| "Benevolence" | ||
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| ← | L&O, Episode 3.22 | → |
| Production number: 68028 First aired: 19 May 1993 | ||
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| Teleplay By Doug Palau Story By Doug Palau & René Balcer Directed By Ed Sherin | ||
Logan and Briscoe investigate the death of a hearing-impaired young woman.
Plot[]
Plot
Cast[]
Main cast[]
- Jerry Orbach as Detective Lennie Briscoe
- Chris Noth as Detective Mike Logan
- Dann Florek as Captain Donald Cragen
- Michael Moriarty as Executive A.D.A. Benjamin Stone
- Richard Brooks as A.D.A. Paul Robinette
- Steven Hill as D.A. Adam Schiff
- Carolyn McCormick as Dr. Elizabeth Olivet (credit only)
Recurring cast[]
Guest cast[]
- George Bamford as Mr. McKenna
- Isha Manna Beck as Lisa Talbot
- Helen Lloyd Breed as Myra Goldman
- John F. Cleary as Paul Crandall
- Gilbert Cruz as CSU Carillo
- James Doerr as Mike Connell
- Sofia Landon Geier as Judith Bryce
- Sam Gray as Judge Francis Chabot
- Camille L. Jeter as Marcia Hendricks
- Harry Johnson as Lawrence Hodge
- Peter Kass as Judge Peters
- Patrick Kerr as Frank Durnan
- Meredith Scott Lynn as Corrine Sussman
- Camryn Manheim as Martha Rollins
- John Maucere as Richard Fiorello
- Martin Priest as Jacob Brinkman
- Nance Robbins as Emily Chandler
- Eliza Rubin as Gina Peters
- Leon Russom as Gordon Bryce
- Ann Sachs as Mrs. McKenna
- Maurice Shrog as Al Hardy
- Jaime Tirelli as Chick Sullivan
- James Villemaire as Ben Freed
- Bob Kirsh as Police Interpreter
- Jim Lavin as Uniform Policeman
References[]
- Mother Teresa - mentioned as a nun in Calcutta
- The United Way William Aramony scandal - mentioned as the Feds clamping down on the United Way
- Jim Bakker
Quotes[]
"How many apartments are in this building?"
"Thirty."
"Do they ALL have to eat eggs?"
- - Lennie Briscoe and Mike Logan
"If he doesn't work out, there's always the nun in Calcutta."
- - Adam Schiff
Background information and notes[]
- This is actor Dann Florek's last appearance as a regular cast member on Law & Order. He reprises his role of Captain Donald Cragen in the episodes "Bad Faith", "Entitled", and "Fixed". He also appears in the franchise's only movie Exiled: A Law & Order Movie, and becomes a regular cast member on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.
- This is also Richard Brooks’s last appearance as a regular cast member on Law & Order. Brooks later returns as a Defense Attorney in the episodes "Custody", "Birthright", and "Fear America" and the Chicago Justice episode "Uncertainty Principle".
Episode scene cards[]
| 1 | 2 | 3 |
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The Bryce Institute |
L.O.U.D. Headquarters |
Rikers Island |
| 4 | 5 | 6 |
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University |
East Side Athletic Club |
Chambers of |
| 7 | 8 | 9 |
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Bower & Brimsek |
District Attorney's |
Executive Assistant |
| Previous episode: "Manhood" |
"Benevolence" Law & Order Season 3 |
Next episode: "Sweeps" |