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 musician's corpse turns up behind a trash can, along with a bag of money, kicking off an investigation that leads to Don Sorenson and what may be a kidnapping gone awry.

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

Guest cast

• Ben Youcef as Sameer Ahmed
• Joanna P. Adler as Barbara Speight
• 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
• 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

Background information and notes

• This episode marks the first appearance of Rick Van Buren, the lieutenant's son, who was previously named in the episode "Mother's Day".

Episode scene cards

1	2	3
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

4	5	6
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

7	8	9
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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