American Dream
Talk0this wiki
| "American Dream" | ||
|---|---|---|
| ← | L&O, Episode 4.08 | → |
| Production number: 69018 First aired: 9 November 1993 | ||
 | ||
| Written By Sibyl Gardner Directed By Constantine Makris | ||
The discovery of a decomposed body at a Manhattan construction site leads to a new trial for a prisoner who is serving time in the victim's murder.
Contents |
Plot 
Edit
Plot
CastEdit
Main castEdit
- Jerry Orbach as Detective Lennie Briscoe
- Chris Noth as Detective Mike Logan
- S. Epatha Merkerson as Lieutenant Anita Van Buren
- Michael Moriarty as Executive A.D.A. Benjamin Stone
- Jill Hennessy as A.D.A. Claire Kincaid
- Steven Hill as D.A. Adam Schiff
- Carolyn McCormick as Dr. Elizabeth Olivet (credit only)
Recurring castEdit
- John Fiore as Detective Tony Profaci
- Josh Pais as Assistant Medical Examiner Borak
- Bernie McInerney as Judge Michael Callahan
- Norma Fire as Appellate Judge Pamela Jensen
- George Bartenieff as Appellate Judge Shawn McNamara
- Chester A. Sims II as Apellate Judge Wayne Humphrey
Guest castEdit
- Zeljko Ivanek as Phillip Swann
- Scott Sowers as Billy Doyle
- Mark Tymchyshyn as Chip Rafferty
- Sophie Hayden as Beverly Dorfman
- Bernie Passeltiner as Harry Schuman
- Margaret Hilton as Mrs. Whitaker
- Guy Davis as Russell Bobbit
- Jeff Robins as John Ross
- Stephen Payne as George Mazlansky
- Charles Major as Peterson
- La Donna Mabry as Dubief
- Paul Hoover as Peabody
- Tanny McDonald as Appellate Judge Fraser
- Stephen Myles Berger as Liebowitz
- Jane Caldwell as Jill
- Vic Noto as Parking Attendant
- Matt Malloy as Crime Scene Unit Technician
- Joel Blake as Murphy
- Kay Walbye as Jury Forewoman
References Edit
References
Quotes Edit
"You give up so easy? It doesn't make any sense, Ben; you're being totally impractical… and it's not like you."
"Obviously you don't know me … you never did."
"I guess you just weren't clever enough."
(pauses)
"I got this far, Ben."
"A lot of effort to wind up right back where you started. And in polite society, sir, you don't call people by their first name unless they ask you to. I didn't do that. You're not a friend, and you're certainly not a colleague."
"I spent eight years earning the right to call you whatever the hell I want."
- - Phillip Swann and Ben Stone
"Mr. Swann, do you routinely list killing people as part of your daily calendar?"
"Mr. Stone, do you routinely lack a sense of humor?"
"About murder, I have none, sir."
- - Phillip Swann and Ben Stone
Background information and notes Edit
- This episode is based on the Ron Levin case, which was also the subject of a 1980s telemovie, The Billionaire Boys Club. The plot even includes a scene of Swann making a note in his planner to commit the murder, just as Joe Hunt penned "Kill Ron Levin" in his daily agenda. (Source: Billionaire Boys Club at Wikipedia)
- This episode was later adapted into the Law & Order: UK episode "Unsafe".
| Previous episode: "Apocrypha" | "American Dream" Law & Order Season 4 | Next episode: "Born Bad" |
| |
