| "Second Opinion" | ||
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| ← | L&O, Episode 5.01 | → |
| Production number: 69408 First aired: 21 September 1994 | ||
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| Written By Michael S. Chernuchin & Jeremy R. Littman Directed By Ed Sherin | ||
Plot[]
Jack McCoy, the new Executive A.D.A., and Kincaid bring up murder charges against a woman who provided questionable alternative treatments for women with breast cancer.
Cast[]
Main cast[]
- Jerry Orbach as Detective Lennie Briscoe
- Chris Noth as Detective Mike Logan
- S. Epatha Merkerson as Lieutenant Anita Van Buren
- Sam Waterston as Executive A.D.A. Jack McCoy
- Jill Hennessy as A.D.A. Claire Kincaid
- Steven Hill as D.A. Adam Schiff
Recurring cast[]
- Leslie Hendrix as M.E. Elizabeth Rodgers
- Victor Truro as Judge Douglas Spivak
- Ron Frazier as Judge Aldo Ianello (uncredited)
Guest cast[]
- Elizabeth Ashley as Defense Attorney Gwen Young
- Tony Roberts as Nicholas Bennett
- Jan Maxwell as Dr. Nancy Haas
- Mitchell Greenberg as Dr. Alan Friedlan
- Linda Pierce as Abigail Hurst
- Polly Adams as Dr. Roberta Gellman
- Aleta Mitchell as Helene Carter
- George Bamford as Leonard Hurst
- Sasha Nanus as Dr. Rachel Manners
- Jeff Brooks as Steven Cooper
- Michael John McGann as Father Reynolds
- Ann Crumb as Marie Lloyd
- Lars Hanson as Lewis Holden
- Marcus Olson as Lab Technician Ryan
- Michael Crider as Dr. Alfredo Salinas
- Peter Ratray as Charlie Hatcher
- Lianne Kressin as Mary Brennan
- Lauren Kyle as Jodi
- Blake Bashoff as Kevin
- Leslie Nipkow as Stevens
- Lionel Pina as Samms
- Donna Jean Fogel as Pauley
- Mark Lotito as Paramedic
- Mary Huner as Receptionist
References[]
- California
- Ann Bennett (victim)
- Laetrile
- Betty Friedan
- Benjamin Stone
Quotes[]
| “ | Two kinds of women in this world. Those that have breast cancer, and that are scared to death of getting it. Articles you skip on the way to the sports page, I cut out and keep in the drawer next to my bed. | ” |
–Anita Van Buren | ||
- Jack McCoy: You're reputation precedes you.
- Claire Kincaid: As does yours. Including your relationships with previous assistants.
- Jack McCoy: Three, in the past 24 years in this office, and that includes an ex-wife.
- McCoy: You're right. It's a tits and ass world. Men are pigs and we should all rot in hell. Unfortunately, that's not my jurisdiction.
- Kincaid: That is not what I'm saying and you know it. If Haas killed Ann Bennett, I don't want her to walk.
- McCoy: But you'd like it a whole lot better if Haas were a man. Isn't that what's bothering you, Claire? If it were Dr. Frank Haas, you'd be the first one out there with the tar and feathers. But a woman actually taking advantage of another woman, that one doesn't show up in the collected works of Betty Friedan. [sigh] Can we get a drink now?
- Kincaid: Speaking of which... I checked.
- McCoy: On what?
- Kincaid: You only had three women assistants.
- McCoy: You're the one who wanted to know the truth.
| “ | Haas tells one patient she's got a cure, it's a little white lie. She tells 2 patients, it's unforgivable. She tells 3 patients, she's a murderer. She tells 4 patients, she's a damn murderer, and it's all admissible! | ” |
–Jack McCoy | ||
Background information and notes[]
- This marks Jack McCoy's first appearance on the series.
- Kincaid mentions that McCoy had three female assistants before her and that she had heard that he had a romantic relationship with all of them. This tidbit comes up a few times over the course of Kincaid and McCoy's working relationship.
- Another episode that deals with alternative cancer treatments is the episode "The Taxman Cometh".
Episode scene cards[]
| 1 | 2 | 3 |
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St. Andrew's Academy |
Apartment of |
Bennett's Antiques |
| 4 | 5 | 6 |
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Dr. Alan Friedland's Office |
Office of the |
Toxicology Lab |
| 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
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Marilee's Boutique |
Research Laboratory |
Supreme Court |
Office of the D.A. |
| Previous episode: "Old Friends" |
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