"Law & Order: Criminal Intent"
Shandeh (2002)

Director:

Steve Shill

Writers:

Dick Wolf (creator)
Rene Balcer (developer)

TV Series:

"Law & Order: Criminal Intent" (2001)

Original Air Date:

1 December 2002 (Season 2, Episode 9)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

Plot:

The investigation into the murder of a Jewish woman turns towards her family once Goren and Eames find out about her husband's affair. |

Plot Keywords:

Prosecution | Prosecutor | Trial | District Attorney | Gun

Cast

Vincent D'Onofrio	...	Detective Robert Goren
Kathryn Erbe	...	Detective Alexandra Eames
Jamey Sheridan	...	Captain James Deakins
Courtney B. Vance	...	A.D.A. Ron Carver
Linda Lavin	...	Ursula Sussman
Ned Eisenberg	...	Danny Sussman
Peter Appel	...	Louis Bernoff
Max Casella	...	Nicky
KaDee Strickland	...	Sandi Tortomassi
Patricia Dunnock	...	Kelly Sussman
Philip Levy	...	Myerson
Amanda Naughton	...	Anna Gerrigan
Ray Iannicelli	...	Podell
Isa Thomas	...	Mrs. Gerrigan
Nikki E. Walker	...	Johanna Starr Corbin

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:TV-14 | New Zealand:M (DVD rating)

Company:

Wolf Films

This Tme L&O's Target Are Orthodox Jews

*** This comment may contain spoilers ***

I forget all the "Jewish mother" jokes I've heard over the years, especially from Jewish friends....but I doubt any of them had a mother like this one: Ursula Sussman (played by Linda Lavin. Remember her?) Yet Ursula's story, as extreme as it is, isn't't totally bizarre in the one aspect of a family "protecting its good name." I am sure many more than one sin has been covered up over the years by families attempting to do likewise. However, murdering your daughter-in-law may not be the most advisable way to keep the good family name!

This is an interesting episode, as most of them are. Also, let's see, we had a Protestant family member not on the up-and-up a few weeks ago, a Muslim extremist last week and an Orthodox Jewish family look bad this week. What other "religious" group can the Law & Order atheists slam next week? Stay tuned.