"Rocket Man" | ||
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← | CI, Episode 6.19 | → |
Production number: 06019 First aired (US): 1 May 2007 First aired (CAN): 1 May 2007 First aired (AUS): 10 August 2007 | ||
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Teleplay By Siobhan Byrne Story By Siobhan Byrne, Julie Martin & Warren Leight Directed By Michael Smith |
The murder of an astronaut leads to an investigation of the complex life of those in the space program.
Plot[]
Detectives Goren and Eames investigate the death of a female astronaut who is found murdered in her hotel room on the morning of a press conference to promote an upcoming shuttle launch. The investigation leads Goren and Eames to question an ex-boyfriend and jealous colleagues of the dead woman, who was set to be the youngest astronaut ever to go up in space. As they probe further and deeper into the case, the investigators find a link to a suspicious married space shuttle commander with whom the victim was having an affair, and a female crew member, who is a close friend of the commander's wife. Close to the end, an unexpected twist changes everything. It turns out that the commander's wife caused Sandy, a jealous colleague, to believe that the commander loved her by sending her emails and gifts. She herself gave Sandy lotion for her dry skin which turned out to have steroids in it. When Sandy couldn't take the fact that the commander was sleeping with the woman, she took matters into her own hands and murdered her.
Cast[]
Main cast[]
- Vincent D'Onofrio as Detective Robert Goren
- Kathryn Erbe as Detective Alexandra Eames
- Eric Bogosian as Captain Danny Ross
Recurring cast[]
- Leslie Hendrix as Dr. Elizabeth Rodgers
- Pat Murphy as Dawn Condor
Guest cast[]
- Tate Donovan as Commander Luke Nelson
- Amy Ryan as Edie Nelson
- Charissa Chamorro as Sandy Delgado
- Michael Cumpsty as Mark Schaeffer
- Peter Bradbury as Major Craig Hurley
- Phoebe Jonas as Barbara Lee
- Ty Jones as Matt Shaw
- Lisa Velten as Ms. Paterson
- Ed Moran as Fahey
- Sarah Ireland as Holmes
- Kelly Sullivan as Lieutenant Jessica Hart
References[]
- Sally Ride
- National Space Agency
- Worldweek
- Space Shuttle
- Houston
Quotes[]
Quotes
Background information and notes[]
- Another episode in the Law & Order franchise that deals with the death of a young, female astronaut is the Law & Order: Special Victims Unit episode "Lunacy".
- The opening track played in the intro is "Fever (Adam Freeland Remix)" by Sarah Vaughan.
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