| "Tough Love" | ||
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| ← | L&O, Episode 24.21 | → |
| Production number: 24021 First aired (US): 8 May 2025 First aired (CAN): 8 May 2025 First aired (AUS): 9 May 2025 | ||
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| Teleplay By Pamela Wechsler & Scott Gold Story By Pamela Wechsler & William Lapp Directed By Martha Mitchell | ||
Summary[]
A tough love sports agent is found stabbed to death, leaving the squad with a trail of suspects who wanted him gone. Despite a wealth of evidence, Price and Maroun worry that a lack of motive will tank their case.
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[]
Guest cast[]
- Stephen A. Smith as Ted Hunter
- Dasan Frazier as Eric Hunter
- Arthur McAlpine III as Josh Hunter
- Brenda Pressley as Judge Nancy Freeman
- Dushaun Thompson as Jackson Dean
- Zuleyma Guevara as Dr. Sonya Morley
- Matthew William Ellis as Brian Boggs
- Tom Frank as Ethan Matthews
- Chi Mancho as Tommy Caro
- J. Zane Stephens as Nightclub Manager
- Blanca Franck as MLI Burns
- Omar Alvi as Foreperson
References[]
- LeBron James
- Kevin Durant
- Anthony Edwards aka Ant-Man
- National Football League
- Artificial intelligence
- Battered woman syndrome
- William Price
Quotes[]
quotes
Background Information and Notes[]
- Actor Ruben Santiago-Hudson reprises his recurring role as Defense Attorney Winters. He is the third defense attorney character from the original run of Law & Order to appear in the revival as his original character (the first being Sanford Remz and the second being Dave Seaver).
Episode scene cards[]
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Home of |
Vortex 21 Nightclub |
Veridian Town Car |
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Chambers of |
Supreme Court |
Supreme Court |
| Previous episode: "Sins of the Father" |
"Tough Love" Law & Order Season 24 |
Next episode: "Look the Other Way" |