Inherent Bias

"Inherent Bias"
←	L&O, Episode 24.18	→
Production number: 24018 First aired (US): 10 April 2025 First aired (CAN): 10 April 2025 First aired (AUS): 11 April 2025
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Written By Art Alamo & Jolie Huang Directed By Nestor Carbonell

Summary

A rising basketball star is shot dead, leaving the squad in a desperate scramble for leads. When the capture of a suspect doesn't go as planned, Shaw and Riley each take a firm stand on what they believe they witnessed.

Plot

plot

Cast

Main cast

• Reid Scott as Detective Vincent Riley
• Mehcad Brooks as Detective Jalen Shaw
• Maura Tierney as Lieutenant Jessica Brady
• Hugh Dancy as E.A.D.A. Nolan Price
• Odelya Halevi as A.D.A. Samantha Maroun
• Tony Goldwyn as D.A. Nicholas Baxter

Recurring Cast

• Connie Shi as Detective Violet Yee
• Antonio Edwards Suarez as Judge Luis Hernandez

Guest Cast

• Michael Potts as Defense Attorney Kenneth Lowell
• Charlie Semine as Bruce Theobald
• Isaiah as Darius Cain
• Christian Shupe as Greg Dawson
• Tim Martin Gleason as Jim Hennessy
• Anne Rutter as Judge Amelia Mounier
• Marianna Gailus as Cameron Adler
• Julia Bechler as Theresa Adler
• Chris Fischer as Michael Adler
• Candice Woods as Rachelle Jones
• Chine Ikoro as Nia Moore
• Monica Fleurette as Officer Lee
• Brooke Jacob as Coach
• Kennedy C. Hall as Teammate
• Rory Scholl as Reporter #1
• Lauren Pisano as Reporter #2
• Sidney Allen as Reporter #3
• James Camacho as Gardener #1
• Radford Baker as Foreperson
• Aria Arch as Teenage Daughter
• Dejay Roestenberg as Bystander #1
• Danny Schoch as Bystander #2

References

references

Quotes

quotes

Background Information and Notes

• Goof: Antonio Edwards Suarez is credited as "Judge Carter Nevins" but his character's nameplate shows his name as "Judge Hernandez".

Episode scene cards

1	2	3
Long Island Sirens Training Room Wednesday, January 22	Apartment of Rachelle Jones 677 E 68th Street Wednesday, January 22	Apartment of Cameron Adler 413 Columbus Ave Wednesday, January 22

4	5	6
Warehouse East Williamsburg Thursday, January 23	Arraignment Court Part 11 Friday, January 24	Supreme Court Trial Part 15 Wednesday, April 9

7	8	9
Supreme Court Trial Part 15 Wednesday, April 9	Supreme Court Trial Part 15 Thursday, April 10	Supreme Court Trial Part 15 Thursday, April 10

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