Law and Order
Register
No edit summary
Tags: Visual edit apiedit
No edit summary
Line 46: Line 46:
 
* [[Chris Noth]] as [[Detective]] [[Mike Logan]]
 
* [[Chris Noth]] as [[Detective]] [[Mike Logan]]
 
* [[Dann Florek]] as [[Captain]] [[Donald Cragen]]
 
* [[Dann Florek]] as [[Captain]] [[Donald Cragen]]
* [[Michael Moriarty]] as [[Executive Assistant District Attorney|Executive A.D.A.]] [[Benjamin Stone]]
+
* [[Michael Moriarty]] as [[Executive assistant district attorney|Executive A.D.A.]] [[Benjamin Stone]]
* [[Richard Brooks]] as [[Assistant District Attorney|A.D.A.]] [[Paul Robinette]]
+
* [[Richard Brooks]] as [[Assistant district attorney|A.D.A.]] [[Paul Robinette]]
* [[Steven Hill]] as [[District Attorney|D.A.]] [[Adam Schiff]]
+
* [[Steven Hill]] as [[District attorney|D.A.]] [[Adam Schiff]]
   
 
=== Recurring cast ===
 
=== Recurring cast ===
Line 61: Line 61:
 
* [[Phillip R. Allen]] as Mr. Davis, Zalta's attorney
 
* [[Phillip R. Allen]] as Mr. Davis, Zalta's attorney
 
* [[Anna Katarina]] as [[Elena Skolnick]]
 
* [[Anna Katarina]] as [[Elena Skolnick]]
 
* [[Sidney Armus]] as [[Judge]] [[Arnold Fishbein]]
 
* [[Linda Atkinson]] as Detective Vitello
 
* [[Linda Atkinson]] as Detective Vitello
 
* [[F.X. Vitolo]] as Detective Fenton
 
* [[F.X. Vitolo]] as Detective Fenton
Line 66: Line 67:
   
 
=== Guest cast ===
 
=== Guest cast ===
* [[Sidney Armus]] as [[Judge]] [[Arnold Fishbein]]
 
 
* [[Rex Everhart]] as Fire Inspector
 
* [[Rex Everhart]] as Fire Inspector
 
* [[Michael P. Moran]] as Limo Driver
 
* [[Michael P. Moran]] as Limo Driver
Line 73: Line 73:
 
* [[María Cellario]] as [[Connie Masucci]]
 
* [[María Cellario]] as [[Connie Masucci]]
 
* [[David Cryer]] as [[Arraignment Judge]] M. Kleinman
 
* [[David Cryer]] as [[Arraignment Judge]] M. Kleinman
* [[Marvin Chatinover]] as Judge [[Michael O'Donnelly]]
+
* [[Marvin Chatinover]] as Housing Judge [[Michael O'Donnelly]]
 
* [[Gene Canfield]] as D'Agastino
 
* [[Gene Canfield]] as D'Agastino
 
* [[John Anthony Williams]] as Varone
 
* [[John Anthony Williams]] as Varone
Line 152: Line 152:
 
{| class="grey" width="100%"
 
{| class="grey" width="100%"
 
|- style="font-variant:small-caps; background-color:#eed62d"
 
|- style="font-variant:small-caps; background-color:#eed62d"
! width="17%" style="text-align:center" | 1
+
! width="33%" style="text-align:center" | 1
! width="17%" style="text-align:center" | 2
+
! width="33%" style="text-align:center" | 2
! width="17%" style="text-align:center" | 3
+
! width="33%" style="text-align:center" | 3
 
|- style="font-variant:small-caps; text-align:center; font-size: 90%; background-color:#ffff93;"
 
|- style="font-variant:small-caps; text-align:center; font-size: 90%; background-color:#ffff93;"
 
|
 
|
Line 171: Line 171:
 
{| class="grey" width="100%"
 
{| class="grey" width="100%"
 
|- style="font-variant:small-caps; background-color:#eed62d"
 
|- style="font-variant:small-caps; background-color:#eed62d"
! width="17%" style="text-align:center" | 4
+
! width="33%" style="text-align:center" | 4
! width="17%" style="text-align:center" | 5
+
! width="33%" style="text-align:center" | 5
! width="17%" style="text-align:center" | 6
+
! width="33%" style="text-align:center" | 6
 
|- style="font-variant:small-caps; text-align:center; font-size: 90%; background-color:#ffff93;"
 
|- style="font-variant:small-caps; text-align:center; font-size: 90%; background-color:#ffff93;"
 
|
 
|

Revision as of 22:16, 2 September 2018

"The Torrents of Greed (Part II)"
L&O, Episode 1.16
Production number: 66225
First aired: 19 February 1991
  th of 456 produced in L&O  
th of 456 released in L&O
  th of 1271 released in all  
Stone The Torrents of Greed Part 2
Teleplay By
Michael S. Chernuchin

Story By
Michael S. Chernuchin & Michael Duggan

Directed By
E.W. Swackhamer

Benjamin Stone tries to salvage his prosecution of the Masucci family when Beigal faces bribery charges and seems willing to turn against his brother-in-law.

Plot

Stone and Robinette continue to pursue organized crime boss Frank Masucci after he is acquitted of murder.

Cast

Main cast

Recurring cast

Guest cast

References

References

Quotes

"I inspect five buildings a day, five days a week, fifty weeks a year. So I missed a couple of violations, I'm human. You never lost a case, Mr. Stone?"
"Well, one mistake is human. Two is perhaps a lapse in concentration. Three is stupid, but the same mistake consistently over a period of two years indicates another form of human fallibility here."
"Such as what?"
"Greed?"

- Laurel McGinty and Benjamin Stone


"You lost, Mr. Robinette. This is America. One strike and you’re out."

- Judge Arnold Fishbein


"That's why we need a warrant."
"A warrant. Sounds like a fishing license to me."

- Paul Robinette and Judge Arnold Fishbein


"What have we got so far?"
"Masucci's greatest hits."

- Max Greevey and Mike Logan


"Call Cragen and tell him to pick up Masucci."
"For what?"
"I don't give a damn. For spitting on the sidewalk."

- Benjamin Stone and Paul Robinette


"You're bluffing."
"Yeah, you’re right. We'd be real upset if something happened to a piece of crap like you. "

- Joe Pilefsky and Mike Logan


"From '80 to '88, Beigal made The Post's 50 Worst Landlords list. Last two years, he's spotless."
"Maybe he got religion."

- Max Greevey and Donald Cragen


"You ever hear of Don Quixote?"
"Did you ever hear about David and Goliath? And we have God on our side."

- Max Greevey and Benjamin Stone


"Katherine Beigel did in ten seconds what we couldn't do for ten years. Put Frank Masucci out of business. Permanently."

- Mike Logan


"Justice is blind, detective. Nobody said it was fair."

- Benjamin Stone

Background information and notes

  • The usual opening narration is dropped, replaced by a recap of the events of the previous episode:

"Occasionally, the criminal justice system can be twisted and manipulated by the very people it's meant to punish. This is one of those cases. What started as an assault on a Russian candy store owner mushroomed into an investigation of Manhattan's most powerful crime family. These are some of the players."

The players are identified by name and function within the Masucci crime family. The recap shows little clips from the previous episode. The people mentioned are:

"Joe Pilefsky – A soldier in the Masucci family. Hired muscle."
"Mario Zalta – A Capo in the Masucci family. Currently running an un-taxed cigarette scam."
"Harv Beigal – The Don's brother-in-law. The cigarettes go through his warehouse."
"Frank Masucci – The Don. Head of the largest crime family in New York."

"These four men conspired to set up Stone. Stone brought Masucci to trial for the murder of Union President Russell Mackey; not knowing that he'd been set up by the Don. Unable to re-trial Frank Masucci for murder, Stone has had to settle for prosecuting Pilefsky and Zalta for the assault on the Russian candy store owner."

  • The first title card after the opening credits reads "Three Months Later"; however, based on the ending dates of Part I (Friday, January 5), Part II actually begins two months later (Friday, March 9).
  • This episode shares similarities with the John Gotti crime syndicate case. Gotti and five of his brothers all joined the Mafia at early ages and Gotti soon became boss of the well known Gambino crime family, one of the Five Families in New York City. He became widely known for his outspoken personality and flamboyant style that eventually caused his downfall. In 1992, Gotti was convicted of racketeering, thirteen murders, obstruction of justice, hijacking, conspiracy to commit murder, illegal gambling, extortion, tax evasion, loansharking, and other crimes and was sentenced to life in prison, where he died ten years later. (Source: John Gotti at Wikipedia)

Episode scene cards

1 2 3

Surveillance of
Harv Beigal
Friday, March 9

Rikers Island
Interrogation Room
Wednesday, March 21

Offices of the Chief
Medical Examiner
Monday, March 23

4 5 6

Residence of
Mr. & Mrs. Harv Beigal
185 Central Park West
Wednesday, April 4

La Stanza Restaurant
Greenwich Village
Thursday, April 5

Residence of Mr. & Mrs.
Frank Masucci
Forest Hills
Wednesday, April 11

Previous episode:
"The Torrents of Greed (1)"
"The Torrents of Greed (2)"
Law & Order
Season 1
Next episode:
"Mushrooms"
Seasons 123456789101112131415161718192021222324