Good Girl

"Good Girl"
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Production number: K1103 First aired: 2 October 1996
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Written By Jeremy R. Littman Directed By Jace Alexander

The shooting of an African-American man by a white woman leads to racial tensions.

Plot

The death of a student leads to a case in which the alleged murderer claims that the victim raped her, and that she defended herself against another assault.

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

• Dennis Boutsikaris as Defense Attorney Al Archer
• Joan Copeland as Judge Rebecca Stein
• David Rosenbaum as Judge Alan Berman
• Gia Galeano as Detective Gia

Guest cast

• Chelsea Altman as Danielle Mason
• Tommy Hollis as Ed Monroe
• John MacKay as Mr. Mason
• Jennifer Esposito as Gina Tucci
• Giancarlo Esposito as Attorney Baylor
• Robin Moseley as Dorothy Mason
• Myra Lucretia Taylor as Jane Monroe
• Taye Diggs as Sky Bell
• Samantha Brown as Arlene Williams
• Hope Clarke as Judge Emma Reynolds
• Lil Henderson as Lois Rainey
• Anthony Patellis as Lloyd Boxer
• Vanessa Aspillaga as Irene
• Robert Turano as Harvey Coyle
• Louis Cantarini as Vernon Link
• John Lantz as Ken McCurdy
• Angel Caban as Store Owner
• Mike Jefferson as C.S.U. Technician Ballard
• Kevin Alexander as Fingerprint Technician
• Anthony Dodge as Court Reporter
• Page Gravely as First Reporter
• Jo Jo Sydenham as Second Reporter
• Frank Aquilino as Uncle Joey
• Mark Enis as Process Server
• Thomas Clifford Kramer as Court Clerk
• Vincent D'Arbouze as Charley Monroe (Uncredited)

References

• Whoopi Goldberg
• Charley Monroe (victim)
• Richmond, Virginia
• Jerry Springer
• Mark Fuhrman

Quotes

Gina: I know plenty of guys that don't go out Saturday night without a rubber and a roofie.

Lennie:Why don't you come down to the station with us, let us take your fingerprints?

Arlene: No, no, no, no, no. You're not going to run a Fuhrman on me.

Lennie: A Fuhrman? Right, have it your way. We'll get back to you.

Background information and notes

• This episode was later adapted into the Law & Order: UK episode "Masquerade".
• Lieutenant Van Buren takes a dramatically different stance with the report of the suspect's rape, compared to her previous certainty of a reporting victim's credibility in "Discord". In this episode, her suspicions are justified.

Episode scene cards

1	2	3
Bootzie's 128 Fordham Road Monday, July 10	Suncrest Rest Home Queens, NY Thursday, July 13	Home of Mr. & Mrs. Mason 325 Harper Queens, NY Friday, July 14

4	5	6
Supreme Court Indictment Hearing Wednesday, August 2	Chambers of Judge Rebecca Stein Tuesday, September 12	Supreme Court Trial Part 50 Thursday, September 14

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