Beast (Law & Order: Criminal Intent)

"Beast"
Law & Order: Criminal Intent episode
Episode no. Season 4
Episode 20 (#85 overall)
Directed by Frank Prinzi
Written by Dick Wolf (creator)
René Balcer (developer and story)
Gina Gionfriddo (story and teleplay)
Stephanie Sengupta (story editor)
Production code E5420
Original air date April 10, 2005
Guest stars

Bronson Pinchot
Katie MacNichol
Elizabeth Hobgood
Nathan Dean
Celia Weston
Stephen Barker Turner

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"Beast" is a fourth season episode of the television series Law & Order: Criminal Intent.

Plot summary

In this episode, Detectives Goren and Eames investigate the case of a woman brought into the emergency room as a result of being poisoned.

As Goren and Eames close in, they discover that the victim suffered a form of dioxin poisoning. Then, they focus their attention on her husband, a well-known dentist, especially after she dies. They soon learn the man believed his wife was having an affair and, as a dentist, he may have had the knowledge to be able to mix a toxin. Further inquiry reveals the deceased had made friends with a woman whose sister died of the same symptoms years earlier, bringing another suspect to light.

While on the trail of their suspect, the detectives discover a clue, taking their investigation in an entirely new direction.

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
Leslie Hendrix Dr. Elizabeth Rodgers

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