Shotgun

"Shotgun"
←	L&O, Episode 20.10	→
Production number: 20010 First aired: 20 November 2009
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Written By Richard Sweren & Julie Martin Directed By Roger Young

Plot

An elderly man is forced to defend his shop from an armed robbery. The resulting investigation has Lupo and Bernard probing ulterior motives for the crime.

Cast

Main cast

• Jeremy Sisto as Detective Cyrus Lupo
• Anthony Anderson as Detective Kevin Bernard
• S. Epatha Merkerson as Lieutenant Anita Van Buren
• Linus Roache as Executive A.D.A. Michael Cutter
• Alana De La Garza as A.D.A. Connie Rubirosa
• Sam Waterston as D.A. Jack McCoy

Recurring cast

• David Garrison as Judge Richard Billings
• Judith Hawking as Judge Noreen Morrison
• Jason Jones as Len Pewls

Guest cast

• Elliott Gould as Stan Harkavy
• Jack T. Carpenter as Max Purcell
• Armando Riesco as Gregory Cardenas
• John McMartin as Julian Hayworth
• Scott Bryce as Otto Bradshaw
• Michael Rivera as Angel Colon
• Kate Hodge as Serena Kensey
• Maureen Mueller as Sally Corman
• Marilyn Torres as Sonya Colon
• Samuel Stricklen as Tyler Jefferson
• Susan Heyward as Alicia Rodriguez
• Audrey Amey as Desiree
• Idara Victor as Nona
• Karen Walsh as Diane Crutchfield
• Shawn Andrew as Sensei Joseph
• Nikki E. Walker as Mother
• Ross Johnson as Eddie
• Wolé Parks as Sergeant Elias
• J. Paul Nicholas as Leon
• Guy Lockard as Duane Jefferson
• Ken Krugman as Court Clerk
• Kenajuan Bentley as Driver
• Liam Ferguson as Stan's Lawyer (uncredited)
• Takako Haywood as Grand Jury Marshall (uncredited)
• Milton A. Marsh III as Clerk (uncredited)

References

• Spanish Harlem
• Kandahar, Afghanistan
• California
• Palm Beach, Florida
• Pierre Hobbs
• Hudson University
• Krugerrand
• Niagara Falls
• Recession of 2009
• Joe the Plumber

Quotes

“	It's Ken Zen Ichi Nyo. "The Fist and Zen are One".	”
–Lupo on Gregory's Japanese arm tattoo.

Purcell: Well, the cards weren't going my way. Guy with hole aces sitting on the nuts burned me for eight grand. Duane fronted me a loan.

Bernard: He was playing loan shark?

Purcell: He was working for one. Got me $8,000. The vig was one point a week. I paid him back a few days before he got killed. Dudes, I swear, I'm just a guy who sucks at poker.

“	"Have a nice day." I'll have a nice day when I'm cured.	”
–Anita Van Buren

“	Since when is it liberal bias to stand up for human dignity and human life, for fairness under the law? You should reexamine your own values, Mr. Pewls, before you start questioning mine.	”
–Jack McCoy

Background information and notes

Episode scene cards

1	2	3
Emergency Room St. Justin's Hospital Wednesday, October 14	Apartment Of Sonya Colon 448 East 107th Street Thursday, October 15	Delario & Sons Funeral Home Friday, October 16

4	5	6
The Hayworth Group 290 Cedar Street Monday, October 19	Citizen Commendation Awards Ceremony 31 Chambers Street Tuesday, October 20	Supreme Court Motion Hearing Wednesday, October 28

7	8	9
Desiree's House Of Beauty 364 East 116th Street Wednesday, October 28	Offices Of Kingsley Properties 158 East 57th Street Thursday, October 29	Supreme Court Grand Jury Room Friday, November 6

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