The Violence of Summer (Law & Order episode)

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"The Violence of Summer" is the fourteenth episode of NBC's legal drama Law & Order. It originally aired on 5 February 1991.

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[edit] Cast

[edit] Police

Dann Florek Captain Donald Cragen
George Dzundza Detective Seargant Max Greevey
Chris Noth Det. Mike Logan

[edit] District Attorney's Office

Steven Hill District Attorney Adam Schiff
Michael Moriarty Executive A.D.A. Ben Stone
Richard Brooks A.D.A. Paul Robinette

[edit] Plot

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

A television news reporter is gang-raped. The defendants begin accusing each other. Stone and Robinette try to persuade the victim to testify even though she doesn't remember the details of the attack. Meanwhile, Logan and Greevey discover evidence that reveals a fourth suspect.


[edit] Trivia

  • This is one of the few episodes in which the format of the show is broken up--the prosecution presents its case first followed by the police investigation.