A down-on-his-luck former poker champ, forced to now work as a bookie's collector, shoots and kills a man who owes money, but the gun was supposed to be filled with blanks. Who is responsibl... Read allA down-on-his-luck former poker champ, forced to now work as a bookie's collector, shoots and kills a man who owes money, but the gun was supposed to be filled with blanks. Who is responsible for the incident, and why?A down-on-his-luck former poker champ, forced to now work as a bookie's collector, shoots and kills a man who owes money, but the gun was supposed to be filled with blanks. Who is responsible for the incident, and why?
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Eric L. Abrams
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- (as Eric Lenox Abrams)
Ohene Cornelius
- Forward
- (as Ohene K. Cornelius)
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- TriviaJosh Snow tells Angela that they are being framed since the gun was only loaded with blanks and that "there is no way someone can die from a blank." Actually, that is not technically true. A blank cartridge's end is crimped over a plastic wadding that is used to prevent the gunpowder in the cartridge from leaking out. If someone fires a blank cartridge at another person at point-blank range, it is possible-- though extremely unlikely--that the plastic wadding could penetrate the skin and puncture or even sever a major vein or artery. That is why general guidelines regarding firing a gun loaded with blanks in another person's general direction--like an actor might when a scene calls for them to shoot another character-- state that the shooter should be a minimum of six feet away from the other person when they fire the blank. Whenever a script calls for an actor to "shoot" a fellow actor at close range, they use what is known as a "non-gun," a non-functional prop gun that cannot fire a cartridge.
- GoofsGoren asks the ADA if they made a deal to charge Josh with third degree manslaughter or reckless endangerment but not murder. However there is no such criminal charge as third degree manslaughter in the state of New York. Manslaughter comes in two degrees, the most serious being manslaughter in the first degree (also known as voluntary manslaughter) which is charged when a person intentionally assaults another person and unintentionally causes their death. An example being a man starts a fight with someone in a bar and hits them over the head with a chair which causes their death. Manslaughter in the first degree is a class B felony with a minimum mandatory sentence of 5 years in prison and a maximum of 25 years. The other degree of manslaughter is manslaughter in the second degree (also known as involuntary manslaughter) which is charged when one person's actions show a reckless disregard for human life (actions that constitute reckless endangerment) and unintentionally causes the death of another person. An example being a teenage boy steals a car and leads police on a high speed chase, running red lights and stop signs and ignoring pedestrians in a crosswalk and hitting and killing one of them. Manslaughter in the second degree is a class C felony with a minimum mandatory sentence of 3 1/2 years in prison and a maximum sentence of 15 years. The only homicide related crime in New York state that is less severe than manslaughter in the second degree is criminally negligent homicide (it's possible this is what Goren is referring to although he should know it's not called third degree manslaughter), which is charged when a negligent action by one person unintentionally causes the death of another person. An example being a teenage girl is driving her car down the road and decides to respond to a text message without pulling over, because she is driving while distracted she goes off the street and crashes through a fence into someone's back yard hitting and killing a child playing in the yard. Criminally negligent homicide is a class E felony and can carry a minimum sentence of five years probation or a prison sentence of 1 1/2 to 4 years.
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Goren and Eames were always a great pairing, and both are great characters embodied brilliantly by Vincent D'Onofrio and Kathryn Erbe. Although their episodes became inconsistent from Season 5 onwards, like 'Law and Order: Criminal Intent' in general, they never lost their spark, even when Goren's character development got darker and meatier. When it comes to the alternate pairings, the other being Nichols and Wheeler, there is definitely a preference for Goren and Eames.
There are better episodes of theirs though than "All In", both since and especially before. Including the episode that it seems to be loosely half-connected to Season 5's "Cruise to Nowhere". "All In" is still a good episode that improves over the previous one "Passion", but there was potential for it to be great with such a good concept and the episode doesn't quite reach that. While of course showing many flashes of brilliance. For better episodes of Season 8 though, look to "Identity Crisis" and "Major Cases".
"All In" has its flaws. Did feel that some of the character motivations seemed on the muddled side, especially in regard to the victim.
It did also feel rushed later on, meaning that it got over-complicated going into the final quarter.
However, "All In" succeeds highly a lot more than it disappoints. It is well made, intimately photographed and slick with no signs of under-budget or anything. The music didn't sound melodramatic or too constant and the direction is accomodating while still having pulse. The beginning is incredibly interesting, where one can already feel the manipulation at work that runs to increasingly tense effect throughout "All In".
Similarly the ending is a knockout, very dramatic without being over-heated and not expected. Goren's way of getting to the truth is different. The story is very clever and intricate and only suffers really from being in need of a slowing down. Did like that we are always kept guessing as to who is responsible and whom is playing who. All the performances are great, especially from D'Onofrio who very seldom disappointed as Goren.
On the whole, good but not great. 7/10.
There are better episodes of theirs though than "All In", both since and especially before. Including the episode that it seems to be loosely half-connected to Season 5's "Cruise to Nowhere". "All In" is still a good episode that improves over the previous one "Passion", but there was potential for it to be great with such a good concept and the episode doesn't quite reach that. While of course showing many flashes of brilliance. For better episodes of Season 8 though, look to "Identity Crisis" and "Major Cases".
"All In" has its flaws. Did feel that some of the character motivations seemed on the muddled side, especially in regard to the victim.
It did also feel rushed later on, meaning that it got over-complicated going into the final quarter.
However, "All In" succeeds highly a lot more than it disappoints. It is well made, intimately photographed and slick with no signs of under-budget or anything. The music didn't sound melodramatic or too constant and the direction is accomodating while still having pulse. The beginning is incredibly interesting, where one can already feel the manipulation at work that runs to increasingly tense effect throughout "All In".
Similarly the ending is a knockout, very dramatic without being over-heated and not expected. Goren's way of getting to the truth is different. The story is very clever and intricate and only suffers really from being in need of a slowing down. Did like that we are always kept guessing as to who is responsible and whom is playing who. All the performances are great, especially from D'Onofrio who very seldom disappointed as Goren.
On the whole, good but not great. 7/10.
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