- This page is about the Criminal Intent episode. For the Law & Order: Special Victims Unit episode of the same name, see "Poison (SVU)".
| "Poison" | ||
|---|---|---|
| ← | CI, Episode 1.07 | → |
| Production number: E2108 First aired: 11 November 2001 | ||
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| Written By Stephanie Sengupta Directed By Gloria Muzio | ||
Detectives Goren and Eames investigate an "angel of death" who poisons victims within a hospital.
Plot[]
The detectives investigate a murderer who poisons hospital victims with cyanide. They suspect a nurse whose profile is typical, but when they discover more murders away from the hospital they have to widen their search.
Cast[]
Main cast[]
- Vincent D'Onofrio as Detective Robert Goren
- Kathryn Erbe as Detective Alexandra Eames
- Jamey Sheridan as Captain James Deakins
- Courtney B. Vance as A.D.A. Ron Carver
Recurring Cast[]
Guest cast[]
- Jerry Orbach as Detective Lennie Briscoe
- Jesse L. Martin as Detective Ed Green
- J. Smith-Cameron as Trudy Pomeranski
- Susan Bruce as Colleen Braxton
- Anita Gillette as Loretta Marlon
- Myra Lucretia Taylor as Amanda Juno
- Marc Damon Johnson as Derrick Alton
- Madison Arnold as Harold Malloy
- Robin Miles as Megan Tracewell
- Kate Hampton as Caroline Singer
- Ray Virta as Marc Truman
- Robert Stoeckle as Dr. Walter Anderson
- Brian McCormick as Dr. Ed Deane
- Spencer Chandler as Dr. Matt Gardetta
- Stephanie Roth Haberle as Mrs. Berkowitz
- Margaret Goodman as Jenny Taylor
- Anne O'Sullivan as Ms. O'Brien
- Beth Bailey as Annie
- Travis Walters as Grandchild #1
- Samantha Lucier as Grandchild #2
- Joanna Scorcia as Crash Cart Nurse
- Lynda Baquero as TV Reporter
- Eric Frandsen as Mortaldo
- Les McDonough as Court Clerk
- Ray DeMattis as Detective #1
- Gary Galone as Detective #2
- Charles Dumas as Police Review Board Member
- Laura Scribner as Juror
- Michael Cullen as Inspector
- Mark Gordon as Detective
- Daniel Jenkins as Goren's Tree-Hugger Friend
References[]
- 27th Precinct
- Bellmore General Hospital
- Berkowitz, Aaron
- Cassadine, Susan
- Cutie Bear
- Cyanide
- King, Jeanine
- Macy
- Malloy, George
- Necedrol
- New York Ledger
- People vs. Lewis
- Pomeranski, Leonard
- Oklahoma
- Wong, Winnette
- Westbury
Quotes[]
- Robert Goren: C'mon, you have the grand jury eating out of your hand. I'll bet you could indict that clock.
- Ron Carver: The evidence passed muster with the grand jury.
- Lawyer: Right. Was my client indicted before or after the ham sandwich?
- Robert Goren: What about the great American pastime?
- Alexandra Eames: Which one, dieting or cheating on your taxes?
- Robert Goren: Suing.
- Alexandra Eames: For once, I was really hoping you were wrong.
- Alexandra Eames: The FDA analyzed the cyanide. it's all from the same batch, but they're still trying to get a line on where it came from.
- Robert Goren: I put out the word to my own sources.
- James Deakins: What sources?
- Robert Goren: Watchdog groups who keep track of shipments of dangerous chemicals.
- Alexandra Eames: Tree-huggers.
- Lawyer: You think this old lady with one-and-a-half lungs ran around the hospital like a tooth fairy from hell?
- Ron Carver: From a wink to a nod to an indictment.
- Robert Goren: Cutie Bear is going to become "Cyanide Bear" to most people.
Background information and notes[]
The letter from Trudy Pomeranski addressed to the New York Ledger.
- The address on the envelope sent to the New York Ledger is 208 South Street, in ZIP code 10001. However, the real address should be in ZIP code 10002. NY 10001 is a non-existent address.
- Law & Order cast members Jerry Orbach and Jesse L. Martin make a crossover appearance when Detectives Robert Goren and Alexandra Eames discuss similar deaths in the area with them. This was the only appearance of either Lennie Briscoe or Ed Green on Criminal Intent.
- The script from "Poison" was used for the Paris Enquêtes Criminelles first season episode "L'Ange de la mort".
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