Camryn Manheim, who plays stern NYPD Lt. Kate Dixon on Law & Order, is very pleased that the show’s writers finally decided to write in Dixon’s son, Patrick, who is deaf. He was mentioned back in her first season, when she explained to a detective that she read a deaf witness’s sign language because her child was deaf. We’ll finally meet Patrick in the May 2 episode. The Emmy-winning actress (The Practice) talks about the episode and her adventures with Asl (American Sign Language). Talk about this special episode and working with Caverly. Camryn Manheim: Caverly’s character Patrick comes into the precinct and gets a bit involved in this week’s investigation. It’s very cool. James is a bright and shining actor who did the Broadway production of Children of a Lesser God, and he played Nathan Lane’s son on Murders. While he ...