Season 17 episode 13 law and order

Cops-and-lawyers procedural with headline-inspired storylines and two distinct halves: the investigation of the crime, followed by the prosecution of the case in court.

Sign In. Detective Ed Green Milena Govich Detective Nina Cassady S. Epatha Merkerson Judith Barlow Louis Cancelmi Malcolm Yates Cindy Katz Judge Wendy Forman Ron Silver

Season 17 episode 13 law and order

During controversial right-wing pundit Judith Barlow's speech at a university, a student is shot and killed; it's believed that Barlow herself was the intended target. The detectives follow a trail to the victim's friend Malcolm Yates. He lost his job in stem cell research because repeated attacks in the media by Barlow forced a sponsor to cut funding. Bullet evidence links him to the shooting, and he's arrested. The defense gets all evidence from the sponsor suppressed; McCoy and Rubirosa struggle to prove motive until they learn that Yates has Parkinson's Disease. Barlow's efforts to shut down stem cell research threatened his only hope for a cure, so he tried to kill her. Yates stops taking his medication and shows severe signs of Parkinson's Disease during the trial. On the stand, Barlow is forced to admit that she used slurs against the disabled in her speech on the night of the shooting. Yates claims he carries a gun for protection and fired accidentally due to the shaking caused by his condition. McCoy points out this can't be true, since at that time Yates' symptoms were kept under control by his medication. Yates yells that his life is worth more than those of the embryos harvested for stem cells; McCoy says that the same is true of both Barlow, and the student who was accidentally killed. The jury convicts and Connie later asks McCoy for his own views on stem cell research. He replies:.

Archived from the original on March 11, Detective Nina Cassady S. After Michael Jones dies in his mother's hospital room with no immediate explanation, his mother Ashley accuses her former husband's adult children, Miles and Hillary Foster, who are fighting her for control of their father's substantial fortune.

Martin 's character Ed Green was promoted to senior detective to replace Farina's character. Ed Green and his new partner, Nina Cassady, investigate the death of a cop killed during a botched robbery which leads them to stolen photographs of a celebrity mother married to a rapper who has motive for wanting the photos. A has-been actor Mitch Carroll wearing bloodstained clothing arrested for drunken driving reveals religious prejudices during his rantings. The detectives discover a Jewish producer of his dead, and try to find his connection to the murder. Inspired by the events surrounding Mel Gibson. After Erin Garrett an actress is found dead in her apartment, Green and Cassady attempt to prove that her death was not a suicide. Green and Cassady investigate an arson turned homicide when a body found in a burned church turns out to have been murdered before the fire started.

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Season 17 episode 13 law and order

A woman is sexually assaulted by a group of teens outside of an apartment building. SVU tries to build a case against her aggressors, but none of the the dozens of potential witnesses who sa Read all A woman is sexually assaulted by a group of teens outside of an apartment building. SVU tries to build a case against her aggressors, but none of the the dozens of potential witnesses who saw the attack are willing to come forward. Dominick Carisi, Jr. Sign In Sign In. New Customer? Create account. Crime Drama Mystery.

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On first watch, "Talking Points" was one of those liked it generally but not loved it episodes, feeling that it was thought probing and had tension but also feeling it too one-sided and at times over the top. When Carl Mullaly is discovered murdered in his apartment, Green and Cassady learn that he had recently been profiled on HardFocus , a tabloid talk show that exposes sex offenders who are caught via the ScumWatch website. Sam Waterston Jack McCoy. Inspired by the events surrounding Mel Gibson. When eight-year-old Jenna Wechsler dies as a result of a building explosion, Green and Cassady follow the trail of evidence to Rosalie Schaffner, the owner's ex-wife. Good but not great. Nathan Gersh Emma Bell Louis Cancelmi Malcolm Yates. Matthew Penn. Max as Ron Vitalia Dwayne Duprey David Wilcox. Max as Ron Vitalia.

A promising young writer confesses to the murder and robbery of a cabbie and demands that he receive the death penalty.

This episode contains examples of: Abhorrent Admirer : Green is horrified by the notion that Barlow is attracted to him. Narrator voice archive footage uncredited Produced by Jamie Crowell Casey Ford Alexander Bobby. McCoy and Rubirosa find themselves at odds as Rubirosa wonders if McCoy's prosecution of Weaver has more to do with her gender than her guilt. Fred Thompson Arthur Branch. Green and Cassady hunt mass murderer Leon Vorgitch, who recently escaped from prison. January 17, Furthermore, while not subtle, the writing is intelligent and taut, leaving one deep in thought. Episode 11 Remains of the Day Fri, Jan 5, 43 mins A young man, who was homeless and addicted to drugs, dies under very strange circumstances while visiting his mother Mariel Hemingway , a tabloid personality known for her alleged gold-digging ways. Inspired by the events surrounding Mel Gibson. Archived from the original on December 9, Fri, May 4, 43 mins. Nor is anything too static, drab or garish. Interviewer Casey Ford Alexander