Assistant District Attorney Serena Southerlyn, played by Elisabeth Röhm, was the first ADA to reach its fourth season on Law & Order. In the middle of the season, however, it became known that Röhm wanted to leave the series. Röhm told MSNBC, “If I had stayed, I don`t think it would have made much sense, and even though I loved the show, I personally had to throw myself out of the crib somehow.” She continued: “It was very difficult for me to make the decision because my managers and agents wanted me not to even do it this season. Röhm`s last episode was “Ain`t No Love”, in which her character reveals herself as a lesbian at the end of the episode.[3] In May 2004, it was announced that Dennis Farina would replace Jerry Orbach (Detective Lennie Briscoe) as Detective Joe Fontana. After moving to the third spin-off of Law & Order, Law & Order: Trial by Jury, Orbach directed only two episodes of the series before his death in December 2004. In December 2004, it was announced that Röhm had been replaced by Annie Parisse, who began the role of Deputy Prosecutor Alexandra Borgia with the episode “Fluency”. Parisse said: “I`m so excited to be a part of such a great show. I had so much fun doing an episode a few years ago and I`m really looking forward to working with everyone on a regular basis. Creator Dick Wolf said of the casting: “Annie is a great actress, and her new character (Alexandra Borgia) is an exotic beauty whose appearance belies the fact that she is usually the smartest person in the room. A few days before the announcement of Annie Parisse`s arrival, it was announced that Jesse L. Martin (Detective Ed Green) would leave the cast to shoot Rent.[4] Martin said of his departure: “I`m very grateful to everyone at Wolf Films and NBC Universal Television, especially Dick Wolf and Jeff Zucker, for giving me this unique opportunity, I will miss Dennis (Farina), Epatha (Merkerson) and the rest of the cast and crew, and I can`t wait to come back next year.” Dick Wolf added: “Over the past six years, Jesse has been an actor, an incredible performer, a total professional and he is loved by all. He had the opportunity to take over a career enhancement role, which is very important to him, and we wanted it to work. We look forward to his return to Law & Order for season 16. The final episode of Martin`s season was “Tombstone” (a crossover episode featuring Law & Order: Trial by Jury, episode “Skeleton”), in which Green is shot. [5] Detective Ed Green, played by Jesse L.
Martin, temporarily leaves this episode. Martin was replaced by Michael Imperioli, who portrayed Detective Nick Falco from the episode “Publish and Perish” to the season finale. Imperioli said of his character Falco: “The character I play in Law & Order has a real passion for making the world safe and making the city safe for people. He wants to make sure that the bad guys go to jail and that justice prevails, and I think he`s grown up and lives with that reverence. [5] [6] Stacey Ranson`s apartment 6 Cornelia Street Saturday, March 13 A commuter train derailed violently when it encountered an SUV parked on the tracks, killing 12 people, forcing Detectives Fontana and Falco to sift through huge debris until they joined a depressed construction worker who claimed he only wanted to commit suicide. No murder. EADA McCoy is eager to get its hands on the case, but its grip becomes more slippery as the accused`s lawyer points to a defense of insanity and the suspect later shocks everyone in court. Fontana and Green investigate the murder of a woman by a suicidal man and discover a cult that promotes sex with children. Borgia and McCoy continue a series of suicides among the youth of the cult and attempt to shut down the organization. Season fifteen is available on DVD. Initially, it was only available in the DVD box set Law & Order: The Complete Series, released in November 2011. It was then published separately on November 4, 2014.
Travel Planet 71 West 19th Street Saturday, March 13 Office of the Prosecutor Conference Room Tuesday, 6. April When a woman is found dead after a ferry collides with a dock in Manhattan, Detectives Fontana and Green become suspicious when they learn that the victim was hit in the head and seen in the water shortly before the accident. And the likely suspect is the ex-wife of a firefighter who left her to marry a wealthy 9/11 widow. But EADA McCoy soon learns that the defendants` cunning lawyer intends to position her as a victim of 9/11 post-traumatic stress disorder, meaning McCoy must overcome the extreme emotions common to all New Yorkers. When a promiscuous young lawyer is found beaten to death in her office, Detectives Fontana and Green investigate their former lovers at the top law firm until DNA evidence points to a lawyer, Ron Drexler (Paul Fitzgerald), who was in the office at the time of the murder. If evidence is rejected by a judge and a shocking crime takes place, EADA McCoy must exert influence over a senior partner, Nathan Fogg (Fritz Weaver), who is the suspect`s alibi and is under investigation by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. In the middle of the case, the life of one of its own 27th territories is at stake. Detectives Fontana and Green switch to hip-hop when a legendary rapper is gunned down and evidence points to the victim`s young protégé (like Shawn, Sean Nelson), who was known to have released his own music on bootleg street CDs, and more clues can be found in the lyrics of a song describing a similar murder. When police link another previous murder, DA McCoy and Southerlyn look for email addresses on an aggressive record label`s website that could decipher the case, even if the two prosecutors argue over admissible facts. As the investigation progressed, Southerlyn`s views contrasted sharply with those of McCoy and Branch, who felt that Southerlyn was not fit to work in the AD`s office.
When nine victims die suddenly, Detectives Fontana and Green discover that the victims were injected with a fake flu shot that did not protect them, prompting police to arrest a career fraudster (Rob Sedgwick) who falsified everything, including what should have been a life-saving vaccine. But as EADA Jack McCoy recovers from ADA Southerlyn`s departure, he is joined by DA`s confident new assistant Alexandra Borgia, who boldly promises justice to victims` families that will be difficult for prosecutors to fulfill after key evidence for search warrants is rejected. Fontana and Green investigate the murder of a woman and discover a cult that involves the sexual abuse of children. The murders of a notorious actress and stubborn editor, Devries (Randy Graff), plunge Detective Fontana and his temporary partner Nick Falco (Michael Imperioli) into a sensational case that turns into an ambitious and powerful police commissioner (Kevin Dunn) who shows up for the highest security post in the country. But as the district attorney`s office warns, McCoy and police should be wary of high-profile actors, especially if they discover a more intimate connection. The percentage of approved Tomatometer reviews that gave this film a positive Roz Weinman review is Show Runner/Executive Producer with Eric Overmyer via Matthew Penn and Peter Jankowski. Weinman and Overmyer left the show at the end of the season and were replaced in season 16 by Walon Green and Nicholas Wootton. Bellevue Hospital 462 First Avenue Monday, March 15 Detective Joe Fontana (Dennis Farina) is transferred to the 27th District, a stylish veteran who is uncomfortable with Detective Green when a former Gulf War Guard is found murdered — and the evidence points to the vengeful Iraqi sister of an ex-inmate at the notorious Abu Ghraib prison. However, when D.A.s McCoy and Southerlyn begin to sue, they discover that the suspect`s lawyer boldly plans to defend his client as an “enemy soldier” – subject only to the provisions of the Geneva Convention.