A late night music talk show host is murdered, leading Wheeler and Logan to the aging rock star and his over-the-top wife who live next door. We get a little backstory from Wheeler (who is still engaged, go Megan!) - when she admits to having all the albums of Jordi Black. While the case shifts from the son of the talk show host, to the rock star, to the con-artist assistant, we get treated to some great tunes, and the acting tallent of Michael Massey. Massey, who never fails to creep me out when he plays a bad guy, turns in a great performance as a 80s era rocker. And rightly so, as I think I remember reading that he did dabble in some rock music back in the day.
A strong episode, no real surprises yet all the ends tied up nicely. The ending, with the affairs and paternity reveals were interesting, and very well acted.moreless
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The murder of a television show host may link to her former avocation as a groupie to a famous musician, putting him and his family right at the top of the suspects list, along with her son and assistant.
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Chris Noth
Det. Mike Logan
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Julianne Nicholson
Det. Megan Wheeler
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Eric Bogosian
Capt. Danny Ross
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ADD TRIVIA- When the assistant is getting out of the tub, you can catch a glimpse of her shorts in the mirror. Edit
- In the opening scene, we see Sylvia's assistant in a tattoo parlor, with a bandage centered on her abdomen. When we later see the tattoo("RALPH"), it is much larger than the bandage was, extending across her abdomen to her flanks. Edit
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ADD ALLUSIONS- Danny Ross: (to Wheeler) I worked with Bernie Kerik, Eliot Spitzer. I was wrong about them. You could be wrong about Jordie. Find out why he's so involved in this cause. Bernard Bailey "Bernie" Kerik was the New York City Police Commissioner from 2000-2001 under then-Mayor Rudy Giuliani. From May to September 2003, Kerik served as Interim Minister of Interior of Iraq and Senior Policy Advisor to the U.S. Presidential Envoy to Iraq, L. Paul Bremer III. In December 2004 President G. W. Bush nominated Kerik as Secretary of Homeland Security. Within a week Kerik withdrew his nomination after it was revealed he had hired an illegal immigrant as a nanny. In 2006, Kerik pled guilty to two unrelated ethics violations after an investigation by the Bronx District Attorney's Office and paid a fine. On November 8th, 2007, in New York Federal Court, Kerik was indicted by a federal grand jury on 16 charges of, among other felonies, conspiracy, fraud, tax evasion, obstruction, filing a false loan application, and making an assortment of false statements when applying for various federal posts, including Homeland Security Secretary. Elements of Kerik's scandals figure prominently in the Criminal Intent episode "My Good Name," as well as Law & Order's "Publish and Perish." Eliot Spitzer, a lawyer and former politician of the Democratic Party, served as Governor of New York from January 2007 until his resignation on March 17, 2008 on revelation of his involvement in a high-priced prostitution ring, and amid threats of impeachment by New York state lawmakers. While campaigning for governor, Spitzer had promised ethics and integrity would be the hallmarks of his administration. Before becoming governor, Spitzer prosecuted several prostitution rings during his tenure as New York State Attorney General. Federal investigators believe Spitzer may have paid as much as $80,000 over several years for prostitution services while serving as attorney general and later while governor. The Season 18 Law & Order finale "Excalibur" was also based on this case. Edit
- Elements of this episode appear to be drawn from the life of rock guitarist and composer Pete Townsend (of the Who), and some are specifically ripped from the headlines of the 2003 scandal surrounding his alleged possession of Internet child pornography. Like Jordie Black, Townsend claimed that he had collected the materials for research (in his case for a book about child abuse.) The mention of a rock opera was likely an allusion to the Who's Tommy. Additionally, the story about Jordie being caught with two underage boys was likely borrowed from rock star Gary Glitter's 2005 arrest in Vietnam, for which Glitter has served two years in a Vietnamese prison. Edit
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