A Losing Season

"A Losing Season"
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Production number: E1322 First aired: 21 February 2001
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Written By Barry Schindel & Wendy Battles Directed By Jace Alexander

Plot

After a pregnant woman is found wounded in the trunk of a car, the investigation leads to a case involving a basketball star.

Cast

Main cast

• Jerry Orbach as Detective Lennie Briscoe
• Jesse L. Martin as Detective Ed Green
• S. Epatha Merkerson as Lieutenant Anita Van Buren
• Sam Waterston as Executive A.D.A. Jack McCoy
• Angie Harmon as A.D.A. Abbie Carmichael
• Dianne Wiest as Interim D.A. Nora Lewin

Recurring cast

• James Rebhorn as Defense Attorney Charles Garnett
• Doug Stender as Judge Joseph Flint
• Nancy Ticotin as Detective Reina Perez
• Brian Keane as Doctor Murphy

Guest cast

• Kevin Daniels as Chris Cody
• Dorian Missick as Henry Williams
• Michael K. Williams as Marcus Cole
• Liza Lapira as Cheryl Treadwell
• Albert Jones as Miles Hawthorne
• C.J. Wilson as Ed Daniels
• Lizan Mitchell as Dorothy Meredith
• Chuck Montgomery as Gabe Rodgers
• Richard Petrocelli as Bob Sarkisian
• Lillian Lux as Sara Rosenberg
• Joel Friedman as Sidney Rosenberg
• Stu "Large" Riley as Dominic Dalton
• Ray DeMattis as Arnold Dickler
• Donald Warfield as Ray King
• Melle Powers as Charlene Bettis
• Haig Kocharian as Gabor Hartunian
• Jonathan Lieb as Mark Maderosian
• Peter Miller as Bartender
• Dennis Rees as Lawyer
• Kevin Carrigan as Sergeant
• Sam Turich as Uniform Policeman
• Sheryl McCallum as Woman
• Cathy Decker as Nurse
• Philip Lakin as Kid #1
• Alex Bowen as Kid #2
• Davio Dakotablu as Jury Foreperson
• Greg Korin as Reporter (uncredited)

References

• Florida
• Dena Meredith (victim)

Background information and notes

• This episode is based on the Rae Carruth case, though some scenes depicting the suspect's arrest are reminiscent to the arrest of O.J. Simpson.

Episode scene cards

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People's Bank of Harlem 142 West 116th Street Monday, November 22	Office of Ray King 177 West 23rd Street Tuesday, November 23	Westside Athletic Center 4236 Tenth Avenue Monday, November 29

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Office of Team Security New York Cheetahs Tuesday, December 21	Supreme Court Trial Part 32 Tuesday, February 15	Supreme Court Trial Part 32 Friday, February 18

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