| "Girl Most Likely" | ||
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| ← | L&O, Episode 12.17 | → |
| Production number: E2227 First aired: 27 March 2002 | ||
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| Written By Lynn Mamet Directed By Steve Shill | ||
When a teenager is found dead in the laundry room of her building, the detectives discover a number of her classmates who might have wanted to silence her.
Plot[]
When a high school student is found dead in an apartment building, Briscoe and Green suspect that the murder was a result of her getting a message board shut down. As McCoy and Southerlyn investigate the case further, they realize that her best friend, who was reluctant to come forward as a witness, may be the answer to the murder.
Cast[]
Main cast[]
- Jerry Orbach as Detective Lennie Briscoe
- Jesse L. Martin as Detective Ed Green
- S. Epatha Merkerson as Lieutenant Anita Van Buren
- Sam Waterston as Executive A.D.A. Jack McCoy
- Elisabeth Röhm as A.D.A. Serena Southerlyn
- Dianne Wiest as Interim D.A. Nora Lewin
Recurring cast[]
- Liz Larsen as CSU Technician Jessica Reed
- Andrea Navedo as Detective Ana Cordova
Guest cast[]
- Caroline Dhavernas as Alicia Milford
- Noah Fleiss as Denny Cannon
- Anna Kathryn Holbrook as Mrs. Milford
- Mark Jacoby as Mr. Milford
- Blythe Auffarth as Maura Tinley
- John Bolger as Mark Knapp
- Christina Brucato as Monica Heath
- Fred Burrell as Bill Wilson
- Gabriel Carpenter as John Lucero
- Marilyn Caskey as Mrs. Cade
- Jane Cecil as Martha Quinn
- Paul DeBoy as Bruce Cade
- John Gallagher, Jr. as Terrence Holt
- Stephanie Gatschet as Matty Helder
- Libby George as Sandra Hall
- Peggy Gormley as Marsha Cannon
- Tom Hewitt as Mr. Lucero
- Richmond Hoxie as Elliot Marsh
- Lauren C. Mayhew as Melissa Gelson
- Christopher McCann as Drew Hamilton
- Melanie Nicholls-King as Trina Felton
- Patrick Quinn as Dr. Grimes
- Jake Smith as Peter Grimes
- Margot Steinberg as Deborah Knapp
- Alicia Van Couvering as Jessica Rubin
- Stuart Zagnit as Jim Roker
- Vernice Miller as Anne
- Tom Demenkoff as McVitty
- Elizabeth Flax as Vanessa
References[]
- Julie Cade
- Strickland Academy
- Dana Stokely
Quotes[]
Green: Lunch is over. Get up John-boy.
Peter Grimes: Yo, I know my rights! You can't put your hands on students! I'm gonna file a complaint!
Briscoe: Aw, stick it on your message board, "Lurch."
| “ | Coming out's gotta be a pretty tough thing to do, no matter how understanding your parents are. | ” |
–Serena Southerlyn, in dialog inconsistent with the later revelation that her character was gay. Suggesting she was in the closet at work or the writers changed the character. | ||
| “ | I don't see how we can abandon a viable negotiating tactic just because it's politically incorrect. | ” |
–Jack McCoy, defending his plan to use the fear of being outed in a public trial to get Alicia Milford to plead guilty. | ||
| “ | I got on the floor with her. She wasn't breathing. She was just lying there with this soft look on her face, and I remember thinking, 'This must be the way she looks when she's asleep...' | ” |
–Alicia Milford, recounting the accidental killing of her best friend Julie Cade. | ||
| “ | He told us he was out running, he just didn't mention it was from the crime scene. | ” |
–Lennie Briscoe on the discovery that Denny Carlson was likely at the crime scene. | ||
Background information and notes[]
- Briscoe sarcastically calls a tall, gangly boy "Lurch". This is in reference to the fictional character of the same name in the 1964 TV series The Addams Family, a butler who was considered not very bright.
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