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"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

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

Cast

Main cast

Guest cast

References

Egypt; Female Genital Mutilation

Quotes

(On one of Alison Martin's friends)

Nari went over and called her a slut. Now, she is one, but that's not the point...

–Mrs. Newman

Background information and notes

Background information and notes

Previous episode:
"Burned"
"Ritual"
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Season 8
Next episode:
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