This is a good example and an above average episode of this series, as there’s both an interesting dilemma when we get to the courtroom scenes and a tricky piece of plotting on the preceding detective work by our old friends Messrs. Briscoe and Green.
The Dorothy of the title is Dorothy Graham, postgraduate student and wife of psychiatrist Perry Graham, who in turn is the son of psychiatrist Harlan Graham - Dorothy’s therapist. Can you say ‘conflict of interest?’ Harlan is an exponent of the ‘surrendered wife’ school of thought, which might be embarrassing should his son and daughter-in-law not have a perfect marriage. Of course, Dorothy’s body being found in the boot of a Mercedes doesn’t help either.
The plot twists are interesting, with those that are obvious being logical and twisted sufficiently away from cliché and obviousness to be interesting. Briscoe is on top form, as is Van Buren, nicely. Jack McCoy sticks to his guns against a tricky opponent (I won’t issue a spoiler by telling you whether or not this pays off).
Overall, an above average episode of this always good series.
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The body of a teacher, suspected of having an affair, is found in a car trunk and the investigation involves husband and father-in-law, both of whom are psychiatrists.
 Steven Hill |
DA Adam Schiff |
 Jerry Orbach |
Det. Lennie Briscoe |
 S. Epatha Merkerson |
Lt. Anita Van Buren |
 Sam Waterston |
Exec. ADA Jack McCoy |
 Angie Harmon |
ADA Abbie Carmichael |
 Jesse L. Martin |
Det. Ed Green |
 Jon Cypher |
Harlan Graham |
Guest Star |
Lisa Emery |
Gwen Graham |
Guest Star |
Richard Joseph Paul |
Perry Graham |
Guest Star |
David Garrison |
Richard Billings |
Recurring Role |
 J.K. Simmons |
Dr. Emil Skoda |
Recurring Role |
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Jack McCoy: This man put all the ingredients together, Adam, we can't just let him walk away when the bomb goes off.
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Abbie Carmichael (about Harlan Graham and Dorothy): I wonder what the ethics are of turning a patient into your daughter-in-law.
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Harlan Graham: Perry and I have nothing to hide. We're therapists; we believe in the truth.
Lennie Briscoe: Yeah, so do we. But we rarely hear it.
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The "surrendered spouse" ideas in this episode are based on the controversial book The Surrendered Wife by Laura Doyle.
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The episode title is a reference to the movie The Wizard of Oz.
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