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Jerry Orbach

Detective Lennie Briscoe

Jesse L. Martin

Detective Ed Green

S. Epatha Merkerson

Lieutenant Anita Van Buren

Sam Waterston

Executive ADA Jack McCoy

Elisabeth Röhm

ADA Serena Southerlyn

Fred Thompson

DA Arthur Branch
(as Fred Dalton Thompson)

Alexis Dziena

Lena Parkova

Michael Boatman

Defense Attorney Dave Seaver

Jonathan Hogan

Dr. Ellis Heinz

Leslie Hendrix

ME Dr. Elizabeth Rodgers

Doug Stender

Judge Joseph Flint

Iris Little Thomas

Trial Judge Barbara Lusky

Misha Kuznetsov

Sergei Parkova

Lisa Bostnar

Yolanda Parkova

Louis Vanaria

Anthony Matteo

Terry Layman

Dr. Howard Alston

Rosalie Tenseth

Dr. Deana Abrams

Jeffrey Ware

Randall Amsterdam

Director
- Jace Alexander
Writers
- Dick Wolf
- Janis Diamond
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Trivia
This episode appears to be based on Winona Ryder's 2001 arrest for shoplifting. The store clerk even thanks "Winona" for the security cameras after he states the victim had tried to steal from the store.

Goofs
Lena and her mother speak Russian with strong American accents, and their English is more cartoon "Boris and Natasha"-speak than a natural Russian accent.

Quotes
Andee Mae Kahn: At least she knew a few words of English.
Detective Ed Green: Which ones?
Andee Mae Kahn: I pretty... give me...

Connections
References Veronika Voss (1982)

Sometimes even Lawyers are Doctors

This is one of my favorites for a couple of reasons. It's one of many where L&O gets things wrong for most of the episode. But my favorite scene, and one of the best ever, was when the Doctor was on the stand talking about how and why the victim died and the defendant's lawyer said something about the medical prognosis and the witness asked something like "and what medical school did you graduate from" and the defendant's lawyer responded with "Harvard, and I'm asking the questions here". Absolutely one of the best scenes ever! And after the sister's testimony I'm surprised it even went to the jury. Too many times Jack and company go for the jugular for wrong reasons. And personally I miss Jamie Ross.