| "Human Flesh Search Engine" | ||
|---|---|---|
| ← | L&O, Episode 20.06 | → |
| Production number: 20006 First aired: 30 October 2009 | ||
| Written By Ed Zuckerman & Matthew McGough Directed By Darnell Martin | ||
Plot[]
When Sid Maxwell, owner of a fashion company, is found dead, Detectives Lupo and Bernard assume asphyxia. But when fashion photographer Terry Clark leads the detectives to an alarming discovery of Maxwell's true identity, they uncover a suspicious website with threatening web posts. Executive ADA Cutter takes on the operator of the website, Jim Leary, who is dedicated to righting social wrongs, after a delusional woman used information gathered on the website to kill Maxwell. But as the owner of the website is charged and put on trial, he uses his defense to go after Detective Bernard, uncovering a deep secret that he never wanted to be known to anyone.
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 A.D.A. Michael Cutter
- Alana De La Garza as A.D.A. Connie Rubirosa
- Sam Waterston as D.A. Jack McCoy
Recurring cast[]
- Ben Shenkman as Defense Attorney Nick Margolis
- Christopher McCann as Judge Colin Gerard
- Carolyn McCormick as Dr. Elizabeth Olivet
- Ernie Hudson as Frank Gibson
- Noah Weisberg as CCS Detective Dan Josefson
- Harriett D. Foy as Judge Arlene Jones
- Joe Forbrich as Detective Joe Cormack
- Antoinette LaVecchia as C.S.U. Detective Di Grappa
Guest cast[]
- Rob Corddry as Jim Leary
- Tina Benko as Kerry Sands
- Will Rogers as Freddy Keegan
- Chloe Cmarada as Allie
- René Ifrah as Sid Maxwell / Todd Bissell
- Steven Boyer as Defense Attorney Sal Jerome
- Danielle Skraastad as Rebecca Davies
- Kacie Sheik as Bonnie Allman
- Patrick Carroll as Andrew Mason
- Jeremy Beiler as Terry Clark
- Zack Wagner as Hipster Dude
- Harry Bouvy as M.E. Investigator Stan Palchuk
- Jason Furlani as Officer
- Rhona Fox as Juror (uncredited)
References[]
- Grace Jones
- FlashPosse
- China
- Rosemary Franklin
- Donald Davies
Quotes[]
Lupo: Alright! Listen... Leary told him he knew about Kerry Sands and her daughter.
Cutter: Yes, but who's going to believe it?
Lupo: I do, you do, all we have to do is find out how Leary knew the woman is nuts. We get that into evidence and it won't matter what he did or didn't say to Bernard.
Cutter: Ok. Ok. But, Leary's not going to tell us and Kerry Sands is in cuckoo-land. So, how're we going to find out?
Lupo: There's got to be a record somewhere. A meeting, a conversation, an email...
Cutter: Something, somewhere? A pretty big haystack.
[Later, Lupo gives Cutter photos of Leary, on a city street, in very close proximity to Kerry Sands during her crazy rant incident. Cutter asks about a subpoena for the cameras.]
Lupo: I'm not the one who got them. It just took a few thousand people working around the clock.
Rubirosa: The entire NYPD?
Lupo: Chinese people. A human flesh search engine. I have a friend in the Shanghai PD from my days in intel. I told him a cop needed a hand.
Background information and notes[]
- This episode reveals that Det. Bernard has a ten-year-old biological son who is not currently a part of his life.
- Cutter mentions that McCoy previously went after gun manufacturers and justice department torture memo writers when mentioning why he wants to go after FlashPosse. This refers to the episodes "Gunshow" and "Memo From The Dark Side".
- Cutter was actually the lead prosecutor in "Memo From The Dark Side", but McCoy was the one who sought the prosecution.
Episode scene cards[]
| 1 | 2 | 3 |
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Photo Studio of |
Lavender Trends |
Home of |
| 4 | 5 | 6 |
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Chambers of |
Computer Crime Squad |
Bellevue Hospital |
| 7 | 8 | 9 |
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Supreme Court |
Supreme Court |
Supreme Court |
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