This episode marks the death of ada claire kincaid who is killed when her car is hit by a drunk driver while driving an inebriated lennie briscoe home. This is the only episode that does not open with a crime, or feature a criminal investigation and prosecution. Adam schiff 110 michael moriarty as executive asst. Special victims unit or get episode details on nbc. Still the law went into place after george patakis election and in this story all the regulars have some personal reflections. The torrents of greed part one the torrents of greed part two the secret sharers. After witnessing an inmates execution, mccoy, kincaid, briscoe, and curtis react in different and extreme ways. The episode begins with a man, who had been convicted of raping and murdering a 26yearold woman, being executed by lethal injection. Afterwards, she struggles with this, questioning whether or not the death penalty was a just punishment. The svu spinoff drama, which marks the actors return to wolf world, revolves around the nypd organized crime unit led by stabler. Nearly the whole cast of law and order regulars go up to witness an execution which in real life never took place because new york hasnt executed anyone for almost half a century now.
While the writing alone made it terrible, the episode. In this episode we watch the sixth season characters lennie briscoe, rey curtis, jack mccoy and claire kincaid try to come to terms with having witnessed an execution of a man they had arrested and convicted of rape and murder. Claire kincaid is killed in a car accident, injuring detective briscoe. I actually like it and no im not over the age of 40 and not a cop nor a legal student or whatever. Each episode follows the exploits of detectives elliot stabler, olivia benson, john munch and odafin tutuola as they attempt to solve the citys most complex cases. Trial by jury, 1 episode 2001 of law and order ci, and 2 episodes 19992000 of. When his first wife sandra was shot and subsequently hospitalized, the police initially suspected michael of shooting her because she wanted to leave him. Curtis is of peruvian from his mothers side, english, native american and german descent. In the first halfhour, detectives joe fontana and edward green investigate crimes and apprehend suspects under the supervision of their precinct lieutenant, anita van buren. After briscoe, curtis, mccoy, and kincaid witness the execution of a criminal they brought to justice, their unique reactions to the event culminate in personal tragedies for each of them.
Display as images display as list make and model make and year year category importancerole date added new ones first episode appearance ep. The first half of the show concentrates on the investigation of the crime by the police, the second half follows the prosecution of the crime in court. Iirc there is some debate about whether it is an essential or typical lo episode as the series exemplified. Reynaldo rey curtis was an nypd homicide detective until his early retirement in 1999. Claire kincaid is killed in a car accident, injuring detective lennie briscoe. Im actually just a young guy early 20swho likes a strong crime fiction story line with some good acting squeezed into one hour. Analysis of the episode aftershock from the well renowned. Michael dobson was the prime suspect in the murders of both his wives. The case of a teachers shooting uncovers a vendetta involving the rape of a mentally challenged coed by three students, whose attorney claims they werent awar. Was jill hennessy on law and order after aftershock answers. His sister died in a car accident when she was 10 years old. Season 6 aftershock on directv briscoe, curtis, mccoy and kincaid witness an execution and try to come to terms with their roles in the killing of another human being. Rather than chronicling an investigation, the episode accompanies each of the characters in the aftermath of an execution. Svu season 21 episode 9 was doing a great job of depicting the corruption that allows ultrawealthy pedophiles to game the system and get away with sexually abusing minors.
Alexandra borgia 1516 in the first half of the show the detectives work to find the criminals. Martin appeared as detective green in 198 episode of law and order, 1 episode 2005 of law and order. After briscoe, curtis, mccoy, and kincaid witness the execution of a criminal they. The season five episode performance which has the group of teenagers running a sex ring in their high school who called themselves the mack rangers. Did jill hennessy get killed off in the law and order episode. The series always came across, to me anyway, as light on character and personal drama and heavier on the procedural aspects. Van buren struggles to keep her personal issues private. The title refers to a colloquial name for reassignment centers where teachers. Set in new york city, the series follows the professional and to a lesser extent the personal lives of several police officers and prosecutors who represent the public interest in the criminal justice system. Criminal intent and exiled, the law and order tv movie. The detectives and lawyers are deeply affected after witnessing an execution. After briscoe, curtis, mccoy, and kincaid witness the execution of a criminal they brought to justice, their unique reac. Aftershock is heralded as an episode that strayed from the halfmystery, halflegaltrial formula to present a rumination on a very fraught topic capital punishment. Analyzing the episode aftershock from the well renowned television series law and order from a restorative perspective was really intriguing.
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