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After an actress is found dead in her apartment, Green and Cassady attempt to prove that her death was not a suicide. Add a recap »

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Writers:: Richard Sweren

Director:: Jean de Segonzac

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

Recurring Role:: John E. Cariani (Beck); Leslie Hendrix (Dr. Elizabeth Rodgers)

Guest Star:: Ann Hu (Tina Lee); Rufus Collins (Judge Winston Delahunt); Romi Dias (Heather Sanchez); Heather Kenzie (Diana Rawlings); Anthony Mangano (Sal Gangetti); Jason Kolotouros (Derek Greer); Cara Buono (Attorney Shannon); Sean Mahan (Jonas Faulkner); Sanjit De Silva (Ali Mohammed); Reza Salazar (Julio Rodriguez); Adam Trese (Carl Easton); Rick Gifford (Mark); Joe Hickey (Vincent Oscar); Damon DiMarco (Clerk); Joseph Amato (Uni); Jorge Pupo (Pastor); Lisa Velten Smith (Vanessa); Heidi Armbruster (Lisa Michaels); Jeremy Allen White (Jeremy); Hannah Freiman (Amanda); Sixto Ramos (Carlos); Laurence Lowry (Super); Lizzy Cooper Davis (Asst. M.E.); Melissa Maxwell (Judge Arlene Jones)

The movie poster with the red and blue profiles strongly resembles the poster from Hable con ella, a film by Spanish director Pedro Almod�var. edit »

Special billing was given to Cara Buono (and) in this episode. edit »

Carl Easton: If I didn't hire these people, what else were they gonna do? How else were they gonna support their families?
Jack McCoy: That might be a defense in a labor violation, not a murder! edit »
Connie Rubirosa: I used to think this was about an immigrant chasing the dollar, but maybe it's just good old-fashioned American greed. edit »
Anita van Buren: I'm sure Mr. Mohammed is used to being a scapegoat by now. edit »

Ed Green: Looks like her acting career was doing all right.
Nina Cassady: Yeah, so was Marilyn Monroe's.

When the legendary actress Marilyn Monroe died in 1962 from a drug overdose, it was ruled a probable suicide but some people speculated that it was accidental. Some conspiracy theorists have suggested that she was murdered. Erin's manner of death in this episode is similarly ambiguous at first. edit »
The title of this episode, Melting Pot, refers to a term used to describe a place where residents come from a variety of different cultures, but all come together and lose their individuality while becoming part of the masses. It is often used to describe the United States. edit »
Connie Rubirosa: Theo van Gogh was murdered by a fanatic because he made a blasphemous film.

In 2004, Dutch filmmaker Theo van Gogh and Somali-born Dutch MP Ayaan Hirsi Ali made a film called Submission that accused Muslims of oppressing women. Ayaan was raised Muslim and she had undergone female circumcision as a child and later been forced into an arranged marriage, which led her to question the faith in Submission and in various writings. Theo was murdered by a Muslim extremist. Ayaan also received death threats and she left Holland as a result. edit »
This episode appears to be ripped from the headlines of the Diego Pillco case. In November of 2006, Pillco got into an altercation with actress and director Adrienne Shelly and murdered her, staging her death to look like a suicide. Her final film, Waitress, premiered on January 21, 2007, at the Sundance Film Festival. Shelly appeared in the Law & Order episode, "High & Low". edit »

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donelson
member since: Jun 25, 2005
Melting Pot
The Bottom Line: "Not my favorite storyline"
Very mediocre. Good potential plot and storyline, poorly executed. ...Continue »
02/21/07 10:36am | report abuse
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JPPT1974
member since: Nov 2, 2005
Melting Pot
The Bottom Line: "Above average"
Character development for Connie Rubisoa but Jack came off a jerk! ...Continue »
02/18/07 10:22pm | report abuse
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bluejayfusion
member since: Jun 15, 2005
Melting Pot
The Bottom Line: "Character development"
Good episode for Rubirosa, not so good for minorities in general... ...Continue »
02/16/07 08:50pm | report abuse