Poison Ivy
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| Poison Ivy | ||
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| L&O, Episode 1.08 Production number: 66211 First aired: 20 November 1990 | ||
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| Teleplay By Jacob Brackman Story By Jacob Brackman & Jack Richardson Directed By E.W. Swackhamer | ||
The shooting of a black honors student stirs up racial tensions, especially after it becomes apparent that the cop responsible for the death may have planted a gun on the body to excuse the shooting.
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[edit] Plot
- Plot
[edit] Guest cast
- Erika Alexander as Doris Carver
- Gregg Almquist as Lieutenant Gowdy
- Barry Del Sherman as William Harriman Jr.
- John Finn as Freddo Parisi
- John Fiore as Detective Tony Profaci
- Al Freeman Jr. as Reverend Thayer
- Jack Gwaltney as Officer Davis
- Erik King as Dorian Ford
- Graciela Lecube as Mrs. Rodriguez
- Lawrence Werber as Judge Sirkin
- Jake Weber as Wesley Parker
- Josh Pais as Assistant M.E. Borak
- Saundra McClain as Mrs. Richardson
- Damien Leake as Guard
- Minnie Gentry as Bernice
- Daryl Edwards as Richard
- Dayton Callie as Monaghan
- John Capodice as Store Owner
- Joe Pentangelo as Sergeant
- David Sharp as Hurley
- Dan Moran as Policeman #1
- David E. Weinberg as Policeman #2
- Howard Wesson as Baker
- Christopher Wynkoop as Corey
[edit] Quotes
"It's the last one, no more cops, it's too hard."
"Know why I wouldn't let go? Because there but for the grace of God go I, or any cop. You get caught, you get prosecuted."
"Didn't know you were a philosopher, Max."
"Just an ex-altar boy with a gun."
- - Benjamin Stone and Max Greevey
"Max, you're drawing conclusions."
"Let's just say I heard a dog bark."
- - Mike Logan and Max Greevey
"Somebody heard that shot?"
"In this neighborhood? You couldn't get a witness to a sunrise."
- - Mike Logan and Police Officer
"We're all one family here, Sergeant."
"You an only child? I got people in my family, I wouldn't believe 'em they told me the sky was blue."
- - Lieutenant Gowdy and Max Greevey
"If you're wrong, and you go after cops..."
"If I'm wrong, I'll go to the grand jury and say I killed the kid."
- - Donald Cragen and Max Greevey
"The truth will set you free. It won't always make you happy."
- - Benjamin Stone
[edit] Trivia
- This episode shares similarities with the Edmund Perry case. Perry was a 17 year old Harlem resident who was shot to death by plainclothes policeman, Lee Van Houten, on June 12, 1985. The case briefly generated a firestorm of protest in New York City when it was revealed that Perry was an honor student and was enrolled to attend Stanford on scholarship; however, witnesses claimed that Perry and his brother had attempted to mug the officer, and the shooting was ruled justifiable.
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