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[[Detective]]s {{Briscoe}} and {{Logan}} investigate a fertility doctor who has been inseminating his patients with his own sperm.
 
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== Plot ==
  
== Plot ==
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The detectives discover that a fertility doctor has been an anonymous sperm donor in numerous pregnancies.
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A routine investigation into a woman's death leads Briscoe and Logan to a fertility doctor who is responsible of unethical practices, but he cannot be touched because of confidentiality rules and his patients' reluctance to talk.
  
   
 
==Cast==
  
==Cast==
 
===Main cast===
  
===Main cast===
 
* [[Jerry Orbach]] as [[Detective]] [[Lennie Briscoe]]
  
* [[Jerry Orbach]] as [[Detective]] [[Lennie Briscoe]]
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* [[Chris Noth]] as [[Detective]] [[Mike Logan]]
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* [[Chris Noth]] as Detective [[Mike Logan]]
 
* [[S. Epatha Merkerson]] as [[Lieutenant]] [[Anita Van Buren]]
  
* [[S. Epatha Merkerson]] as [[Lieutenant]] [[Anita Van Buren]]
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* [[Sam Waterston]] as [[Executive Assistant District Attorney|Executive A.D.A.]] [[Jack McCoy]]
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* [[Sam Waterston]] as [[Executive assistant district attorney|Executive A.D.A.]] [[Jack McCoy]]
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* [[Jill Hennessy]] as [[Assistant District Attorney|A.D.A.]] [[Claire Kincaid]]
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* [[Jill Hennessy]] as [[Assistant district attorney|A.D.A.]] [[Claire Kincaid]]
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* [[Steven Hill]] as [[District Attorney|D.A.]] [[Adam Schiff]]
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* [[Steven Hill]] as [[District attorney|D.A.]] [[Adam Schiff]]
   
 
===Recurring cast===
  
===Recurring cast===
 
* [[Joan Copeland]] as [[Judge]] [[Rebecca Stein]]
  
* [[Joan Copeland]] as [[Judge]] [[Rebecca Stein]]
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* [[Stephen Henderson]] as [[Judge]] [[Marc Kramer]]
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* [[Ron Frazier]] as Judge [[Aldo Ianello]]
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* [[Judy Frank]] as [[Judge]] [[Jean Bryant]]
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* [[Judy Frank]] as Judge [[Jean Bryant]]
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* [[Ron Frazier]] as [[Judge]] [[Aldo Iannello]]
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* [[Stephen Henderson]] as Judge [[Marc Kramer]]
   
 
===Guest cast===
  
===Guest cast===
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* [[Mark Blum]] as Michael Aronson
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* [[Mark Blum]] as [[Defense attorney|Defense Attorney]] [[Michael Aronson]]
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* [[David Margulies]] as Dr. Jordan Delbert
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* [[David Margulies]] as Dr. [[Jordan Delbert]]
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* [[Jordan Clarke]] as Mr. Parker
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* [[Jordan Clarke]] as [[Brandon Parker]]
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* [[Kristin Griffith]] as Clara Brock
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* [[Kristin Griffith]] as [[Clara Brock]]
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* [[Alyson Reed]] as Assistant [[Medical Examiner]] Heather Coyle
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* [[Alyson Reed]] as [[Medical examiner|M.E.]] [[Heather Coyle]]
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* [[Ivar Brogger]] as Nathan Brock
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* [[Ivar Brogger]] as [[Nathan Brock]]
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* [[Deborah Tranelli]] as Christine Kennedy
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* [[Deborah Tranelli]] as [[Christine Kennedy]]
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* [[Zach Grenier]] as Jim Warren
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* [[Zach Grenier]] as [[Jim Warren]]
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* [[Thomas Nahrwold]] as Dr. Lang
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* [[Thomas Nahrwold]] as Dr. [[Lang (Dr.)|Lang]]
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* [[Joyce Lynn O'Connor]] as Beth Kellner
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* [[Joyce Lynn O'Connor]] as [[Beth Kellner]]
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* [[Anne Chapin]] as Carol Miller
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* [[Anne Chapin]] as [[Carol Miller]]
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* [[David Phillips]] as Phil Vaughn
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* [[David Phillips]] as [[Phil Vaughn]]
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* [[Donna Mitchell]] as Susan Parker
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* [[Donna Mitchell]] as [[Susan Parker]]
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* [[Diedre Bodie-Henderson]] as Anita
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* [[Diedre Bodie-Henderson]] as [[Anita]]
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* [[Beth McDonald]] as Mary Cooper
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* [[Beth McDonald]] as [[Mary Cooper]]
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* [[Ron Ryan]] as Wallace
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* [[Ron Ryan]] as [[Wallace]]
   
 
== References ==
  
== References ==
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*[[wikipedia:Bette Davis|Bette Davis]]
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''References''
  
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*[[Florida]]
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*[[wikipedia:Ed McMahon|Ed McMahon]]
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*[[wikipedia:Oprah|Oprah]]
   
 
== Quotes ==
  
== Quotes ==
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{{Conversation|Brother, and I thought I had a bad beat being raised by two alcoholics.|Logan|I wonder which mommy's gonna teach him to smoke and drink.|Briscoe|And shave.|Logan|Well, it's the 90s. Everybody's allowed to gross and disgusting, not just you.|Briscoe}}
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''Quotes''
  
   
 
== Background information and notes ==
  
== Background information and notes ==
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* This episode is based on the Dr. Cecil Jacobson case. Jacobson operated a fertility clinic in Virginia, and in March of 1992 was sentenced to five years in prison after it was learned that he inseminated seventy-five of his female patients with his own sperm. Jacobson had led the women to believe they were being inseminated with the sperm of anonymous donors who shared many physical characteristics with their own husbands. He also led many of his patients to believe they had become pregnant and miscarried when in fact they had never actually been pregnant. ('''Source''': {{Wikipedia|Cecil Jacobson}})
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* This episode is based on the Dr. Cecil Jacobson case. Jacobson operated a fertility clinic in Virginia, and in March 1992, he was sentenced to five years in prison after it was learned that he inseminated 75 female patients with his own sperm. Jacobson led the women to believe they were being inseminated with the sperm of anonymous donors who shared many physical characteristics with their own husbands. He also led many of his patients to believe they had become pregnant and miscarried when in fact they had never actually been pregnant. ({{Wikipedia|Cecil Jacobson}})
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* Goof: Ron Frazier's judge character is listed in the scene card as "Michael Ianello" but his appearance in other episodes lists his name as "Aldo Ianello" both in the credits and his character's nameplate.
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* Why did they change the name of the doctor from "Gilbert" to "Delbert" after filming? The captions show Gilbert, but the voice-over dubbing clearly sounds like Delbert. In one scene, McCoy mouths the name Gilbert and the obvious voice-over says Delbert... very strange, indeed.
  
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* Although he doesn't appear, Judge [[Douglas Spivak]] is mentioned handling the Dworkins case in part 93 that McCoy was prosecuting before he handed it over to Kincaid and she convinces him not to severe the case.
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===Episode scene cards===
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Office of<br />
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Dr. Jordan Delbert<br />
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791 East 60th Street<br />
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Thursday, January 11
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Chambers of<br />
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Judge Jean Bryant<br />
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Wednesday, January 17
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Bromley Boutique<br />
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518 Madison Avenue<br />
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Friday, January 19
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|- style="font-variant:small-caps; background-color:#eed62d"
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! width="33%" style="text-align:center" | 4
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! width="33%" style="text-align:center" | 6
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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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Clara Brock<br />
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400 West 83rd Street<br />
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Tuesday, January 23
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|
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Chambers of<br />
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Judge Michael Ianello<br />
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Friday, January 26
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|
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B&C Laboratories<br />
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687 East 20th Street<br />
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Thursday, February 1
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|}
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{| class="grey" width="100%"
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|- style="font-variant:small-caps; background-color:#eed62d"
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! width="25%" style="text-align:center" | 7
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|- style="font-variant:small-caps; text-align:center; font-size: 90%; background-color:#ffff93;"
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Hudson Diagnostic<br />
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Laboratories<br />
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615 West 121 Street<br />
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Monday, February 12
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|
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Supreme Court<br />
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Motion Hearing<br />
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Wednesday, March 6
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|
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New York County<br />
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Family Court<br />
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Friday, March 29
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|
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Mount Sinai Hospital<br />
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Dr. Michael Lang<br />
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Thursday, April 11
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{{episode|Title=Seed|Series=Law & Order|Serieslink=L&O|Season=5|Previous=[[Performance]]|Next=[[Wannabe (L&O)|Wannabe]]}}
  
{{episode|Title=Seed|Series=Law & Order|Serieslink=L&O|Season=5|Previous=[[Performance]]|Next=[[Wannabe (L&O)|Wannabe]]}}
 
[[Category:L&O episodes]]
  
[[Category:L&O episodes]]

Revision as of 03:40, 1 March 2019

"Seed"
← L&O, Episode 5.15 →
Production number: 69420
First aired: 15 February 1995
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Logan Seed
Written By
Michael S. Chernuchin & Janis Diamond

Directed By
Don Scardino

Plot

The detectives discover that a fertility doctor has been an anonymous sperm donor in numerous pregnancies.

Cast

Main cast

Recurring cast

Guest cast

References

Quotes

Logan: Brother, and I thought I had a bad beat being raised by two alcoholics.
Briscoe: I wonder which mommy's gonna teach him to smoke and drink.
Logan: And shave.
Briscoe: Well, it's the 90s. Everybody's allowed to gross and disgusting, not just you.

Background information and notes

  • This episode is based on the Dr. Cecil Jacobson case. Jacobson operated a fertility clinic in Virginia, and in March 1992, he was sentenced to five years in prison after it was learned that he inseminated 75 female patients with his own sperm. Jacobson led the women to believe they were being inseminated with the sperm of anonymous donors who shared many physical characteristics with their own husbands. He also led many of his patients to believe they had become pregnant and miscarried when in fact they had never actually been pregnant. (Cecil Jacobson at Wikipedia)
  • Goof: Ron Frazier's judge character is listed in the scene card as "Michael Ianello" but his appearance in other episodes lists his name as "Aldo Ianello" both in the credits and his character's nameplate.
  • Although he doesn't appear, Judge Douglas Spivak is mentioned handling the Dworkins case in part 93 that McCoy was prosecuting before he handed it over to Kincaid and she convinces him not to severe the case.

Episode scene cards

1 2 3

Office of
Dr. Jordan Delbert
791 East 60th Street
Thursday, January 11

Chambers of
Judge Jean Bryant
Wednesday, January 17

Bromley Boutique
518 Madison Avenue
Friday, January 19

4 5 6

Clara Brock
400 West 83rd Street
Tuesday, January 23

Chambers of
Judge Michael Ianello
Friday, January 26

B&C Laboratories
687 East 20th Street
Thursday, February 1

7 8 9 10

Hudson Diagnostic
Laboratories
615 West 121 Street
Monday, February 12

Supreme Court
Motion Hearing
Wednesday, March 6

New York County
Family Court
Friday, March 29

Mount Sinai Hospital
Dr. Michael Lang
Thursday, April 11

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