| "Grief" | ||
|---|---|---|
| ← | L&O, Episode 8.14 | → |
| Production number: K2514 First aired: 4 February 1998 | ||
| Written By Suzanne Oshry Directed By Christopher Misiano | ||
Plot[]
When a man is found beaten half to death in the park, Briscoe and Curtis discover that his attackers were avenging their mentally-ill sister, whom they believed the man had raped. This proves to be false, as it turns out the girl had sex with another mental patient, but then the detectives discover that the assault victim had committed an even more heinous crime.
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[]
- Edie Falco as Legal Aid Attorney Sally Bell
- Ron Frazier as Judge Aldo Ianello
Guest cast[]
- Cecilia Hart as Greta Singer
- Marin Hinkle as Leslie Russo
- Erik Jensen as George Harding
- Jonathan LaPaglia as Frank Russo
- George Palermo as Joe Russo
- Stephen Singer as Defense Attorney Baum
- Lizbeth MacKay as Park West Physician
- George Bamford as Harry Singer
- Marceline Hugot as Dr. Sandi Ruskin
- Greg Zerkle as Dr. Maxwell
- James Joseph O'Neil as Jimmy Baxter
- Sharon Washington as Sally Thaxton
- Erik LaRay Harvey as Officer Anthony Loomis
- Ami Rothschild as Melinda Black
- Kiran Merchant as Dr. Adnan Gidamal
- Karen Lynn Gorney as Monk
- Daniel Blinkoff as Chris Ryan
- Russ Vigilante as Gianni Lupo
- Todd Stashwick as Roger Appel
- Paul Romero as Evan Hayes
- Stephen Wastell as Bartender
- Kalimi Baxter as Andrea Jarell
- Chuck Pfeiffer as Defense Attorney Kurt Jamison
- John Combs as Steven Lanetti
- Hallee Hirsh as Gillian Lanetti
- Tonia Lynn as Rollerblader
- Sabrina Avila as Jogger
References[]
- Chicago
- Jane Fonda
- Dean Goldberg
- Internal Affairs Bureau
- Wendy Singer
Quotes[]
| “ | There was no advantage taken in the Blue Room. It was both mutual and sensual. I didn't tell that part to my spiritual adviser. | ” |
–Leslie Russo about her supposed rape. | ||
| “ | I did. I did. It was God that didn't take care of her. God took Wendy and John. God took our baby. God owed me a grandchild, Mr. McCoy. God owed me. | ” |
–Greta Singer reveals her narcissism | ||
- Harry Singer: With all that's happened...what good will this do?
- Jack McCoy: Mr. Singer, your wife and Mr. Harding plunged into a moral quagmire that the law can only begin to address. Maybe they'll both drown in it.
Background information and notes[]
Episode scene cards[]
| 1 | 2 | 3 |
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York Psychiatric Hospital |
Park West |
Home Of |
| 4 | 5 | 6 |
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Grand Jury Room |
Supreme Court |
Office Of |
| Previous episode: "Castoff" |
"Grief" Law & Order Season 8 |
Next episode: "Faccia a Faccia" |