| "Sisters of Mercy" | ||
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| ← | L&O, Episode 2.17 | → |
| Production number: 67423 First aired: 3 March 1992 | ||
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| Teleplay By René Balcer Story By Robert Palm & René Balcer Directed By Fred Gerber | ||
Plot[]
Cerreta and Logan investigate the accusation that a nun in charge of a shelter for teens molested a young addict.
Cast[]
Main cast[]
- Paul Sorvino as Sergeant Phil Cerreta
- Chris Noth as Detective Mike Logan
- Dann Florek as Captain Donald Cragen
- Michael Moriarty as Executive A.D.A. Benjamin Stone
- Richard Brooks as A.D.A. Paul Robinette
- Steven Hill as D.A. Adam Schiff
Recurring cast[]
- Carolyn McCormick as Dr. Elizabeth Olivet
- Bernie Grant as Judge Irwin Reisman
Guest cast[]
- Kate Burton as Sister Bettina
- William H. Macy as Jack Powell
- Kelli Williams as Maggie Corson
- Judy Reyes as Maria Barragon
- Larry Joshua as McCarter
- LaTanya Richardson as Anne Houston
- Vincent Laresca as Danny
- Tasha Lawrence as Pat Morrill
- Aideen O'Kelly as Sister Kate
- Deborah White as Francine Hughes
- Mark Zimmerman as Polygraph Tester
- Edward D. Murphy as Medic
- M. Lynda Robinson as Reporter
References[]
- Haven House
- The Catcher in the Rye
- Sisters of Mercy
Quotes[]
- Elizabeth Olivet: There's a lot of pain there. I don't think it's an act.
- Mike Logan: Great. So we move on a nun.
- Mike Logan: Don't nuns have curfews?
- Sister Bettina: That went out with the penguin suit.
Background information and notes[]
- Based on the Covenant House scandal involving Bruce Ritter. In 1990, Ritter was forced to resign from the Covenant House after widespread reports that he had engaged in sexual relations with several young boys in the care of the charity, and had financial improprieties in the operations of the organization. It was one of the most widely publicized cases of sexual abuse within the Catholic Church, which in subsequent years was revealed to have been widespread. He also left the Franciscans but retained his priestly faculties. He retired to a small town in upstate New York.
- Actor William H. Macy (Jack Powell) appears for the last time in an episode from Law & Order. He previously appeared in the original pilot "Everybody's Favorite Bagman" as Assistant U.S. Attorney John McCormack.
Episode scene cards[]
| 1 | 2 | 3 |
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Haven House |
Manhattan Psychiatric |
Chambers of |
| 4 | 5 |
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Supreme Court |
Supreme Court |
| Previous episode: "Vengeance" |
"Sisters of Mercy" Law & Order Season 2 |
Next episode: "Cradle to Grave" |