| "Van Nuys" | ||
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| ← | LA, Episode 1.21 | → |
| Production number: 01013 First aired (US): 27 June 2011 First aired (CAN): 27 June 2011 | ||
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| Written By Julie Martin Directed By Vince Misiano | ||
Summary[]
A birthday party turns into a horrific scene after all of the guests are beaten to death by some uninvited visitors. With several clues left behind, the detectives are led to believe it was drug related. However, when they learn one of the guests escaped it leads them to a shocking discovery about the murders. Meanwhile, DDA's Morales and Price ask for fellow DDA Dekker's help to convict the culprit.
Cast[]
Main Cast[]
- Skeet Ulrich as Detective Rex Winters
- Corey Stoll as Detective Tomas "TJ" Jaruszalski
- Terrence Howard as Deputy D.A. Jonah "Joe" Dekker
- Alfred Molina as Deputy D.A. Ricardo Morales
- Regina Hall as Deputy D.A. Evelyn Price
- Rachel Ticotin as Lieutenant Arleen Gonzales
Recurring Cast[]
- Peter Coyote as District Attorney Jerry Hardin
- Elizabeth Penn Payne as Judge Nancy Morrow
- Genevieve Wong as Reporter
- Tammy Klein as SID Criminalist
Guest Cast[]
- Bob Saget as Adam Brennan
- Addison Timlin as Erin Gradin
- Meredith Scott Lynn as Attorney
- Rob Brownstein as Brandon Abel
- Anjali Bhimani as Hallie Capshaw
- Michael Peter Bolus as Ben Sarkissian
- Abraham Chaidez as Mexican Laborer
- Marianne Chambers as Lacy Von
- Teddy Chen Culver as Jackie Lee
- Becca Leigh Gellman as Sara
- Greg Hain as David Schwab
- Larry Herron as Sgt. Daniel Bart
- Jesse Johnson as Joe Starke
- Asante Jones as Sgt. Gates
- M.J. Karmi as Elizabeth Gradin
- David Kilde as Jeff Reetz
- Jennifer Karen Lee as Chloe Schwab
- Robert F. Lyons as Phil Gradin
- Tim Monsion as Larry Hauser
- Iona Morris as Judge Linda Day
- Nick Gracer as Eznik Abajian
- Mark Casimir Dyniewicz as Dean the Fugitive
Background Information and Notes[]
- This and the previous episode, "El Sereno", feature both Ricardo Morales and Jonah Dekker as attorneys along with Evelyn Price. Dekker is seen in court with another co-chair, not his usual, Lauren Stanton.
- Actors Regina Hall and Terrence Howard had worked together before in the film The Best Man and would appear together in the sequel The Best Man Holiday.
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| Previous episode: "El Sereno" |
"Van Nuys" Law & Order: Los Angeles Season 1 |
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