After witnessing an inmate's execution, McCoy, Kincaid, Briscoe, and Curtis react in different and extreme ways.After witnessing an inmate's execution, McCoy, Kincaid, Briscoe, and Curtis react in different and extreme ways.After witnessing an inmate's execution, McCoy, Kincaid, Briscoe, and Curtis react in different and extreme ways.
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Jennifer Estlin
- Cathy Briscoe
- (as Jennifer Bill)
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Did you know
- TriviaEvery episode of Law & Order opens with the investigation of a crime, usually a murder. This is the only episode that does not open with a crime or feature a criminal investigation and prosecution. This episode opens with four of the main characters witnessing the lethal injection of a prisoner--a convicted murderer--and it revolves around the characters' reactions to the execution.
- GoofsThough this was arguably one of the most powerful entries in the series, the entire premise is fictitious. No one has been executed by the state of New York since 1963.
- Quotes
Mike: What is it with you guys? First darts, now pool.
Detective Lennie Briscoe: Never mess with a civil servant, my friend.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Law & Order: Sideshow (1999)
Featured review
A great departure episode
This was an utterly fantastic episode. It's nice to take a break from the procedural formula. Great insight to the characters, especially McCoy and Briscoe. I nice to see this cast just act rather than just push the plot/case forward. I enjoy the show and it's procedural format but it's nice to switch it up.
And for the (few) people complaining about it being anti-death penalty, it's not. It's not making a political statement. It's conveying the weight of implementing/witnessing said penalty. I personally go back and forth on whether I am for it or not but I know I'd have more mixed feelings if I witnessed a state execution. That's what this explores and it does it well. No character, other than Claire, expresses they're against it. They just talk about how they feel being a part of the case/trail that end in someone sactioned death. That's interesting to me. And I don't need every character express only opinions I agree with. Shows would be very boring if that happened. If you don't like this episode because of that or that they broke from the procedural format there's almost 500 other episodes you can watch.
And for the (few) people complaining about it being anti-death penalty, it's not. It's not making a political statement. It's conveying the weight of implementing/witnessing said penalty. I personally go back and forth on whether I am for it or not but I know I'd have more mixed feelings if I witnessed a state execution. That's what this explores and it does it well. No character, other than Claire, expresses they're against it. They just talk about how they feel being a part of the case/trail that end in someone sactioned death. That's interesting to me. And I don't need every character express only opinions I agree with. Shows would be very boring if that happened. If you don't like this episode because of that or that they broke from the procedural format there's almost 500 other episodes you can watch.
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- bpete333
- Feb 13, 2023
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