| "Renunciation" | ||
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| ← | L&O, Episode 2.09 | → |
| Production number: 67414 First aired: 19 November 1991 | ||
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| Written By Michael S. Chernuchin & Joe Morgenstern Directed By Gwen Arner | ||
A high school student who was having affair with one of his teachers is accused of killing the teacher's husband.
Plot[]
Plot
Cast[]
Main cast[]
- Paul Sorvino as Sergeant Phil Cerreta
- Chris Noth as Detective Mike Logan
- Dann Florek as Captain Donald Cragen
- Michael Moriarty as Executive A.D.A. Benjamin Stone
- Richard Brooks as A.D.A. Paul Robinette
- Steven Hill as D.A. Adam Schiff
Recurring cast[]
- Bernie McInerney as Judge Michael Callahan
- Matthew Lewis as Judge Eli Link
Guest cast[]
- Ashley Crow as Jenna Kealey
- David Seaman as Roy Pack, Jr.
- Victor Arnold as David Kaufer
- Dan Desmond as Roy Pack, Sr.
- Cheryl Giannini as Defense Attorney Janice Rydell
- Jean De Baer as Constance Pack
- Sam Coppola as Bartender
- Laurinda Barrett as Eve Branson
- Herman O. Arbeit as Harry Fine
- Adrian Williams as Mr. Carol Woodward
- Clement Fowler as Wesley Byrne
- Robert LaSardo as Garage Attendant
- Stephen Singer as Aaron Gerstein
- Cullen O. Johnson as Koomar
- Ben Lang as Irv Isaacson
- Donald Corren as Carl Dibbs
- Frank Biancamano as Doorman
- Lisa Beth Miller as Trauner
- John Ottavino as Larry Kealey
- Lisa Pickell as Judge (uncredited)
References[]
References
Quotes[]
- Cerreta: Charity usually begins at home, adultery usually begins on the job.
- David Kaufer: Hey, I'm a lover, not a killer.
- Logan: I'm happy for you, Romeo.
- Robinette: You think she’ll put him on the stand?
- Stone: She has to, he already confessed.
- Schiff: Bring your crying towels, boys.
- Janis Rydell: We have a deal, Stone.
- Stone: Wrong tense, counselor. In my office, two half-truths do not equal a whole, and you better pray that your client here is snowing you, too.
- Janis Rydell: Are you threatening me?
- Stone: As a matter of fact, yes, I am.
- Robinette: Education. It’s a wonderful thing.
- Stone: Anything worth knowing cannot be taught in a classroom.
- Stone: Oscar Wilde?
- Robinette: Sister Mary Frances. She wielded a hell of a paddle.
Background information and notes[]
- This episode is based on the Pamela Smart case. In 1990, Smart manipulated her 15-year-old lover Billy Flynn into murdering her 24-year-old husband Greg, promising him they would have a future together. Along with his friends Patrick Randall, Raymond Fowler, and J.R. Lattime, Billy shot Greg execution-style and then made the scene look like a botched robbery. During the trial, all four boys turned against Pamela, who was dubbed "Ice Princess" by the media due to her behavior. Smart is now serving a life sentence for accomplice to first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit murder, and witness tampering in New Hampshire. (Source: Pamela Smart)
- Actor Donald Corren appears for the first time in an episode from Law & Order. In later episodes he would return as several different characters, including the recurring role as Medill. He also appears in Law & Order: Criminal Intent and Law & Order: Trial by Jury.
Episode scene cards[]
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Aunt Dee's Bar |
Apartment of
Friday, November, 15 |
Wellsmith Prep School |
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Wellsmith Prep School |
Supreme Court |
Chambers of Judge |
| Previous episode: "Out of Control" |
"Renunciation" Law & Order Season 2 |
Next episode: "Heaven" |