"Justice" | ||
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← | L&O, Episode 10.05 | → |
Production number: E1104 First aired (US): 10 November 1999 First aired (UK): 10 November 1999 First aired (CAN): 10 November 1999 First aired (AUS): 6 March 2000 | ||
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Teleplay By Gerry Conway Story By William N. Fordes & Gerry Conway Directed By Matthew Penn |
Plot[]
After the murder of a lawyer, McCoy finds himself on the opposite side of the courtroom from his former colleague, Jamie Ross, when she defends a man who claims to have key evidence that could put to death a man McCoy believes was wrongly convicted.
Cast[]
Main cast[]
- Jerry Orbach as Detective Lennie Briscoe
- Jesse L. Martin as Detective Ed Green
- S. Epatha Merkerson as Lieutenant Anita Van Buren
- Sam Waterston as Executive A.D.A. Jack McCoy
- Angie Harmon as A.D.A. Abbie Carmichael
- Steven Hill as D.A. Adam Schiff
Recurring cast[]
- Maria Tucci as Defense Attorney Helen Brolin
- Carey Lowell as Defense Attorney Jamie Ross
- Larry Clarke as Detective Morris LaMotte
- Iris Little Thomas as Judge Barbara Lusky
Guest cast[]
- Richard Masur as Judge Andrew Wolinsky
- Matthew Sussman as Martin Felder's Assistant
- Neil Maffin as Mr. Curry
- John Michael Bolger as Detective Wesley Simpson
- Gordon Joseph Weiss as Michael Gordon
- Greg Zittel as Judge George Veitch
- Michael O'Leary as Eric Hagen
- Kathleen O'Grady as Laura Felder
- Judith Scarpone as Roz Fierstein
- Joseph R. Sicari as Eugene Frottano
- Tim Williams as Steve Dupree
- Bill Fiore as Buddy
- Charles Reed as Phil
- John Hines as Brian
- Portia Johnson as Jasmine
- Stuart Zagnit as Carson
- Susan Willis as Mary
- Christopher Wynkoop as Lou
- Lou Sones as Court Clerk
- Francesca Carlin as Maggie
- Tracy Howe as Mitchell
References[]
Quotes[]
(Outside the disciplinary hearing for Jamie Ross)
Jamie Ross: Did the committee ask you to testify?
Jack McCoy: No.
Jamie Ross: (Sighs) Last time I was here it wasn't by choice. You know, I hated the...
Jack McCoy: It's ok. Whatever you told them, it sofened the blow. Life's a funny old dog, isn't it?
(This refers to when Ross was called to testify against McCoy before she quit.)
“ | Don't be shy. Next time, just point to my client. | ” |
– Jamie Ross to Abbie Carmichael |
- Dupree: This can't be happening to me.
- Carmichael: It's not, it happened to Felder.
Background information and notes[]
- Jamie Ross (played by Carey Lowell) returns as a defense attorney after quitting the Manhattan District Attorney's Office in the season 8 episode "Monster". She is said to be a law professor, but takes on the case.
- Special billing was given to Lowell (Special Guest Star) in this episode.
- Ross's daughter, Katie Gorton, is seen in this episode, but has no lines and is not credited.
- Briscoe describes wanting revenge on a person who killed a family member. While unstated, it is likely his feelings from when his daughter Cathy Briscoe was killed in the episode "Damaged".
Episode scene cards[]
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Offices Of |
Office Of |
Chambers Of |
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Records Room |
Chambers Of |
Office Of |
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Supreme Court |
Disciplinary Committee |