Juvenile (L&O)

"Juvenile"
←	L&O, Episode 9.18	→
Production number: E0223 First aired: 14 April 1999
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Written By Richard Sweren & Lynne E. Litt Directed By Lewis Gould

Plot

The investigation into the shooting of a newspaper columnist leads to a murder case from two decades earlier and involves a suspect who at that time had been a juvenile.

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
• Angie Harmon as A.D.A. Abbie Carmichael
• Steven Hill as D.A. Adam Schiff

Recurring cast

• Caitlin Clarke as Defense Attorney Linda Walsh
• Bob Dishy as Defense Attorney Lawrence "Larry" Weaver
• E. Katherine Kerr as Judge Leslie Holtz
• David Lipman as Arraignment Judge Morris Torledsky

Guest cast

• Marsha Dietlein as Nicole Hampton
• Matthew Bennett as Andrew Hampton
• Frank Vincent as John Franchetta
• John McMartin as Mr. Hagaman
• Elaine Bromka as Senior A.D.A. Arlene Wolensky
• David Bailey as Ned Cheron
• Ezra Knight as Queens A.D.A. Ray Dalton
• Julian Gamble as Gerald Fox
• Ray Girardin as Nick Follett
• Betty Low as Vivian Mason
• Richard Hughes as Mickey Mason
• Leo Schaff as Bennett Wainwright
• Wendy Scharfman as Charlene Lincoln
• Nancy Meyer as Veronica Dumet
• Doug MacHugh as Anthony Jackson
• Carlos Pizarro as Jose Delgado
• Anamaria Correa as Detective Marta Hernandez
• Leonid Citer as Alex Kostov
• Tom Galantich as Dr. Binder
• Ken Jennings as Arthur
• K.J. Sanchez as Maria Sebago
• Mary Denson as Barbara Williams
• Mari-Esther Magaloni as Reporter #1
• Adam Vignola as Reporter #2

References

• Arizona
• Def 44
• Rudy Giuliani
• Rebecca Hampton
• Chris Rock
• Texas
• Vernon C. Bain Correctional Center
• Clinton Correctional Facility

Quotes

Lennie Briscoe: Now I know why I stopped reading Fox's column.

Rey Curtis: Why's that?

Lennie Briscoe: Local news depresses me.

“	Sometimes the facts get in the way of the story.	”
–Gerald Fox

Lennie Briscoe: Where were you Tuesday morning?

John Franchetta: Last time I gave an alibi, I did 20 years.

Background information and notes

• The end of this episode features a text card, before the credits, revealing what happened to the characters of Andrew and Nicole Hampton. This is one of three times that Law & Order uses text cards to conclude a story, even though they are fictional.

Episode scene cards

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Office of Senior Assistant D.A. Arlene Wolensky Thursday, March 12	Apartment of Andrew Hampton 175 Central Park West Thursday, March 12	Home of Vivian Mason Jackson Heights, Queens Friday, March 20

4	5	6
Office of Mickey Mason 367 East 46th Street Tuesday, March 23	Family Court Motion Hearing Thursday, March 26	Rikers Island Correctional Facility Friday, April 10

7
Andrew Hampton is currently serving his sentence in the Clinton Correctional Facility. After the trial on the charge of shooting Gerald Fox, Nicole Hampton was acquitted.

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