"Law & Order"
Bitter Fruit (1995)

Writers:

Rene Balcer (writer)
Jeremy R. Littman (writer)

TV Series:

"Law & Order" (1990)

Original Air Date:

20 September 1995 (Season 6, Episode 1)

Genre:

Crime | Mystery | Drama

Plot:

Briscoe and his new partner, Rey Curtis, track down the man accused of kidnapping and killing a young girl. But before the suspect is arraigned, the girl's mother shoots and kills him in the courtroom.

Plot Keywords:

Female Boss | Jewish Cop | Female District Attorney | Sergeant | New York City

Cast

Jerry Orbach	...	Detective Lennie Briscoe
Benjamin Bratt	...	Detective Rey Curtis
S. Epatha Merkerson	...	Lt. Anita Van Buren
Sam Waterston	...	Executive A.D.A. Jack McCoy
Jill Hennessy	...	A.D.A. Claire Kincaid
Steven Hill	...	D.A. Adam Schiff
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Rose Arrick	...	Dr. Jane Freeland
Tanya Berezin	...	Judge Rosalyn Lenz
Luis Caballero	...	Bodega Owner
Marilyn Chris	...	Mrs. Capetti
Bill Christ	...	Jamie Ehrenclou
George G. Colucci	...	CSU Photographer
Todd Davis	...	Scavenger
Ellen Greene	...	Mrs. Gaines
Tom Grunke	...	Worker
Shari Hamrick	...	Student (as Shari Barker)
Leslie Hendrix	...	Dr. Elizabeth Rodgers
Katherine Hiler	...	Young Mother
Curt Hostetter	...	Dr. Larry Koblin
Jim Lavin	...	Uniform Policeman
Alice Liu	...	Karyn Sasabe
Matt Malloy	...	CSU Supervisor
Daniel Mastrogiorgio	...	Perry Behrens
John Newton	...	Judge Eric Caffey
Scott Nicholson	...	Court Officer
Joe Paparone	...	Charles Fleming
Scott Rabinowitz	...	Coroner's Assistant
Larry Sherman	...	Judge Colin Fraser
Steven Stahl	...	Frank Sullivan
Tom Tammi	...	Mr. Gaines
John Tormey	...	Alan Krutsky
John Ventimiglia	...	Nick Capetti
Richard Venture	...	Douglas Greer
Jody Wood	...	CSU Technician

Quotes:

McCoy: I don't doubt that, Mrs. Gaines, you just hated your husband more.