| "Causa Mortis" | ||
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| ← | L&O, Episode 7.01 | → |
| Production number: K1106 First aired: 18 September 1996 | ||
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| Written By René Balcer Directed By Ed Sherin | ||
Detectives Briscoe and Curtis investigate the carjacking and murder of a young mother who leaves behind a husband and four small children.
Plot[]
Plot
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[]
- Ted Kazanoff as Judge Daniel Scarletti
- Hugh O'Gorman as Assistant U.S. Attorney Chuck Rodman
- DeAnn Mears as Judge Maria Gance
- Jurian Hughes as M.E. Gardner
- Gia Galeano as Detective Gia
Guest cast[]
- George Martin as Defense Attorney Abe Mercer
- Cyndi Cartagena as Anna Galvez
- Louise Sorel as Defense Attorney Marcy Fletcher-Wrightman
- Lawrence Arancio as Ian Rankin
- Víctor Sierra as Fernando Salva
- Tiffany Fraser as Susan Bayer
- Divina Cook as Mrs. Galvez
- Rebecca Nelson as Maureen Rankin
- Mark Kachersky as Shuster
- Irma St. Paule as Sally
- Tom Cappadona as Victor Driscoll
- Harsh Nayyar as Gas Station Attendant
- Michael Dahlen as Young Attendant
- Fuschia Walker as Meter Maid
- David Zayas as Raoul Cervantes
- David Rainey as Assistant M.E.
- Bruce Winant as Defense Attorney Morgenstern
- Jonathan Teague Cook as Marty Fine
- Gloria Irizarry as Rosa Citrone
- Jillian Bowen as Jackie Rankin
- Alex Bowen as 9-Year-Old Rankin Son
- Cameron Bowen as 7-Year-Old Rankin Son
- Andrea Bowen as Rankin Toddler
- Michael Hobbs as Sergeant
- William McGuire as ESU Lieutenant
- Gerald O'Brien as ESU Technician
- Lee Summers as Belmont Uniform Policeman
- Jim Lavin as Court Clerk
- Jon Brent Curry as CSU Technician
- Christopher Del Gaudio as Armani Guy (uncredited)
References[]
- Rudolph Giuliani
- Fernando Valenzuela
- Chicago Bulls
- U.S. v. Salerno
- People ex rel. Shapiro v. Keeper of City Prisons
- People v. Brown
- People v. McGee
- People v. Theriault
- Holloway v. U.S.
- People v. Osorio
Quotes[]
- Mrs. Galvez: They didn't say that on the news! You're lying!
- Curtis: I'm a cop. I don't lie.
- Ross: I believe in monsters and things that go bump in the night, Jack. May they rot in Hell along with their attorneys.
- McCoy: You want to bring in the Feds, you talk to me first!
- Ross: So, this is a pissing contest!
- McCoy: In my office, we don't hand off the ball. We run with it. Maureen Rankin was killed in our jurisdiction! Prosecuting her killer is our responsibility!
Background information and notes[]
- The victim's husband shares the same name as notorious American author Ian Rankin.
- Goof: DeAnn Mears is credited as "Judge Maria Ganz" when the nameplate lists her character's name as Maria Gance.
- Carey Lowell joins the cast in her first appearance as A.D.A. Jamie Ross.
- The events of the previous season and the episode, "Aftershock", are mentioned a few times:
- The Mickey Scott execution is mentioned by Jamie Ross.
- Jack McCoy and Lennie Briscoe discuss their guilty feelings about the death of Claire Kincaid. McCoy also mentions Claire wanting to resign and him convincing her to stay on, which happened in the episode "Pro Se".
Episode scene cards[]
| 1 | 2 | 3 |
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Home of |
Forensics Laboratory |
Rikers Island |
| 4 | 5 | 6 |
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Chambers of |
Supreme Court |
Supreme Court |
| Previous episode: "Aftershock" |
"Causa Mortis" Law & Order Season 7 |
Next episode: "I.D." |