The Reaper's Helper

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Law & Order
The Reaper's Helper
Episode No. 3
Airdate October 4, 1990
Writer(s) David Black
Thomas Francis McElroy
Robert Nathan
Director Vern Gillum
Guest Star(s)
Season 1
September 1990 - June 1991
001. Prescription for Death
002. Subterranean Homeboy Blues
003. The Reaper's Helper
004. Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die
005. Happily Ever After
006. Everybody's Favorite Bagman
007. By Hooker, By Crook
008. Poison Ivy
009. Indifference
010. Prisoner of Love
011. Out of the Half-Light
012. Life Choice
013. A Death in the Family
014. The Violence of Summer
015. The Torrents of Greed -- Part 1
016. The Torrents of Greed -- Part 2
017. Mushrooms
018. The Secret Sharers
019. The Serpent's Tooth
020. The Troubles
021. Sonata For a Solo Organ
022. The Blue Wall

"The Reaper's Helper" is the third episode of NBC's legal drama Law & Order. It originally aired on 4 October 1990.

Contents

[edit] Cast

[edit] Police

Dann Florek Capt. Don Cragen
George Dzundza Sgt. Max Greevey
Chris Noth Det. Mike Logan

[edit] District Attorney's Office

Steven Hill Adam Schiff
Michael Moriarty Ben Stone
Richard Brooks Paul Robinette

[edit] Plot

Construction worker Bobby Holland is found shot to death in his apartment. Logan and Greevey investigate and soon learn that Holland was gay. After reading a magazine article, Greevey connects the death to another in San Francisco, which leads them to a similar murder in Los Angeles. The detectives arrest Jack Curry, who is connected to all three cases. Curry admits his involvement and claims that each man asked him to help them commit suicide because they had AIDS. Stone is troubled about prosecuting the case because of his doubts that Curry did anything wrong.


[edit] Trivia

  • The precinct's fax number is (212) 555-8342.

[edit] Allusions

  • This case is another ripped from the headlines story loosely based on the Dr. Jack Kevorkian case.