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Detectives Briscoe and Curtis investigate a schoolyard shooting where a popular teacher, Amanda Kovac, was shot. She had recently been pivotal in getting three boys suspended for having sex in the school. One of the boys, Randy, says someone shot at them and they returned fire. They trace the shooter to another student, Sally Maxwell, but the boys say they have no idea who Sally is or why she would shoot at them. Sally claims the boys raped her older sister Valerie, who is mentally disabled with an IQ of 65, and decided to take matters into her own hands after school officials did nothing about it. The challenge for the prosecutors is to demonstrate that the boys knew of Valerie's disability before they had sex with her. Meanwhile, Ray Curtis has asked Lt. Van Buren for a transfer and Briscoe is still having deal with his own daughter Cathy's arrest.

Robert Clohessy has played four different roles over the course of the series: Episode 19.19 Law & Order: All New (2009) - Fire Chief Episode 15.20 Law & Order: Tombstone (2005) - Kenny Peluso Episode 10.10 Law & Order: Loco Parentis (2000) - Robert Telford Episode 8.22 Law & Order: Damaged (1998) - Defense Attorney Painte

Mark Lotito has played six different roles over the course of the series:

  • Episode 13.7 Law & Order: Open Season (2002) - Bartender
  • Episode 8.24 Law & Order: Monster (1998) - Detective Mallory
  • Episode 8.22 Law & Order: Damaged (1998) - Detective Mallory
  • Episode 8.21 Law & Order: Bad Girl (1998) - Detective Mallory
  • Episode 6.18 Law & Order: Atonement (1996) - Nance
  • Episode 5.1 Law & Order: Second Opinion (1994) - Paramedic
  • Episode 4.4 Law & Order: Profile (1993) - Policeman #1
  • Episode 3.20 Law & Order: Securitate (1993) - Bailey

The ballistics lab technician says the shooter using the 9 mm was firing in a manner consistent with a fusillade, which is a technical term that can be used to describe a military unit firing a salvo of shots at once on command. The term's other meaning is the one that applies in this case, as fusillade can also mean a volley of shots fired in order to keep an enemy(s) pinned down and forced to stay behind cover, this type of firing pattern is commonly known as suppressing fire or covering fire. Suppressive fire isn't intended to actually kill or harm an opponent but rather to make it more difficult for them to shoot accurately at you, or a fellow friendly ally who is moving to a different position, by firing in the enemy's general direction it makes it dangerous for them to move out from behind cover and shoot at you or your ally.

This is the episode where detective Lennie Briscoe daughter is killed at the end of the episode

Judge Wright set aside the verdict in this episode just as he did in the episode entitled gunshow.


Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Jerry Orbach Jerry Orbach - Lennie Briscoe
Benjamin Bratt Benjamin Bratt - Rey Curtis
S. Epatha Merkerson S. Epatha Merkerson - Anita Van Buren
Sam Waterston Sam Waterston - Jack McCoy
Carey Lowell Carey Lowell - Jamie Ross
Steven Hill Steven Hill - Adam Schiff
Robert Clohessy Robert Clohessy - Defense Attorney Painter
John Christopher Jones John Christopher Jones - Raymond Maxwell
Lauren Ambrose Lauren Ambrose - Valerie Maxwell
Jon Abrahams Jon Abrahams - Roscoe
Adam LaVorgna Adam LaVorgna - Hayden
Jennifer Estlin Jennifer Estlin - Cathy Briscoe (as Jennifer Bill)
Gerry Rosenthal Gerry Rosenthal - Randy Baxter
Kate Skinner Kate Skinner - Wilderman
Alison Folland Alison Folland - Gina Bowman
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