Cherry Red (Law & Order: Criminal Intent episode)

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Cherry Red
Law & Order: Criminal Intent episode
Episode no. Season 2
Episode 19 (#41 overall)
Written by Dick Wolf (creator)
René Balcer (developer and story)
Jim Sterling (story and teleplay)
Stephanie Sengupta (story editor)
Directed by
Frank Prinzi
Guest stars Dennis Christopher
Paul Dooley
Kevin Breznahan
Freddy Bastone
David Pittu
Alice Spivak
Teddy Coluca
Production no. E3221
Original airdate April 27, 2003
Episode chronology
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Cherry Red is a second season episode of the television series Law & Order: Criminal Intent.

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[edit] Plot summary

In this episode, Detectives Goren and Eames investigate the case of an elderly woman who had died mysteriously in a fire.

The apparent accident takes a turn when Goren and Eames learn the victim bequeaths some of her estate to a young woman, who is subsequently murdered. Further evidence leads them to a shady state public administrator with a weakness for expensive vintage cars who has re-invented the concept of grave-robbing, but when forensic tests rule him out at the crime scene, they are left without a suspect.

Then Goren connects a few dots, but to make the case succeed in court, he follows his instincts to extract a confession from the main suspect.

[edit] Cast

Vincent D'Onofrio Det. Robert Goren
Kathryn Erbe Det. Alexandra Eames
Jamey Sheridan Capt. James Deakins
Courtney B. Vance A.D.A. Ron Carver

[edit] Quotes

Goren: I had a girlfriend, Lola. She had cats....
Eames: You ate furballs for her?

Goren: My father saw Johnny Unitas when he attended the 1958 championship game that went into sudden death overtime.

[Sitting in a cherry red car belonging to the suspect]
Goren: I wish I could tell you how this feels, I can't do it in mixed company, but I wish I could.
[Revs the engine and smiles]
Goren: You have no idea...
[To the suspect]
Eames: You're under arrest.
[To Goren]
Suspect: You son of a bitch.
[To Goren, who is still enjoying his time behind the wheel of the car]
Eames: You have to come out now.

[edit] Facts

  • Interestingly, this episode marks the third time that actors Paul Dooley and Dennis Christopher have played father and son roles, appearing as Stan and Roger Coffman, respectively. They appeared previously in the films A Wedding (1978), as Liam and Hughie Brenner, and in Breaking Away (1979), as Raymond and Dave Stoller.
  • Cars ammassed by the suspect:
1957 Chevrolet Bel Air
1962 Ferrari GTO
1964 Porsche 904 Carrera GTS
1965 Jaguar XKE Roadster
1966 Corvette Stingray
1967 Ford Mustang Shelby GT 500
1968 Chevrolet Camaro

Goren when seeing the Ferrari GTO says they only made 32 of them. It is believed that there were 36 produced.

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