Seed (L&O)

"Seed"
←	L&O, Episode 5.15	→
Production number: 69420 First aired: 15 February 1995
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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

• 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

• Joan Copeland as Judge Rebecca Stein
• Stephen Henderson as Judge Marc Kramer
• Judy Frank as Judge Jean Bryant
• Ron Frazier as Judge Aldo Iannello

Guest cast

• Mark Blum as Michael Aronson
• David Margulies as Dr. Jordan Delbert
• Jordan Clarke as Mr. Parker
• Kristin Griffith as Clara Brock
• Alyson Reed as Assistant M.E. Heather Coyle
• Ivar Brogger as Nathan Brock
• Deborah Tranelli as Christine Kennedy
• Zach Grenier as Jim Warren
• Thomas Nahrwold as Dr. Lang
• Joyce Lynn O'Connor as Beth Kellner
• Anne Chapin as Carol Miller
• David Phillips as Phil Vaughn
• Donna Mitchell as Susan Parker
• Diedre Bodie-Henderson as Anita
• Beth McDonald as Mary Cooper
• Ron Ryan as Wallace

References

• Bette Davis
• Florida
• Ed McMahon
• Oprah

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. (Cecil Jacobson at Wikipedia)

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
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

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Mount Sinai Hospital Dr. Michael Lang Thursday, April 11

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"Seed" Law & Order Season 5

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