Great Barrier
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| Law & Order: Criminal Intent episode | |
|---|---|
| “Great Barrier” | |
| Episode no. | Season 4 Episode 4 |
| Guest star(s) | Grace Shu Olivia d'Abo |
| Writer(s) | Diana Son René Balcer |
| Director | Frank Prinzi |
| Production no. | E5402 |
| Original airdate | October 17, 2004 |
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[edit] Plot summary
[edit] Cast and crew
- Vincent D'Onofrio as Det. Robert Goren
- Kathryn Erbe as Det. Alexandra Eames
- Jamey Sheridan as Capt. James Deakins
- Courtney B. Vance as Ron Carver
- Leslie Hendrix as Elizabeth Rodgers
- Olivia d'Abo as Nicole Wallace
- Spencer S. Barros as Ian
- Matt Fischel as Hershel
- Robert Forrest as Peter Boland
- Norm Golden as Mr. Marks
- Grace Hsu as Ella Miyazaki
- Elaine Hyman as Flora
- Michelle Maryk as Det. Demeo
- Brian Nishii as Zach Thaler
- Jay Patterson as Terrence Boyd
- Richard Joseph Paul as Gavin Haynes
- James Saito as Mr. Miyazaki
- Greg Vaccarello as Guard
- Glenn Wein as Yossi
- Jade Wu as Mrs. Miyazaki
- Teleplay by: Diana Son
- Story by: Diana Son and René Balcer
- Director: Frank Prinzi
[edit] Episode trivia
This episode was first aired with two different endings. The East Coast watched the ending in which Nicole Wallace lived and the West Coast watched the ending in which she died. After the episode aired, viewers were encouraged to vote on NBC's website, where they could view both endings. Viewers voted to let her live, and thus the episode in which Wallace lives is considered the only official version by NBC.
The episode title, "Great Barrier", can be interpreted to mean two different things. The episode title is most likely a reference to the Great Barrier Reef, which shares certain similarities with Nicole Wallace. Both are represented to be Australian — (a) the Brisbane police report had indicated that her child had been washed to sea on North Stradbroke Island, some hundreds of kilometres from the southern extremity of the Great Barrier Reef (and the American scriptwriters may not have been aware of the distance); but (b) Wallace's manner of speaking English is nothing at all like an Australian accent (Vincent d'Onofrio has lived for an extended period in Sydney and would have been able to provide expert advice on such matters: the British actress is unlikely to have been hired entirely out of ignorance on the part of the casting director) and this may provide an element of ambiguous complexity that can be further explored in another episode; and (c) and beneath the surface of their beauty lies extreme danger. The episode's title could also refer, however, to the great barrier with divides life and death, which is fitting considering that Wallace's life was placed in the hands of the viewers.
[edit] Quotes
Goren: So is that what this girl's for? To offer you a chance to exercise your maternal yearnings?
Nicole Wallace: And why not? Adopting Asian children is all the rage, Bobby. They're practically fashion accessories.
[edit] External links
- Official Website hosted by NBC
