"Called Home" | ||
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← | L&O, Episode 18.01 | → |
Production number: 18001 First aired: 2 January 2008 | ||
Written By René Balcer Directed By Allen Coulter |
Plot[]
The death of Thomas Lupo brings his brother, Detective Cyrus Lupo, to the 27th Precinct. It appears Tom Lupo's death was the first of a string of assisted suicides, and Van Buren assigns Green to work with Lupo to investigate the suicides.
Cast[]
Main cast[]
- Jesse L. Martin as Detective Ed Green
- Jeremy Sisto as Detective Cyrus Lupo
- S. Epatha Merkerson as Lieutenant Anita Van Buren
- Linus Roache as Executive A.D.A. Michael Cutter
- Alana De La Garza as A.D.A. Connie Rubirosa
- Sam Waterston as D.A. Jack McCoy
Recurring cast[]
- Elizabeth Marvel as Defense Attorney Grubman
- Guenia Lemos as Jenny Lupo
- Leslie Hendrix as M.E. Elizabeth Rodgers
- Gerry Becker as Defense Attorney Gerard Wills
- Joe Forbrich as Detective Joe Cormack
- Ed Hodson as Judge Wendell Kessler
- Scott Johnsen as Detective Fred Shapiro
- Lauren M. Martin as Carly Lupo
- Perry Martijena as Jude Lupo
Guest cast[]
- Brad Dourif as Dr. David Lingard
- Marin Ireland as Mila Hames Lingard
- Dominic Fumusa as Tom Lupo
- Michael McKean as Bill Nolan
- Susan Blackwell as Judge Agnes Reisman
- Wayne Kasserman as Rick O'Dell
- William Youmans as Larry Driscoll
- Benjamin Pelteson as Nick
- Jaime Lincoln Smith as Assistant M.E. Thorne
- Alan Ariano as Detective Hai Xiong
- Rich Duva as First Reporter
- Anthony Ventola as Second Reporter
- Philip E. Jones as Basketball Player (uncredited)
References[]
- Dr. David Lingard is nicknamed "Dr. Death" in this episode. Lingard was imprisoned after performing several assisted suicides (including one on television) and had been out of prison for a month at the time of "Called Home." The real-life Dr. Jack Kevorkian was similarly nicknamed "Dr. Death" and was similarly imprisoned for several years for performing several assisted suicides (including one on television).
Quotes[]
“ | Jack, you grew up with Woodward and Bernstein. I grew up with Geraldo, and then Judith Miller. | ” |
–Michael Cutter (speaking to Jack McCoy) |
“ | People v. Duffy: Why don't you look that one up on that gadget? | ” |
–Jack McCoy (speaking to Michael Cutter, who's holding a BlackBerry; this is the first time we see Cutter's BlackBerry, and he is seen using the BlackBerry extensively in this episode and throughout his run on the series) |
- Michael Cutter: Branch used to fill these shelves with knick-knacks and awards.
- Jack McCoy: It's a working office now, not a show room.
Background information and notes[]
- Jeremy Sisto joins the cast as Detective Cyrus Lupo, replacing Milena Govich's Detective Nina Cassady. Oddly, Sisto portrayed defense attorney Clint Glover in the episode "The Family Hour", which aired immediately before "Called Home" aired.
- Sam Waterston's Jack McCoy is promoted to DA, replacing Fred Dalton Thompson's Arthur Branch as DA, as Thompson left the show to seek the 2008 Republican nomination for President of the United States. In a conversation at the end of the preceding episode "The Family Hour," Branch had hinted that McCoy would one day replace him as DA. Ironically, in the season 16 episode, "Red Ball," Branch had said that McCoy was a great prosecutor but would never be a district attorney.
- Linus Roache joins the cast as Executive ADA Michael Cutter, replacing McCoy as Executive ADA.
- Part of a courtroom scene in this episode is briefly shown on the TV show 30 Rock in the episode "Today You Are a Man". In that episode, the character of Hazel Wassername is depicted as a background actress who appears in the courtroom and holds up a sign with her phone number on it.
- Elizabeth Marvel appears as a defense attorney by the name of Grubman. She would later appear in SVU as Defense Attorney Rita Calhoun.
Episode scene cards[]
1 | 2 | 3 |
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Customs Area |
Home of |
Apartment of |
4 | 5 | 6 |
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Carmel Ridge Hospice |
Chambers of |
St. Fabian's Hospital |
7 | 8 | 9 |
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Supreme Court |
Supreme Court |
Supreme Court |
Previous episode: "The Family Hour" |
"Called Home" Law & Order Season 18 |
Next episode: "Darkness" |