| "Shangri-La" | ||
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| ← | L&O, Episode 13.02 | → |
| Production number: E3301 First aired: 9 October 2002 | ||
| Written By Michael S. Chernuchin Directed By Constantine Makris | ||
Plot[]
The investigation of the murder of a high school English teacher leads Briscoe and Green into allegations of sexual misconduct, culminating in the arrest of a pupil, Fiona Reed. As the case unfolds, the prosecution team of Southerlyn and McCoy discover that she is not who, or even what, she claims to be.
Cast[]
Main cast[]
- Jerry Orbach as Detective Lennie Briscoe
- Jesse L. Martin as Detective Ed Green
- S. Epatha Merkerson as Lieutenant Anita Van Buren
- Sam Waterston as Executive A.D.A. Jack McCoy
- Elisabeth Röhm as A.D.A. Serena Southerlyn
- Fred Dalton Thompson as D.A. Arthur Branch
Recurring cast[]
- Susan Floyd as Defense Attorney Jessica Sheets
- Leslie Hendrix as M.E. Elizabeth Rodgers
- Richard Hirschfeld as Assistant M.E. Brody
- Brian Hyman as Boris Walker
- J.K. Simmons as Dr. Emil Skoda
- Connie Winston as Judge Shirley Taylor
Guest cast[]
- Rob Campbell as Gary Bergan
- Hallie Foote as Margaret Chapman
- Edward James Hyland as Victor Drayson
- Stephi Lineburg as Fiona Reid / Marguerite Sampson / Lorelei Savage
- Bruce Nozick as Stanley Matson
- Max Vogler as Dr. Neil Carson
- Deirdre Madigan as Mrs. Goode
- Sal Petraccione as Buddy
- Tim Miller as Bob
- Lena Georgas as Gwen
- Herve Clermont as Gerald
- Veronica Cruz as Carol
- Kevin Nagle as Chuck
References[]
- New York State Senate
- Albany
- Cathy Briscoe
- Alexander the Great
- Aristotle
- Tiger Woods
- Butch Harmon
- Little Orphan Annie
- Goldilocks and the Three Bears
- Big Bad Wolf
- Lizzie Borden
- The place Shangri-La as depicted in the novel Lost Horizon
Quotes[]
- Jack McCoy: Never get Freudian with a man with a pickle.
- Serena Southerlyn: It's called "res ipsa loquitor", Mr. Bergen. I'm sure your attorney will explain it to you.
- Attorney: It's Italian hocus pocus for "they get a belly full of bupkes".
- Serena Southerlyn: Actually, it's Latin for "two half-naked people in an apartment are probably not there to play Scrabble".
- Lennie Briscoe: (arriving at the crime scene) So, Dr. Brody, tell me the story.
- Dr. Brody: What we got here is one very dead lady.
- Lennie Briscoe: You went to school for that?
- Dr. Brody: Made mom proud.
Background information and notes[]
- Green makes a comment about all of Briscoe's children being grown, though he quickly apologizes for that comment. This is due to the death of one of Briscoe's daughters, Cathy Briscoe, which happened in the season 8 episode "Damaged".
- Briscoe makes a joke about being unable to record the TV show Sex and the City, which had prominently featured actor Chris Noth (who played his partner Mike Logan) in his recurring role as John James "Mr. Big" Preston.
- "Res ipsa loquitur" is Latin for "the thing speaks for itself". It is a common doctrine in tort law used to meet the burden of proof based on circumstantial evidence, declaring that the occurrence of an accident implies negligence. Serena however, seems to be using the term more literally, the way one might say "if it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck, then it's probably a duck."
- With the first-run telecast of "Shangri-La," its 279th episode, Law & Order surpassed the original Hawaii Five-O as TV's longest-running crime drama in prime-time, breaking a record that stood for 22 years.
Episode scene cards[]
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Apartment Of |
Cannon's Pub |
| 3 | 4 | 5 |
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Home Of |
Apartment Of |
Chambers of |
| 6 | 7 | 8 |
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St. Paul's Academy |
Office of |
Supreme Court |
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