| "The Pursuit of Happiness" | ||
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| ← | L&O, Episode 4.10 | → |
| Production number: 69005 First aired: 1 December 1993 | ||
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| Written By Robert Nathan & Morgan Gendel Directed By Dann Florek | ||
Detectives Briscoe and Logan suspect a Russian "mail order bride" in the murder of the owner of a successful meat company.
Plot
Plot
Cast
Main cast
- Jerry Orbach as Detective Lennie Briscoe
- Chris Noth as Detective Mike Logan
- S. Epatha Merkerson as Lieutenant Anita Van Buren
- Michael Moriarty as Executive A.D.A. Benjamin Stone
- Jill Hennessy as A.D.A. Claire Kincaid
- Steven Hill as D.A. Adam Schiff
- Carolyn McCormick as Dr. Elizabeth Olivet (credit only)
Recurring cast
- Donald Corren as Medill
- David Lipman as Judge Morris Torledsky
- Roger Serbagi as Judge Robert Quinn
- Jay Spadaro as Court Clerk
Guest cast
- Faith Prince as Miss Farrell
- Bruce Altman as Tom Morrison
- Jesse Corti as Alex Nunez
- Bill Marcus as Phil Guardino
- Peter Van Wagner as Stan Feldman
- Natalya Negoda as Irina Cooper
- Don Peoples as Art Koslow
- James Noah as Dr. Holtz
- Peter J. Fernandez as Dr. Isaac Kerwin
- Jack Davidson as George Berman
- Yo Han Lim as Richard Kim
- Marya Kazakova as Eva Berman
- Marc Romeo as Kenney
- Giulia Pagano as Frances Guardino
- Mary Lim as Mrs. Kim
- Joe Pentangelo as Delito
- George T. Odom as Mitchell
- Edward D. Murphy as Matson
- Denise Rogers as Cobb
References
Quotes
"Quick, lock the doors. Someone might walk in with a case we could win."
- D.A. Adam Schiff to his staff
"I wouldn't count your chickens. Your omelette just hit the fan."
- D.A. Adam Schiff to his staff
"They look at me, they see a greedy spic. They look at you, they see a whore.
- Alex Nunez to Irina Cooper
Background information and notes
- The title of this episode, The Pursuit of Happiness, is a reference to the Declaration of Independence and its statement that Americans have the inalienable right to "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness."
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