Home Sweet

"Home Sweet"
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Production number: 17005 First aired: 6 October 2006
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Written By Michael S. Chernuchin Directed By Richard Dobbs

Plot

The explosion that killed an eight-year-old girl is linked to a bitter divorce settlement battle, but Cassady and Green must first wade through a sea of real-estate developers and environmentalists to get at the heart of the matter. Meanwhile, McCoy and Rubirosa face off against a powerful feminist group who've taken an interest in the case. As they make their case, Rubirosa finds a confidential memo that shows that the owner had let his insurance lapse after 30 years and realize that he is likely the true criminal. In order to catch him, McCoy teams up with the defendant and her lawyer to lay a trap for him that he falls into and confesses. He reveals that he did it to spite his ex-wife as the house was all he had left and didn't want her to get it and he planned to die in the explosion. After his confession, the ruse is revealed and he is arrested by Cassady for murder and arson. Branch indicates he thinks that the memo was misfiled on purpose so they'd find it and figure everything out.

Cast

Main cast

• Jesse L. Martin as Detective Ed Green
• Milena Govich as Detective Nina Cassady
• S. Epatha Merkerson as Lieutenant Anita Van Buren
• Sam Waterston as Executive A.D.A. Jack McCoy
• Alana De La Garza as A.D.A. Connie Rubirosa
• Fred Dalton Thompson as D.A. Arthur Branch

Recurring cast

• Ezra Knight as Arraignment Judge Sydney Everett

Guest cast

• Mädchen Amick as Defense Attorney Alissa Goodwyn
• Robert Emmet Lunney as Miles Schaffner
• Meg Gibson as Judge Edith Milbanks
• Amy Hargreaves as Dana Wechsler
• Nora Dunn as Rosalie Schaffner
• Christopher Wells as Attorney Roger Trent
• Michael Tisdale as Michael Kaplan
• Rachel Black as Defense Attorney Lisa Denton
• Ron Scott as Fire Marshall
• Robert Farrior as Justin Calahan
• John Viener as Harvey Wallace
• Glenn Kalison as Kent Wechsler
• Jimmy Palumbo as Max Emerson
• Frank Biancamano as Leonard Kaskell
• Justine Caputo as Jenna Wechsler
• Christopher Kromer as Uniform Cop
• Curt Karibalis as Judge Warren Baxter
• Ken Forman as Surveyor #1
• James Matthew Ryan as Fireman
• Jack Cleary as Court Clerk

References

• Michael Bloomberg
• Dominican Republic
• Al Gore
• East Coast Women's Defense League
• IdealMart
• Miami
• "Mrs. O'Leary's Cow"

Quotes

McCoy: That's why I'll never get married again.

Rubirosa: Whoa, she's your...

McCoy: Second ex-wife's attorney.

Cassidy: When I was a kid, I used to be afraid of a falling air conditioners.

Green: When I was little...

Van Buren: Can we, uh, skip the existential anguish and try to figure out who had a problem with Mr. Shafner?

Background information and notes

• Goof: Ezra Knight is credited as "Judge Sidney Everett" but the nameplate and credits shown in later episodes list his character's first name as "Sydney".

Episode scene cards

1	2	3
Emerson Electrical Supply 171 West 18th Street Monday, June 19	Office Of Roger Trent 1160 Second Avenue Monday, June 19	427 Atlantic Avenue Brooklyn, NY Monday, June 19

4	5	6
Wallace Real Estate Kew Gardens, Queens Tuesday, June 20	Kaskell's Electric 179 Norfolk Street Tuesday, June 20	Chambers of Judge Edith Milbank Thursday, September 22

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