After witnessing an inmate's execution, McCoy, Kincaid, Briscoe, and Curtis react in different and extreme ways.After witnessing an inmate's execution, McCoy, Kincaid, Briscoe, and Curtis react in different and extreme ways.After witnessing an inmate's execution, McCoy, Kincaid, Briscoe, and Curtis react in different and extreme ways.
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Jennifer Estlin
- Cathy Briscoe
- (as Jennifer Bill)
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Did you know
- TriviaEvery episode of Law & Order opens with the investigation of a crime, usually a murder. This is the only episode that does not open with a crime or feature a criminal investigation and prosecution. This episode opens with four of the main characters witnessing the lethal injection of a prisoner--a convicted murderer--and it revolves around the characters' reactions to the execution.
- GoofsThough this was arguably one of the most powerful entries in the series, the entire premise is fictitious. No one has been executed by the state of New York since 1963.
- Quotes
Mike: What is it with you guys? First darts, now pool.
Detective Lennie Briscoe: Never mess with a civil servant, my friend.
- ConnectionsFeatured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Best Law and Order Episodes (2024)
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I worked death penalty cases. This episode got it right.
I almost don't know where to begin. I handled death penalty cases as a public defender and a prosecutor. I left the practice before any of the defendants I convicted came up for execution. But our office did have a couple and the cops and lawyers who worked the cases were a mess the day of the execution. This episode nailed the emotional tone. The personal stories each character tells is a layer deeper than where the show normally goes.
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- hayley96
- Feb 28, 2020
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