Crazy (Law & Order: Criminal Intent episode)

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Crazy
Law & Order: Criminal Intent episode
Episode no. Season 1
Episode 12
Written by Dick Wolf (creator)
René Balcer (story and teleplay)
Directed by Steve Shill
Guest stars Michael Gross
Stephanie Seymour
Jenna Stern
J.K. Simmons
Ricky Ullman
Julie Halston
Dashiell Eaves
Production no. E2102
Original airdate January 13, 2002
Episode chronology
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Crazy is a first season episode of the television series Law & Order: Criminal Intent.

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[edit] Plot summary

In this episode, Detectives Goren and Eames seek out the person responsible for the murder of a prominent doctor at his son's Bar Mitzvah.

Goren and Eames first suspect the victim's estranged wife but their probe widens when evidence involves a warped forensic psychiatrist who wanted to impress the dead man's pretty sister-in-law. Nevertheless, the attempted prosecution turns thorny when the primary suspect craftily makes an unexpected plea.

The suspect, who provides expert testimony at criminal trials, lays down an insanity defense to hide his obsession for a younger woman, who is the sister-in-law of the victim. He had revealed to her that he hired a corrupt detective to murder the man after alleged reports that her niece had been abused by him.

[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] Facts

Episode scene cards
Home of Julie Feldman
308 West 79th Street
Saturday, March 10

Office of Dr. Larry Feldman
583 Columbus Avenue
Monday, March 12

Records Office
Family Court
9 Lexington Avenue
Tuesday, March 13

Children's Protective Services *
17 Chambers Street
Monday, March 19

Ballistics Laboratory
One Police Plaza
Friday, March 23

Arraignment Court *
Part 36
Thursday, March 29

Great North Gallery *
465 Madison Avenue
Friday, April 6

Home of Julie Feldman
308 West 79th Street
Tuesday, April 10

* This cards are not accompanied by the trademark L&O cha-ching.

What's in a name
The episode title, "Crazy", refers to the insanity defense the episode's main suspect attempted to use. The term might also refer to the song "Crazy", which includes the lyrics "I’m crazy for loving you!". It is revealed that love was the main suspect's motive for hiring a hitman.

[edit] Quotes

Goren: What about the Special Victims Unit? [in reference to about a child molestation case].

Eames: A cop. Good thing we know our hitman has a day-job.

Carver: Your client's not insane, he's in love. Maybe it's hard to tell the two apart, but the law can.

Eames: The insanity defense.
Carver: Well, he would know.

Deakins: Possibility perp consumed gin or martini at restaurant. Shaken or stirred?.

Goren: Nobody's reasonable when they're in love, that's the whole point of it!

Dr. Charles Webb: Could somebody please tell him to stop looking at me? It's intolerable! [about Goren, who is staring intently at him].

Goren: Oh, wait, it's power! That's what gets these women hot!

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