"Offense" | ||
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← | CI, Episode 7.08 | → |
Production number: CI7008 First aired: 29 November 2007 | ||
Teleplay By Kate Rorick Story By Kate Rorick & Julie Martin Directed By Tom DiCillo |
Plot[]
Logan and Falacci investigate the murder of Traci Kwan, the only witness in a rape case in which three college football players allegedly raped her friend, Carla Sanchez at a party.
Eventually, Carla confesses that she lied about the rape because she was assaulted by her ex-boyfriend, Omar and lied because the football players treated her badly at the party and she didn't want her boyfriend, Benjy to find out about it.
Logan and Falacci later come to the conclusion that ADA Gene Hoyle's wife, Beth murdered Traci, who was going to recant her statement. They set up a trap at one of the football players' house, Tim Pardue.
After learning that Traci was going to recant her statement, Tim's mother, Grace is horrified after learning that Beth lied to her. In the end, Grace confesses to murdering Traci, saying that she would've ruined her son's life.
Beth however continues to state that she did all this to put a rapist away, however Nola reveals that Carla had made up the assault. Grace is arrested for murdering Traci Kwan while Gene Hoyle is horrified as his single-minded pursuit of the case led to this while Beth remains unrepentant.
Cast[]
Main cast[]
- Chris Noth as Detective Mike Logan
- Alicia Witt as Detective Nola Falacci
- Eric Bogosian as Captain Danny Ross
Recurring cast[]
Guest cast[]
- Andrew McCarthy as Bronx A.D.A. Gene Hoyle
- Cynthia Watros as Beth Marbury
- Kenneth Franklin as Tim Pardue
- Peri Gilpin as Grace Pardue
- Elena Hurst as Carla Sanchez
- Will Toale as Sean McClure
- Sebastian Sozzi as Benjy Alvarado
- Yin Chang as Traci Kwon
- Gil Deeble as Curtis Pardue
- Chase Coleman as Brad Barrett
- Cortez Nance, Jr. as DA Investigator Walter Gates
- Kevin Stapleton as Clark Danes
- Frank Ridley as Coach Bloom
- LaTonya Borsay as Nurse Price
- Peter Y. Kim as Hyo
- Casper Martinez as Reyes
- Mark Huntley as Reporter #1
- J. Derek Peith as Reporter #2
- Beth Ellen Patrick as Reporter #3
- Christine Fuchs as Reporter #4
- Chad Ackerman as Football Player #1
- Hisonni Johnson as Football Player #2
- Mark Keller as Football Player #3
- Ronald Washington as Football Player #4
- Thelonious Johnson as Football Player #5
References[]
- Newell College
- Newell Knights
- Vicuna Club
- The Bronx
- Staten Island
Quotes[]
- Falacci: [after Beth Hoyle defends her actions] Tim Pardue is not a rapist. Carla made the whole thing up!
- Gene Hoyle: [after finding out the truth] I'm sorry detectives. I didn't know.
- Logan: Don't tell us you're sorry, [indicates the devastated family] tell 'them.
[Hoyle is unable to]
Background information and notes[]
- This episode is based on the Duke University rape case.
- This marks Andrew McCarthy's first appearance on Law & Order: Criminal Intent. He had been set to guest-star in the episode "Zoonotic", but he and actor Vincent D'Onofrio did not get along and he was replaced by James Urbaniak.
- It's revealed Logan carries a newspaper article about the time he punched Councilman Kevin Crossley in his wallet, which happened in the Law & Order episode "Pride". He shows it to Nola Falacci and mentions his exile on Staten Island.
- Another episode in the Law & Order franchise that centers on a college football team is the Law & Order: Special Victims Unit episode "Gridiron Soldier".
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