near a candy store. Her husband picked up the briefcase to return it to O'connell ‑‑ and it exploded ‑‑ killing her husband and their two children. She will never forget the face of the man who slaughtered her entire family.

Cast & credits

            Det. Sgt. Max Greevey George Dzundza

            Det. Mike Logan            Christopher Noth

            Capt. Cragen                 Dann Florek

            Asst. D.A. Ben Stone     Michael Moriarty

            Asst. D.A. Paul Robinette .         Richard Brooks

            D.A. Adam Schiff           Stephen Hill

            Ian O'connell                  Anthony Heald

            James Fenwick             Paxton Whitehead

            Axelrod                         Robert Silver

            Savino Montez             Montez

            Shelby             Bill Nelson

            Judge Malachy O'Brien . Arch Johnson

            Mrs. Bridget McDiarmid Betty Miller

            Executive producers       Dick Wolf, Joseph Stern

            Produced by                  Michael Duggan, David Black

            Directed by                    John Whitesell

            Teleplay by                    Robert Palm

            Story written by                         Dick Wolf, Robert Palm
21. Sonata For Solo Organ
Writer: Joe Morgenstern, Michael S. Chernuchin, Michael Duggan

Director: Fred Gerber

After a kidney transplant, charges are brought against a surgeon and the patient's millionaire father because the organ was illegally obtained, on MCA TV International's "LAW & ORDER" episode entitled "Sonata For Solo Organ." The teleplay was written by Joe Morgenstern and Michael S. Chernuchin, from a story by Joe Morgenstern and Michael Duggan, directed by Fred Gerber.

Drew MacDaniel is found semi‑conscious with internal bleeding in Central Park. Following corrective surgery, Detectives Greevey and Logan are informed that MacDaniel had a kidney removed. The renal vein was not tied properly, and if MacDaniel had not been found, he would have bled to death. What baffles Logan and Greevey is that MacDaniel swears he is in perfect health and never had surgery. Greevey and Logan meet with Teresa Franz at the Organ Transplant Network Office. They have no record of a kidney delivery to Grammercy Hospital, despite the fact Dr. Reberty performed an organ transplant on Joanna Woodleigh, Phillip Woodleigh's daughter. Mr. Woodleigh is responsible for the Woodleigh Library, the Woodleigh Foundation, and Woodleigh Trust. Joanna had two previous organ transplants which were unsuccessful. A perfect blood match was necessary, and Drew MacDaniel was the perfect candidate. The information was sold to Elaine Hale, a close associate of Dr. Reberty at Grammercy Hospital.

Logan and Greevey track down the rental of an anesthesia machine and wheelchair which were delivered to Hale's apartment and find bloody sheets in the building's trash. Elaine Hale and Dr. Reberty are subsequently arrested and arraigned. Stone and Robinette meet with Malcolm Nevins of the Organ Transplant Network. Apparently, Phillip Woodleigh offered a sizeable donation which was rejected. The Network is the one true democracy in which money doesn't talk. Stone forces Elaine to face the fact that Dr. Reberty did not complete tying off the renal vein. He wanted MacDaniel to die. She cuts a deal after learning that Reberty accused her of performing the operation. A credit check on Reberty proves that the bank is about to foreclose on his Easthampton home. Despite D.A. Schiff's warning, Stone is intent on going after Woodleigh for paying Reberty a million dollars to do "whatever it takes." Schiff points out that the act of "willful blindness" has yet to be recognized by the court. Phillip Woodleigh is arrested and charged with attempted murder, assault, conspiracy and grand larceny in the first degree. Stone is visited by Joanna Woodleigh who is much improved. She is concerned about her father's health, and she points out that he established a trust fund for Drew MacDaniel and his children. Stone asks if her father would have acted differently if she needed a heart instead of a kidney. On the stand, Phillip Woodleigh attests to the fact he would do anything for his daughter. Robinette reports to Schiff that Reberty's house was purchased by one of Woodleigh's shell corporations for one million dollars; on top of the one million he paid Reberty to buy his silence. Reberty's audio cassette of his conversation with Phillip Woodleigh is played in the courtroom. The defense, jury and prosecution hear Woodleigh tell Reberty to do whatever is necessary "kill the sonuvabitch if you have to ‑‑ just do it." Shortly following Phillip Woodleigh's conviction, Attorney Daniel Rubell files an appeal on Woodleigh's behalf.

Cast & Credits

            Det. Sgt. Max Greevey George Dzundza

            Det. Mike Logan            Christopher Noth

            Asst. D.A. Ben Stone     Michael Moriarty

            Asst. D.A. Paul Robinette .         Richard Brooks

            D.A. Adam Schiff           Stephen Hill

            Capt. Donald Cragen      Dann Florek

            Drew MacDaniel             Chuck Cooper

            Elaine Hale                    Deborah Hedwall

            Joanna Woodleigh          Jennifer Van Dyck

            Phillip Woodleigh           Fritz Weaver

            Dr. James Reberty         Paul Roebling

            William Patton             Bill Moor

            Darren Barsky             Ralph Byers

            Dr. Jacob Lieber             Lonny Price

            Teresa Franz                 Ann Dowd

            Daniel Rubell                 Dominic Chianese

            Executive producers       Dick Wolf, Joseph Stern

            Produced by                  Michael Duggan, David Black

            Directed by                    Fred Gerber

            Teleplay by                    Joe Morgenstern, Michael S. Chernuchin

            Story by                        Joe Morgenstern, Michael Duggan
22. The Blue Wall
Writer: Dick Wolf, Robert Stuart Nathan

Director: Vern Gillum

When captain Cragen becomes linked to a scandal in the police department, Detectives Greevey and Logan investigate the case ‑‑ and the more they probe the guiltier Cragen looks, forcing Stone to charge Cragen with corruption and bribery, on MCA TV International's "LAW & ORDER" episode entitled "The Blue Wall." The teleplay was written by Robert Stuart Nathan from a story by Dick Wolf and Robert Stuart Nathan. It was directed by Vern Gillum.

Asst. D.A. Stone is angered when incriminating evidence on a computer disc is erased, destroying his case against George Bakewell, Arthur Vickery, and Jim Grierson with the Manhattan Mercantile Bank. He is convinced that someone in the New York City Police Department altered the evidence, and an Internal Affairs investigation is put into action. Detectives Greevey and Logan agree to investigate behind the scenes to help Captain Cragen, who becomes lAD's prime target. Capt. Donald Cragen's mentor in the department, Chief Peter O'Farrell, is in charge of the Property Clerk's office. lAD Investigators Kennedy and Gowdy inform Det. Mike Logan that they are checking into the Federal Elections Commission and Congressman Billy Wilson, an ex‑cop. Billy Wilson has been on the House Banking Committee, and his campaign fund was sponsored by Bakewell, Vickery, and Bakewell. Chief O'Farrell was Wilson's hand‑picked successor. Greevey calls a meeting with Stone, Robinette, Kennedy and Gowdy. He presents the fact that Albert McCrory worked in the Property Clerk's office two weeks after he retired. Though his name appears on the duty roster, he was not scheduled to work. Robinette uncovers the fact that McCrory bought a $300,000 home for 40 cents on the dollar, and the previous owner is now married to Congressman Wilson. McCrory, O'Farrell, and Wilson are arraigned on charges of bribery and conspiracy. Ben Stone realizes that Det. Shearer, who told lAD how the discs were changed, authenticated his own crime.

Ben Stone meets with Shearer and his counsel Donnelly and plants the seed that McCrory will implicate him. Stone asks Cragen to wear a wire for evidence against O'Farrell, but Capt. Cragen is ethically and emotionally torn. The wiretap on Shearer's phone gives Stone a brief conversation wherein Shearer begs McCrory not to leave him hanging. Stone makes a deal and Shearer testifies that McCrory gave him the discs and $20,000. Schif I orders Stone to indict Cragen to get him to talk. Under this threat, Cragen agrees to wear the wire. Unfortunately, Cragen's attempts to pull information out of O'Farrell are unsuccessful. Stone is surprised that Cragen still wants them to put the word out that he will be indicted. O'Farrell tells Cragen not to worry. Cragen tells O'Farrell that he has memos from his detectives, complaining that O'Farrell's investigation of the erased discs was too slow. O'Farrell is surprised by Cragen's subterfuge because Cragen has always been a straight arrow. Once on the stand, Capt. Cragen testifies that O'Farrell admitted that he and Wilson received $300,000 from the three bankers to destroy evidence, and that O'Farrell also told McCrory to pay Shearer $20,000, and he offered Cragen $100,000 to destroy the memos. Mccrory, Wilson and O'Farrell are found guilty as charged.

Cast & Credits

            Det. Sgt. Max Greevey George Dzundza

            Det. Mike Logan            Christopher Noth

            Asst. D.A. Ben Stone     Michael Moriarty

            Asst. D.A. Paul Robinette .         Richard Brooks

            D.A. Adam Schiff           Stephen Hill

            Captain Donald Cragen Dann Florek

            Dennis Shearer John C. Jones

            Peter O'Farrell             Robert Lansing

            Larry Mulvehill                Michael Ingram

            Sgt. Joey Buscalera       Dylan Price

            William Wilson             Pine MacDonald

            Marge Cragen                Ellen Tobie

            Executive producers       Dick Wolf, Joseph Stern

            Produced by                  Michael Duggan, David Black

            Directed by                    Vern Gillum

            Teleplay by                    Robert Stuart Nathan

            Story by                        Dick Wolf, Robert Stuart Nathan

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