| "Double Down" | ||
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| ← | L&O, Episode 7.19 | → |
| Production number: K1122 First aired: 16 April 1997 | ||
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| Teleplay By Ed Zuckerman & Shimon Wincelberg Story By Shimon Wincelberg & Richard Sweren Directed By Arthur W. Forney | ||
The suspect of a liquor store robbery gone wrong digs himself in a deeper situation after he tries to trick the prosecution.
Plot[]
McCoy tries to sidestep a plea bargain he made with a dangerous suspect in order to see justice done after discovering that the man committed three murders during an armed robbery: a cop, a witness, and his partner. McCoy ends up keeping to the deal with the intention of charging the killer, Henry Harp, with the murder of his partner separately. After a hearing, McCoy is allowed to try Harp for his partner's murder and he refuses to take any deal that will not put Harp away for life.
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
- Carey Lowell as A.D.A. Jamie Ross
- Steven Hill as D.A. Adam Schiff
Recurring cast[]
- Edie Falco as Sally Bell
- John Fiore as Detective Tony Profaci
- David Lipman as Judge Morris Torledsky
- Carolyn McCormick as Dr. Elizabeth Olivet
Guest cast[]
- Nancy Addison as Judge Selma Davis
- Shawn Elliott as Judge Dominic Santos
- Mary Fogarty as Hilda Harp
- Marlene Forte as Sandra Pena
- Don Hewitt as Russell Schaeffer
- Jerome LePage as Dennis Harp
- Theresa Merritt as Ruth Titus
- Jay Spadaro as Earl Novak
- Joe Sharkey as Stan McVittie
- Lia Yang as Dr. Chang
- Gary Perez as Rodolfo Rodriguez
- Luke Reilly as Henry H. Harp
- Allen Lewis Rickman as Number Six
- Andrew Polk as CSU Technician
- Spiro Malas as Pena
- Marco Greco as Jackson
- Gregg Bello as Noonan
- Jim Brooks as Tim
- Chris Ceraso as Assistant M.E.
- John Griesemer as Driver
- Chris Marquette as Ricky
- David Shuman as Court Clerk
- Jefferson Breland as Uniform Policeman #1
- Bruce Smolanoff as Uniform Policeman #2
References[]
- Mitchell Titus
- St. Justin's Hospital
- Red Star Liquor
Quotes[]
(McCoy has been approached to decide whether or not to accept Harp's plea bargain)
- Jack McCoy: How long has Mr. Titus been missing?
- Jamie Ross: 10 hours, just after noon.
- Jack McCoy: 2 AM justice. Not always conducive to wisdom.
| “ | Congratulations, McCoy. You just bought the Brooklyn Bridge from a double murderer. | ” |
–Lennie Briscoe, after finding out that Mitchell Titus was already dead when Henry Harp offered up his location. | ||
- Lennie Briscoe: We found Earl Novak.
- Jack McCoy: Is he talking?
- Lennie Briscoe: He's dead.
- Lennie Briscoe: So he walks for killing a cop, but you nail him for killing the cop-killer?
- Jack McCoy: An irony he gets to reflect upon over the next 40 years at Attica.
- Rey Curtis: Come on, he wants us to put our asses on the line just to pull his out of the fire?
- Jack McCoy: Nobody's asking you to commit perjury.
- Lennie Briscoe: Just tell me where to show up.
- Sally Bell: He's not a model citizen... I guess that's enough to make the judge wink. I just didn't expect you to sink to his level.
- Jack McCoy: Gee. (turns to Ross) Jamie, how many people did I kill last week?
- Sally Bell: We can work out another deal, Jack... save you the cost of a trial.
- Jack McCoy: He does hard time in a maximum security prison until hell freezes over. How's THAT for a deal?
Background information and notes[]
- The episode was later adapted into the Law & Order: UK episode "Immune".
- Writers Ed Zuckerman, Richard Sweren, and Shimon Wincelberg won the 1998 Edgar Allan Poe award from the Mystery Writers of America for Best Television episode.
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