The Hardest Thing

"The Hardest Thing"
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Production number: 24011 First aired (US): 30 January 2025 First aired (CAN): 30 January 2025 First aired (AUS): 31 January 2025
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Written By Art Alamo Directed By Michael Pressman

Summary

When a wealthy man is executed in his home, Shaw and Riley aim to determine who was greedy enough to want him dead. Price must try a difficult case amidst his father's failing health.

Plot

plot

Cast

Main cast

• Reid Scott as Detective Vincent Riley
• Mehcad Brooks as Detective Jalen Shaw
• Maura Tierney as Lieutenant Jessica Brady
• Hugh Dancy as E.A.D.A. Nolan Price
• Odelya Halevi as A.D.A. Samantha Maroun
• Tony Goldwyn as D.A. Nicholas Baxter

Recurring cast

• Željko Ivanek as Attorney Charles Banks
• Joseph Kamal as Judge Wall
• Barry Kolman as William Price

Guest cast

• Jack Cutmore-Scott as Sean Harper
• Katie Lowes as Victoria Beyer
• Justin Chatwin as Thomas Price
• Rena Maliszewski as Dr. Vanessa Lark
• Skylar James Lark as Uni #2

References

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Quotes

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Background information and notes

• Actors Tony Goldwyn and Katie Lowes both starred on the TV show Scandal, though they did not share any scenes together.

Episode scene cards

1	2	3
Home of Charles & Clarissa Harper 798 Barrow Street Tuesday, December 3	Niducci's 813 Garden Street Wednesday, December 4	Home of Sean Harper 537 Pitt Street Wednesday, December 4

4	5	6
Supreme Court Trial Part 14 Monday, January 27	Supreme Court Trial Part 14 Tuesday, January 28	Mercy General ICU Wednesday, January 29

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"The Hardest Thing" Law & Order Season 24

Next episode: "Duty to Protect"