| "Thin Ice" | ||
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| ← | L&O, Episode 11.08 | → |
| Production number: E1310 First aired: 20 December 2000 | ||
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| Teleplay By Barry Schindel & Matt Witten Story By Bernard Goldberg Directed By Jace Alexander | ||
Plot[]
The killing of a school-hockey coach leads to a case in which the defendant claims that he committed the crime while suffering from "sports rage."
Cast[]
Main cast[]
- Jerry Orbach as Detective Lennie Briscoe
- Jesse L. Martin as Detective Ed Green
- S. Epatha Merkerson as Lieutenant Anita Van Buren
- Sam Waterston as Executive A.D.A. Jack McCoy
- Angie Harmon as A.D.A. Abbie Carmichael
- Dianne Wiest as Interim D.A. Nora Lewin
Recurring cast[]
- Dennis Boutsikaris as Defense Attorney Al Archer
- Richard Venture as Defense Attorney Douglas Greer
- Leslie Hendrix as M.E. Elizabeth Rodgers
- Mark Kenneth Smaltz as Judge William Koehler
- Marylou Mellace as Arraignment Judge Antonia Mellon
- Malachi Weir as Forensic Technician Payden
- Harry Bouvy as C.S.U. Technician Sam Welby
Guest cast[]
- Geoff Wigdor as Keith Taylor
- Harley Venton as Raymond Taylor
- Noel Wilson as Jake Arnold
- Isabel Glasser as Patty Taylor
- George Guidall as Bertram Dobbs
- George T. Odom as Bobby Williams
- Pamela Stewart as Carmen Crider
- Peter Lewis as Parent
- Lois Markle as Kali Doxiadis
- Nik Tyler as Josh Felder
- Nicholas Gould as Arnold Felder
- Dana Smith as Naomi Felder
- Gary Cowling as Bob Mele
- Jesse McCartney as Danny Driscoll
- Nancy Ticotin as Alma Nogales
- Judy Del Giudice as Rose McCutcheson
- Lexie Sperduto as Nicole Lippman
- Lynda Ashe as Laura Lippman
- Frank Guy as Forperson
- John H. Tobin as Russell Crider (uncredited)
- Tim Carr as Courtroom Reporter (uncredited)
References[]
Quotes[]
- Jack McCoy (during his closing argument): Are we really prepared to create a society in which nobody is responsible for controlling their anger?
- Nora Lewin: When my niece was younger, she used to play soccer. I remember all the parents screaming at each other on the sidelines. Insanity is a pretty good description of their behavior, but it's not a legal excuse.
- Nora Lewin: What did Dr. Skoda say?
- Jack McCoy: That just because someone gets real mad doesn't mean they're insane.
- Jack McCoy: The law says your right to rage ends at the other guy's nose.
- Ed Green: (Referring to dead victim in parking garage.) Guy stuck his car in a garage, thought he was safe.
- Lennie Briscoe: He forgot the high cost of parking in Manhattan.
Background information and notes[]
- This episode was originally scheduled to air on 13 December 2000.
- Another episode in the Law & Order franchise that deals with youth hockey is the Law & Order: Special Victims Unit episode "Great Expectations".
Episode scene cards[]
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Communications Division |
Office of Bob Mele |
Apartment of |
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Forensic Sound Lab |
Apartment of |
Supreme Court |
Supreme Court |
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