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"Dignity"
L&O, Episode 20.05
Production number: 20005
First aired: 23 October 2009
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Written By
Richard Sweren & Julie Martin

Directed By
Jim McKay

Plot[]

When Doctor Walter Benning is killed in church, Detectives Lupo and Kevin Bernard arrive at the scene and are informed a white male was seen fleeing in a dark sedan. The minister tells the detectives that Dr. Benning was a late-term abortion doctor and had been shot at before and threatened many times, and his wife, Phyllis Benning, is convinced it is a pro-life zealot who is responsible. While the detectives scan the several protester suspects, Lt. Van Buren gets more bad news and ADA Rubirosa faces a moral dilemma, causing tension among the team.

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Quotes[]

(After Cutter, who is pro-life, chides Rubirosa for aiding the defense)

Connie Rubirosa: I can't just leave my soul on the coat rack every morning!

Michael Cutter: We are united by a common belief - that each life is special and unique. And it is that belief which causes us to reject the violence and the chaos represented by Wayne Grogan's actions.


Background information and notes[]

Previous episode:
"Reality Bites"
"Dignity"
Law & Order
Season 20
Next episode:
"Human Flesh Search Engine"
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