Changes: Purple Heart

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"Purple Heart"
←	L&O, Episode 5.21	→
Production number: 69421 First aired: 4 May 1995
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Written By William N. Fordes & Morgan Gendel Directed By Arthur W. Forney

Plot

The investigation of a cabbie's murder involves a loan shark, a check, a missing plumber and the victim's wife.

Cast

Main cast

Jerry Orbach as Detective Lennie Briscoe
Chris Noth as Detective Mike Logan
S. Epatha Merkerson as Lieutenant Anita Van Buren
Sam Waterston as Executive A.D.A. Jack McCoy
Jill Hennessy as A.D.A. Claire Kincaid
Steven Hill as D.A. Adam Schiff

Recurring cast

Donald Corren as Medill
Dominic Chianese as Judge Paul Kaylin

Guest cast

Michael Beach as Mr. Elliot
Mike Starr as Steven Breck
Frank Pellegrino as Mr. Contini
Lisa Gay Hamilton as Denise Johnson
Gina Torres as Charlene
Ed Wheeler as Duane Johnson
Gabriel Casseus as Dewey Lattimer
Vince Pacimeo as Savino
Richard Spore as Ronald Peavey
Ronald Wyche as Barry Kirvin
Richard Caine as Sanders
Stu Riley as Bryant
James Colby as Kiley
Deborah Lee Johnson as Patsy
Angel David as Freddie
Lynn Hawley as Sandy
John Coughlin as Tommy
John Kudan as Crime Scene Unit Technician Gorfand
Herbert Beigel as Gates
Stewart Russell as Medical Examiner Bagley
Aida Linares as Colombar

References

Daniel Johnson (victim)
John F. Kennedy
Kuwait
Operation Desert Storm
Lee Harvey Oswald
Jack Ruby

Background information and notes

This episode is based on the Anthony Riggs case. ({Wikipedia|Anthony Riggs}}

Episode scene cards

1	2	3
Apartment Of Denise Johnson 153 Lenox Avenue Tuesday, March 21	Forensics Laboratory Tuesday, March 21	Apartment Of Charlie Kovac 527A W. 24th Street Thursday, March 23

4	5	6
M.J. Imports 10th Avenue Monday, March 27	Stoneridge Savings & Loan 15 Third Avenue Wednesday, March 29	New York City Dept. of Transportation 170 Worth Street Monday, April 3

7	8	9
Supreme Court Trial Part 25 Monday, April 24	Rikers Island Correctional Facility Friday, April 28	Supreme Court Trial Part 25 Wednesday, May 11

Previous episode:
"Bad Faith"

"Purple Heart"
Law & Order
Season 5

Next episode:
"Switch"

Seasons 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24

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-After the apparent murder of a cab driver during a robbery, [[Detective]]s {{Briscoe}} and {{Logan}} discover his involvement in a number of schemes.
 == Plot ==
+The investigation of a cabbie's murder involves a loan shark, a check, a missing plumber and the victim's wife.
-''Plot''
 ==Cast==
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 == References ==
+*[[Daniel Johnson]] {{c|victim}}
-''References''
+*[[wikipedia:John F. Kennedy|John F. Kennedy]]
+*[[Kuwait]]
-== Quotes ==
+*Operation Desert Storm
-''Quotes''
+*[[wikipedia:Lee Harvey Oswald|Lee Harvey Oswald]]
+*[[wikipedia:Jack Ruby|Jack Ruby]]
 == Background information and notes ==
-* This episode is based on the Anthony Riggs case.
+* This episode is based on the Anthony Riggs case. ({Wikipedia|Anthony Riggs}}
+===Episode scene cards===
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+! width="33%" style="text-align:center" | 1
+! width="33%" style="text-align:center" | 2
+! width="33%" style="text-align:center" | 3
+|- style="font-variant:small-caps; text-align:center; font-size: 90%; background-color:#ffff93;"
+|
+Apartment Of<br/>
+Denise Johnson<br/>
+Lenox Avenue<br/>
+Tuesday, March 21
+|
+Forensics Laboratory<br/>
+Tuesday, March 21
+|
+Apartment Of<br/>
+Charlie Kovac<br/>
+A W. 24th Street<br/>
+Thursday, March 23
+|}
+{| class="grey" width="100%"
+|- style="font-variant:small-caps; background-color:#eed62d"
+! width="33%" style="text-align:center" | 4
+! width="33%" style="text-align:center" | 5
+! width="33%" style="text-align:center" | 6
+|- style="font-variant:small-caps; text-align:center; font-size: 90%; background-color:#ffff93;"
+|
+M.J. Imports<br/>
+th Avenue<br/>
+Monday, March 27
+|
+Stoneridge Savings & Loan<br/>
+Third Avenue<br/>
+Wednesday, March 29
+|
+New York City<br/>
+Dept. of Transportation<br/>
+Worth Street<br/>
+Monday, April 3
+|}
+{| class="grey" width="100%"
+|- style="font-variant:small-caps; background-color:#eed62d"
+! width="33%" style="text-align:center" | 7
+! width="33%" style="text-align:center" | 8
+! width="33%" style="text-align:center" | 9
+|- style="font-variant:small-caps; text-align:center; font-size: 90%; background-color:#ffff93;"
+|
+Supreme Court<br/>
+Trial Part 25<br/>
+Monday, April 24
+|
+Rikers Island<br/>
+Correctional Facility<br/>
+Friday, April 28
+|
+Supreme Court<br/>
+Trial Part 25<br/>
+Wednesday, May 11
+|}
 {{episode|Title=Purple Heart|Series=Law & Order|Serieslink=L&O|Season=5|Previous=[[Bad Faith]]|Next=[[Switch]]}}
 [[Category:L&O episodes]]