| "Mayhem" | ||
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| ← | L&O, Episode 4.17 | → |
| Production number: 69029 First aired: 9 March 1994 | ||
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| Teleplay By Michael S. Chernuchin & René Balcer Story By Michael S. Chernuchin & Walon Green Directed By James Quinn | ||
Detectives Briscoe and Logan have one hectic day ahead of them, when they catch five unrelated homicide cases in one shift.
Plot[]
Plot
Cast[]
Main cast[]
- Jerry Orbach as Detective Lennie Briscoe
- Chris Noth as Detective Mike Logan
- S. Epatha Merkerson as Lieutenant Anita Van Buren
- Michael Moriarty as Executive A.D.A. Benjamin Stone
- Jill Hennessy as A.D.A. Claire Kincaid
- Steven Hill as D.A. Adam Schiff
- Carolyn McCormick as Dr. Elizabeth Olivet (credit only)
Recurring cast[]
- Joyce Reehling as Defense Attorney Mildred Kaskel
- Charles Blackwell as Judge Howard Gillman
- John Fiore as Detective Tony Profaci
Guest cast[]
- Tom Riis Farrell as Scott Hexter
- Kathrine Narducci as Louisa Catherine D'Angelo
- Jack Hallett as Defense Attorney Bauer
- Alice Drummond as Zelda
- Shae D'Lyn as Dory
- Peggy Cowles as Mrs. Hexter
- Robin Tunney as Jill Templeton
- Victor Colicchio as Omar Cabezas
- Ray Iannicelli as Kozinsky
- Christine Parks as Lyla
- Jaime Tirelli as Santana
- Jason Duchin as Julian
- Ellen Tobie as Priscilla Bench
- Siu Wah Lau as David Lee
- Hyunsoo Lee as Mrs. Lee
- Bruklin Harris as Theresa
- Raymond Anthony Thomas as Wool Hat
- George Bartenieff as Jerome
- Saul Stein as Bruno D'Angelo
- Patrick Borriello as Vinnie
- Ralph Buckley as Grey
- Mimi Randolph as Carlotta
- Richie Hersch as Belcher
- Joe Pentangelo as Kelly
- Mike Farley as Ester
- Jerold Goldstein as CSU Tech Meyers
- Tom Wade as Keith
- Lou Martini, Jr. as Uniformed Policeman
- John Finnerty as Other Detective
- Richard Petrocelli as CSU Technician
- John Morrison as Balding Clerk
- David H. Kramer as White Guy
- Leila Danette as Black Woman
- Jo Twiss as Legal Aid Lawyer
- Michael Noth as Court Clerk
- John Ring as Guard #1
- Jack Landron as Guard #2
- George Rafferty as Admissions Clerk
References[]
- Ken Scofield (victim)
- Mr. Lee (victim)
- Drew Washington
- Discord
- Lorraine Bobbitt
- Son of Sam
- Parking ticket
- Police brutality
- Battered women's syndrome
- Miami Heat
- Francis of Assisi
- Soap opera
- David Dinkins
- Texas
- Connecticut
- New York
- New Hampshire
- Chevrolet
- Basketball
- Lee Harvey Oswald
- Overtime
- 27th Precinct
- Ballistics Laboratory
- Itaewon Markert
- Buddy's Pub
- Willow Florist
- Rikers Island
- Back Racks Bookstore
- Crime Scene Unit
Quotes[]
Quotes
Background information and notes[]
- The episode was later adapted into the Law & Order: UK episode "Dawn Till Dusk".
- The loose end of who killed Ken Scofield is revisited in the Law & Order: Special Victims Unit episode "Entitled", the plot of which is continued in the Law & Order episode with the same name.
- According to Law & Order: The Unofficial Companion, the episode was so heavily focused on Briscoe and Logan so as to give Michael Moriarty a rest after suffering a manic episode during the shooting of Breeder, during which his wife was summoned to bring him to a doctor. Stone only appears in two brief scenes here. Moriarty, however, did not see this as an effort to help his mental health and insisted the producers cut his scenes to force him off the show after he accused Attorney General Janet Reno of trying to censor the show and end his career.
Episode scene cards[]
| 1 | 2 | 3 |
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Battery Park |
27th Precinct |
Ballistics Laboratory |
| 4 | 5 | 6 |
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Office of |
27th Precinct |
Itaewon Market |
| 7 | 8 | 9 |
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Buddy's Pub |
Willow Florist |
Office of |
| 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
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Supreme Court |
Rikers Island |
Back Racks Bookstore |
Rikers Island |
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