Magnificat (Law & Order: Criminal Intent episode)

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“Magnificat”
Law & Order: Criminal Intent episode
Episode no.	Season 4 Episode 7 (#73 overall)
Written by	Dick Wolf (creator) René Balcer (story and developer) Diana Son (story and teleplay)
Directed by	Frank Prinzi
Guest stars	Sam Robards Carrie Preston Pamela Burrell Kenneth Kimmins Peggy Gormley C. S. Lee
Production no.	E5414
Original airdate	November 11, 2004
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Magnificat is a fourth season episode of the television series Law & Order: Criminal Intent.

Contents 1 Plot summary 1.1 Cast 1.2 Facts 2 External links

[edit] Plot summary

In this episode, Detectives Goren and Eames investigate the deaths of three boys and injury to their mother and older brother when a car exploded. It leads to a very questionable family relationship with the father.

During the investigation, forensics discovered the car blew up because of a pipe bomb put under the car. Initially, they thought it was the work of suspected Middle East terrorists targeting the father, an engineer who invented a type of landmine being used in the Middle East, but the suspects turned out to be innocent civilians. As investigation grows, the detectives look at the father, but later deduce that the mother was responsible for the bombing. She breaks down during questioning and confesses that because of the pressures put on her by religious beliefs and the fact she was denied needed anti-depressants by her husband, she attempted to kill herself and her children, saying that "she'd be a better mother in Heaven". She and the oldest boy only survived because he was playing with the power windows in the car at the time of the explosion and the open windows saved their lives.

In the end, the woman is charged with three counts of first-degree murder, and one count of attempted murder.

[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

• This episode revealed many resemblances with the case of Andrea Yates, considering it was aired after the murders, but it is supposedly connected to the trial.

[edit] External links

• IMDb entry
• Official Website

v • d • e Law & Order: Criminal Intent Characters Robert Goren • Alexandra Eames • Mike Logan • Carolyn Barek • Megan Wheeler • Nola Falacci • James Deakins • Danny Ross • Ron Carver • Elizabeth Rodgers • Nicole Wallace Cast Vincent D'Onofrio • Kathryn Erbe • Chris Noth • Annabella Sciorra • Julianne Nicholson • Alicia Witt • Jamey Sheridan • Eric Bogosian • Courtney B. Vance • Theresa Randle • Samantha Buck • Leslie Hendrix • Olivia D'Abo Crew Dick Wolf • René Balcer • Elizabeth Benjamin • Peter Blauner • Juan J. Campanella • Alex Chapple • Joyce Chopra • Gerry Conway • Gina Gionfriddo • Peter Jankowski • Warren Leight • Constantine Makris • Darnell Martin • Marlene Meyer • Gloria Muzio • Marsha Norman • Frank Prinzi • Theresa Rebeck • Charlie Rubin • Jean de Segonzac • Stephanie Sengupta • Steve Shill • Michael Smith • Jim Sterling • Mike Post • Alex Zakrzewski • Steven Zirnkilton Miscellaneous List of episodes • List of actors and actresses who have appeared in the series