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Myth of FingerprintsEpisode Number: 260 Season Num: 12 First Aired: Wednesday November 14, 2001 Prod Code: E2209 |
A murder investigation uncovers deliberately faulty forensics in the wrongful conviction of two men 12 years earlier in the case that paved the way for Van Buren's promotion.
| Writer: | Eric Overmyer, Aaron Zelman, Terri Kopp |
| Director: | David Platt |
| Star: | Elisabeth Rohm (ADA Serena Southerlyn), Jerry Orbach (Det. Lennie Briscoe), S. Epatha Merkerson (Lt. Anita Van Buren), Sam Waterston (Exec. ADA Jack McCoy), Jesse L. Martin (Det. Ed Green), Dianne Wiest (Interim DA Nora Lewin) |
| Recurring Role: | Maggie Burke (Judge Elayne Link), Michael P. Moran (Probation Officer), Abigail Lopez (Laura Rodriguez), Andrea Navedo (Ana Cordova), Leslie Hendrix (Dr. Elizabeth Rodgers), James Colby (Bobby Campbell) |
| Guest Star: | Larry Bryggman (Rowen), Robert Spillane (Jack Lynch), Kate Rigg (Administrator), Michael Hyatt (Family Court Clerk), Erin Cardillo (Jenny), Ginnifer Goodwin (Erica), Catie Bates (Teenage Girl), Joey Gay (Sergeant), Teri Mazzarella (Foreperson), Jeremy Davidson (Luke Campbell), Adam Mucci (Terry Fullmer), David Green (III) (), Lenny Venito (Det. Wade), Tara Bast (Brenda Warren), Joe Maruzzo (Glenn Edwards), Diana Scarwid (Lisa Russo) |
This episode was originally scheduled to air on October 3, 2001. When the episode finally aired on November 14, 2001, the opening guest star credits omitted the names of several guest stars.
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Ed Green: (Bending over a bloody corpse.) I'm no M.E., but it looks like this guy got his head bashed in.
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(Briscoe, Green and Van Buren are talking about an inmate.)
Ed Green: He got transferred to Sing Sing a month ago.
Anita van Buren: Whose turn is it to put in for gas money?
(edit) Dr. Elizabeth Rodgers: I found blue fibers, like in work clothes.
Lennie Briscoe: Like maybe a cable guy?
Ed Green: Yeah, like they ever show up. (edit)
Ed Green: He got transferred to Sing Sing a month ago.
Anita van Buren: Whose turn is it to put in for gas money?
(edit) Dr. Elizabeth Rodgers: I found blue fibers, like in work clothes.
Lennie Briscoe: Like maybe a cable guy?
Ed Green: Yeah, like they ever show up. (edit)
The Myth Of Fingerprints is a 1997 movie with Blythe Danner and Julianne Moore. Paul Simon's album Graceland also contains a song called, "All Around The World/The Myth Of Fingerprints."
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This episode appears to be ripped from the headlines of the Joyce Gilchrist scandal in Oklahoma City.
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Myth of FingerprintsSuperb "Fine example" A case of a man mistakenly sent to jail comes back to haunt Lt. Van Buren. Continue » Posted Nov 13, 2007 7:06 am PST |
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Myth of FingerprintsSuperb "Average" Myth Of Fingerprints Continue » Posted Oct 16, 2006 6:09 pm PST |
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Myth of FingerprintsGreat "Another great installment" Lt. VanBuren's career rise might be based on a false conviction due to inaccurate forensic evidence, which sent 2 innocent men to prison for murder. Continue » Posted Jul 27, 2006 2:22 pm PST |
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