| "Promises to Keep" | ||
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| ← | L&O, Episode 3.14 | → |
| Production number: 68022 First aired: 10 February 1993 | ||
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| Teleplay By Robert Nathan & Joshua Stern Story By William N. Fordes & Douglas Stark Directed By Ed Sherin | ||
Plot[]
The discovery of a body leads to a case involving the victim's fiance and the fiance's psychiatrist.
Cast[]
Main cast[]
- Jerry Orbach as Detective Lennie Briscoe
- Chris Noth as Detective Mike Logan
- Dann Florek as Captain Donald Cragen
- Michael Moriarty as Executive A.D.A. Benjamin Stone
- Richard Brooks as A.D.A. Paul Robinette
- Steven Hill as D.A. Adam Schiff
- Carolyn McCormick as Dr. Elizabeth Olivet
Recurring cast[]
- John Fiore as Detective Tony Profaci
- Roger Serbagi as Judge Robert Quinn
Guest cast[]
- Lindsay Crouse as Dr. Diane Meade
- Fritz Weaver as Defense Attorney Larry Weber
- Gail Strickland as Ellen Gorham
- Jenny O'Hara as Carol Janssen
- Dennis Creaghan as Leonard Gorham
- Fred Weller as Dan Garrett
- Robert Sedgwick as Mickey
- Jesse Moore as Dr. Howard Malone
- Nicole Orth-Pallavicini as Barbara Kiley
- James Georgiades as Bergen
- Rosemary McNamara as Elinor Garrett
- Bob Greenberg as Sam
- Teresa Della Vall as Andrea
- Ralph Buckley as Steinmetz
- James Reno as Morgan
References[]
- Bolivia
- California
- Elvis Presley
- Willie Sutton
- Natalie Wood
Quotes[]
| “ | First-year guys. Like puppies. You got to show them the stick before you throw it. | ” |
–Lennie Briscoe about rookie cops | ||
- Mike Logan: You're gonna take somebody's purse...
- Lennie Briscoe: I know. You bash her head in, you stick a knife in her ribs, you pull on the strap until it snaps.
- Mike Logan: Yeah. So, what kind of mugger strangles?
- Lennie Briscoe: Unless...they knew each other. You smell romance?
- Mike Logan: Love at last sight.
| “ | Gentlemen, that's a medico lock. He couldn't pick that if he was Willie Sutton. He used the keys. | ” |
–Detective | ||
| “ | This girl was killed by a junkie, and I believe Elvis is at Radio City tonight. | ” |
–Lennie Briscoe | ||
| “ | Fellas, when you finish tag-teaming the doc, let me remind you that she's protected by statute from revealing patient information. Maybe you've heard, malpractice insurance costs more than the debt of Bolivia. | ” |
–Donald Cragen | ||
| “ | You go into the hospital for gall bladder surgery, they cut off your leg. You think that doesn't happen in psychiatry? | ” |
–Carol Janssen | ||
- Bartender: Who’s this, Natalie Wood? I don’t think she’s been in here. Fact is, I think she drowned out in California.
- Mike Logan: You know, I missed your act at the improv. Now, you want to tell me if you recognize her or not?
Background information and notes[]
- Olivet testifies against the psychiatrist Dr. Diane Meade for having a sexual relationship with a patient. However, it is later implied that Olivet had a brief relationship with Detective Mike Logan in the episode "Betrayal".
- The episode was later adapted into the Law & Order: UK episode "ID".
Episode scene cards[]
| 1 | 2 | 3 |
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Apartment Of Leonard |
Office Of |
27th Precinct |
| 4 | 5 | 6 |
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Rikers Island |
Executive Assistant |
Rikers Island |
| 7 | 8 |
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Supreme Court |
Supreme Court |
| Previous episode: "Night and Fog" |
"Promises to Keep" Law & Order Season 3 |
Next episode: "Mother Love" |