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Detectives Briscoe and Curtis investigate the death of a 14 year-old fashion model, Britney Janaway. She had complained to her father, a doctor, that she had abdominal pain and he took her to his office to treat her. She also had a bruise on her back and scratches on her arm. The medical examiner determines she died from toxic shock and had been raped some weeks before. The Janaways aren't very cooperative and their lawyer goes out of his way to make it difficult by placing ads and offering a hefty reward. The police look into the Janaways household staff - past and present - and the Baltimore police help out by checking out the home the Janaways kept there. Trying to arrest their main suspect is not easy however but when they do, he is in fact a witness.

The story-line of this episode is concluded in Homicidio: Baby, It's You (1997). Jerry Orbach (Detective Lennie Briscoe), Sam Waterston (Executive ADA Jack McCoy), Benjamin Bratt (Detective Rey Curtis) and Carey Lowell (ADA Jamie Ross) all play their Ley y orden (1990) characters in that episode whereas Richard Belzer (Detective John Munch), Yaphet Kotto (Lt. Al Giardello), Jon Seda (Detective Paul Falsone) and Zeljko Ivanek (ASA Ed Danvers) all play their Homicidio (1993) characters in this episode.

In Ley y orden (1990) syndication, the continuation episode is never seen, instead skipping to Ley y orden: Blood (1997). In syndication, there is no on-screen information such as to be continued. It ends with McCoy mentioning prosecuting Janaway and Skoda telling McCoy about child sexual predators. There is an extended black screen prior to Dick Wolf's producer credit being displayed that in the original airing indicated a continuation. In the L&O 8th Season DVD set, Homicidio: Baby, It's You (1997) is included as a bonus feature for continuity.

This episode features a Bond girl and a Bond villain: Carey Lowell (Jamie Ross) played Pam Bouvier in Licencia para matar (1989) while Yaphet Kotto (Al Giardello) played Dr. Kananga (Mr. Big) in Vive y deja morir (1973).

Tom Tammi has played four different characters over the course of the series:

  • Episode 12.4 Ley y orden: Soldier of Fortune (2001) - FBI Agent Frank Gilliam
  • Episode 8.6 Ley y orden: Baby, It's You (1997) - Dr. Steven Janaway
  • Episode 6.1 Ley y orden: Bitter Fruit (1995) - Mr. Gaines
  • Episode 2.10 Ley y orden: Heaven (1991) - James Collins

This episode takes place in October 1997.

The police's investigation and the DA's case are jeopardized by the details of the girl's death, specifically her being raped, being leaked to the media and then published by them. This is one of the main reasons for the creation of the Rape Shield law, which makes it illegal for the media to publish the name or photo of a rape victim. It also prevents a rape victim's prior sexual history to be introduced at trial since, except in a few specific circumstances, it is irrelevant to the victim getting raped. For example if the rape victim was someone who had multiple sexual partners the defense would try and suggest that she either was at fault for getting raped (that she was "asking" for it) or that she led the perpetrator on by dressing or acting provocatively; even if a girl walks down the street naked that doesn't give anyone the right to touch her body, however some people feel that it would make the victim partly liable. This tactic often worked too since juries often forget that the law states a person has the right to say no and stop a sexual encounter at any point, even if sexual intercourse has already began and, for example, the man has already penetrated inside the girl she has the right to change her mind and stop the encounter and if the man doesn't comply and immediately withdraw out of her it's rape. So by making it extremely difficult for the defense to introduce evidence on the victim's previous sexual partners or about his/her sexual preferences the rape shield law helps ensure that juries stay on point and don't get nullified by the defense making the victim look like a slut who got what was coming to him/her. It also helped rape victims come forward and report the crime because they didn't have to be afraid of knowledge about them being raped, or the details of the crime, being released to the public and causing embarrassment for the victim and their family.


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
Maureen Anderman Maureen Anderman - Gayle Janaway
Dan Hedaya Dan Hedaya - Leslie Drake
Tom Tammi Tom Tammi - Dr. Steven Janaway
Zeljko Ivanek Zeljko Ivanek - ASA Ed Danvers
Dan Frazer Dan Frazer - Judge Barry McLellan
Richard Council Richard Council - John Law
J.K. Simmons J.K. Simmons - Dr. Emil Skoda
Richard Belzer Richard Belzer - John Munch
Yaphet Kotto Yaphet Kotto - Al Giardello
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