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Veteran's Day

Episode Number: 316    Season Num: 14    First Aired: Wednesday February 18, 2004    Prod Code: E4314
A decorated Gulf War veteran grief-stricken over the Afghanistan combat death of his son murders an anti-war protester, claiming at trial that he acted under extreme emotional distress.

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Writer: Noah Baylin
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),  Fred Dalton Thompson (DA Arthur Branch)
Recurring Role: Helmar Augustus Cooper (Judge Lawrence McNeil),  Tim Kirkpatrick (Benton),  Leslie Hendrix (Dr. Elizabeth Rodgers),  Joe Morton (Leon Chiles),  Charlotte Colavin (Judge Lisa Pongracic),  David Sajadi (Uniform Officer),  Joel Leffert (Harold Griffin),  Selenis Leyva (Nila Cabrera)
Guest Star: George Palermo (Officer Jeff Dawson),  Urban Ullman (Traffic Court Officer),  Jerry D. O'Donnell (Dr. Downs),  Iraj Anvar (Manny),  Nick Basta (James),  Sidney Williams (Ian),  David B. Heuvelman (Warren Crawford),  Tim House (Don),  Joey Collins (Neil Shrader),  Trent Armand Kendall (Chuck),  Rik Alan Walter (Jury Foreman),  Michael Mazzeo (Clerk),  Saundra Santiago (Mariela Silva),  Wayne Duvall (Ron Gibbons),  James Lurie (Paul Teague),  Poorna Jagannathan (Rehana Khemlani),  Nancy McDoniel (Diane Teague),  Lenore Zann (Tina),  Paul Calderon (Kenny Silva)

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Tina: Vodka makes me a lot chattier than I ought to be, you know?
Lennie Briscoe: Really? I thought it was our good looks and charming demeanor. (edit)
Mariela Silva: Matt could have been the first one in our family to go to college.
Leon Chiles: What did his father want?
Mariela Silva: Kenny wanted him to go. He said the Army would pay for college. I told him he could get a scholarship.
Leon Chiles: What did Matt want?
Mariela Silva: (In a whisper.)To be a soldier ... like his dad.
Leon Chiles: Did you blame your husband for Matt's death?
Mariela Silva: Yes, but not as much as he blamed himself. (edit)
Rehana Khemlani: Brian was just trying to have an effect.
Leon Chiles: And he was good at pushing people's buttons. Getting them all riled up.
Rehana Khemlani: Sometimes you just have to make a lot of noise to get people to listen. (edit)
Rehana Khemlani: The mailman went ballistic. Told Brian he was lucky to be living in the good ol' U.S.A.
Serena Southerlyn: Why was the mailman so gung ho about renaming the street? Was the soldier someone he knew?
Rehana Khemlani: His son. (edit)
Ed Green: Hey man what you got?
Jeff Dawson: Contents of the pockets, no wallet but we're still looking.
Ed Green: House keys, spare change and crushed pack of smokes.
Lennie Briscoe: Well, that's one way to kick the habit. (edit)

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Lennie Briscoe: It's been banned since Lindsay was mayor.

John Vliet Lindsay was the mayor of New York City from 1966 to 1973. Before he was elected mayor, he served in the United States House of Representatives. (edit)
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7.7
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Veteran's Day
"Well written"
Good try to dramatise relevant events
Continue » Posted Jun 20, 2008 10:53 am PST

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An anti-war protester's death causes McCoy troubles in the courtroom.
Continue » Posted Mar 27, 2006 12:55 pm PST
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