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"Free Speech"
L&O, Episode 21.05
Production number: 21002
First aired (US): 7 April 2022
First aired (CAN): 7 April 2022
First aired (AUS): 19 December 2023
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Written By
Rick Eid

Directed By
Alex Hall

Summary[]

Bernard and Cosgrove investigate the murder of a congressional candidate. Price and Maroun contend with an extremist plot hellbent on thwarting the candidate's agenda by any means necessary.

Plot[]

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Cast[]

Main cast[]

Recurring cast[]

Guest cast[]

  • Jeffrey Nordling as Jordan Reed
  • Jorge Chapa as Manny Lopez
  • Shannon Marie Sullivan as Amanda Hoyt
  • Keith Hamilton Cobb as Judge Andrew Morton
  • Neal Benari as Judge Baker
  • Richard H. Blake as Chris Wood
  • Lee R. Sellars as Greg Matz
  • Brandon Ford Green as Stuart Miller
  • Mike Bash as Lucas Ryan
  • Davis Duffield as Mark Cooney
  • Ian Stuart as Austin Pond
  • Jonathan Cable as Nicholas Hoyt
  • Matt Hopkins as Zimmer
  • Carrie Compere as Bus Driver
  • Myxolydia Tyler as AIS Investigator
  • Ryan Quinn as Tech Expert
  • Pomme Koch as Doctor
  • Grace Choi as Woman
  • Greg Mills as Man One
  • Ronald Austin, Jr. as Man Two
  • Liz Priestley as Foreperson
  • Matthew Cippaghlia as Court Officer
  • James Finelli as Security Guard

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Background Information and Notes[]

  • This episode was originally intended to be the second episode of the season, but it was moved to the fifth for unknown reasons.
  • Actor Dylan Baker reprises his recurring role as Attorney Sanford Remz. He is the first defense attorney character and the first recurring character from the original run of Law & Order to appear in the revival, not counting Jamie Ross (played by Carey Lowell), who also served as a main character previously.
  • Actor Neal Benari, who plays Judge Baker in this episode, plays another Judge named Fields in the episode "Severance".
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"Fault Lines"
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