"Under the Influence" | ||
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← | L&O, Episode 8.11 | → |
Production number: K2517 First aired: 7 January 1998 | ||
Written By René Balcer Directed By Adam Davidson |
Plot[]
A drunken driver kills three people and is charged with first-degree murder in a case that causes strong disagreements between McCoy and Ross.
Cast[]
Main cast[]
- Jerry Orbach as Detective Lennie Briscoe
- Benjamin Bratt as Detective Rey Curtis
- S. Epatha Merkerson as Lieutenant Anita Van Buren
- Sam Waterston as Executive A.D.A. Jack McCoy
- Carey Lowell as A.D.A. Jamie Ross
- Steven Hill as D.A. Adam Schiff
Recurring cast[]
- Cliff Gorman as Judge Gary Feldman
- David Garrison as Defense Attorney Richard Billings
- John Fiore as Detective Tony Profaci
- Pat Moya as Deborah Curtis
- Arielle Kaplan as Serena Curtis
Guest cast[]
- Kathryn Meisle as Susan Young
- Gene Canfield as Detective Fred Norris
- Melanie Rey as Mrs. Galvez
- Claywood Sempliner as Defense Attorney Fischer
- Daniel McDonald as Bernard Dressler
- Augusta Dabney as Mrs. LaValle
- Elana Renderos as Tena Galvez
- Robert Catrini as Carl Pettijohn
- Chuck Montgomery as Bob Gilsdorf
- Rony Clanton as Alternator Jones
- Europe Harmon as Reggie Clanton
- Susan Pilar as Gabrielle Barra
- Joseph P. Dandry as Day Doorman
- Michael Ciulla as Night Doorman
- Matthew Lewis as Judge Dennis Murphy
- Lauren Kaplan as Isabel Curtis
- Josh Stamberg as Mechanic
- Patrick InZetta as Uniform Policeman
References[]
- Colombia
- Iran
- Claire Kincaid
- Massachusetts
- Carrie Nation
- Colombia
- Russia
Quotes[]
“ | Your car came back from Russia, Bernie, with love. | ” |
–Lennie Briscoe arresting Bernard Dressler |
- Jack McCoy: Kills three people and hides behind the bottle.
- Jamie Ross: The law says he can.
- Jack McCoy: The law. Probably written on a cocktail napkin. Intent follows the bullet. It shouldn't matter if it was fired by a drunk or by Carrie Nation.
- Jamie Ross: Has he talked to you about this case?
- Lennie Briscoe: McCoy? Eh, briefings, witness preps.
- Jamie Ross: I don't mean that.
- Lennie Briscoe: You mean, has he said, "This one's for Claire Kincaid"? No. That guy got 12 months at Mount McGregor.
“ | This is the District Attorney's office! We prosecute criminals! If you could stop thinking like a defense attorney maybe you'd grasp the concept! | ” |
–McCoy snaps at Ross |
Background information and notes[]
- Jamie Ross, concerned about Jack McCoy's aggressive prosecution of a drunk driver in this case, talks to Lennie Briscoe about the accident that killed Claire Kincaid, which happened in "Aftershock". It is revealed that the drunk driver that hit Kincaid's car got a 12-month sentence at the Mount McGregor Correctional Facility.
- Ross mentions she was meeting someone named David for dinner. She gets engaged to him in the episode "Damaged".
Episode scene cards[]
1 | 2 | 3 |
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NY County Morgue |
One Police Plaza |
John F. Kennedy |
4 | 5 | 6 |
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Office of |
Karl's Exotic Car Emporium |
Chambers of |
7 | 8 |
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Supreme Court |
Supreme Court |
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