Vendetta

Episode aired Apr 21, 2004
TV-14
1h

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7.6/10

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Jerry Orbach and S. Epatha Merkerson in Law & Order (1990)

Crime Drama Mystery Thriller

A former prisoner exonerated on murder charges kills another man. He claims he wouldn't have done it if he wasn't wrongfully imprisoned in the first place, so prosecutors must prove that he ... Read allA former prisoner exonerated on murder charges kills another man. He claims he wouldn't have done it if he wasn't wrongfully imprisoned in the first place, so prosecutors must prove that he had a prior history of criminal behavior.A former prisoner exonerated on murder charges kills another man. He claims he wouldn't have done it if he wasn't wrongfully imprisoned in the first place, so prosecutors must prove that he had a prior history of criminal behavior.

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IMDb RATING

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Trivia
This episode appears to be based on two separate cases/incidents:
The 1987 Fred Zain and Glen Woodall cases.
The 2003 Steve Bartman incident. While the initial event that sparks the story is based on the Steve Bartman incident in the 2003 Nation League Playoff Series, the rest of the episode is not. For the record, after failing to record an out on the foul ball, the Cubs fell apart and allowed the Marlins to score eight runs. This was game six of a seven game series, and the Cubs had the opportunity to win the next day, but they again squandered a lead (without Bartman) and lost the series to the Marlins, who went on to beat the New York Yankees in the World Series.

Quotes
Dr. Judy Waxman: You're telling me this guy got killed because he tried to catch a foul ball?
Detective Lennie Briscoe: And the suspect list is the greater New York phone book.

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References Mister Magoo (1960)

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6/10

Framed

An old friend of Jesse Martin's, fellow detective John Michael Bolger gets himself in a real jackpot, Turns out he framed David Warsofsky for a murder he didn't commit with evidence of for one Warshofsky did commit. I won't explain it that would give the whole story away.

When Warshofsky is arrested for the right murder it's one big legal tangle for the District Attorney's offivce, Giancarlo Esposito as Warshofky's attorney who got him sprung on the first murder is also similarly perplexed.

Bolger's career as a cop is circling the bowl. No doubt he framed Warshofsky, but he and all police are human.

You have to see how this one comes out.