| "Confession" | ||
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| ← | L&O, Episode 2.01 | → |
| Production number: 67416 First aired: 17 September 1991 | ||
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| Written By Michael Duggan & Robert Palm Directed By Fred Gerber | ||
Plot[]
Logan forces a confession at gunpoint from the man suspected of murdering Sergeant Max Greevey and, in the process, endangers Benjamin Stone's prosecution. Logan is also faced with breaking in a new partner, Sergeant Phil Cerreta.
Cast[]
Main cast[]
- Paul Sorvino as Sergeant Phil Cerreta
- Chris Noth as Detective Mike Logan
- Dann Florek as Captain Donald Cragen
- Michael Moriarty as Executive A.D.A. Benjamin Stone
- Richard Brooks as A.D.A. Paul Robinette
- Steven Hill as D.A. Adam Schiff
Recurrng cast[]
- Carolyn McCormick as Dr. Elizabeth Olivet
- Tanya Berezin as Arraignment Judge Rosalyn Lenz
- Sam Gray as Trial Judge Manuel Leon
Guest cast[]
- Vyto Ruginis as Daniel Magadan, Jr.
- Daniel von Bargen as Defense Attorney Lambrusco
- Val Avery as Daniel Magadan, Sr.
- Nicolas Coster as Morgan Stern
- Karen Shallo as Marie Greevey
- Peter Crombie as Howie Neffer
- Joe Mantello as Public Defender
- Joe Spataro as Vince
- Kevin Hagan as McAnally
References[]
- Max Greevey (victim)
Quotes[]
- Marie: [looks out the window while on the phone with Logan] What is this?
- Logan: Marie?
- Marie: [frightened] Oh Mary, Mother of God!!
[outside his car, Max gets shot; Marie screams over the phone] - Logan: Marie?! Marie?!! MARIE!!!
- Dr. Elizabeth Olivet: Hey, Detective. Ever hear of the seven stages of grief?
- Mike Logan: No.
- Dr. Elizabeth Olivet: The first one's denial.
- Mike Logan: I'm fine.
- Donald Cragen: "Maybe threaten his old lady".. too bad he didn't take that route. Marie would've kicked his ass!
- Mike Logan: No, I don’t feel responsible. I feel incredibly... angry. [Sarcastically] That one of your 'seven stages?' (Olivet nods.) Great.
- Judge Manuel Leon: Technically, Mr. Magidan, you have been convicted of Murder in the First Degree, which is reserved for the killing of a Police Officer in the line of duty. The death penalty, having been ruled unconstitutional by the Court of Appeals in Albany, renders me powerless to sentence you to the punishment you so richly deserve. Therefore, this court sentences you to twenty five years to life imprisonment. The People have requested the strictest possible limitations on any possibility of parole, and I see no reason to disagree.
- Mike Logan: Max is dead. I accept it. But I’ll never accept it, you know?
Background information and notes[]
Greevey is shot in front of his house
- Actor Paul Sorvino joins the cast as Sergeant Phil Cerreta.
- Actress Carolyn McCormick makes her first appearance as Dr. Elizabeth Olivet.
- In this episode, we see the death of Max Greevey, but the actor who played him, George Dzundza, had already left the series. He was played by a stunt double, who could only be seen in the shadows and from the back.
- This is the first and only time that we see Max Greevey's wife, Marie. She is played by Karen Shallo.
- It is revealed years later in the episode "Betrayal" that Dr. Olivet carried on an affair with Det. Logan during his therapy sessions.
Episode scene cards[]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
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Home of Marie and Max Greevey |
Dr. Elizabeth Olivet |
Chief Assistant |
27th Precinct |
| 5 | 6 | 7 |
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Yorkville Towers |
Chambers of |
Supreme Court |
| Previous episode: "The Blue Wall" |
"Confession" Law & Order Season 2 |
Next episode: "The Wages of Love" |