God Bless the Child
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| "God Bless the Child" | ||
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| ← | L&O, Episode 2.05 | → |
| Production number: 67404 First aired: 22 October 1991 | ||
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| Written By David Black & Robert Nathan Directed By E.W. Swackhamer | ||
A couple face trial after they deny medical treatment to their five-year-old daughter because of religious beliefs.
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[edit] Plot
Plot
[edit] Cast
[edit] Main cast
- Paul Sorvino as Sergeant Phil Cerreta
- Chris Noth as Detective Mike Logan
- Dann Florek as Captain Donald Cragen
- Michael Moriarty as Executive A.D.A. Benjamin Stone
- Richard Brooks as A.D.A. Paul Robinette
- Steven Hill as D.A. Adam Schiff
[edit] Guest cast
- John Eric Bentley as Mike Carney
- Susan Blommaert as Judge Rebecca Steinman
- Danny Dennis as Al Webber
- Henderson Forsythe as Lucius Carpenter
- Byron Jennings as Ted Driscoll
- Kaiulani Lee as Nancy Driscoll
- Gonzalo Madurga as Dr. Guzmán
- Beth McDonald as Adele Tompkins
- Biff McGuire as Reverend Morley
- Aleta Mitchell as Joanne Preston
- James Noble as Judge Nelson Kurland
- Edwin Owens as Chief Burke
- Tom Paliferro as Joe Nicholas
- Joyce Reehling as Eleanor Harding
- Socorro Santiago as Cora Amado
- Kenneth Tigar as Dr. Stanback
- Michelle Trachtenberg as Dinah Driscoll (uncredited)
- Marian Seldes as Suzanne
- Dan Moran as Giordano
- Sophie Maletsky as Elaine
- Bob Gerardi as Bailiff
- Steve Boles as Metcalf
- Caroline Aaron as Susan
- Peter Appel as Baumann
- Ted Neustadt as Fisher
- Mike Girard Sheehan as Burton
- Keith Randolph Smith as Madison
- Jose Ynoa as Angel
[edit] References
References
[edit] Quotes
"Grandma fell down a flight of stairs. Daddy's beating up Mommy."
"Car Accident. Boiler explosion."
"Wanna move to a small town in Jersey? They got a nice police chief there."
- - Phil Cerreta and Mike Logan
"They want to martyr themselves to religion, fine. They don't have the right to martyr their child."
- - Benjamin Stone
"When my children are sick, I pray for their souls. For their bodies, I get a doctor."
- - Cora Amado
"What do you think Judge Kurland will give them?"
"My guess? They won’t spend a night in jail."
"Then what the hell’s the point?"
"Well, it’s on the books, it got press. Maybe next week, next month, three years from now a parent will call a doctor ‘cause they remember this conviction. And a child won’t die. That’s the point."
- - Paul Robinette and Benjamin Stone
"It never ceases to amaze me."
"Juries?"
"To weed through a complicated legal minefield, get bad instructions from the judge, and still come up with the right verdict."
- - Benjamin Stone and Paul Robinette
[edit] Background information and notes
- This is actress Susan Blommaert's first appearance as Judge Rebecca Steinman.
- This episode shares similarities with the Alex Dale Morris case. Morris was a 4-year-old who died from a lung infection that could have been easily cured by antibiotics, but members from the Church's congregation thought that he could be cured with prayer.
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