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An illegal Mexican immigrant is accused of killing his wife's sweatshop boss because he was their baby's father. He claims, however, that his wife was forced to be her boss's surrogate mother.

Merwin Goldsmith plays Judge Ian Feist in this, and ten other episodes. He previously played the part of Trial Judge Gollub in episode 1.17, Law & Order: Mushrooms (1991).

Don Sparks has played three different characters over the course of the series:

  • Episode 18.17 Law & Order: Personae Non Grata (2008) - James Kelvin
  • Episode 15.1 Law & Order: Paradigm (2004) - CSU Tech Dill
  • Episode 14.10 Law & Order: Ill-Conceived (2003) - CSU Tech Dill
  • Episode 11.12 Law & Order: Teenage Wasteland (2001) - ADA Lawrence Donato

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    • Author: Iphonedivorced
    This Law And Order episode combined the two issues of illegal aliens and surrogate birthing into one episode where the husband of a woman carrying her former boss's surrogate child murder's the boss who is a factory owner in the garment district.

    Sweat shop no, say his employees. The man wasn't a saint, but compared to some places it wasn't bad. Lots of money and his credit cards on the body so who would kill him and why?

    It turns out that the widow Jacqueline Anderson was something of an ice princess and later makes a bad witness during Sam Waterston's case. The investigation by Jerry Orbach and Jesse Martin yields up the fact that Agustin Rodriguez murdered the victim and his wife Zilah Mendoza was carrying the victim's baby as a surrogate.

    It isn't until the very end of the show that we learn why. And the why is important as it might make the difference between Murder 2 and Manslaughter 2 which is what Rodriguez's defense attorney Roma Maffia is arguing.

    In the end we're not sure if real justice has been done. The issues are so complex.

    See what your opinion is after you watch this episode or if you can form one.
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    • Author: Danial
    Two cleaning women got in their boss office during the night shift. They found him beaten to death on the ground with jaws and several ribs broken. Nobody saw or heard anything, because of the noises from the machine (it all happened in a clothing factory). The laborers were female of Mexican descent but they were treated good, the factory was far from being a sweatshop. Thanks to CCTV footage showing a man with a cap, detectives managed to trace back the perp: he works at a local bakery and he's married with a child. Ah the child! He gets blue eyes how could he? The wife works in the factory as well and she could have had an affair with her boss. Later on, we realize she actually didn't cheat on her husband, but she was paid to bear the boss' baby as a surrogate, something still illegal at the time. That could lead to jurors' sympathy or at least it's what the stubborn defense attorney (Roma Maffia) hoped...

    It has been almost fifteen years since this episode was aired, the topic right now is less a matter of debating. Now it's a routine in gay couple at least in United States. Anyway in Italy is still illegal, due to religious issues.
  • Episode cast overview, first billed only:
    Jerry Orbach Jerry Orbach - Lennie Briscoe
    Jesse L. Martin Jesse L. Martin - Ed Green
    S. Epatha Merkerson S. Epatha Merkerson - Anita Van Buren
    Sam Waterston Sam Waterston - Jack McCoy
    Elisabeth Röhm Elisabeth Röhm - Serena Southerlyn
    Fred Dalton Thompson Fred Dalton Thompson - Arthur Branch
    Roma Maffia Roma Maffia - Vanessa Galiano
    Jacqueline Anderson Jacqueline Anderson - Mrs. Zachary
    Zilah Mendoza Zilah Mendoza - Maria Villanueva
    Agustin Rodriguez Agustin Rodriguez - Miguel Camacho
    Leslie Hendrix Leslie Hendrix - Dr. Elizabeth Rodgers
    Merwin Goldsmith Merwin Goldsmith - Judge Ian Feist
    Rochelle Oliver Rochelle Oliver - Judge Grace Larkin
    John Driver John Driver - Dr. Harrington
    Joseph D'Onofrio Joseph D'Onofrio - John Rotelli
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