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The murder of a female high school English teacher uncovers a love triangle that includes a female student and a male teacher, both of whom become suspects. The prosecutors have to deal with the student's multiple identities and refusal to live past adolescence. Add a recap »

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Writers:: Michael S. Chernuchin

Director:: Constantine Makris

Stars:: 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); Fred Dalton Thompson (DA Arthur Branch)

Recurring Role:: Connie Winston (Judge Shirley Taylor); Tim Miller (Bob); Richard E. Hirschfeld (Asst. M. E. Brody); J.K. Simmons (Dr. Emil Skoda); Leslie Hendrix (Dr. Elizabeth Rodgers); Brian Hyman (Boris Walker)

Guest Star:: Hallie Foote (Margaret Chapman); Rob Campbell (Boz Bergen); Stephi Lineburg (Fiona Reed); Ver�nica Cruz (Carol); Max Vogler (Dr. Neil Carson); Sid Solomon (Brian Delby); Jesse Shafer (Player); Herve Clermont (Gerald); Deirdre Madigan (Mrs. Goode); Sal Petraccione (Buddy); Bruce Nozick (Stanley Matson); Lena Georgas (Gwen); Daisy Hobbs (Jody Glass); Kevin Nagle (Chuck); Susan Floyd (Jessica Sheets); Edward James Hyland (Victor Drayson)

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Serena Southerlyn (about Fiona Reed): So her sex life's better than mine. So what? edit »
Serena Southerlyn: You know, not to get into specifics, but I was escorted to my junior prom by a college senior, I suppose you would lock him up.
Jack McCoy: That would depend on the specifics.
Serena Southerlyn: Good, go arrest him, he�s in the state senate now. edit »
Serena Southerlyn: It's called 'res ipsa loquitor', Mr. Bergen. I'm sure your attorney will explain it to you.
Attorney: It's Italian hocus pocus for 'they get a belly full of bupkes�.
Serena Southerlyn: Actually, it's Latin for 'two half-naked people in an apartment are probably not there to play Scrabble�. edit »
Jack McCoy: Never get Freudian with a man with a pickle. edit »
Arthur Branch: A negotiated deal between two competent attorneys is the biggest step forward in jurisprudence since the guillotine. edit »

Episode title: Shangri-La

Shangri-La is a fictional place in the novel Lost Horizon, written by British author James Hilton in 1933. The word is also used as a metaphor in a similar concept to which "The Garden of Eden" could be used, representing a perfect paradise that exists hidden from mankind. Sometimes it's even used as an analogy for a life-long quest. edit »
Lennie Briscoe (the teacher opens the door practically naked): Oh! Calcutta!

Oh! Calcutta! opened off-Broadway in 1969, and was revived on Broadway in 1976, running for thirteen years. The show was infamous for featuring total nudity for both the male and female stars. Jerry Orbach was once asked if he ever auditioned for Oh! Calcutta! and gave a laughing no. edit »
This episode appears to be ripped from the headlines of the Treva Throneberry case. edit »