| "Equal Rights" | ||
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| ← | L&O, Episode 12.18 | → |
| Production number: E2221 First aired: 3 April 2002 | ||
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| Written By Terri Kopp Directed By James Quinn | ||
Plot
The DA's office believes that an abused wife hired her brother-in-law to kill her husband. The defense claims that the woman suffers from battered wife syndrome for her husband "repeatadly beat her," but was is it a case of self-defense or revenge? The defence argues that since she was beaten and had no other options for she had called the police countless times and nothing has changed the beatings, it was the only thing she could do to keep herself alive after he threatened to kill her. The D.A. says that this was a planned out murder and that she had options, such as running away and that she used the brother-in-law to get his money.
Cast
Main cast
- Jerry Orbach as Detective Lennie Briscoe
- Jesse L. Martin as Detective Ed Green
- S. Epatha Merkerson as Lieutenant Anita Van Buren
- Sam Waterston as Executive A.D.A. Jack McCoy
- Elisabeth Röhm as A.D.A. Serena Southerlyn
- Dianne Wiest as Interim D.A. Nora Lewin
Guest cast
- Jeremy Blackman as Anthony Cooper
- Magaly Colimon as Lisa Schneider
- Helen Coxe as Tara Johnson
- Harry Danner as Kenneth Gray
- Bob Dishy as Lawrence Weaver
- Lenore Harris as Molly Kochan
- Leslie Hendrix as Dr. Elizabeth Rodgers
- Lawrence Kopp as Peter O'Mann
- Nelson Landrieu as Jake Holcomb
- Michael McKenzie as Justin Brenner
- Elizabeth Norment as Judge Arlene Brewer
- Brian O'Neill as Russell Woods
- JoAnna Rhinehart as Angela Harkin
- Kenneth Ryan as Jeff Dreisner
- J.K. Simmons as Dr. Emil Skoda
- Angelica Page as Georgina Woods
- Karen Young as Leslie Cooper
- John Wojda as Hank
- Ronald Wyche as Carl
- Gayle Scott as Celia
- Jay Russell as James
- Peter Napoliello as Victor
- Mike Lisenco as Foreman
- Terry McCrossan as Bobby
- Harlin Kearsley as CSU Technician
- Chris Fischer as Uniform Cop #2
- Stephanie Cannon as Karen
- JoAnna Beckson as Neighbor
- Rob Grader as Jerry
- Tony Devon as The Business Man (uncredited)
- James Mount as S.E.C. Detective (uncredited)
- Jason Woodruff as George (uncredited)
References
References
Quotes
Quotes
Background information and notes
Background information and notes
| Previous episode: "Girl Most Likely" |
"Equal Rights" Law & Order Season 12 |
Next episode: "Slaughter" |