| "Carrier" | ||
|---|---|---|
| ← | L&O, Episode 8.17 | → |
| Production number: K2525 First aired: 1 April 1998 | ||
| Written By David Black Directed By J. Ranelli | ||
Plot[]
The death of a student leads to a case involving an HIV-positive male who's seeking to infect as many women as possible, and McCoy wants to charge him with murder.
Cast[]
Main cast[]
- Jerry Orbach as Detective Lennie Briscoe
- Benjamin Bratt as Detective Rey Curtis
- S. Epatha Merkerson as Lieutenant Anita Van Buren
- Sam Waterston as Executive A.D.A. Jack McCoy
- Carey Lowell as A.D.A. Jamie Ross
- Steven Hill as D.A. Adam Schiff
Recurring cast[]
- Glynnis O'Connor as Defense Attorney Anne Paulsen
- John Fiore as Detective Tony Profaci
- Merwin Goldsmith as Judge Ian Feist
Guest cast[]
- Leslie Denniston as Lenore Kiley
- Susan May Pratt as Leslie Crowell
- Heather Burns as Lana Madison
- Fran Brill as Mrs. Stark
- Ralph Byers as Mr. Kiley
- Mark Jacoby as Douglas Stark
- Audrie J. Neenan as Judge Barbara Kaplan
- David Spielberg as Judge Alvin Hoyt
- Patrick Tovatt as Judge Barry Abrams
- Spencer Riviera as Billy Fields
- Paula Newsome as Carol Mallon
- Gordon Joseph Weiss as Larry Adler
- Dan Grimaldi as Defense Attorney Joseph Margini
- Steve Paskoski as Max Paris
- Ashley Carin as Gloria Ball
- Robert Petkoff as Kyle Vessas
- Jason Hayes as Kenneth "Kenny" Stark / Twist
- Norma Fire as Judge Jean Bryant
- Cynthia Darlow as Bartender
- Michael Pitt as Andy
- Lou Bonacki as Super
- James Stanek as Arraignment Clerk
- Jefferson Breland as Doorman (uncredited)
- Nicole Vicius as Andy's Girlfriend (uncredited)
References[]
Quotes[]
"Hey no baby, I don't use rubbers, its better bareback."
- Kenny Stark
Background information and notes[]
- Another episode in the Law & Order franchise that deals with a person purposefully infecting people with HIV is the Law & Order: Special Victims Unit episode "Quickie".
- This case is based on the Nushawn Williams case.
- Benjamin Bratt and Heather Burns both later appeared in the movie Miss Congeniality.
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