Cherry Red (Law & Order: Criminal Intent)

"Cherry Red"
Law & Order: Criminal Intent episode
Episode no.	Season 2 Episode 19 (#41 overall)
Directed by	Frank Prinzi
Written by	Dick Wolf (creator) René Balcer (developer and story) Jim Sterling (story and teleplay) Stephanie Sengupta (story editor)
Production code	E3221
Original air date	April 27, 2003
Guest stars
Dennis Christopher Paul Dooley Kevin Breznahan Freddy Bastone David Pittu Alice Spivak Teddy Coluca
Episode chronology
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"Cherry Red" is a second season episode of the television series Law & Order: Criminal Intent.

Plot summary

In this episode, Detectives Goren and Eames investigate the case of an elderly woman who had died mysteriously in a fire.

The apparent accident takes a turn when Goren and Eames learn the victim bequeaths some of her estate to a young woman, who is subsequently murdered. Further evidence leads them to a shady state public administrator with a weakness for expensive vintage cars who has re-invented the concept of grave-robbing, but when forensic tests rule him out at the crime scene, they are left without a suspect.

Then Goren connects a few dots, but to make the case succeed in court, he follows his instincts to extract a confession from the main suspect.

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

This episode marks the third time that actors Paul Dooley and Dennis Christopher have played father and son roles, appearing as Stan and Roger Coffman, respectively. They appeared previously in the films A Wedding (1978), as Liam and Hughie Brenner, and in Breaking Away (1979), as Raymond and Dave Stoller.

External links

• IMDb entry
• Official Website