| "Deadlock" | ||
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| ← | L&O, Episode 17.09 | → |
| Production number: 17009 First aired: 17 November 2006 | ||
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| Written By David Slack Directed By Alex Chapple | ||
Plot[]
A politically ambitious former prosecutor decides to act as a defense attorney to use a murder case as a referendum on the death penalty, but Jack is worried that her client may not be getting the best advice.
Cast[]
Main cast[]
- Jesse L. Martin as Detective Ed Green
- Milena Govich as Detective Nina Cassady
- S. Epatha Merkerson as Lieutenant Anita Van Buren
- Sam Waterston as Executive A.D.A. Jack McCoy
- Alana De La Garza as A.D.A. Connie Rubirosa
- Fred Dalton Thompson as D.A. Arthur Branch
Recurring cast[]
- Patricia R. Floyd as Judge Rochelle Desmond
- Jordan Leeds as Judge Harold Gordon
- James Lorenzo as Arraignment Judge Albert Bryce
Guest cast[]
- Jeremy Davidson as Robert Purcell
- Craig Walker as Leon Vorgitch
- Catherine Dent as Defense Attorney Dena Carter
- Agustin Rodriguez as Pedro
- Keith Eric Chappelle as Defense Attorney Gavin Edlund
- Myk Watford as Detective Hannigan
- Cynthia Darlow as Delores Vorgitch
- Eden Espinosa as Mia Alvarez
- Ylfa Edelstein as Dr. Sheryl Burnett
- Lou Sumrall as John Garvey
- Greg Huge as Rex Mays
- Matt D'Amico as Carl Vorgitch
- Donna Blaszczyk as Nikki Hale
- Michael X. Martin as Justice #1
- Michael Warner as Justice #3
- Wayne Alon Scott as Corrections Officer Bennie Williams
- Anthony C. Mazza as ESU Team Leader
- Eric Morace as Corrections Officer Alfonso Ruiz
- Kate Guyton as Kelly
- Lenny Levi as Russian Street Vendor
- Louis Ozawa Changchien as Fugitive Team Director Nguyen
- Georgia Southern as Nurse
- K.B. Nau as Corrections Officer Nolan
- Eric Miller as Hospital Uniform
- Laurence Blum as School Uniform
- Roberto Cambiero as Clerk
- Alex P. Stephens as Foreperson
- Sherman Alpert as Courtroom Press (uncredited)
- Chris Edwards as News Reporter (uncredited)
- Rosemary Howard as NBC Press (uncredited)
- Kelly Anne Burns as Lisa Purcell (uncredited)
References[]
- Peyton Manning
- Eli Manning
- Skinny (victim)
Quotes[]
- Clerk: Docket #48215. People v. Leon Wayne Vorgitch. Charges are 8 counts of murder in the first degree, escape in the first degree, and criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree.
- Judge Albert Bryce: How does the defendant plead, Mr....
- Leon Vorgitch: Kiss my ass! That's how I plead.
- Judge Bryce: Control your client, counselor.
- Gavin Edlund: I'll do my best, your honor. He pleads not guilty.
- Judge Bryce: And since he's already serving three life sentences for mass murder, bail's not an issue.
- Connie Rubirosa: But which cell he's returned to is, your honor. The defendant obtained the tools for his escape while incarcerated at Green Haven. People ask that corrections place him in a federal super-max facility pending trial.
- Judge Bryce: Mr. Edlund?
- Gavin Edlund: No objection, your honor.
- Judge Bryce: So ordered.
[bangs gavel] - Leon Vorgitch: [as the court officers escort him out] You can lock me up wherever you want, bitch.
- Judge Bryce: We're done! Get him out of here!
- Leon Vorgitch: You can lock me up wherever you want, 'cause that's all you can do. And next time I get out, I'm comin' straight for you, bitch! [to the court officers] Get your hands off me.
- [McCoy discusses a plea offer with Leon]
- Jack McCoy: Murder-2 on all 8 charges.
- Leon Vorgitch: Go to Hell, McCoy. Murder-1, 2, 3. What's the hell's that even mean? I want somethin' real. TV time. Conjugal visits.
- Jack McCoy: We're not here to offer perks, Mr. Vorgitch.
- Leon Vorgitch: I want one of them flatscreens. That's my price. Take it or leave it.
- Jack McCoy: We'll leave it.
- Leon Vorgitch: Fine. But every day I get on that bus and go to court is another day I don't have to spend in here. Another chance to escape.
- Robert Purcell: I did exactly what you were trying to do. Everyone agreed he should die.
- Jack McCoy: I was seeking to have Vorgitch legally executed.
- Robert Purcell: And I executed him. How can you come after me for that?
- Jack McCoy: Because New York doesn't have a do-it-yourself death penalty, Mr. Purcell.
- Robert Purcell: I don't care what the law says.
- Connie Rubirosa: That's hardly a defense.
- [after Robert Purcell has agreed to a plea deal]
- Jack McCoy: Judge Gordon approved a sentence reduction in exchange for Robert Purcell's testimony. Down from 20 years to 10. Eligible for parole in 3.
- Arthur Branch: What about Dena Carter? [McCoy shows his boss the headline of the New York Ledger; Carter has been indicted]
- Arthur Branch: [satisfied] Now that's justice.
Background information and notes[]
Episode scene cards[]
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Apartment of |
500 Block |
Home of |
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Apartment of |
United States |
Supreme Court |
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Criminal Courts |
Chambers of |
Supreme Court |
Supreme Court |
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