Publish and Perish

"Publish and Perish"
←	L&O, Episode 15.21	→
Production number: E5328 First aired: 20 April 2005
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Written By Tom Szentgyorgyi Directed By Constantine Makris

Plot

Fontana and his temporary new partner Falco must tread lightly when they discover the connection between a powerful police commissioner and the murders of an infamous porn actress and a maverick publisher.

Cast

Main cast

• Dennis Farina as Detective Joe Fontana
• Michael Imperioli as Detective Nick Falco
• S. Epatha Merkerson as Lieutenant Anita Van Buren
• Sam Waterston as Executive A.D.A. Jack McCoy
• Annie Parisse as A.D.A. Alexandra Borgia
• Fred Dalton Thompson as D.A. Arthur Branch

Recurring cast

• Helen Carey as Defense Attorney Charlotte Swan
• Robert Hogan as Judge Hugo Bright
• Larry Sherman as Judge Colin Fraser

Guest cast

• Kevin Dunn as Arnie MacLaren
• Paul Schulze as Detective Pete Milligan
• Randy Graff as Helen DeVries
• Guy Boyd as Elston Norrell
• Alison Bartlett as Sergeant Haywood
• Cyrus Farmer as Manager
• Michael Tucker as Defense Attorney Quentin Putney
• Glenn Fleshler as Defense Attorney Rick Kawalchuck
• John Hillner as Terry Stratton
• Tijuana Ricks as Detective Carol Clay
• Pamela Dunlap as Judge Alice Crawford
• Guerrin Gardner as Celeste
• Jaime Smith as Walter Parks
• Jason Fiore-Ortiz as Isiah
• Sean Bennett Geoghan as Ricky
• Kaleo Griffith as Dave
• Elizabeth Elson as Old Woman
• Brian Hyman as Tech
• Rich Pecci as Uniform #1
• Bill Tangradi as Uniform #2
• Hudson Cooper as Bailiff
• Kathleen Demarest as Jury Foreperson

References

References

Quotes

Det. Falco: The porn world is going to be in mourning tonight.

Det. Fontana: I wonder what they fly at half-mast.

(Arnie McClaren has just withdrawn his name for consideration for being Director of Domestic Security)

McCoy: (to Borgia) I don't know about you, but I feel safer already.

Background information and notes

• The title of the episode is a take on the academic aphorism "publish or perish".
• Goofs:
  • Larry Sherman is credited as "Judge Irving Hawes" but his character's nameplate shows his name as "Colin Fraser".
  • This episode aired April 20, 2005. However, the episode scene cards correspond to the days and dates of 2004.

Episode scene cards

1	2	3
WZPZ Radio 129 East 43rd Street Wednesday, March 17	Office of Helen DeVries 1621 Broadway Thursday, March 18	Home of Helen DeVries Dobbs Ferry, Westchester Monday, March 22

4	5	6
Chambers of Judge Hugo Bright Wednesday, March 24	33 Hudson Street Wednesday, March 24	Apartment of Terry Stratton 161 Bleecher Street Friday, March 26

7	8	9
One Police Plaza Thursday, April 1	Supreme Court Trial Part 46 Monday, April 26	Supreme Court Trial Part 46 Tuesday, April 27

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