Born Again

"Born Again"
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Production number: E2204 First aired: 6 March 2002
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Teleplay By Jill Goldsmith & Matt Witten Story By William N. Fordes Directed By Jace Alexander

Plot

The investigation of a girl's death leads to a case involving an unusual therapy technique.

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
• Elisabeth Röhm as A.D.A. Serena Southerlyn
• Dianne Wiest as Interim D.A. Nora Lewin

Recurring cast

• Leslie Hendrix as Dr. Elizabeth Rodgers
• Marylou Mellace as Judge Antonia Mellon
• Andrea Navedo as Detective Ana Cordova
• Josh Pais as Assistant M.E. Borak
• Ezra Knight as Defense Attorney Tyler Epps
• J.K. Simmons as Dr. Emil Skoda
• Spencer Garrett as Stephen Olson

Guest cast

• Debra Monk as Dr. Madelyn Stahl
• Wendy Makkena as Janet Weston
• Peter Marx as Dave Belmar
• Brad Oscar as Paul Garfield
• Thomas Schall as Dr. Craig Diamant
• T.J. Edwards as Mark Danielson
• Ed Wheeler as Carl Dunston
• Ann Gray as Lorette Haley
• Opal Alladin as Rochelle Diggs
• Liam Craig as Doug Lurie
• Bailey Slattery as Alice Danielson
• Michael Schiffman as Keith Fisher
• Rufus Read as Derek Vogel
• Ann Hu as Phoebe Yung
• Wendy Vanden Heuvel as Anita Sorenson
• Maduka Steady as Clerk
• Lethia Nall as Donna Moran
• Diane Tyler as Mrs. Vogel
• Kent Cassella as Mr. Fisher
• Tracy Grant as Sandra
• Jennifer Rohn as Rosalyn
• Jennifer Don as Uniform Police Officer
• Joe Capozzi as Beat Officer

References

• Paula Weston
• Leopold and Loeb
• Susan Smith

Quotes

Briscoe: Motive? Paula's problems have been putting a crimp in mom's style.

Van Buren: Shades of Susan Smith.

Briscoe: That's what we were thinking.

Janet Weston: Do you have any idea what it's like to come home and have you're little girl say 'Go away'? For everthing to be such a struggle. To never get any sleep. I spent every penny I had on private schools and doctors. They all had advice, but none of them understood. I thought that I'd have a little girl who loved mom... I'm 42 years old! I was entitled to a life!

Jack McCoy: She [Paula] was 11. What was she entitled to?

Background information and notes

• Goof?: This episode aired March 6, 2002. However, the dates on the Episode Scene Cards correspond to the year 2001.

Episode Scene Cards

1	2	3
Apartment Of Alice Danielson 32 East 83rd Street Monday, January 8	Roselawn Academy 138 East 87th Street Tuesday, January 9	JJ's Bar & Grill Camden, Pennsylvania Thursday, January 11

4	5	6
Caremore Adoptions 329 Seventh Avenue Thursday, January 11	Apartment Of Phoebe Yung 126 West 88th Street Monday, January 15	Matrix Catering 372 West 57th Street Thursday, January 18

7	8	9
Office Of Dr. Madelyn Stahl 478 West 22nd Street Monday, January 22	Supreme Court Trial Part 66 Monday, February 26	Supreme Court Trial Part 66 Tuesday, February 27

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