Corpus Delicti

"Corpus Delicti"
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Production number: K0115 First aired: 17 January 1996
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Written By Ed Zuckerman & Barry M. Schkolnick Directed By Christopher Misiano

Plot

The death of a horse leads to a trial involving a sting operation and a woman's disappearance.

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
• Jill Hennessy as A.D.A. Claire Kincaid
• Steven Hill as D.A. Adam Schiff

Recurring cast

• Joe Grifasi as Defense Attorney James Linde
• William Severs as Judge Henry Fillmore
• David Lipman as Arraignment Judge Morris Torledsky

Guest cast

• Jacqueline Hennessy as A.D.A. Claire Kincaid (uncredited)
• Frank Converse as Lyle Christopher
• Byron Jennings as Richard Brandson
• Dan Moran as Tibor Nichols
• Maureen Moore as Mrs. Fairchild
• Lisby Larson as Susan Merriman
• Delphi Harrington as Judith Grayson
• Delaine Yates as Susan Bauer
• Thomas J. Connolly as Priestly
• Michelle Hurst as Ms. Nevins
• Paul Schoeffler as Mr. Hazlitt
• Meghan Andrews as Brandson Daughter
• Tom Flynn as Frank Miller
• Allen Fitzpatrick as Grimley
• David McConeghey as Groves
• Richard Michael Hughes as Jeffrey Meyers
• D.L. Shroder as Dr. Sefansky
• Carol Morley as Mrs. Slattery
• Tom Caruso as Uniform Policeman Jackson
• Bo Rucker as Uniform Policeman Kennedy
• Christine Caleo as Jennifer
• Alison Graham as Court Clerk

References

• Ruth Thomas (victim)
• ASPCA
• Bermuda
• California
• Germany
• Chicago, Illinois
• Massachusetts
• New Jersey
• Pennsylvania
• Virginia
• Mister Ed

Background information and notes

• "Corpus delicti", the Latin phrase for "body of the crime", is a legal principle involving the obligation to present enough evidence of a crime to prove its occurrence.
• Kincaid was played by Jill Hennessy's identical twin sister, Jacqueline Hennessy, in certain courtroom scenes. This was because Jill was filming in Baltimore for the crossover episode of Homicide: Life on the Street, which was broadcast a few weeks later. Jacqueline Hennessy's performance was uncredited.

Episode scene cards

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Eastern Horse Association 303 Park Avenue Monday, October 16	Office Of Frank Miller, ESQ. 121 Broadway Tuesday, October 24	Supreme Court Arraignment Part 82 Monday, October 30

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Apartment Of Susan Merriman 33 E. 64th Street Wednesday, November 1	Supreme Court Trial Part 95 Tuesday, December 5	Office Of District Attorney Adam Schiff Four Weeks Later

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