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McCoy and Ross square off when the victim in McCoy's latest case is an Egyptian immigrant who attempted to have his American-born niece circumcised. McCoy wants the murderer - the girl's father - to be punished for his crime, but Ross fears that if the father is locked up, the girl will be left to the mercy of her Egyptian relatives, all of whom feel that circumcision is an important rite of passage for young girls.
 
 
 
== Plot ==
 
== Plot ==
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The planned circumcision of a couple's daughter leads to a rift between the American father and the Egyptian mother and then to a killing.
''Plot''
 
   
 
== Cast ==
 
== Cast ==
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* [[Ray Genadry]] as [[Jeff Mohammed]]
 
* [[Ray Genadry]] as [[Jeff Mohammed]]
 
* [[Ava Haddad]] as [[Nari Martin]]
 
* [[Ava Haddad]] as [[Nari Martin]]
* [[Aharon Ipalé]] as Mr. [[Tobak (Mr.)|Tobak]]
 
 
* [[Steve Landesberg]] as [[Howard Cahill]]
 
* [[Steve Landesberg]] as [[Howard Cahill]]
* [[Abby Lewis]] as Mrs. [[Newman (Mrs.)|Newman]]
 
 
* [[Connie Nelson]] as [[Ana Zakarian]]
 
* [[Connie Nelson]] as [[Ana Zakarian]]
 
* [[Nan-Lyn Nelson]] as Dr. [[Eileen Armenta]]
 
* [[Nan-Lyn Nelson]] as Dr. [[Eileen Armenta]]
* [[Josh Pais]] as Assistant [[Medical Examiner|M.E.]] [[Borak (ME)|Borak]]
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* [[Josh Pais]] as Assistant [[Medical Examiner|M.E.]] [[Borak (M.E.)|Borak]]
* [[Emmy Rossum]] as [[Allison Martin]]
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* [[Emmy Rossum]] as [[Alison Martin (character)|Alison Martin]]
 
* [[Ed Setrakian]] as [[Judge]] [[Patrick O'Hara]]
 
* [[Ed Setrakian]] as [[Judge]] [[Patrick O'Hara]]
 
* [[Samia Shoaib]] as [[Donna Khobar]]
 
* [[Samia Shoaib]] as [[Donna Khobar]]
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* [[Geoffrey Wade]] as Dr. [[Frederick Austin]]
 
* [[Geoffrey Wade]] as Dr. [[Frederick Austin]]
 
* [[Lia Yang]] as [[Emma Korimatsu]]
 
* [[Lia Yang]] as [[Emma Korimatsu]]
* [[Charley Scalies]] as Mario
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* [[Wayne Scherzer]] as [[Carl Walls]]
 
* [[Aharon Ipalé]] as Mr. [[Tobak (Mr.)|Tobak]]
 
* [[Abby Lewis]] as Mrs. [[Newman (Mrs.)|Newman]]
 
* [[Rob Kramer]] as Mr. [[Anderson (Mr.)|Anderson]]
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* [[Stanja Lowe]] as Mrs. [[Martin, Sr. (Mrs.)|Martin, Sr.]]
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* [[Charley Scalies]] as [[Mario]]
 
* [[Avery Waddell]] as Garage Attendant
 
* [[Avery Waddell]] as Garage Attendant
* [[Stanja Lowe]] as Mrs. Martin Sr.
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* [[Les McDonough]] as [[Jed Brandt]]
* [[Les McDonough]] as Customs Agent
 
* [[Rob Kramer]] as Anderson
 
 
* [[Tristan Carrasco]] as ''unknown''
 
* [[Tristan Carrasco]] as ''unknown''
   
 
== References ==
 
== References ==
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*[[ATF]]
[[Egypt]]; [[Female Genital Mutilation]]; [[Josef Moussad]]
 
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*[[Cuba]]
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*[[Egypt]]
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*INS
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*[[Rome]], [[Italy]]
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*[[Beirut]], [[Lebanon]]
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*[[Josef Moussad]] {{c|victim}}
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*[[Pennsylvania]]
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*[[Sierra Leone]]
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*[[Sudan]]
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*[[Texas]]
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*[[Virginia]]
   
 
== Quotes ==
 
== Quotes ==
{{Conversation|Who's she, the new community affairs liaison?|Lennie Briscoe|(avoiding the question) No. What do you have?|Anita Van Buren|Come on, L.T. What's up?|Rey Curtis|Better you hear it from me. She's my lawyer. I was up for captain. One Police Plaza passed me over.|Anita Van Buren|You're suing the department?|Lennie Briscoe|Title seven -- they promoted a white woman with the same score on the exam. I have the seniority.|Anita Van Buren|I'm sorry we asked.|Lennie Briscoe}}
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{{Conversation|Who's she, the new community affairs liaison?|Lennie Briscoe|No. What do you have?|Anita Van Buren|Come on, L.T. What's up?|Rey Curtis|Better you hear it from me. She's my lawyer. I was up for captain. One Police Plaza passed me over.|Anita Van Buren|You're suing the department?|Lennie Briscoe|Title seven--they promoted a white woman with the same score on the exam. I have the seniority.|Anita Van Buren|I'm sorry we asked.|Lennie Briscoe}}
   
   
{{Conversation|This is an outrage! Dr. Nasser is not a peasant fleeing Cuba with a St. Christopher medal and two goats.|Mr. Tobak|I'm sure he's a respected member of the medical community in Egypt, but he'll have to be detained until his visa status is cleared up.|Anita Van Buren|Are you suddenly a federal official, Lieutenant?|Mr. Tobak|The INS is on their way over, you can discuss Dr. Nasser's release with them.|Anita Van Buren}}
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{{Conversation|This is an outrage. Dr. Nasser is not some peasant fleeing Cuba with a St. Christopher medal and two goats.|Mr. Tobak|I'm sure he's a respected member of the medical community in Egypt, but he'll have to be detained until his visa status is cleared up.|Anita Van Buren|Are you suddenly a federal official, Lieutenant?|Mr. Tobak|The INS is on their way over, you can discuss Dr. Nasser's release with them.|Anita Van Buren}}
   
   
{{Conversation|He's an OBY/GYN.|Jamie Ross|That's a few organs away from a cardiologist... I wonder why he lied to us.|Jack McCoy}}
 
   
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{{Conversation|Mr. Tovak finally came through. Dr. Nassar's resume. Turns out he's an OB/GYN.|Jamie Ross|That's a few organs south of cardiology. Impressive. University of Cairo, Royal Academy of Medicine--a six-week seminar at Lenox Hill in '95--new laser techniques in the removal of uterine fibroids.|Jack McCoy|Hard to believe the victim had uterine fibroids.|Jamie Ross|I wonder why Dr. Nassar lied to us.|Jack McCoy}}
 
{{Conversation|Who's her judge?|Jack McCoy|O'Hara.|Adam Schiff|The one who gave those two kids back to their crackhead mother?|Jack McCoy|Who later beat one of them to death. Yes, that's O'Hara.|Adam Schiff}}
 
== Background information and notes ==
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===Episode scene cards===
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|- style="font-variant:small-caps; text-align:center; font-size: 90%; background-color:#ffff93;"
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|
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Apartment Of<br />
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Josef Moussad<br />
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212 East 38th Street<br />
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Thursday, September 18
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|
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Apartment Of<br />
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Farrah Patel<br />
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95 East 49th Street<br />
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Wednesday, September 24
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|
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Egyptian Consulate<br />
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976 Fifth Avenue<br />
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Monday, October 6
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|}
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|- style="font-variant:small-caps; background-color:#eed62d"
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|- style="font-variant:small-caps; text-align:center; font-size: 90%; background-color:#ffff93;"
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|
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Apartment Of<br />
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Mrs. Newman<br />
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101 East 10th Street<br />
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Wednesday, October 8
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|
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Rikers Island<br />
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Correctional Facility<br />
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Friday, October 24
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|
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Grand Jury Room<br />
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Tuesday, November 4
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|}
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|- style="font-variant:small-caps; background-color:#eed62d"
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|- style="font-variant:small-caps; text-align:center; font-size: 90%; background-color:#ffff93;"
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|
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Family Court<br />
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58 Lafayette Street<br />
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Friday, November 7
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|
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Office Of<br />
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Executive Assistant<br />
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D.A. Jack McCoy<br />
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Friday, November 7
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|}
   
(''On one of Alison Martin's friends'')
 
{{quote|Nari went over and called her a slut. Now, she '''is''' one, but that's not the point...|Mrs. Newman}}
 
 
 
(''on the custody trial for Alison Martin'')
 
{{Conversation|Who's the judge?|Jack McCoy|Sawyer.|Adam Schiff|The one who returned those two kids back to their crackhead mother?|Jack McCoy|Who later beat them to death. Yes, it's the same Sawyer.|Adam Schiff}}
 
 
 
(''on Judge Sawyer'')
 
{{quote|He'd award custody to Medea.|Jamie Ross}}
 
 
== Background information and notes ==
 
''Background information and notes''
 
 
 
{{episode|Title=Ritual|Series=Law & Order|Serieslink=L&O|Season=8|Previous=[[Burned (L&O)|Burned]]|Next=[[Under the Influence]]}}
 
{{episode|Title=Ritual|Series=Law & Order|Serieslink=L&O|Season=8|Previous=[[Burned (L&O)|Burned]]|Next=[[Under the Influence]]}}
 
[[Category:L&O episodes]]
 
[[Category:L&O episodes]]

Revision as of 02:16, 9 January 2020

"Ritual"
L&O, Episode 8.10
Production number: K2516
First aired: 17 December 1997
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Alison Martin
Written By
Kathy McCormick

Directed By
Brian Mertes

Plot

The planned circumcision of a couple's daughter leads to a rift between the American father and the Egyptian mother and then to a killing.

Cast

Main cast

Recurring cast

Guest cast

References

Quotes

Lennie Briscoe: Who's she, the new community affairs liaison?
Anita Van Buren: No. What do you have?
Rey Curtis: Come on, L.T. What's up?
Anita Van Buren: Better you hear it from me. She's my lawyer. I was up for captain. One Police Plaza passed me over.
Lennie Briscoe: You're suing the department?
Anita Van Buren: Title seven--they promoted a white woman with the same score on the exam. I have the seniority.
Lennie Briscoe: I'm sorry we asked.


Mr. Tobak: This is an outrage. Dr. Nasser is not some peasant fleeing Cuba with a St. Christopher medal and two goats.
Anita Van Buren: I'm sure he's a respected member of the medical community in Egypt, but he'll have to be detained until his visa status is cleared up.
Mr. Tobak: Are you suddenly a federal official, Lieutenant?
Anita Van Buren: The INS is on their way over, you can discuss Dr. Nasser's release with them.


Jamie Ross: Mr. Tovak finally came through. Dr. Nassar's resume. Turns out he's an OB/GYN.
Jack McCoy: That's a few organs south of cardiology. Impressive. University of Cairo, Royal Academy of Medicine--a six-week seminar at Lenox Hill in '95--new laser techniques in the removal of uterine fibroids.
Jamie Ross: Hard to believe the victim had uterine fibroids.
Jack McCoy: I wonder why Dr. Nassar lied to us.
Jack McCoy: Who's her judge?
Adam Schiff: O'Hara.
Jack McCoy: The one who gave those two kids back to their crackhead mother?
Adam Schiff: Who later beat one of them to death. Yes, that's O'Hara.

Background information and notes

Episode scene cards

1 2 3

Apartment Of
Josef Moussad
212 East 38th Street
Thursday, September 18

Apartment Of
Farrah Patel
95 East 49th Street
Wednesday, September 24

Egyptian Consulate
976 Fifth Avenue
Monday, October 6

4 5 6

Apartment Of
Mrs. Newman
101 East 10th Street
Wednesday, October 8

Rikers Island
Correctional Facility
Friday, October 24

Grand Jury Room
Tuesday, November 4

7 8

Family Court
58 Lafayette Street
Friday, November 7

Office Of
Executive Assistant
D.A. Jack McCoy
Friday, November 7

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