Bounty

"Bounty"
←	L&O, Episode 14.02	→
Production number: E4304 First aired: 1 October 2003
	th of 456 produced in L&O
←	th of 456 released in L&O	→
	th of 1271 released in all
Written By Michael S. Chernuchin Directed By Matthew Penn

Plot

The detectives search for the killer of a bounty hunter who was investigating the sources used by a prize-winning, black newspaper reporter; the court case develops into a litmus test of the pros and cons of affirmative action.

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
• Fred Dalton Thompson as D.A. Arthur Branch

Recurring cast

• Peter Jacobson as Defense Attorney Randy Dworkin
• Leslie Hendrix as M.E. Elizabeth Rodgers
• Andrea Navedo as Detective Ana Cordova
• Karen Shallo as Arraignment Judge Anna Shiro
• Mark Zimmerman as Judge Nathan Murphy
• Rich Duva as CSU Technician Grier

Guest cast

• Reuben Jackson as Brian Kellogg
• Richard Topol as Arnie Gleason
• Colleen Clinton as Cosette Alexander
• Mark La Mura as Wesley Schultz
• Dina Pearlman as Sybil
• Chris Clavelli as Carl
• Nadine Mozon as Melba
• Greg Stuhr as Douglas
• Emilio Del Pozo as Garcia
• Paul Doherty as Glen
• Hanh Tran as Lynne
• Rodney Gilbert as Lester
• Geoffrey Arend as Jeffrey
• Megan Papier as Carla
• Gregory Weinberg as Court Clerk
• Brother Eden Douglas as Juror #5 (uncredited)

References

• Affirmative Action
• Bobcat Rovelli
• Mitchell Maas
• New York Ledger
• New York Sentinel
• Monarch Hotel
• Oaktree Motel
• Atlantic States Telecom
• Clinton Hotel
• Tuscon
• Charleston
• University of Michigan
• Greenwich, CT

Quotes

Dworkin: Lawyer-to-lawyer... you never talked to Denise, did you?

McCoy: No.

Dworkin: Then how did you know?

McCoy: I didn't. But I do know that I'm barely white enough to live in Greenwich, Connecticut.

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Dworkin: Opportunity is not opportunity when it's accompanied by marginalization.

McCoy: That's backwards! The DENIAL of opportunity created marginalization, and there's one word for that - RACISM!

Dworkin: Oooo, the R" word...the most dangerous weapon in the leftist's arsenal!

Background information and notes

• Goof: This episode aired October 1, 2003. However, the episode scene cards correspond to the days and dates of a 2002 calendar.

Episode scene cards

1	2	3	4
Atlantic States Telecom 492 Broadway Monday, July 15	Monarch Hotel 112 Third Avenue Monday, July 15	Office of Brian Kellogg New York Sentinel Wednesday, July 17	New York Ledger 137 Kenmare Street Wednesday, July 17

5	6	7	8
New York Sentinel 328 East 43rd Street Thursday, August 8	Oak Tree Motel Freenwich, Connecticut Thursday, August 8	Supreme Court Trial Part 22 Thursday, September 26	Supreme Court Trial Part 22 Monday, September 30

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