Great Satan

"Great Satan"
←	L&O, Episode 20.03	→
Production number: 20003 First aired: 9 October 2009
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Written By Ed Zuckerman & Luke Schelhaas Directed By Michael Dinner

Plot

A young man is shot while digging through a sidewalk trash can, along with a bag of money, kicking off an investigation that leads to the parents of a young girl in what may be a kidnapping gone awry. As the detectives dig further, they find the money may be connected to terrorists.

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 ADA Michael Cutter
• Alana De La Garza as ADA Connie Rubirosa
• Sam Waterston as DA Jack McCoy

Recurring cast

• Scott Johnsen as Sergeant Fred Shapiro
• Adinah Alexander as Judge Sandra Schaft
• Sean Nelson as Ric Van Buren
• Joanna Adler as Barbara Speight

Guest cast

• Ben Youcef as Sameer Ahmed
• John Bolger as Don Sorenson
• Michael K. Williams as Charles Cole
• Olivia Berklund as Darlene Sorenson
• Portia Reiners as Jill Sorenson
• Anthony Grasso as Randall Vance
• Tommy Schrider as Wendell Phelps
• Yaniv Eyny as Joe Darwish
• Lohrasp Kansara as Ali Hossam
• Terry Schappert as Terry Hart
• Gene Gallerano as James Caruso
• D.K. Bowser as Arthur Jackson
• Morgin Felicia as Sara
• Jesse J. Perez as Harry
• Linda Miller as Sergeant
• Royce Johnson as Paramedic
• Al Espinosa as unknown

References

• Afghanistan
• Al-Qaeda
• Kevin Bacon
• Egypt
• FBI
• INS
• Iraq
• JTTF
• U.S. National Guard
• Pakistan
• Syria
• World Trade Center
• Yemen

Quotes

Bernard: You think this is funny, Sameer?

Sameer: No. It's Sam.

Bernard: I forget, you're a Yankee Doodle Dandy, right?

Sameer: You're born here. You don't appreciate this country. My father, in Syria, he was locked up and tortured for three years. No explanation, no charges, no nice contract... nothing. He got out and ran for his life. This country took him in.

Bernard: I'm pretty sure he'd be proud to know what you've been up to lately.

Sameer: No, he wouldn't. Starting now, he will.

Background information and notes

• This episode marks the first appearance of Ric Van Buren, the lieutenant's son, as an adult. He previously appeared as a kid in the episode "Competence" and was named in the episode "Mother's Day".

Episode scene cards

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Apartment of Don & Darlene Sorenson 239 Broadway Avenue Tuesday, August 4	Westside Cancer Center 328 West 73rd Street Tuesday, August 4	Apartment of Sameer Ahmed Brooklyn, New York Thursday, August 6

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Sheyna's Grits Grill 285 East 7th Street Saturday, August 8	Rikers Island Correctional Facility Monday, August 10	Apartment of Joe Darwish Brooklyn, New York Tuesday, August 11

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Supreme Court Motion Hearing Thursday, August 13	Supreme Court Trial Part 22 Wednesday, September 9	Supreme Court Trial Part 22 Thursday, September 10

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