City Hall

"City Hall"
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Production number: E4318 First aired: 11 February 2004
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Written By Marc Guggenheim & Richard Sweren Directed By Gloria Muzio

Plot

A councilman is killed and a water inspector wounded in a City Hall shooting.

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

• Tovah Feldshuh as Defense Attorney Danielle Melnick
• Maggie Burke as Judge Georgina Franklin
• Leslie Crocker Snyder as Judge Rebecca Logan
• Ernest Mingione as Sergeant Butters

Guest cast

• Alvin Epstein as Stuart Rubin
• Paul Austin as Ron Tabachnik
• Lance Reddick as FBI Special Agent Jamal Atkinson
• Mark Zeisler as Peter Rubin
• Angel David as Officer Nunez
• Sam Coppola as US Federal Judge Vance
• Julian Gamble as Ladder Company 66 Chief
• Peter Rini as A.U.S.A. Michael Cagnetta
• Michael Howell as Charles Abernathy
• Marc Damon Johnson as Mark Lenier
• Ed Vassallo as Sonny Rodino
• Geoffrey Wade as Drummond
• Gene Canfield as Dale
• Toni Di Buono as Rita Antinori
• Christopher Durham as Donald Foster
• Sharon Angela as Vanessa
• Brian Delate as Sajek
• David Adkins as Williamson
• Jim Ireland as Carl
• Steve Hurwitz as Civil Attorney John Clymer
• Tony Freeman as Andrew
• Gia Galeano as Brady
• Anthony Torn as Court Clerk #2
• Belqui Ortiz as Intern #2
• Jordan Simmons as Intern #1
• Diana Henry as Mrs. Rubin
• Jose Febus as Store Clerk
• Molly Helfet as Woman
• Sandy Moore as Owner
• Jack Neary as Court Clerk
• Navida Stein as Jury Foreperson

References

• FISA
• Patriot Act
• 9/11
• FBI
• KGB
• The Godfather
• Vietnam War
• Osama bin Laden
• Algeria
• Hadlev vs. Baxendale

Quotes

Stuart Rubin (as Briscoe and Green arrest his son, Peter Rubin): You have to do this in front of his wife and children?!

Lennie Briscoe (Peter Rubin was suspected of accidentally killing a Councilman while trying to shoot a water inspector): You can complain to your Councilman.

Background information and notes

• Danielle Melnick (Tovah Feldshuh) appears in this episode with a cane. This is because the character was gunned down in the episode "Open Season". This is very good attention to detail in regards to a character's past.

Episode scene cards

1	2	3	4
Home of Charles Albertani Fort Greene, Brooklyn Monday, January 17	Ladder Company 66 481 West 19th Street Monday, January 17	Empire State Printing 363 Broadway Monday, January 17	Stuart Electronics Flushing, Queens Thursday, January 20

5	6	7	8
Department of Enviromental Protection Water and Sewer Bureau Monday, January 31	Radio Zone, Inc. 389 Park Avenue South Monday, January 31	Chambers of Judge Rebecca Logan Friday, February 16	Office of Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael Cagnetta Tuesday, February 20

9	10	11
U.S. Court Clerk's Office Southern District Tuesday, February 20	The Wilton Club 113 Fulton Street Wednesday, February 21	Supreme Court Trial Part 18 Friday, March 23

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