It's just an okay episode for me. A fairly routine whodunnit, with a reasonably good ending.
I loved the presence of Blair Brown - I've always liked her as an actress and her role in this is terrific.
The leeches stuff is also fun to hear about - good to know those doctors from yesteryear weren't so far from the mark.
And we suddenly hear that Megan is not coming back for personal reasons. This bit was very dissatisfying. There was no real indication that Megan wouldn't continue and suddenly she's handing out notes saying don't try to contact me. Whilst I didn't really think the character was right and I did have a problem with Kim Delaney's playing of it, I though this was a very weak cop out. It makes me think there must have been more to the whole background situation than just her deciding to leave, or a spat between her and Caruso. Surely if things hadn't completely degenerated they would have had a scene where she told her reasons for herself, not sent notes. She's supposed to be a strong woman. It all just didn't sit well. I'm not sad that Megan went, but I'm sad that they didn't handle it better - hey they could have killed her off in some spectacular fashion which would have given the network a great rating!moreless





