| "Entrapment" | ||
|---|---|---|
| ← | L&O, Episode 7.09 | → |
| Production number: K1109 First aired: 8 January 1997 | ||
| Written By Richard Sweren & René Balcer Directed By Matthew Penn | ||
Plot[]
The shooting of a black activist involves a man who believes that his father's murder was caused by the activist.
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[]
- Gloria Foster as Satima Tate
- Donna Hanover as Judge Deborah Bourke
Guest cast[]
- Michelle Hurd as Angela Roney
- Ron Cephas Jones as Roland Books
- Chris McKinney as Huey Tate
- Samuel E. Wright as Defense Attorney Dubois
- Michael Gaston as Ron Fletcher
- Robert Hogan as FBI Agent Carlin
- Angela Bullock as Ms. Watkins
- Jesse Doran as Robert Falco
- Herb Foster as Alex Piven
- Fil Formicola as Robertson
- William Hill as Eddie Page
- Elizabeth Van Dyke as Sheryll Scruggs
- Arthur French as Vernon Johnson
- Avery Waddell as Kevin Orgell
- Joseph Siravo as Lou Shore
- Jack Ryland as Judge Mark Burns
- Michael Potts as Reggie Dobbs
- Brienin Bryant as Lori Odlum
- Michael Marcus as Judge Jefferson Russo
- David Brummel as Pollard
- Eddie Aldridge as Eldridge
- Pamela Isaacs as Corrine Samuels
- Charles Gale as Technician
- Norman Max Maxwell as Sergeant
- Lenore Harris as Legal Aid Attorney
- Michael Sean McGuiness as FBI Agent Glenn Hartley
- Paul Navarra as Rick Gill
- John Quinn as Hotel Dick
- Eileen Rivera as Nurse
- James Hanlon as Local Policeman Officer Charlie Davies
- Andrew Finney as Court Clerk
- Adrian Lee as Cop (uncredited)
References[]
- 1993 World Trade Center bombing
- African-American Congress
- Marcus Tate
- Saddle Brook
- Federal Bureau of Investigation
- South Africa
- CIA
- Connecticut
- Elvis Presley
- Gong Li
- Tampa, Florida
- Otis Cooke
- Ruby Ridge
- Colorado
- People v. Butts
- Tony Profaci
- Mike Logan is mentioned as having worked the Marcus Tate case 4 years ago. (L&O: "Conspiracy")
Quotes[]
- Roland Books: My people need unity far more than truth.
- Jack McCoy: What they need is justice.
- Roland Books: What that is depends on which end of the bullwhip you're on.
Background information and notes[]
- This episode continues the plot line from the season 3 episode "Conspiracy".
- Ron Cephas Jones now plays Roland Books, taking over for Joe Morton.
- Michelle Hurd plays Angela Roney in this episode and later goes on to play Detective Monique Jeffries in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.
Episode scene cards[]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
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Columbia Presbyterian |
Apartment Of |
New Frontier Books |
Harlem Community Center |
| 5 | 6 | 7 |
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|
Supreme Court |
Federal Bureau |
African American Congress |
| Previous episode: "Family Business" |
"Entrapment" Law & Order Season 7 |
Next episode: "Legacy" |