Everybody Loves Raimondo's

"Everybody Loves Raimondo's"
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Production number: E4327 First aired: 14 April 2004
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Teleplay By Lorenzo Carcaterra Story By Lorenzo Carcaterra & Richard Sweren Directed By Richard Dobbs

Plot

A movie producer and a gangster are murdered at a trendy restaurant.

Cast

Main cast

• Jerry Orbach as Detective Lennie Briscoe
• Jesse L. Martin as Detective Ed Green
• S. Epatha Merkerson as Lieutenant Anita Van Buren
• Sam Waterston as Executive A.D.A. Jack McCoy
• Elisabeth Röhm as A.D.A. Serena Southerlyn
• Fred Dalton Thompson as D.A. Arthur Branch

Recurring cast

• Jim Bracchitta as Defense Attorney Jason Goidell
• Lauren Klein as Judge Carla Solomon
• Connie Winston as Judge Shirley Taylor
• Liz Larsen as C.S.U. Technician Jessica Reed
• Michael K. Weiss as Defense Attorney Malcom Sweetzer

Guest cast

• Lenny Venito as Sonny King
• Bill Camp as Denny Rogis
• Damian Young as Defense Attorney Sizemore
• Steven Randazzo as Pete Squiri
• Stephen DeRosa as Stan Loomis
• Susie Essman as Detective Ronnie Reynolds
• Ray Abruzzo as Paul Raimondo
• Joseph R. Gannascoli as Artie Baldo
• David Green as Judge Richard Jenkins
• Ed Wheeler as Hudson County Prosecutor Matt Sturges
• Jeffrey Joseph as Rivers
• George Loros as Alphonse
• Michael Cullen as Chief of Detectives Dan Giletti
• Bo Dietl as Carmine "Bumpy" Bustale
• Krysten Ritter as Tracy Warren
• Vinny Vella as Jilts
• Gene Ruffini as Gambler #1
• Darlene Violette as Book Groupie
• Lisa Datz as Lisa
• Michael Ricciardone as Joey
• Robert Arcaro as Jimmy

References

• Raimondo's
• Al Dente

Quotes

Green: I hear the food is really good here.

Briscoe: It's to die for.

Background information and notes

• The episode title is derived from the iconic American sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond.

Episode scene cards

1	2	3
Nathan Leroy Recreational Center 572 West 52nd Street Wednesday, February 9	Thomas Mitchell Films 287 West 44th Street Thursday, February 10	Apartment of Sonny King 458 West 54th Street Thursday, February 10

4	5	6	7
Charlotte's Diner Jersey City, New Jersey Friday, February 11	Extradition Hearing Hudson County, N.J. Wednesday, February 23	Nick's Auto Parts Astoria, Queens Monday, February 28	Cafe Raimondo's Long Island City, Queens Tuesday, April 4

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