One
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| "One" | ||
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| CI, Episode 1.01 | → | |
| Production number: E2101 First aired: 30 September 2001 | ||
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| Teleplay By René Balcer Story By Dick Wolf Directed By Jean de Segonzac | ||
An elaborate diamond heist leads to three dead people, including one of the criminals.
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[edit] Plot
Detectives Robert Goren and Alexandra Eames from the Major Case Squad are called in to investigate the murder of a young couple during a robbery, which also resulted in the murder of one of the robbers. Upon discovering that one suspect was recently released from prison in Canada, Goren convinces his girlfriend that he contracted HIV from a homosexual encounter and spread it to her to get a confession.
[edit] Cast
[edit] Main cast
- Vincent D'Onofrio as Detective Robert Goren
- Kathryn Erbe as Detective Alexandra Eames
- Jamey Sheridan as Captain James Deakins
- Courtney B. Vance as A.D.A. Ron Carver
[edit] Recurring cast
- Dianne Wiest as Interim D.A. Nora Lewin
[edit] Guest cast
- Jake Weber as Karl Atwood
- Michele Hicks as Gia DeLuca
- Lenny Venito as Jake Nathan
- Gene Canfield as Detective Cardenas
- Jayce Bartok as Michael Carson
- Louis Vanaria as Jimmy Randazzo
- David Ross as Casten Zivkovic
- Patrick Boll as Justin Crane
- Erika Thomas as Sophie Kersten
- Michael P. Moran as Mr. De Santis
- Stuart Burney as Mr. Kersten
- Neva Small as Mrs. Kersten
- Ajay Mehta as Mr. Wahdi
- Kevin Hagan as Sergeant Finley
- Reade Kelly as Defense Attorney Schindel
- Michael Ingram as Defense Attorney Liston
- Michael Aronov as Avi
- Fly Williams III as Sharif
- Harry Peerce as Pierson
- Ebon Moss-Bachrach as College Boy
- George T. Odom as Redcap
- Gloria Sauve as Car Rental Clerk
- Sanjay Chandani as Camera Salesman
- David Brown Jr. as 1st CSU Technician
- Ray Fitzgerald as Buildings Clerk
- Peter Napoliello as 1st Detective
- George Morafetis as Doorman
- Adrian Martinez as Airport Policeman
- Dan Matisa as Cell Phone Tech
- Sonny Mandal as Uniform Policeman
- Paul Juhn as Sketch Artist
- David Raymond Wagner as Detective #1
- Glenn E. Cunningham as Detective #2
[edit] References
36th Precinct; Archambault; Canada; Coronet Bar; Morris, Edwin; Pennsylvania Station; The Bowery Savings Bank, Anna Hutchinson, .
[edit] Quotes
- Robert Goren: It could be a prison tattoo.
- Alexandra Eames: How could he get to prison without leaving his prints in the system?
- James Deakins: How'd my luggage wind up in Amarillo last Christmas?
- Robert Goren: She won't run, Ms. Lewin.
- Nora Lewin: (to Carver) Do you trust his judgement?
- Ron Carver: On this, yes, yes I do.
- Nora Lewin: Should I trust yours?
- Ron Carver: Funny thing about the law, the right hand commits the murder the left hand pays for it ...
- Defense Attorney: Um ... how can my client help himself here?
- Ron Carver: Names and addresses and I take the death penalty off the table.
- Defense Attorney: Life without parole? That’s pretty steep. He’s got no record of violence.
- Ron Carver: He does now. And the offer is not going to hold. We found him and we’ll find the others with or without his help. (leans back, juggling his hands) Life. Death. You choose.
- Robert Goren: Does it bother you that the same people who just jacked $300 million are maxing out a stolen credit card?
- Alexandra Eames: Once a thief. You said yourself, they're impulsive.
- Robert Goren: Okay, if it doesn't bother you.
- Gia DeLuca: We're both dead anyway. You killed us.
- Alexandra Eames: Think again, Gia. You've got a long and healthy life ahead of you.
- Robert Goren: I lied. Sorry.
- Alexandra Eames: Don't equivocate. He's a bad guy.
- Robert Goren: Bad guys do what good guys dream.
- Robert Goren: You notice anything unusual?
- Alexandra Eames: Not really.
- Robert Goren: It's just that she's putting lipstick on her eyeball. She's taking a picture of the safe.
- "Goren, I realize how unstimulating police procedure can be for a right-brained guy like you, and I say this with all the respect due a Detective First Grade: touch all the bases."
- – James Deakins
- Alexandra Eames: Am I missing something?
- Robert Goren: I just like to watch.
- Alexandra Eames: She got her hands on this, why didn't she run?
- Robert Goren: It wasn't about that, it was about him.
- Alexandra Eames: Men come and go, but diamonds...
- Robert Goren: Diamonds don't keep you warm at night.
[edit] Background information and notes
- This episode was dedicated to those who lost their lives on September 11, 2001.
- Actress Dianne Wiest makes a crossover appearance as Interim D.A. Nora Lewin. She played the same character in Law & Order and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.
- This pilot episode was directed by Jean de Segonzac. He also directed the pilot episodes from Law & Order: Special Victims Unit ("Payback") and Law & Order: Trial by Jury ("The Abominable Showman").
- The script from "One" was used for the Paris enquêtes criminelles first season episode "Le Serment".
- Actor Courtney B. Vance (A.D.A. Ron Carver) previously appeared on episodes from Law & Order. He appeared in the first season episode "By Hooker, By Crook" as the Mayor's aide, and in the fifth season episode "Rage" as Benjamin Greer.
[edit] Episode scene cards
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Department of Building |
36th Precinct |
Coronet Bar |
Penn Station South |
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