Bad Faith

"Bad Faith"
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Production number: 69426 First aired: 26 April 1995
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Written By René Balcer Directed By Dann Florek

Plot

Logan relives unhappy childhood memories when a friend is found dead, a presumed suicide, until the investigation reveals recent contact with a former priest with a history of pedophilia.

Cast

Main cast

• Jerry Orbach as Detective Lennie Briscoe
• Chris Noth as Detective Mike Logan
• S. Epatha Merkerson as Lieutenant Anita Van Buren
• Sam Waterston as Executive A.D.A. Jack McCoy
• Jill Hennessy as A.D.A. Claire Kincaid
• Steven Hill as D.A. Adam Schiff

Recurring cast

• Christine Farrell as Forensics Technician Arlene Shrier
• Carolyn McCormick as Dr. Elizabeth Olivet
• Kit Flanagan as Defense Attorney Joan Zinns
• Dann Florek as Captain Donald Cragen

Guest cast

• Bill Raymond as Father Joseph Krolinsky
• Jan Leslie Harding as Judy Marino
• Scott Sowers as Stewart Waller
• Bill Marcus as Judge Jerome Novak
• Stewart J. Zully as Scully
• Steve Mellor as Reverend Navarro
• Michael Cullen as First Uniformed Policeman
• Billy Van as Vince Coughlin
• June Ballinger as Kate Krolinsky
• Eric Payne as Rick Bolden
• Stephaney Lloyd as Joleen Gibson
• Charles Stransky as Murphy
• Joseph Mosso as Second Uniformed Policeman
• Mary Kate Law as Oslyn
• Bernie Sheredy as Russell Lehrman
• Taiyi Greaves as Process Server
• John Nacco as Corrections Officer

References

• Internal Affairs Bureau
• New Jersey

Quotes

Krolinksy: Please, I have a family...

McCoy: I feel sorry for them.

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“	There's people like him in every neighborhood. Could be the Little League coach, your kid's favorite teacher ... it's too bad they don't glow in the dark.	”
–Anita van Buren

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Father Navarro: When Father Krolinsky was pronounced cured, he was sent to another parish.

McCoy: How many times was he pronounced cured?

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Schiff: Sounds like Krolinsky's been behaving himself all these years.

McCoy: It just means he hasn't been caught. I've prosecuted pedophiles, Adam. They defy rehabilitation.

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“	He was a big deal, our parents loved him. What are kids gonna do against a parish priest?	”
–Mike Logan

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Krolinksy: I want to get help. I'm a sick man. I want to get help.

McCoy: You're an adult. Your victims are children. There's nothing you could say that would make me feel sorry for you.

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“	We called you 'Father'. How could you do that to us? You even did it to your own kid! How could you do that?	”
–Mike Logan

Background information and notes

• Actor Dann Florek returns as Donald Cragen, making his first appearance since the season 3 episode "Benevolence". He also directs this episode.
• Cragen makes a comment about his fourteen-year-old child, even though it's been previously established that he and his wife Marge Cragen have no children.
• This episode was adapted into the Law & Order: UK episode "Confession".

Episode scene cards

1	2	3
Office Of Capt. Donald Cragen Task Force Headquarters Wednesday, March 8	Chambers Of Judge Novak Thursday, April 7	Office Of Reverend David Navarro Archdiocese Of N.Y.C. Monday, April 11

4	5	6
Supreme Court Trial Part 70 Monday, May 16	Supreme Court Trial Part 70 Monday, May 23	Apartment Of Mrs. Krolinsky Trenton, New Jersey Wednesday, May 25

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