Gemini (Law & Order: Criminal Intent episode)
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| “Gemini” | |||||||
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| Law & Order: Criminal Intent episode | |||||||
| Episode no. | Season 3 Episode 2 (#47 overall) |
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| Written by | Dick Wolf (creator) René Balcer (developer and story) Jim Sterling (story and teleplay) Stephanie Sengupta (story editor) |
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| Directed by | Frank Prinzi | ||||||
| Guest stars | Barry Del Sherman Richard Barnes Anne Bobby Michael Genet Albert Macklin Michael Gill Jeff Blumenkrantz |
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| Production no. | E4503 | ||||||
| Original airdate | October 5, 2003 | ||||||
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Gemini is a third 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 murder of an eyeglass store clerk, shot to death during what appear to be an assault case.
When a second optician is later murdered in similar circumstances, Goren and Eames come to suspect that a company is involved here, somehow as cardboard counter-top advertising blue contact lenses have obviously been moved so that the police will notice them. Later, a third murder then takes place, involving same modus operandi, this time on a plastic surgeon. As they investigate further, the front flap of the case seems to have racial overtones. The finger of suspicion immediately points to a schizophrenic man obsessed with Marilyn Monroe, and his delusions about the damage caused by cosmetic beauty enhancements. Even later, the detectives receive an anti-Semitic letter apparently not sent by the killer. But while the suspect is in custody another optician is killed. Then, Goren believes that a person close to the man may have taken advantage of his illness and his crimes to commit extortion.
[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
[While at crime scene]
Goren: Obviously, someone is trying to make a point.
Goren: The younger one has big mental problems and the older one is just plain "evil".
[edit] Facts
- Interestingly, this episode shows not only the delusions of the suspect, but also the factors that promote changing brown eyes to blue, the cult of the artificlal blond hair, as well as the ego, money and racism.
- Detective Goren has experience dealing with the schizophrenia (it is revealed in the episode The Faithful).
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