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Green and Cassady hunt a mass murderer Leon Vorgitch, who recently escaped from prison. The finally corner Vorgitch in a school with a room full of hostages, and before surrendering himself to police, Vorgitch shoots a number of innocent children. His unwillingness to accept a deal infuriates McCoy, as it gives him more time to escape prison again. When the father of one of his victims takes justice into his own hands and ends up being used as a campaign slogan for a local politician, McCoy and Rubirosa try to convince Robert Purcell not to let himself be a scapegoat for a political platform. Add a recap »

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Writers:: David Slack

Director:: Alex Chapple

Stars:: Fred Dalton Thompson (D.A. Arthur Branch); Jesse L. Martin (Det. Ed Green); S. Epatha Merkerson (Lt. Anita Van Buren); Sam Waterston (Exec. A.D.A. Jack McCoy); Alana De La Garza (A.D.A. Connie Rubirosa); Milena Govich (Det. Nina Cassady)

Recurring Role:: Cynthia Darlow (Delores Vorgitch)

Guest Star:: Craig Walker (Leon Vorgitch); Catherine Dent (Dena Carter); Jeremy Davidson (Robert Purcell); Michael X. Martin (Justice #1); James Lorenzo (Judge Albert Bryce); Jordan Leeds (Judge Harold Gordon); Patricia R. Floyd (Judge Rochelle Desmond); Donna Blaszczyk (Nikki Hale); Matt D'Amico (Carl Vorgitch); Gregory Cook (Rex Mays); Lou Sumrall (John Garvey); Ylfa Edelstein (Dr. Sheryl Burnett); Eden Espinosa (Mia Alvarez); Myk Watford (Detective Hannigan); Keith Eric Chappelle (Gavin Edlund); Agustín Rodríguez (Pedro); Michael Warner (Justice #2); Wayne Scott (Corrections Officer Bennie Williams); Anthony Mazza (ESU); Alex P. Stephens (Foreperson); Roberto Cambeiro (Clerk); Laurence Blum (School Uniform); Eric Miller (Hospital Uniform); K. B. Nau (Corrections Officer Nolan); George Southern (Nurse); Louis Ozawa Changchien (Fugitive Team Director Nguyen); Lenny Levi (Russian Street Vendor); Kate Guyton (Kelly); Eric Morace (Corrections Officer Alfonzo Ruiz)

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Special billing was given to Catherine Dent (and) in this episode. edit »

Judge Albert Bryce: How do you plead, Mr...
Leon Vorgitch: Kiss my ass, that's how I plead. edit »
Jack McCoy: I was seeking to have Vorgitch legally executed.
Robert Purcell: And I executed him. edit »
Arthur Branch: It didn't take Dena Carter long to make political hay.
Connie Rubirosa: While she's out campaigning for the death penalty, what are we supposed to do without it? edit »
Nina Cassady: You're on parole, right? Sheet says you're a meth head.
Pedro: Recovered meth head!
(Nina Cassady finds meth in his pocket)
Nina Cassady: Oh, I guess recovery's not going so hot. edit »
Jack McCoy (to Robert Purcell): You weren't a client, you were a campaign slogan. edit »

This episode appears to be ripped from the headlines of the Charles Carl Roberts IV / Amish schoolgirl tragedy. In October of 2006, Roberts walked into a one-room Amish schoolhouse, taking ten female students hostage and releasing everyone else. Shortly after, Roberts shot the girls and then himself. Five girls and Roberts died. Other parts of this episode appear to be ripped from the headlines of the 2000 Wendy's massacre in New York, in which John Taylor, a former employee, and his accomplice Craig Godineaux took seven people hostage, leaving two alive (this case was mentioned on-air by McCoy). Taylor was sentenced to death, but as of November 2006, is still waiting on death row. edit »

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KJMackley
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The Bottom Line: "Series classic"
If anything, the police half of the story made for one of the most intense episodes of the series and it was not afraid to go into scary waters. ...Continue »
04/04/07 10:27pm | report abuse
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The Bottom Line: "They did this one already"
I would have written a summary, but there is no way to do it in 255 characters or less. This statement alone takes up 133 characters. ...Continue »
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The Bottom Line: "Exactly why I watch this series"
A great episode! ...Continue »
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angelspinknose
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The Bottom Line: "Painful to watch"
A new twist to the Amish school shooting ...Continue »
11/19/06 10:11am | report abuse
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lupinskitten
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The Bottom Line: "Adventurous"
An appeal for the death penalty in New York, with a twist. ...Continue »
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