Dead (Law & Order: Criminal Intent)

"Dead"
Law & Order: Criminal Intent episode
Episode no. Season 2
Episode 1 (#23 overall)
Directed by Darnell Martin
Written by Dick Wolf (creator)
René Balcer (developer and story)
Stephanie Sengupta (story and teleplay)
Production code E3202
Original air date September 29, 2002
Guest stars

Jay O. Sanders
Jim Gaffigan
Tina Benko
Patrick Garner
Leslie Lyles
Peter Van Wagner
Armando Riesco

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

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Plot summary

In the second season opening, Detectives Goren and Eames investigate the murder of an embalmer found in ritualistic fashion with strange markings on his chest.

During the investigation, Goren and Eames learn the victim had received an anonymous phone call a few weeks ago from a man saying that embalming was not something God looked at favorably. They first suspect cultists, but decide that is not the case because the man wouldn't have desecrated the body. Important clues include a passage described in the Book of Exodus (9:8-12) and fake DNA evidence.

Later, the discovery of several corpses at a crematorium that were never incinerated lead them to a family man claiming to have a consulting business, but suspected of being a clever hitman with a penchant for perfection, until Goren attempts to prove his guilt by setting up a scheme that plays on his fear of making a mistake.

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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