Legacy (L&O I)

This page is about the Law & Order season 7 episode. For the season 21 episode, see Legacy (L&O II). For more episodes that use the same title, see Legacy.

"Legacy"
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Production number: K1113 First aired: 15 January 1997
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Written By Ed Zuckerman & Jeremy R. Littman Directed By Brian Mertes

Plot

The assault of a family man leads to a case involving a vendetta by the mother of the first husband of the man's wife. As a result, the possibility arises that a death that had been ruled accidental five years earlier may have been a murder.

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
• Carey Lowell as A.D.A. Jamie Ross
• Steven Hill as D.A. Adam Schiff

Recurring cast

• Charlotte Moore as Defense Attorney Julia DeBakey
• Hugh O'Gorman as Assistant U.S. Attorney Chuck Rodman
• Leslie Hendrix as M.E. Elizabeth Rodgers
• Christine Farrell as Forensic Technician Arlene Shrier
• David Lipman as Arraignment Judge Morris Torledsky

Guest cast

• Frances Sternhagen as Estelle Muller
• Bradley White as James "Jimmy" Shephard
• Tom Riis Farrell as Howard Philips
• Jere Shea as Mr. Goldman
• Johann Carlo as Mrs. Zabner
• Mark Margolis as Bronson
• Jenny Robertson as Robin Shepherd
• Marylouise Burke as Mrs. Collins
• Becky London as Judge R.L. Webber
• Paul Austin as Detective Rossi
• Richard Hughes as Defense Attorney Patrick Dean
• Richard M. Davidson as Defense Attorney Adrian Kaye
• John McGrane as Fred
• Denise Casano as Young Woman
• Bianca Collins as Darlene Muller
• Michael Boyle as Grimley
• Drew Militano as Court Clerk
• Victor Williams as Uniform Policeman Wilson
• Mercedes Herrero as Uniform Policeman Jones
• Sean Arbuckle as Doctor
• Patrick Coleman Duncan as Officer at Barricade (uncredited)

References

• Fidel Castro
• CIA
• Hawaii
• Miami
• Demi Moore
• Rick Muller
• Pennsylvania
• Jeffrey Zabner

Quotes

Julia DeBakey: Well thanks, Jack. You just conceded there was no affair. I hope the jury was listening.

Jack McCoy: I hope your client's wife was listening. Were you, Mrs. Shepard?

Jim Shepard: Hey, she doesn't have to talk to you.

Jack McCoy: She can if she wants to.

“	Gotta be tough finding out you married your stalker.	”
–Adam Schiff

Background information and notes

• This episode shares the same title as the twenty-first season episode, making them the first pairs of episodes in the Law & Order franchise to share the same title in the same series.

Episode scene cards

1	2	3	4
Police Headquarters One Police Plaza Tuesday, October 8	Apartment of Estelle Muller 78 East 56th Street Monday, October 14	Riverside Park Thursday, October 17	Office of Asst. U.S. Attorney Chuck Rodman Tuesday, October 22

5	6	7
St. Justin's Hospital 776 West 120th Street Friday, October 25	Supreme Court Trial Part 80 Thursday, November 28	Supreme Court Trial Part 80 Monday, December 2

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"Legacy" Law & Order Season 7

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