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Short summary

Kibre and Gaffney prosecute a man suspected of murdering a recently paroled pedophile.

Ron Orbach makes an appearance in this episode, he is a cousin of actor Jerry Orbach, who passed away while this episode was being filmed. Ron has appeared in several episodes in the L&O franchise, including:

  • Seaduse nimel: Doubles (1994) as Attorney Max Hellman
  • Seaduse nimel: Blue Bamboo (1994) as Attorney Max Hellman
  • Seaduse nimel: Attorney Client (2002) as Attorney Max Hellman
  • Seaduse nimel: Kohtusüsteem: Vigilante (2005) as Mike
  • Seaduse nimel: Kuritegelikud mõtted: Ex Stasis (2005) as Devon Gehry

Actor Scott Cohen's first episode as Detective Chris Ravell. He has appeared as several other characters in the L&O franchise:

  • Seaduse nimel: D-Girl (1997) as Eddie Newman
  • Seaduse nimel: Turnaround (1997) as Eddie Newman
  • Seaduse nimel: Showtime (1997) as Eddie Newman
  • New York Undercover: Mob Street (1998) as Petrello
  • Seaduse nimel: Kuritegelikud mõtted: Playing Dead (2009) as Neil Hayes-Fitzgerald

Actor Seth Gilliam's first appearance as A.D.A. Terence Wright. He has appeared in several episodes across the L&O franchise including:

  • Seaduse nimel: Consultation (1992) as Babatunde Amoda
  • Seaduse nimel: Kohtusüsteem: Baby Boom (2005) as A.D.A. Terrance Wright
  • Seaduse nimel: Kohtusüsteem: Pattern of Conduct (2005) as A.D.A. Terrance Wright
  • Seaduse nimel: Kohtusüsteem: Bang & Blame (2005) as A.D.A. Terrance Wright
  • Seaduse nimel: Kuritegelikud mõtted: Players (2007) as Detective Daniels
  • Seaduse nimel: Kuritegelikud mõtted: Amends (2007) as Detective Daniels
  • Seaduse nimel: Kuritegelikud mõtted: Senseless (2007) as Detective Daniels
  • Seaduse nimel: Kuritegelikud mõtted: Purgatory (2008) as Detective Daniels
  • Seaduse nimel: Immortal (2010) as Michael's Attorney

User reviews


  • comment
    • Author: Sermak Light
    This episode has a strong premise. A sexual predator is released from prison on parole with chemical castration. The neighborhood resents his presence but is unable to keep him out since he has done nothing wrong during parole. The man seems reformed. Someone in the neighborhood takes matters into their own hands and shoots him. This premise immediately sets up the conflict between the rights of prior offenders versus the security of society.

    Unfortunately the characters of the episode are exaggerated in such a way as so telegraph the ending, make the episode predictable, and leave little time for the interesting conflict that sets up the story. Each plot turn makes the story less and less morally ambiguous and the conflict a battle of right and wrong. The scripts ends up being more about a politically ambiguous defense attorney than the balance between the rights of individuals. Truly a wasted opportunity.
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    • Author: Yanthyr
    In both Law And Order prime and in SVU the theme of a self seeking political attorney with an agenda taking a case has been used many times on all Law And Order franchise shows. A good example of this is this third episode of Trial By Jury. Aiden Gillen, husband and father shoots down a known sex offender who had just been released from prison.

    He gets immediate legal counsel from Lorraine Bracco who became a lawyer the hard way, studying and clerking at a storefront office and passing the bar. This is a fact she points out to Amy Carlson and she intends to show all the law school graduate types who get plugged into good jobs and firms what street lawyers can do.

    Gillen is a hero for doing what he did to many and the case won't be easy for Bebe Neuwirth and Carlson to win. Still vigilante justice is not something the New York County DA countenances, they did in real life go after Bernhard Goetz.

    But it might just be that Bracco might be doing a lot more than courtroom advocacy. Only if they can pry Gillen loose from his attorney can they prove anything. And tactics are a question as well.

    One interesting climax here.
  • Episode cast overview, first billed only:
    Bebe Neuwirth Bebe Neuwirth - Tracey Kibre
    Amy Carlson Amy Carlson - Kelly Gaffney
    Kirk Acevedo Kirk Acevedo - Hector Salazar
    Fred Dalton Thompson Fred Dalton Thompson - Arthur Branch (as Fred Thompson)
    Aidan Gillen Aidan Gillen - Jimmy Colby
    Jessica Chastain Jessica Chastain - A.D.A. Sigrun Borg
    Seth Gilliam Seth Gilliam - A.D.A. Terence Wright
    Mary Fogarty Mary Fogarty - Agatha Joynes
    James Murtaugh James Murtaugh - Judge Addison Briggs
    Ron Orbach Ron Orbach - Mike
    Scott Cohen Scott Cohen - Chris Ravell
    Lorraine Bracco Lorraine Bracco - Karla Grizano
    Susan Blommaert Susan Blommaert - Judge Rebecca Steinman
    Paul Lazar Paul Lazar - Dave Baker
    William Prael William Prael - Lyle Joynes
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