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Law & Order: Criminal Intent Season 3 Episode 15

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AIRED: 3/7/04

The daughter of narcissistic psychotherapists takes desperate measures to exact her revenge for years of their abuse and neglect, leading to tragedy for a young man caught in the web of her parents' promiscuity, mind games and competitiveness.

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Another interesting plot

9.4

By AvatarBlue, Apr 28, 2008

I like these kinds of episodes where we are intentionally and cleverly misdirected to believe one story from the limited circumstances that are revealed.

Especially in this case. Two of my favourite actors Margarent Colin and Brent Spiner are the two initial protaganists. The dialogue is v good and centres mostly around the lives of husband and wife physcologists - each a rival to the other as they try to out do each other.

I think that their not seeing their daughter as the killer was done superbly and allows D'Onofrio to pit them against each other. Again the clever use of leverage wins the day as the daughter finally coughs up to the crime and reveals all behind her fairly benign motive - at least thats is what it appeared to me as. Sometimes I think the motives arent really thought out in this crime drama. As long as they convince the majority of viewers the writers seem to accept that whatever motives they use can be 100% covered against criticism.

Still a very fine episode that will have you griped until the final forseeable confrontation between the anatagonists.

Worth a watch in my book.moreless
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A young musician is stabbed to death and his murderer is the victim of her selfish, messed-up parents' interminable one-up-manship.

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By Firefligh, Jun 18, 2006

From the titles of the victim's musical compositions (Transference Be-Bopp. :)), Goren surmises there is a shrink lurking in the background.

In fact, there are two - a psychiatrist and her psychologist hubby who make the dialog from "Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolfe" sound like connubial bliss. Their headgames have created a monster of repressed envy in their daughter - who killed the musician out of jealousy and misplaced rage.

Pretty good story, and the shrink couple were amusing...but only if you believe such couples don't exist to thrive on each other's misery. Making the mom shrink a witch whose response to aging is hiking up the skirt and unbuttoning the blouse opens the door for the daughter's response..if you can't compete, then kill.

Tho he gets to throw enough psychiatric mumbo-jumbo around, V D'O is a bit subdued. Late season fatigue?moreless
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Vincent D'Onofrio	Det. Robert Goren
Kathryn Erbe	Det. Alexandra Eames
Jamey Sheridan	Capt. James Deakins
Courtney B. Vance	A.D.A. Carver

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Brent Spiner	Graham Barnes	Guest Star
Taylor Roberts	Camilla Barnes	Guest Star
Richmond Hoxie	James Penell	Guest Star

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TRIVIA (1)
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- Major Case Squad detectives drive Crown Victorias, not Ford Explorers.
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QUOTES (3)
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- Camilla Barnes: It was nothing. Killing him was nothing. That idiot was just a pawn, and he mattered more to you than I did! It was easy, dad. Killing him was easy, just like the goat. Now you can't ignore me, now you know who I am. I'm your daughter, I'm yours!
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- Alex Eames: (looking at the victim's CDs) "Transferance Be-bop"?
  Robert Goren: Those are psychotherapeutic terms; he was seeing a shrink.
  Alex Eames: Been better off seeing a lyricist.
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- Ron Carver: This family makes me want to go home and kiss my wife.
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NOTES (3)
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- International Episode Titles:
  Czech Republic "Nebezpečné hry" (Dangerous games)
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- Special billing was given to Margaret Colin (and) in this episode.
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- The Juilliard Studio scene was filmed at the auditorium of Dominican Academy in Manhattan.
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- Dr. Eloise Barnes: Of course you blame the wife's alcoholism, never mind the husband's a narcissist who refused to get a job.
  Graham Barnes: It was the 50s. What kind of a straight job could he do? He'd been a jazz musician his whole life.
  
  This is clearly a reference to Side Man, the 1999 Tony Award-winner for Best Play written by Law & Order: Criminal Intent co-executive producer Warren Leight.
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