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Law & Order: Criminal Intent: Offense

Episode score 9.2 Superb

Offense

  • 141.
  • Season: 7
  • Episode: 8
  • First Aired: 11/29/2007
  • Prod Code: CI7008

EPISODE OVERVIEW

3 Reviews | 67 Votes

A rape trial goes wrong when a witness is killed, but the likely suspects – the football team members accused of the rape – turn out not so likely, and attention turns towards an attorney. Add a recap »

Writers:
Kate RorickJulie Martin (II)Kate Rorick
Director:
Tom DiCillo
Stars:
Chris Noth (Det. Mike Logan)
Alicia Witt (Det. Nola Falacci)
Eric Bogosian (Capt. Danny Ross)
Recurring Role:
Leslie Hendrix (Dr. Elizabeth Rodgers)
Guest Star:
Cynthia Watros (Beth Marbury)
Peri Gilpin (Grace Pardue)
Cortez Nance Jr. (D.A. Investigator Gates)
Kenneth Franklin (Tim Pardue)
Will Toale (Sean McClure)
Andrew McCarthy (A.D.A. Gene Hoyle)
Sebastian Sozzi (Benjy Alvarado)
Elena Hurst (Carla Sanchez)
Gil Deeble (Curtis Pardue)
Kevin Stapleton (Clark Danes)
Frank Ridley (Coach Bloom)
Peter Y. Kim (Hyo)
Casper Martinez (Reyes)
LaTonya Borsay (Nurse Price)
Chase Coleman (Brad Barrett)
Yin Chang (Traci Kwon)
Mark Huntley (Reporter #1)
Derek Peith (Reporter #2)
Beth Ellen Patrick (Reporter #3)
Christine Vallens (Reporter #4)
Chad Ackerman (Football Player #1)
Hisonni M. Johnson (Football Player #2)
Mark Keller (Football Player #3)
Ronald Washington (Football Player #4)
Thelonious Johnson (Football Player #5)
  • The newspaper clipping that Logan shows Falacci is about the confrontation between Logan and a city counselor that happened during the Law and Order episode Pride. The "Cop Pops Pol" headline was used in that episode as well. edit »
  • This episode was nominated for a 2008 Golden Reel Award for Best Sound Editing in Television: Short Form – Dialogue and Automated Dialogue Replacement. edit »
  • Special billing was given to Andrew McCarthy (And Special Guest Appearance by) in this episode. edit »
  • Mike Logan: Look, there's more to life than just one case. Higher ups have an agenda. You want 30 years in? Deal with it.
    Nola Falacci: Hey! People told me you were a hothead; guys like Hoyle you'd eat for breakfast. What happened?
    Mike Logan: (pulling newspaper clipping from his wallet) After ten years on Staten Island, you learn to pick your battles. edit »
  • Mike Logan: You don't drag a senior ADA into the station house!
    Nola Falacci: You do if he's stonewalling!
    Danny Ross: Which is what happens when people throw stones. edit »
  • Nola Falacci (examining Traci Kwon's body at the crime scene): She still has her jewelry.
    Mike Logan: But no purse. The apartment was ransacked. Kind of a mixed message, huh? edit »
  • Danny Ross: The Bronx is burning, part two.

    The Bronx Is Burning is a 2007 television mini-series about the New York Yankees and their victory in the 1977 World Series. edit »
  • This story appears to be ripped from the headlines of the Duke University lacrosse team rape case. edit »
  • 7.5
    CrimeShowFan's avatarmember since: Feb 12, 2008

    Offense

    The Bottom Line: "Well written"

    Two young women strippers -- one a religious Asian, one a Dominican with a hot-headed boyfriend -- say they were raped at a college football party, leading an ambitious DA with a PR-conscious wife to target several players, then someone kills the Asian ...Continue »

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  • donelson's avatarmember since: Jun 25, 2005

    Offense

    The Bottom Line: "Painful to watch"

    Terrible direction in this episode - possibly the worst direction ever for a Law & Order series. What were they thinking? ...Continue »

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  • playahaitian's avatarmember since: Oct 28, 2005

    Offense

    The Bottom Line: "Revealing"

    Episode based on the Duke lacrosse team rape scandal ...Continue »

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