| "Stalker" | ||
|---|---|---|
| ← | L&O, Episode 8.18 | → |
| Production number: K2523 First aired: 15 April 1998 | ||
| Written By Kathy McCormick Directed By Richard Dobbs | ||
Plot
A stalker accused of murdering a woman could go free because the victim may have lied to police about one of his earlier attacks. When a woman is found unconscious at the bottom of her apartment stairs, Briscoe and Curtis must figure out what happened -- before it's too late. In order to make his case, McCoy pits the two detectives against each other in the courtroom.
Cast
Main cast
- Jerry Orbach as Detective Lennie Briscoe
- Benjamin Bratt as Detective Rey Curtis
- S. Epatha Merkerson as Lieutenant Anita Van Buren
- Sam Waterston as Executive A.D.A. Jack McCoy
- Carey Lowell as A.D.A. Jamie Ross
- Steven Hill as D.A. Adam Schiff
Guest cast
- Yancey Arias as Paul Sanchez
- Cheryl Clifford as Amber Carr
- James Coyle as Jack O'Hara
- Brian Delate as Detective Fraker
- John Fiore as Detective Tony Profaci
- Susan Floyd as Andrea Blake
- Frank Girardeau as Ron Sebastian
- Harry Goz as Mr. Golavski
- Robert Joy as Louis Dutton
- Nina Landey as Diane Carver
- Joe Lisi as Chris Minetti
- Daniel Oreskes as Mr. Wilson
- Marilyn Rockafellow as Mrs. Blake
- Roger Serbagi as Judge Quinn
- Greg Shamie as Billy Carr
- James Shanklin as Matt Vasco
- David Raymond Wagner as CSU Technician
- Stephen Gevedon as Russell Lowery
- Leon Addison Brown as Robertson
References
Homebody, Inc.; Brownsville; Pennsylvania; St. Mark's Hospital
Quotes
- Lennie Briscoe: Can anybody verify that [alibi]?
- Building Superintendent: Yeah, the shrew I married. If I wanted to throw anybody down the stairs...
- Lennie Briscoe (the thrice-married Briscoe understanding): Got it.
- Lennie Briscoe (speaking to a group of detectives over a meal): He wanted to have sex twice a day. She wanted to have sex twice a year. So I wrote him a summons that said, "You must have sex once a week and only once."
- Tony Profaci: And they bought it?
- Lennie Briscoe: Yeah. I'm the police.
- Medical Examiner (on finding Andrea Blake dead in her apartment): Beaten, stabbed, broken neck.
- Lennie Briscoe: At least she can't say, "I told you so."
- Jamie Ross: Lowery was in prison in Pennsylvania when the e-mail started. If he's Giovanni, then he must have had access to an on-line computer.
- Jack McCoy: Have they checked that out?
- Jamie Ross: No.
- Jack McCoy: How sure are they about Lowery?
- Jamie Ross: They dropped the ball, somebody got killed.
- Jack McCoy: Send them to Pennsylvania.
- Lennie Briscoe: I hear some judge threw out the tape.
- Jack McCoy: We're waiting for the other shoe to drop.
- Lennie Briscoe: Which is?
- Jamie Ross: Motion to dismiss, which we're going to lose.
- Lennie Briscoe: The tape's out 'cause she lied about the first attack?
- Jack McCoy: Yes.
- Lennie Briscoe: I don't think she lied. I think the guy pushed her down the stairs.
- Jack McCoy: Did it occur to you to mention this sooner?
- Lennie Briscoe: I didn't know there was going to be a problem.
- Jack McCoy: Do you have anything besides an opinion based on hindsight?
- Lennie Briscoe: 28 Years' experience.
- Jack McCoy: Why did you change your mind?
- Lennie Briscoe: You saw the crime scene photos and you have to ask me that? We made a mistake and she paid for it.
- Jack McCoy: Do you understand the implications?
- Lennie Briscoe: The defense has a police report that says the opposite of what I'm saying.
- Jack McCoy: Manetti will tear you to shreds on the stand. I can't stop it.
- Lennie Briscoe: I can make the case.
- Jack McCoy: Under oath?
- Lennie Briscoe (leaving): You set it up. I'll be there.
- Jack McCoy (to Jamie Ross): We're indicting Lowery for attempted murder.
- Jamie Ross: For the incident on the stairs?
- Jack McCoy: I'm not sending Briscoe to the lions without backup.
- Jamie Ross: What about the police report?
- Jack McCoy: You heard the man. The police made a mistake.
- Judge Quinn (to defense attorney Manetti): You're accusing a police detective of lying under oath and two Assistant D.A.s of suborning perjury. Do you have anything to back up your charges?
- Lennie Briscoe: Yeah. His opinion.
- Judge Quinn: All right, that'll do, Detective Briscoe. Move on, Mr. Manetti.
- Anita Van Buren: You were an inch away from perjury!
- Lennie Briscoe: More like a foot, foot and a half.
- Adam Schiff: What you've got is two cops making us look like morons.
- Jack McCoy: They're both trying to do the right thing.
- Adam Schiff: Their good intentions could cost us a conviction. Offer Lowery a plea.
- Jack McCoy: I did. Manetti turned it down.
- Adam Schiff: Then, do something else.
- Jack McCoy: We only have one move left.
- Jamie Ross: Hang Rey Curtis out to dry.
Background information and notes
Background information and notes
- Constantine Makris won the 1998 Emmy for Outstanding Cinematography for a Series for his work in this episode
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