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Law & Order/Law & Order: Trial by Jury - Crossover episodes, April 13-15

Law & Order - Tombstone:
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The bludgeoned corpse of a promiscuous lawyer is found in her office, and Green (Jesse L. Martin) and Fontana (Dennis Farina) treat her former lovers as suspects until DNA evidence points to a co-worker. The story continues on this Friday's episode of "Law & Order: Trial by Jury."


Law & Order: Trial by Jury - Skeleton
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Tonight's episode resumes the story from Wednesday's "Law & Order," as Kibre (Bebe Neuwirth) works with Fontana ("L&O's" Dennis Farina) to prosecute an elusive career criminal for the murder of a crooked ex-cop and the shooting of a detective. Richard Belzer ("Law & Order: SVU") guest stars as Detective Munch -- playing the character on a record sixth prime-time series.



There will also be a SVU/TBJ crossover next month.
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Looking forward to both of these. Probably won't watch tonight though as I'll be drinking myself into a stupor after my thesis defense today.

Will probably just watch both back to back this weekend.
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As those who have seen the previews no doubt know, Ed gets shot in this episode. This plotline was introduced because Dick Wolf is allowing Jesse Martin to take time off to perform in a Broadway play. Michael Imperioli will be playing Det. Fontana's nephew and temporary partner for the remainder of the season.
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I hate having to watch Friday to complete the story.
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Okay so what series has Munch appeared? What is the 6th?
Homocide
L&O
X-Files
L&O-SVU
L&O-TBJ
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Okay so what series has Munch appeared? What is the 6th?
Homocide
L&O
X-Files
L&O-SVU
L&O-TBJ

L&O-CI
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Originally Posted by Red Dog
L&O-CI
Figured, but have only watched a handful of this series.
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Originally Posted by Cusm
Figured, but have only watched a handful of this series.

Same here; saw the list in an article.
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Actually, according to IMDB, it's "The Beat."

"The Beat" playing "Det. John Munch" in episode: "They Say It's Your Birthday" (episode # 1.2) 28 March 2000
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Originally Posted by Red Dog
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As those who have seen the previews no doubt know, Ed gets shot in this episode. This plotline was introduced because Dick Wolf is allowing Jesse Martin to take time off to perform in a Broadway play. Michael Imperioli will be playing Det. Fontana's nephew and temporary partner for the remainder of the season.

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Actually, he's filming the movie Rent, based on the Broadway play of the same name.
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I loved how most of the lawyers wouldn't give the DNA sample. Liked the procedural wrangling over the limited scope of what the DNA sample could be used for.

Overall, a solid episode although the tension btwn McCoy and Fontana after Ed was gunned down seemed very forced and fake.
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Originally Posted by Red Dog
I loved how most of the lawyers wouldn't give the DNA sample. Liked the procedural wrangling over the limited scope of what the DNA sample could be used for.

Overall, a solid episode although the tension btwn McCoy and Fontana after Ed was gunned down seemed very forced and fake.
I'd have to disagree Dog. It seemed very real to me. The "you play on your side of the street and I'll play on mine" was very effective. The only thing is I'm not sure that why Fontana is so pissed at McCoy.

I'm thinking that Fontana has a guilty conscience for letting Green go alone.

But this was a great episode and can't wait for Friday. I'm almost saved the ep for tomorrow so I could watch them back to back.
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The only thing is I'm not sure that why Fontana is so pissed at McCoy.

That was the other problem. I can see Fontana being pissed and upset but I just don't buy the getting-in-your-face kind of pissed to McCoy.
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The only thing is I'm not sure that why Fontana is so pissed at McCoy.
That's the one thing I don't get either. I can sorta buy the guilty for not going with him but it's not like Fontana just blew him off - you can't just not appear in court. If Fontana is pissed at anyone it should be the new asst who sent Green out there in the first place.
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I thought it was funny when the lt. was getting permission to ask for dna samples
on all the csi shows they simply go in and get the samples, no discussion of rights or anything
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Imagine how great this crossover would be if Orbach was still around. Two of Green's partners trying to find out why he was gunned down.
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Fontana reacting to McCoy like that had me thinking too. I figured he was just mad at the DA in general for sending him out there on top of his guilt for not going.
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I wonder what the premise of the SVU/TBJ crossover will be.
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Imagine how great this crossover would be if Orbach was still around. Two of Green's partners trying to find out why he was gunned down.
Thanks for reopening old wounds, man.
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Originally Posted by Suprmallet
I wonder what the premise of the SVU/TBJ crossover will be.


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Perhaps the most interesting guest star news is the return of Angela Lansbury to series television. Though nearly 80 and long past the desired demographic target age of corporate marketers, Lansbury is also a far better and more experienced actor than dozens in the episodic landscape.

Lansbury will be in a crossover storyline between Law & Order: SVU and Law & Order: Trial By Jury. She portrays the mother of a rape/murder suspect (Alfred Molina) apprehended by the SVU team, then tried by the prosecutors later that week, with lead character Bebe Neuwirth prominently featured.
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[sexist comment] The blonde ada was looking good in that white shirt with the odd pattern on the front[/sexist comment]
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Lilith just got pwned
gonna need Fraiser for some therapy
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too many cases in two episodes

went from a dead lawyer with an ex-cop witness to a search for a murderer of the witness to a porn seller a la 9mm and then he was finally busted for another crime

His defense lawyer was hot, a good lawyer, but a stupid person
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Originally Posted by al_bundy
too many cases in two episodes

went from a dead lawyer with an ex-cop witness to a search for a murderer of the witness to a porn seller a la 9mm and then he was finally busted for another crime

His defense lawyer was hot, a good lawyer, but a stupid person
Yeah... there were too many twists in thi one that got way off track. I was hoping it would focus on Green a bit more, but I guess not.

Plus it was nice to see the bad guy getting work again (haven't really seen him since "The Tuxedo").

I checked TVTome and the guy who played Phelps - the dude that paid $50k for the tape - has been 4 different characters on L&O and has appeared as different character in SVU, CI and now TBJ.
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Originally Posted by al_bundy
too many cases in two episodes

went from a dead lawyer with an ex-cop witness to a search for a murderer of the witness to a porn seller a la 9mm and then he was finally busted for another crime

His defense lawyer was hot, a good lawyer, but a stupid person

You're probably right, although it was great when they trotted in the supposedly dead chick.

Damn - that defense lawyer was smokin'. Hopefully, we haven't seen the last of her.

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