Doped

"Doped"
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Production number: 20008 First aired: 6 November 2009
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Written By Richard Sweren & Christopher Ambrose Directed By Mario Van Peebles

Plot

A fatal drunken-driving accident may be more than what it seems when a suspicious nasal spray is found at the scene. In the course of the investigation, Detectives Lupo and Bernard turn their attention towards the victim's boss.

Cast

Main cast

• Jeremy Sisto as Detective Cyrus Lupo
• Anthony Anderson as Det. Kevin Bernard
• S. Epatha Merkerson as Lieutenant Anita Van Buren
• Linus Roache as Executive ADA Michael Cutter
• Alana De La Garza as ADA Connie Rubirosa
• Sam Waterston as DA Jack McCoy

Recurring cast

• Leslie Hendrix as Dr. Elizabeth Rodgers
• Peter Francis James as Judge John Laramie
• Polly Adams as Judge Ida Zeller

Guest cast

• Stephen Bogardus as Austin Woodmoor
• Chris Bowers as Matt Sawyer
• Rich Sommer as Zachary Marshall
• Bess Rous as Leslie
• Christina Rouner as Attorney Sanders
• Baylen Thomas as Bob Reinquist
• Michael Countryman as Dr. Charles Price
• Victor Cruz as Nelson Quintana
• Derek Milman as Saul Cooper
• Max Antisell as Nicky Sawyer
• Sarah Grace Wilson as Sandy Reinquist
• Sandra Joseph as Brenda Sawyer
• Brennan Brown as Attorney Hoyt
• Marcia Haufrecht as Eileen
• Andrew Grusetskie as Jack Shea
• Jeremiah Miller as Boris
• Eric Zuckerman as Bryan Gionna
• Julian Joseph as Charles
• Doan Ly as Dr. Georgia Sloan
• David Shumbris as Steve
• Bryan Farrell Wilson as Chris
• John Rue as Patrick Foster
• Mark Doherty as Captain Jarrell
• Carleigh Chirico as Allie Reinquist
• Elba Sette-Camara as Clerk
• Tess Paras as Reporter
• Gabriel Olds as Federal Mail Employee

References

• Dominican Republic
• FDA
• Lextenda
• Hawaii
• Honduras
• Jeff Wigand
• Propofol

Quotes

Cutter: Brenda's computer was wiped clean. Everything's gone except her address book and calendar. Look at this... her appointments the week after she died. This one here...

Rubirosa: J. Wigand, Tuesday, 10:00 am.

Cutter: And there is no J. Wigand in her address book.

Rubirosa: I don't remember seeing that name in her phone records.

Cutter: Jeffrey Wigand. The king of the whistleblowers. He blew the whistle on Big Tobacco.

Rubirosa: It's hard to believe she'd be meeting with him.

Cutter: Exactly. So, maybe this was her inside joke... a code name for meeting with a regulatory agency.

Rubirosa: An agency that could do something about Lextenda... the FDA.

Background information and notes

• This episode was loosely based on the Diane Schuler case. (2009 Taconic State Parkway crash at Wikipedia)
• Rodgers mentions that the drug propofol had been in the news recently. At the time, the drug was in the news due to the death of Michael Jackson.

Episode scene cards

1	2	3
Woodmoor Pharmaceuticals 102 LIberty Plaza Saturday, September 26	Sawyer Residence 377 West 24th Street Saturday, September 26	Pediatric Unit St. Agnes Hospital Monday, September 28

4	5	6
Warehouse of Woodmoor Pharmaceuticals Tuesday, September 29	Home of Nelson Quintana Queens, New York Tuesday, September 29	Riker's Island Counsel Room Thursday, October 1

7	8	9
Supreme Court Motion Hearing Monday, October 5	FDA NYC Office of Criminal Investigation Tuesday, October 6	National Mailbox Dobbs Ferry, New York Wednesday, October 7

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