Four Cops Shot

"Four Cops Shot"
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Production number: 20017 First aired: 22 March 2010
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Written By Ed Zuckerman & Luke Schelhaas & Matthew McGough Directed By Jim McKay

A mass murder of police officers causes problems.

Plot

Lieutenant Anita Van Buren is told by her doctor Valerie Knight (Deirdre O'Connell) that she came off her radiation just fine and her hemoglobin levels are up. She's set to go back to her doctor in three months to see if the tumor has shrunk. Meanwhile, Detectives Lupo and Bernard are called to a scene where four police officers were shot and killed at a local pizzeria. With a room full of witnesses they have a small description of the culprit, but that's all. The case becomes even more confusing when they discover that the police officers may have known the shooter. The investigation quickly leads them to a drug cartel, a jealous husband, and a penitent judge who are all linked together. Tensions rise from both the homicide units, the DA's office, and even to the U.S. Attorney.

Cast

Main cast

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

Recurring cast

• Jenna Stern as Judge Linda Taft
• Matt Servitto as U.S. Attorney Horvath
• Deirdre O'Connell as Dr. Valerie Knight
• Greg Keller as Defense Attorney Peter Berbatov
• Tijuana Ricks as Sergeant Royce
• Michael Potts as Defense Attorney Malcolm Young

Guest cast

• Adriane Lenox as Dolores Martin
• Margaret Colin as Mary Markson
• Julito McCullum as Calvin Stokes
• Stivi Paskoski as Charles Bell
• Glenn Morshower as Captain Kazano
• Ramsey Faragallah as Samir Hamed
• Stephanie Janssen as Angela Colson
• Carmine Famiglietti as Vito
• Antonio Edwards Suarez as Frank Ramos
• Gita Reddy as Dr. Nancy Kooter
• Yolonda Ross as P.O. Liz Canto
• Stephen Rowe as Judge Edgar Warren
• Messiah Rhodes as Brent Darren
• Nyambi Nyambi as Jackson Early
• Lauren McCord as Carla Jolson
• Joe Perrino as P.O. Jack McKenzie
• Hubert Point-Du Jour as P.O. Chris Oren
• Mike Houston as Officer Fred Colson
• Dennis Staroselsky as P.O. Dwayne Garber
• Cesar Leonardo as Officer Delgado
• Zoey Martinson as Officer Rebecca Ramos
• Ritesh Rajan as Mustafa
• Justin Swain as CSU Investigator
• Michael Basile as TARU Officer
• Laura Johnston as Jury Foreman
• John Mitchell as Lookey Lou
• Stephen W. Tenner as Officer Myles

References

• FBI
• New York Attorney General
• New York State Senate
• Ponzi v. Fessenden
• United States Attorney

Quotes

“	I've witnessed one execution. I don't have a need to see another.	”
–Jack McCoy

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McCoy: It was her recommendation that freed him.

Cutter: Five years ago. Now she's running for Senate. She's trying to make up for that by killing him.

McCoy: Politics and the death penalty...my favorite combination.

Background information and notes

• The episode is based on the 2009 shooting of Lakewood, Washington, police officers.

Episode scene cards

1	2	3	4
Frank Ramos Queens, New York Tuesday, March 2	Riker's Island Correctional Facility Wednesday, March 3	Dental Office of Dr. Nancy Kooter 721 East 26th Street Wednesday, March 3	Bistro Provencal 127 Reade Street Thursday, March 4

5	6	7	8
Home of Dolores Martin Brooklyn, New York Thursday, March 4	Supreme Court Trial Part 16 Monday, April 5	Supreme Court Trial Part 16 Tuesday, April 6	Supreme Court Trial Part 16 Wednesday, April 7

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