Poison (Law & Order: Criminal Intent episode)
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| Law & Order: Criminal Intent episode | |||||||
| Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 7 |
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| Written by | Dick Wolf (creator) René Balcer (developer) Stephanie Sengupta (story and teleplay) |
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| Directed by | Gloria Muzio | ||||||
| Guest stars | Anita Gillette J. Smith-Cameron Susan Bruce Charles Dumas Mark Gordon Daniel Jenkins Jerry Orbach Jesse L. Martin Lynda Baquero Michael Cullen |
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| Production no. | E2108 | ||||||
| Original airdate | November 11, 2001 | ||||||
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Poison is a first season episode of the television series Law & Order: Criminal Intent.
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[edit] Plot summary
A woman kills her husband by cyanide in his medicine. However, she doesn't want to make it seem like murder, so she poisons several boxes of medicine, the same medicine her husband took and killed several others. Meanwhile, she's trying to join a baby clothes company, Cutie Bear, and use the money from the lawsuit against the medicine company that seems to be "killing people." When she gets caught by Goren and Eames, her dreams of pursuing success through Cutie Bear will fade.
[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
Montaldo Funeral Home
553 West 54th Street
Wednesday, April 14
Home of Colleen Braxton
Westbury, Long Island
Monday, April 19
Home of Harold Malloy
Queens
Wednesday, April 21
Grand Jury Room
Number Three
7 Hogan Place
Monday, May 3
- The episode title, "Poison", refers to the method of murder used by this episode's killer to achieve her goals.
- A key element of this episode seems to have been based on the Excedrin tampering murders of 1986, carried out by Stella Nickell and the 1982 Chicago Tylenol murders, for which the perpretrator was never caught. The fictitious product in this episode is called "Excedrol".
- The address on the envelope sent to the New York Ledger is 208 South Street, in ZIP code 10001. However the real address should be in ZIP code 10002.
[edit] Quotes
Goren: Get an indictment against the mother.
Carver: For what?
Goren: Murder.
Carver: With what?
Goren: With whatever! Come on, don't you have the grand jury eating out of your hand? I bet you could indict that clock.
Carver: From a wink to a nod to an indictment.
Goren: Cutie Bear is going to become "Cyanide Bear" to most people.
Goren: She is on the 11th floor?
Derrick Alton: How'd you know that?
Eames: Magic.
Goren: What about the great American pastime?
Eames: Which one; dieting or cheating on your taxes?
Goren: Suing.
O'Brian: Oh right, was my client indicted before or after the ham sandwich?
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