Happily Ever After
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| "Happily Ever After" | ||
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| ← | L&O, Episode 1.05 | → |
| Production number: 66212 First aired: 23 October 1990 | ||
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| Teleplay By David Black & Robert Nathan Story By Dick Wolf & David Black Directed By Vern Gillum | ||
Max Greevey and Mike Logan have a hunch that robbery is a cover for the real motive in the death of a millionaire in a parking garage.
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[edit] Plot
Stone and Robinette suspect that someone lese might be involved in the shooting of a married man, and go back to his wife, who was also wounded as they prepare their case.
[edit] Cast
[edit] Main cast
- George Dzundza as Sergeant Max Greevey
- 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
- Doris Belack as Judge Margaret Barry
- Philip Bosco as Gordon Schell
- David Brisbin as Dr. Bennett
- Gregory Chase as Alan Ralston
- Bob Gunton as Gil Himes
- Roxanne Hart as Janet Ralston
- Barton Heyman as Victor Norris
- David Little as Matt Luck
- Mary Elaine Monti as Dorothy Luck
- Meg Mundy as Helen Ralston
- Faith Prince as Tracy Stark
- Joyce Reehling as Ellen Kirst
- Kelly Neal as Willie Tivnan
- Joseph Palmas as Liu
- Joe Lisi as Morrell
- Gilbert Cruz as Paramedic
- Louis Cantarini as Guard
- Linda Atkinson as Vitello
- Richard Poe as Forensic Scientist
- Edward Seamon as Conrad
- Aida Turturro as Carmen
- F.X. Vitolo as Fenton
- Vanessa Williams as Vera
[edit] References
References
[edit] Quotes
- (Referring to the murder weapon)
"...and guess who it was registered to?"
"Himes, Gilbert?"
"Nope. And not to Ralston, Janet, either."
"Ralston, Alan? Great. He was killed with his own gun."
- - Max Greevey, Benjamin Stone and Mike Logan
"That's amazing. I know cops who been in shooting cases that can't remember their badge numbers afterwards. (Referring to the suspect.) Her husband gets shot, she gets shot, victim of a horrible crime, she remembers every second."
- - Max Greevey
"True love. They'd sell each other out for a nickel."
- - Benjamin Stone
"I thought you didn't believe in evil."
"That's before I met Janet Ralston."
"Either she's evil, or she's two years old. She wants what she wants when she wants it."
- - Benjamin Stone and Adam Schiff
"You don't scare me, Mr. Stone."
"Oh, yes, I do, Mrs. Ralston. I scare you a great deal. And I should."
- - Janet Ralston and Benjamin Stone
"I hate horseback riding. Scares the hell out of me."
"Scary for the horse, too."
- - Max Greevey and Mike Logan
"It's a crime of passion, Stone. Pure and simple."
"A crime of passion is never pure, and it's certainly not simple."
- - Gordon Schell and Benjamin Stone
[edit] Background information and notes
- This episode is based on the Charles "Chuck" Stuart case. In 1989, Chuck Stuart and his pregnant wife Carol were both shot. Carol Stuart died after her son, Christopher Stewart, was delivered two months early by caesarean section. The infant suffered seizures due to oxygen deprivation and died 17 days later after his father authorized discontinuing life support. The police suspected Willie Bennett (which led to inflamed racial hatried in Boston), but the case fell apart when Charles committed suicide less than three months after the murder on January 4, 1990 by jumping from the Tobin Bridge. His younger, Matthew, brother was able to clear Bennett by making a confession of his own and identified Charles Stuart as the killer. (Source: Charles Stuart at Wikipedia) In the episode there are two references to the initial suspect, Willie Bennett. Actor David Brisbin plays Dr. Bennett, and actor Kelly Neal appears as Willie Tivnan.
- This is actress Doris Belack's first appearance as Judge Margaret Barry.
[edit] Episode scene cards
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St Justin's Hospital |
Janet Ralston's |
Two days later |
Office of |
Supreme Court |
| Previous episode: "Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die" | "Happily Ever After" Law & Order Season 1 | Next episode: "Everybody's Favorite Bagman" |
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