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The murders of a university president and his assistant leads the detectives to a visiting professor who turns out to be an international criminal.

Main cast [ ]

  • Vincent D'Onofrio as Detective Robert Goren
  • Kathryn Erbe as Detective Alexandra Eames
  • Jamey Sheridan as Captain James Deakins
  • Courtney B. Vance as A.D.A. Ron Carver

Recurring cast [ ]

  • Olivia d'Abo as Elizabeth Hitchens / Nicole Wallace

Guest cast [ ]

  • Linda Emond as Professor Christine Fellowes
  • Peter Gerety as George Hawkins
  • Daniel London as Mark Bayley
  • Reg E. Cathey as Professor Roland Sanders
  • Philip Bosco as Professor Franklin Winthrop
  • Geoffrey Cantor as Ronald Hardin
  • Doug Barron as Hamilton Frisch
  • Pascale Armand as Valerie Goodman
  • Jason Furlani as Detective Ponds
  • Lianna Pai as Janey Lin
  • Shauna Hurley as Kate Robbins
  • Craig Chester as Derek
  • Tess Lina as Vana
  • Jane Elizabeth Mendez as Female Student
  • Khaz B as Male Student
  • Stefanie Bari as Maria (uncredited)

References [ ]

  • " A dingo ate my baby !"
  • Henry Hudson
  • Hudson University
  • Bernard Fremont
  • T. S. Eliot
  • Frances Goren
  • George Hurstwood

" I can't have you here. You're relieved of your duties, as of immediately. " " In that case, you're under arrest. " " For what? " " You just got fired. You're in violation of your work visa. "

" No. You want to play, then it's going to have to be tit for tat. " " You have to tell me something true about you, about Nicole! "

Background information and notes [ ]

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Robert Goren's birthday & SSN.

  • This is actress Olivia d'Abo 's first appearance as Detective Robert Goren 's nemesis, Nicole Wallace .
  • In this episode, we learn that Goren was born on August 20 , 1961 , and his Social Security number is 845-67-3906. He also visits his mother once a week, and talks to her every day. In later episodes we learn that their relationship is somewhat troubled.
  • Sanders is the name of the largest lecture hall on Harvard's campus, while Winthrop is a traditional Boston family name with long ties to the Harvard campus. In the episode, Winthrop quotes a line of dialogue almost identical to a sentence attributed to Summers. According to the professor, the sentence reflects the charges of racism against criticism of the spoken word.
  • Coincidentally, Wallace would later be suspected of killing her own daughter, which starkly resembles Azaria's disappearance.
  • Actor Philip Bosco (Professor Franklin Winthrop ) is better known for his role as Judge Joseph P. Terhune in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit .
  • The name "Mark Bayley" may be a play on words. Among con artists, a "mark" is the target of a con, while in British (and possibly Australian) slang, a "Bailey" is a bathing suit, or swimming costume. In this case, Bayley was a mark, but he was also a swimming costume, in the sense that he covered for Nicole's actions, allowing her to "swim" away (which ties into the idea of Nicole being Goren's "white whale.")
  • Goren makes a comment about not knowing Wallace is from Australia based on her accent and thinking she's English. Her actress, Olivia d'Abo, is from England.
  • Wallace/Hitchens makes a comment about Bayley's dissertation as a "pathetic attempt to syntheize high and low culture", which could be a meta joke about the premise of the show Criminal Intent itself.
  • In this episode, Nicole's old partner-in-crime's name is stated to be Jean-Claude Gillis, and he is portrayed by an uncredited actor. Goren claims he was given life imprisonment for his crimes. In the Season 5 episode " Slither ", the character was retconned as Bernard Fremont . He was stated to have been given eight years for his crimes, and he was portrayed by Michael York .
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This episode of Law & Order: Criminal Intent begins with a retirement party for a Hudson University department chair, Professor Winthrop. Winthrop disparages a fellow professor, Sanders, for being a media hound and even turning his subject matter into a rap video. He is then pestered by a graduate student Mark Bayley, who asks for more time to finish his dissertation. Two female professors, Fellows and Hitchens disparage Bayley. Prof. Sanders is pissed and confronts Winthrop in his office. Sanders then talks to Bayley and promises to grant him more time for his thesis - if he is made the new department chair.

Soon after, the department head and his secretary are found dead in his office.

The detectives investigate the scene and determine that the murder weapon is a gavel - implying that the killer thought he was getting justice by murdering Winthrop. They talk to the secretary’s roommate, who reveals that she was starting and stopping a CD on her Diskman. The detectives don’t find the CD, but they do find the words transcribed. The lyrics of the song point to an older African American man, most likely a professor at Hudson U. Which leads them to Sanders.

Sanders states that he was grading papers all night, but the detectives bust that alibi by noticing one paper with an obvious error that the professor should have caught were he actually grading papers. His assistant though, gives him a stronger alibi. The detectives then look into Mark Bayley, the grader of the paper and notice that his shoes are way too nice compared to the rest of his clothes. They find out from the exclusive store that sells those shoes, that a woman named Hitchens bought them from him.

Goren and Hitchens seem to verbally dance around each other. Hitchens is shown comforting Bayley before going to bed with him. The next day, she gets into a car and kisses Prof. Fellows, who now seems to be a lock for the department chairmanship.

Goren and Eames interrogate Bayley. When confronted with the insults that Hitchens uttered about him to Goren, Bayley appears ready to confess and implicate her too. But he goes into shock and dies.

An autopsy and medical records reveal that Bayley was allergic to peanut products. Medical records also show that he was recently rushed to the ER from a Thai restaurant. When the detectives question the hostess at that restaurant, they find out that he was there with an Australian woman who ordered for him in Thai, so he wouldn’t know the dish had peanuts. Upon further inquiry, the hostess reveals that the Australian woman spoke fluent but low class Thai and claimed to have lived in a town that has a large women’s prison. Detectives find out “Hitchens”’ real name - Nicole Wallace, and find out she had been convicted of aiding a Frenchman who murdered eight tourists to rob them.

The detectives trick Prof. Fellows into firing Hitchens/Wallace, then detain and interrogate her. The professor realizes she’s been played by the cops, re-hires “Hitchens” and sends a lawyer to spring her from detention. The police then discover that the real Prof. Hitchens had embezzled money from a foundation in Sydney. This was why Nicole had fled to the US - because financial crimes aren’t covered in the extradition treaty between the US and Australia.

But the cops discover that Hitchens cleared out her apartment and has fled, leaving a weeping Prof. Fellows.

This episode contains examples of the following tropes

  • Armor-Piercing Question : Nicole tries to rattle Goren by asking when he realized his mother was abnormal. Goren fires back by asking her whether sexual abuse by her father led her to prey on men.
  • Artistic License – Law : Getting terminated while on a work visa doesn’t immediately make your presence in the country illegal. You have a 60 day grace period to find a new job. Also, even a visa overstayer or undocumented migrant has the same legal protections that arrested US citizens have - the right to counsel, right to remain silent, right against detention without charges or a trial.
  • Citizenship Marriage : Of sorts. Nicole has shacked up with Prof. Christine Fellows so that the latter will sponsor her work visa and eventually an Employment based Green Card.
  • Depraved Bisexual : Nicole is involved in at least 9 murders, and sleeps with men and women.
  • Failed a Spot Check : A paper that Prof. Sanders supposedly graded during the time of the murder, attributed a quote to T S Elliot when Sanders himself states later that it was Ezra Pound who stated that quote. This tips the detectives off to the fact that Sanders’ teaching assistant was grading those papers instead of him. Later, they use the same mistake to zero in on Mark Bayley.
  • Kill and Replace : While it isn’t confirmed for sure, it is heavily implied that Nicole Wallace killed Dr. Elizabeth Hitchens and assumed her identity.
  • Malcolm Xerox : Professor Sanders is a textbook example. He takes umbrage at his unorthodox teaching methods being characterized as a “rap video” and even calls the university a “plantation” and the department chair as a “massa”.
  • Manipulative Bitch : Nicole Wallace manipulated Mark Bayley into murdering the head of the department. With him gone and the black professor as the prime suspect, her lover Dr. Fellows has a clear path to take over the department.
  • Meaningful Appearance : Mark Bayley’s classy shoes don’t match his otherwise slovenly clothes and appearance. This tips the detectives off that someone else is buying him stuff, presumably female.
  • Passed-Over Promotion : Sanders was a shoo-in to succeed Winthrop as department chair. Until Winthrop scuttled Sanders’ candidacy as well as his ability to get hired on at any other prestigious university, by raising a stink about the “rap video”.
  • Perfect Poison : Nicole uses Mark Bayley’s peanut oil allergy to kill him - by spiking his nicotine gum. That said, an autopsy immediately identifies peanut oil as the method and Goren zeroes in on Nicole as the culprit.
  • Ridiculous Procrastinator : Mark Bayley has been working on his doctoral thesis for ten years. And he is still nowhere close to being done. This is presumed to be the motive for murdering the Department Head - so a different one will give him yet another extension.
  • The Sociopath : Nicole. Charming, manipulative and homicidal.
  • Spanner in the Works : Nicole had a good thing going, having assumed the identity of Dr. Elizabeth Hitchens from Sydney Australia. Too bad, the real Elizabeth Hitchens had embezzled money and the Sydney police were closing in on her. This forced Nicole to run to the US.
  • Secret Relationship : Between Nicole and Prof. Fellows. Also between Nicole and Bayley.
  • Weaponized Allergy : "Hitchens" ordered Bayley a dish with peanuts, in order to trigger Bayley's allergy.
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As Goren and Eames sift through the likely suspects in the murder of a university president and his assistant, they discover that the culprit is a wily adversary who has more than these crimes to hide.

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Look Back at the Dynamite Cast of Law & Order: Criminal Intent in Every Season

The brilliant actors from this Law & Order franchise never failed to deliver the drama.

Detective Alexandra Eames, Detective Robert Goren, Captain Danny Ross, Detective Mike Logan, and Detective Nola Falacci.

Law & Order  has dominated primetime for decades with its many successful spin-offs — the addictive  Law & Order: Criminal Intent  included. Many agree that while the criminal case studies and psych evaluations instantly captivated fans, it was the evolving cast of  Law & Order: Criminal Intent  that kept viewers feverishly hungry for more.

Criminal Intent  aired from 2001 to 2011, and the criminal-centric take on  Law & Orde r's delicious formula was a delightful remix for fans of the flagship series and its smash spin-off  Law & Order: Special Victims Unit .  Featuring a welcomed mixture of newcomer talent and seasoned A-listers, the star-studded cast of  Law & Order: Criminal Intent  elevated its success over 195 nail-biting episodes, and the elite detectives and legal experts of  Criminal Intent's  Major Case Squad  became cherished faces among  Law & Order  fans everywhere. 

In honor of all  Law & Order: Criminal Intent  episodes being available to stream on  Peacock , we're paying homage to the dedicated detectives that led fans down the rabbit hole of criminal psychology. Enjoy a deep dive into the captivating cast of  Law & Order: Criminal Intent  across all seasons. 

Kathryn Erbe as Senior Detective Alexandra Eames 

Seasons 1-10.

Detective Alexandra Eames arresting a character on Law & Order: Criminal Intent.

Criminal Intent 's leading lady Alex Eames was played by the endlessly talented Kathyrn Erbe, whose portrayal of the empathetic detective  earned her a nomination  for Best Actress in a Television Series Drama at the 2008 Satellite Awards.

Eames worked alongside her equally dedicated partner, Robert Goren (Vincent D'Onofrio) in one of the best  Law & Order  partnerships ever. (Goren and Eames were Criminal Intent 's take on the powerhouse SVU partners Olivia Benson ( Mariska Hargitay ) and Stabler( Christopher Meloni ).) Viewers were so charmed by Eames' wit and tenacity that she even appeared in two episodes SVU : Season 14, Episodes 4 ("Acceptable Loss") and 22 ("Poisoned Motive").

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Erbe came to  Criminal Intent  with a distinguished Broadway career. She had also starred in  Oz  as Shirley Bellinger from 1998 to 2003. Following her 144 episodes of  Criminal Intent , Eames continued to dominate the stage circuit and guest starred in several exciting television shows like  Blue Bloods  (2015),  How to Get Away with Murder  (2017-2018),  Pose  (2018), and two intense episodes of  The Blacklist  in 2021.  

Vincent D'Onofrio as Junior Detective Robert "Bobby" Goren 

Detective Robert Goren appears in Law & Order: Criminal Intent.

Erbe's other half on  Criminal Intent  was Vincent D'Onofrio as Bobby Goren, an intense and exceptionally cerebral junior detective in the Major Case Squad. Goren and Eames' affinity for solving cases and stomaching the ghastly criminal testimony from each investigation was an instant obsession and, while Eames was calculated and empathetic, Goren was impulsive and insightful. 

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D'Onofrio came to  Criminal Intent  as an established film and television star. He previous roles included  Emmy-nominated turn  in  Homicide: Life on the Street  (1997), his role as the villain  Men in Black  (1997), and the serial killer in  The Cell  (2000). Following his smashing success in  Criminal Intent , D'Onofrio appeared in several other television series and films, such as  Daredevil  (2015-2018),  Jurassic World  (2015),  Emerald City  (2017),  Hawkeye  (2021), and  The Eyes of Tammy Faye  (2022).

Courtney B. Vance as A.D.A. Ron Carver

Seasons 1-5.

A.D.A. Ron Carver appears in a scene from Law & Order: Criminal Intent.

Every   Law & Order  Squad needs a reliable attorney  to help close criminal cases, and Courtney B. Vance's Ron Carver rose to the occasion for 111 intense episodes of  Criminal Intent.  Carver was the crew's ferocious legal expert from the series debut until his character's departure in Season 5, Episode 22 ("The Good") — an era of changes within the cast of  Law & Order: Criminal Intent . Carver was humorous, no-nonsense, and practical, a balancing dynamic within the often speculative and emotional Major Case Squad. 

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Before Vance appeared in the first five seasons of  Criminal Intent , he wasn't a stranger to Dick Wolf's serialized criminal universe. In 1990, Vance was featured in Season 1, Episode 7 ("By Hooker, by Crook") of the flagship series and appeared as another one-off character in 1995 for Season 5, Episode 13 ("Rage").

Outside of his  Law & Order  credits, Vance is a highly-accomplished Broadway star, winning a  Tony Award  in 2013 for Best Featured Actor in a Play for his role as Hap Hairston in  Lucky Guy . Outside of Vance's prominent roles in films like  The Hunt for Red October  (1990),  The Preacher's Wife  (1996),  Terminator Genisys  (2015), and  Isle of Dogs  (2018), he has continued to shine in television projects. Vance is a proud winner of not one but  two  Emmy awards , the first being for his 2016 depiction of defense attorney Johnnie Cochran in  The People vs. OJ Simpson  and the latter for his thrilling part in  Lovecraft Country  as George Freeman.

Jamey Sheridan as Captain James Deakins

Captain James Deakins appears in Law & Order: Criminal Intent.

Criminal Intent 's debut Captain was James Deakins, played by the talented Jamey Sheridan for the first five seasons, delivering a powerhouse performance as the hard-headed captain. After Deakins became a target for false charges of corruption, however, he chose to resign from the NYPD rather than fight the planted allegations. Deakins bid farewell to his beloved Major Case Squad in Season 5, Episode 22 ("The Good"). 

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Sheridan came to  Criminal Intent  as an established film and television star best known for his role as the villainous Randall Flagg in the 1994 miniseries adaptation of  The Stand  as well as his part in several television films like  Shannon's Deal  (1989),  Murder in High Places  (1991),  The Echo of Thunder  (1998), and  Hamlet  (2000). Following Sheridan's  Criminal Intent  success, he starred in  Arrow  from 2012 to 2019 as Robert Queen, the titular superhero's father.

Chris Noth as Senior Detective Mike Logan

Seasons 4-7.

Julianne Nicholson and Chris Noth standing over a body on an episode of Law & Order: Criminal Intent.

Season 4 of  Criminal Intent  featured a guest appearance from Chris Noth, reprising his role as  Detective Mike Logan from the flagship series .  Law & Order  fans loved Logan and Eames' chemistry and skill for noodling tough-to-crack cases, leading Noth to join the main cast of  Law & Order: Criminal Intent  in Season 5. 

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Logan appeared in 36 episodes of  Criminal Intent  throughout Seasons 4-7 after appearing in  Seasons 1-5 of  Law & Order .  He   formally retiring from the NYPD in  Criminal Intent  Season 7, Episode 21 ("Last Rites").

Noth was an esteemed television film star before his  Law & Order  days, appearing in  Killer in the Mirror  (1986),  At Mother's Request  (1987), and  I'll Take Manhattan  (1987). Soon after becoming a  Law & Order  icon, Noth became equally renowned for his role as the enigmatic Mr. Big in  Sex and the City  (1998-2004), its related film adaptations, and 2021 reboot  And Just Like That ... He was also lauded for his portrayal of the philandering, corrupt politician Peter Florrick in The Good Wife from 2009-2016.

Annabella Sciorra as Junior Detective Carolyn Barek

Detective Carolyn Barek appears in Law & Order: Criminal Intent.

Carolyn Barek (Annabella Sciorra) was introduced to the  Law & Order  universe in  Criminal Intent  Season 5, Episode 2 ("Diamond Dogs"), working closely with Logan on several harrowing criminal cases before leaving the series.

Fans caught up with Barek in Season 22, Episode 7 ("Hunt, Trap, Rape, and Release") of  SVU  when they learned what she had been up to since leaving the Major Case Squad. She is currently the Lieutenant commanding officer of the Bronx Homicide Department, having transferred there from the Bronx SVU.

Prior to her time in the Law & Orde r-verse, Sciorra captivated audiences as Gloria Trillo on  The Sopranos from 2001-2004, a role that earned her an  Emmy nomination  for Outstanding Guest Actress in 2001. Following her  Criminal Intent  tenure, Sciorram appeared in numerous television projects such as  The L Word  (2007),  ER  (2007),  The Good Wife  (2012),  Blue Bloods  (2013),  CSI  (2013),  G.L.O.W. ( 2018), and  New Amsterdam   as  Season 3's   Dr. Romy Lucio in 2021 . That same year, Sciorra also played Blacklister Michaela Belucci, a.k.a. "The Avenging Angel," in  Season 9 of  The Blacklist .

Julianne Nicholson as Junior Detective Megan Wheeler

Seasons 6-8.

Julianne Nicholson arresting someone on an episode of Law & Order: Criminal Intent.

Julianna Nicholson played Megan Wheeler for three beloved seasons of  Criminal Intent . She became an icon of the spin-off after appearing in 24 nail-biting episodes of  Criminal Intent  following her introduction in Season 6, Episode 2 ("Tru Love"). Wheeler retired from the squad in Season 8, Episode 14 ("Major Case"). 

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Nicholson's first film role had been in the 1998 film  Curtain Call,  where she starred alongside Michael Caine and  James Spader  ( the beloved star of  The Blacklist ) .  Besides her role in  Criminal Intent , Nicholson earned widespread acclaim for her roles in the 2013 film  August: Osage County  and in the miniseries  Mare of Easttown —  a role that earned her the  Emmy award  for Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie in 2021.

Eric Bogosian as Captain Danny Ross

Seasons 6-9.

Captain Danny Ross appears in a scene from Law & Order: Criminal Intent.

Another cherished Captain of the  Criminal Intent  crew was Danny Ross, played by Eric Bogosian. Introduced in Season 6, Episode 1 ("Blind Spot"), Ross quickly established himself as a protective force with the Squad, always looking at an emergency from every angle. Ross was tragically shot and killed in the line of duty in Season 9, Episode 1 ("Loyalty (1)") after agreeing to go undercover on a case for the FBI.

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Bogosian came to the  Law & Order: Criminal Intent  cast with a wide portfolio of television credits, including  Miami Vice  (1985),  Alive from Off Center  (1987), and two appearances as defense attorney Gary Lowenthal in the  flagship  Law & Order  in Season 3, Episodes 2 ("Conspiracy") and 13 ("Night & Fog"). Since  Criminal Intent , Bogosian landed a major role in the 2019 film  Uncut Gems  as Arno and starred in  Succession  as Gil Eavis from 2018-2019. 

Alicia Witt as Junior Detective Nola Falacci

Detective Nola Falacci appears in a scene from Law & Order: Criminal Intent.

Nola Falacci may have been a short-running detective on  Criminal Intent , but Alicia Witt's portrayal of the fearless investigator was impactful. Falacci became Logan's temporary partner in Season 7, Episode 2 ("Seeds"), and her final episode was Episode 10 ("Senseless"). Logan later revealed that she left the Major Squad in favor of training at the FBI, a fitting role for the  Criminal Intent  investigator who refused to be intimidated by criminals or superiors.

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Witt's first on-screen role was in  Dune  (1984) and she later landed a role in  Twin Peaks  (1990), created by the same director, David Lynch. Witt was also in  Cybill  from 1995 to 1998 as the titular character's daughter. At the turn of the century, Witt landed several exciting film roles in  Urban Legend  (1998),  Vanilla Sky  (2001), and  Last Holiday  (2006). Witt has shined as a guest star at many stages in her career, elevating  The Sopranos  (2000),  Friday Night Lights  (2009-2011),  The Walking Dead  (2016), and  Orange Is the New Black  (2019).

Jeff Goldblum as Senior Detective Zack Nichols

Seasons 8-9.

Detective Zack Nichols appears in a promotional image for Law & Order: Criminal Intent.

After Detective Logan retired from the Major Case Squad, the endlessly quipping Detective Zack Nichols — played by the dynamite actor Jeff Goldblum — arrived to replace him in Season 8, Episode 2 ("Rock Star"). Nichols was the son of two psychiatrists, so he was well-equipped for the Major Case Squad, constantly brainstorming solutions and analyzing criminal motives with an eagle-eyed perspective.

Goldblum was an established film and television star long before his 2009  Law & Order  role, making him an instant fan favorite. He had starred in a wide variety of film and television projects, making his debut in the movie  Death Wish  in 1974. Goldblum has since starred in dozens of cherished films such as  Jurassic Park  (1993),  Independence Day  (1996),  The Fly  (1986),  and Thor: Ragnarok ( 2017), and will take on the role of the nefarious Wizard of Oz in the upcoming film adaptation of  Wicked , starring alongside Ariana Grande  and Cynthia Erivo.

Goldblum is also an established television star: In 2005, he earned an  Emmy nomination  for his role as Scott Wooley in NBC's  Will and Grace .

Saffron Burrows as Junior Detective Serena Stevens

Detective Serena Stevens appears in a promotional image for Law & Order: Criminal Intent.

Serena Stevens (Saffron Burrows) was introduced to the Major Case Squad in Season 9, Episode 2 ("Loyalty (2)") as a recruit from Chicago's Police Department (much like  Chicago P.D. ' s fearless crew of CPD officers and detectives). Quickly cherished for her humor and reckless wit, Stevens promptly partnered with Nichols on several grim criminal cases and worked under Captain Zoe Callas (Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio). After starring in 15 episodes, Stevens' final  Criminal Intent  appearance was in Season 9, Episode 16 ("Three-In-One").

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Burrows had landed roles in films for two decades before her first appearance on the show, and was known for her work in  Deep Blue Sea  (1999),  Enigma  (2001),  Troy  (2004),  and Reign Over Me  (2007), to name a few. Following her  Law & Order  days, Burrows starred in  Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.  (2013–2014),  Mozart in the Jungle  (2014–2018), and  You  as Dottie Quinn from 2019–2021. 

Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio as Captain Zoe Callas

Captain Zoe Callas appears in a promotional image for Law & Order: Criminal Intent.

Like Stevens, Mastrantonio joined the cast of  Criminal Intent  in Season 9, and Callas assumed command of the Major Case Squad in Season 9, Episode 3 ("Broad Channel") after Ross' shocking death. Callas was sensible, political, and infinitely calculated, making her the perfect person for cleaning up the chaos stirred by Ross' murder. She departed from the Squad in Season 9, Episode 16 ("Three-In-One").

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Before landing in the  Law & Order  world, Mastrantonio was an established stage talent and screen talent: She starred in the 1980 revival of West Side Story on Broadway in 1980, then landed her breakout film role as Gina Montana in  Scarface  (1983). Mastrantonio went on to star in  The Color of Money  (1986),  The Abyss  (1989),  Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves  (1991), and  The Perfect Storm  (2000), among many others. In 2003, Mastrantonio earned a  Tony nomination  for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical for her role as Aldonza (a.k.a. Dulcinea) in the Broadway revival of  Man of La Mancha.

Julia Ormond as Dr. Paula Gyson 

Julia Ormond appears at an event.

The final season of  Law & Order: Criminal Intent  got an exciting character addition with Paula Gyson, an incredibly intelligent police psychologist played by Julia Ormond. Introduced in Season 10, Episode 2 ("The Consoler"), Gyson worked closely with Goren after he was assigned mandatory sessions to determine if he was fit for duty. Gyson's final  Criminal Intent  appearance was in Season 10, Episode 8 ("To the Boy in the Blue Knit Cap"), in which she decided Goren's anger issues were improving.

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Prior to joining the cast, Ormond had provided powerhouse performances in  Mad Men  (2012–2015),  Witches of East End  (2013–2014), and  The Walking Dead: World Beyond  (2020–2021), to name a few of her notable television projects. In 2010, Ormond  won an Emmy Award  for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie for her portrayal of Eustacia Grandin in  Temple Grandin.  Ormond has also appeared in several films, but is perhaps best known for playing Guinevere in First Knight (1995), the titular character in the Harrison Ford revival of Sabrina (1995), Caroline in  The Curious Case of Benjamin Button  (2008) and Gone with the Wind star Vivian Leigh in  My Week with Marilyn  (2011).

Jay O. Sanders as Captain Joseph Hannah

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The last (but not certainly not least) captain of the Major Case Squad was commander Joseph Hannah, played by Jay O. Sanders.

Prior to his time on the Criminal Intent cast, he had guest starred in the flagship Law & Order franchise as the villain in Season 9, Episode 19 ("Tabula Rasa"), then as a separate character in Season 13, Episode 8 ("Asterik"). He also guest starred as hitman Harry Rowan, Sr. on Season 2, Episode 1 ("Dead") of  Criminal Intent . (Yes, that means he played four  different characters within the overall franchise .)

Before his  Criminal Intent re-introduction in Season 10, Sanders had also appeared in several films, including  Glory  (1989), JFK  (1991), Angels in the Outfield  (1994), Half Nelson (2006), and& Revolutionary Road (2008). Earlier in his career, Sanders also appeared in a 1985 episode of Miami Vice and starred in Crime Story as mob lawyer Steven Kordo from 1986 to 1988. Following Criminal Intent , Sanders appeared in True Detective (2014), Sneaky Pete (2017-2019), and guest starred in a Season 4 episode of Chicago Med .

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Since 1990 , Law & Order and its many spinoffs have produced some of the longest-running and most well-loved crime dramas of all time. While most may be familiar with the original Law & Order and the Law & Order: Special Victims Unit spinoff that's still running now in 2022, there are others that have more than earned their attention from the fan base.

Law & Order: Criminal Intent focused on the NYPD's Major Case squad that mainly investigated high-profile cases. Its broad case focus added variety to the episodes season after season, but every season had an episode that viewers and IMDb users appreciated more than the rest which is shown in the user ratings.

"Badge" (2002) - 8.6

Season 1, episode 20.

The first season of Criminal Intent aired in 2002 with actors Vincent D'Onofrio and Kathryn Erbe starring as the featured NYPD detectives. In the season's 20th episode, Viola Davis guest starred in what starts out as an apparent murder-suicide and quickly spirals into something much more insidious.

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Davis' guest appearance packed a heavy punch in the episode titled "Badge" which is really no surprise to anyone familiar with the range of her talent even early on in her career. But while the actress's performance carried throughout the episode, IMDb users also applaud the execution of the investigation by the detectives and the episode's highlighting of their contrasting styles early on in the series run.

"Anti-Thesis" (2002) - 8.7

Season 2, episode 3.

The obvious suspect is never the answer but a shock reveal once the season 2, episode 3 case seemingly comes together reminds fans of the franchise's reputation for producing some of the best TV crime dramas of all time .

"Anti-Thesis" marked a high point for the show's sophomore season with Detective Goren meeting his match in cleverly manipulative villain Nicole Wallace - played by Olivia d'Abo. The episode's ending even had viewers hopeful of a future return of the quick-witted woman who successfully went toe to toe with the unyielding detective and thankfully those hopes were eventually answered.

"But Not Forgotten" (2003) - 8.4

Season 3, episode 4.

The mob, a missing person's case and a confused hitman all tied into the events of 9/11 could've made for a muddled episode, but that surprisingly was not the case for the season 3 episode "But Not Forgotten." As the episode goes on, it may be easy to forget where it all started, but a well-written script helps the audience stay focused.

Viewers will probably agree with the assistant district attorney when he says "I don't know whether to laugh or cry" when reviewing the developing cases details because it does all get a bit confusing. IMDb's users did however take special notice of Alicia Coppola who plays the unsuspecting in-law of the original missing woman who becomes a center point and manages to wrap the well-received episode up with an unforgettable power shift that is actually pretty impressive.

"Want" (2004) - 8.6

Season 4, episode 3.

Neil Patrick Harris didn't need to play more than one role in Law & Order to make his impact. As the shy and lonely serial killer and cannibal John Tagman, he did enough to establish his place in the guest star hall of fame. The killer's actions were truly monstrous, but Harris' portrayal completely changed the dynamic of the character.

The well-known actor had his praises sung for the role and even though viewers knew early on who the killer was, many were more than happy to stick around and watch it all unfold. There are also many similarities between Tagman's story and that of real-life killer Jeffery Dahmer that viewers of Monster: The Jeffery Dahmer Story may notice. However, the uncharacteristic actions of Detective Goren may remain to be the biggest shock of the episode.

"In The Wee Small Hours: Part 1 And 2" (2005) - 8.7

Season 5, episodes 6 and 7.

Criminal Intent added a new element to the series in season 5 when it brought on Chris Noth and Annabella Sciorra, both of which had either previously appeared in the Law & Order franchise or would go on to appear in other spinoffs. As new show leads, they split their time with D'Onofrio and Erbe who were still very much a starring team.

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The two-part episode showed the different investigative styles of each team as they worked to solve a case that leads them to a sexual predator whose influence knows no bounds and whose counterattacks get personal for everyone on the case. It gets more unsettling as it goes and managed to keep fans on the edge of their seats until the end.

"Endgame" (2007) - 9.1

Season 6, episode 21.

When things get personal , fans know to buckle down for what will probably be some less-than-ethical decision-making. It's a trend that's seen through several of the Law & Order spinoff series, but things are a little different in the emotionally charged season 6 episode "Endgame" when a serial killer on death row reveals information to detective Goren that begins to connect to his family.

Roy Scheider, popularly known for his role as chief Brady in Jaws , volleyed well with detective D'Onofrio who took center stage for the episode. Fans not only enjoyed the urgent pacing of the literal race against time but were sucked in by the high emotion of the story that's end leaves both Goren and fans heavy-hearted.

"Frame" (2008) - 9.0

Season 7, episode 22.

Detective Goren's nemesis Nicole Wallace makes a reappearance in the season 7 finale "Frame." It's also the last appearance of Goren's brother Frank who had been played by Scandal 's Tony Goldwyn for the duration of the series. The episode is definitely one that only fans who understand the characters' history would really be able to understand.

It had been three years since Wallace and Goren had seen each other but the feud was deep and carried on with a new fuel with the help of a few outside players. The hunt becomes another shining performance from D'Onofrio as Goren's life is once again turned completely upside down because of his job. It's a rocky cross between past and present that had fans eager for the series' season 8 return.

"Major Case" (2009) - 8.5

Season 8, episode 14.

Another dynamic change was in store for Criminal Intent fans in season 8 with the addition of Jeff Goldblum as Detective Zack Nichols. In a complete change of pace, detective Nichols and Eames team up to solve the murder of a teenage drug dealer after her body is found in a dumpster.

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Unfortunately for the detectives in this episode, the killer has a lot more insight into the crime-solving world than their usual suspects, leading them on a chase that twists and turns every step of the way. Goldblum's more subdued attitude in his detective role is something very different from what fans had usually seen from Goren, so many were happy with what the team-up between Eames and Nichols brought to the table as well as the intricacies of the case itself.

"Loyalty: Part 1" (2010) - 8.7

Season 9, episode 1.

Goldblum stuck around Criminal Intent for two seasons and started off his second season on the show strong with the first part of a two-part episode titled "Loyalty." In the season opener, Goren and Eames are once again the starring team of the episode but with the addition of Detective Nichols.

Fans were curious to see how all three detectives would fare working together since Eames had worked individually with both Goren and Nichols. However, like in many of Jeff Goldblum's best movies , he proved to be a great team addition. Unfortunately, the team did have to suffer a loss for viewers to see these great performances by the actors, but even that couldn't take away from the start of the series' short ninth season.

"To The Boy In The Blue Knit Cap" (2011) - 8.4

Season 10, episode 8.

Law and Order: Criminal Intent ran for 10 seasons from 2001 to 2011 and the episode that brought it all to an end was "To The Boy In The Blue Knit Cap." Its 10-year run was pretty solid, but the series was far from being one of the longest-running drama shows like its fellow franchise spinoff SVU. Also, Unlike what some may expect from a series finale, the episode remained true to Criminal Intent formatting and was case-focused.

The episode is a good reminder to fans why they fell in love with the series in the first place. It has the Goren and Eames team in the spotlight with few outside distractions. Their chemistry and familiar investigative technique are the heart of the episode up until the very end.

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For the first four years of its run, Law & Order: Criminal Intent had two co-stars: Vincent D'Onofrio and Kathryn Erbe as Detectives Robert Goren and Alexandra Eames. As the second spin-off of the Law & Order brand in three years, Criminal Intent sought to stand out by focusing on just one small team working on the highest-profile cases that are handled by the real-life Major Case Division of the NYPD. It loosened the time-honored Dick Wolf production rule of avoiding any exploration of its characters' lives outside of work, and added depth to each of its main characters by exploring their bond with each other.

That changed with the arrival of the fifth season in 2006. Production split the 22-episode order between the two original cast members and two new ones: Annabella Sciorra as Carolyn Barek, and the surprise return of Chris Noth as Mike Logan, former recurring cast member on the original Law & Order . Having just finished a long stint as Mr. Big on Sex and the City , Noth decided to let past scrapes with executive producer Dick Wolf go and return to the franchise, and the two teams swapped episodes weekly.

But why the split? Given the previously stated intention to keep the scope relatively small on Criminal Intent , adding another, only semi-related team to the Major Case mix might have felt counter-intuitive to many a fan at the time. The reason lies in the intense grind of the weekly television procedural, and the interests of the actors involved.

Health issues and stress plagued Vincent D'Onofrio on Criminal Intent

During filming in 2004, D'Onofrio made some headlines for passing out twice in the same week on set, requiring brief hospitalization on both occasions. It wasn't illness, strictly speaking — it was inordinate amounts of stress. Having come from a film background, D'Onofrio struggled under the high demands of a weekly television drama, as well as trying to pursue other projects and maintain a family life. To put it this way: between 2002 and 2010, D'Onofrio was in sixteen projects  that were not Criminal Intent . Three of them were released in 2005 alone.

Criminal Intent 's leaner, meaner cast had a major drawback: much greater demand of its principal actors than Law & Order or its sister show, Law & Order:  SVU , both of which boasted much larger casts, which allowed the workload among cast members to be distributed more evenly. In an interview with Uproxx in 2018, D'Onofrio explained how profoundly challenging it was to work on Criminal Intent . "I had to stay ahead two days on dialogue," he said. "To actually have to be learning scenes two days before you shoot them while you're shooting other scenes that you learned two days before that." He referred to the fourth-season filming of Criminal Intent as the "rock bottom" of his life; he also lost two family members during that time, and was not given leave from the set to attend one of the funerals. He explained his mindset at that time in stark terms: "I had a lot of anger, and angst, and total exhaustion." 

D'Onofrio largely reflects positively about his time on Criminal Intent (he did sign back on for that final season , after all); he enjoyed his character and the friendship he built with Erbe , but it came at a steep cost.

Criminal Intent affected Kathryn Erbe's family life

D'Onofrio may have made the headlines, but his onscreen partner Erbe didn't exactly have a great time of it, either. After the cast split began in 2006, Erbe gave an interview with A.V. Club expressing relief. "Originally when we started, we worked 18 hours a day, five days a week," she said. "I would come home Saturday morning, and the sun would be coming up, and I steadfastly refused to sleep in. Anytime I was off, I was with my daughter... I honestly thought I was going to have a heart attack, just from the wear and tear of sleeping four hours of interrupted sleep, and then coming to work for 16 hours. So when they changed our schedule — now Vincent and I have every other episode off — that saved our lives, truly." 

When asked if the inevitable pay cut for appearing in fewer episodes was worth it, she was unequivocal: "Yeah, I would gladly pay money for that time. It felt so cruel to have this dream and have it be unbearable, you know, unlivable." Though Erbe is mostly known for her role as Eames and for her time on HBO's Oz , she has a background and deep personal interest in theater; she was even nominated for a Tony in the '90s. While she and D'Onofrio both were grateful for the steady paycheck as character actors, she lamented how TV work plus parenting kept her away from the stage. She didn't return to performing off-Broadway until after the final season of Criminal Intent in 2011.

Prosecutors won't file hate crime charges against man who yelled racist slurs at Utah women's basketball team

The deputy attorney for the city of coeur d’alene wrote in a charging decision document that though the use of the slur was “detestable” and “incredibly offensive,” there wasn’t evidence suggesting that the man was threatening physical harm to the women or to their property..

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COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho — A northern Idaho prosecutor won’t bring hate crime charges against an 18-year-old accused of shouting a racist slur at members of the Utah women’s basketball team during the NCAA Tournament.

The deputy attorney for the city of Coeur d’Alene made the announcement on Monday, writing in a charging decision document that though the use of the slur was “detestable” and “incredibly offensive,” there wasn’t evidence suggesting that the man was threatening physical harm to the women or to their property. That means the conduct is protected by the First Amendment and can’t be charged under Idaho’s malicious harassment law, Ryan Hunter wrote.

The members of the University of Utah basketball team were staying at a Coeur d’Alene hotel in March as they competed at the NCAA Tournament in nearby Spokane, Washington. Team members were walking from a hotel to a restaurant when they said a truck drove up and the driver yelled a racist slur at the group. After the team left the restaurant, the same driver returned and was “reinforced by others,” revving their engines and yelling again at the players, said Tony Stewart, an official with the Kootenai County Task Force on Human Relations, during a news conference shortly after the event.

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The encounters were so disturbing that they left the group concerned about their safety, Utah coach Lynne Roberts said a few days later.

Far-right extremists have maintained a presence in the region for years. In 2018, at least nine hate groups operated in the region of Spokane and northern Idaho, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center.

“We had several instances of some kind of racial hate crimes toward our program and (it was) incredibly upsetting for all of us,” Roberts said. “In our world, in athletics and in university settings, it’s shocking. There’s so much diversity on a college campus and so you’re just not exposed to that very often.”

University of Utah officials declined to comment about the prosecutor’s decision on Wednesday.

In the document detailing the decision, Hunter said police interviewed nearly two dozen witnesses and pored over hours of surveillance video. Several credible witnesses described a racist slur being hurled at the group as they walked to dinner, but their descriptions of the vehicle and the person who shouted the slur varied, and police weren’t able to hear any audio of the yelling on the surveillance tapes.

There also wasn’t any evidence to connect the encounter before the team arrived at the restaurant with what happened as they left, Hunter, wrote. Still, police were able to identify the occupants of a silver passenger vehicle involved in the second encounter, and one of them — an 18-year-old high school student — reportedly confessed to shouting a slur and an obscene statement at the group, Hunter said.

Prosecutors considered whether to bring three possible charges against the man — malicious harassment, disorderly conduct or disturbing the peace — but decided they didn’t have enough evidence to support any of the three charges.

That’s because Idaho’s hate crime law only makes racial harassment a crime if it is done with the intent to either threaten or cause physical harm to a person or to their property. The man who shouted the slur told police he did it because he thought it would be funny, Hunter wrote.

“Setting aside the rank absurdity of that claim and the abjectly disgusting thought process required to believe it would be humorous to say something that abhorrent,” it undermines the premise that the man had the specific intent to intimidate and harass, Hunter wrote.

The hateful speech also didn’t meet the requirements of Idaho’s disorderly conduct and disturbing the peace laws, which are mainly about when and where noise or unruly behavior occurs. The slurs were shouted on a busy thoroughfare during the early evening hours, and so the noise level wasn’t unusual for that time and place.

Hunter wrote that his office shares in the outrage sparked by the man’s “abhorrently racist and misogynistic statement, and we join in unequivocally condemning that statement and the use of a racial slur in this case, or in any circumstance. However that cannot, under current law, form the basis for criminal prosecution in this case.”

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Vincent D'Onofrio and Kathryn Erbe in Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001)

S9.E1 ∙ Loyalty: Part 1

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S9.E2 ∙ Loyalty: Part 2

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S9.E3 ∙ Broad Channel

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S9.E4 ∙ Delicate

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S9.E5 ∙ Gods & Insects

Jeff Goldblum and Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio in Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001)

S9.E6 ∙ Abel & Willing

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S9.E7 ∙ Love Sick

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S9.E8 ∙ Love on Ice

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S9.E9 ∙ Traffic

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S9.E10 ∙ Disciple

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S9.E11 ∙ Lost Children of the Blood

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S9.E12 ∙ True Legacy

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S9.E13 ∙ The Mobster Will See You Now

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S9.E14 ∙ Palimpsest

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S9.E15 ∙ Inhumane Society

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S9.E16 ∙ Three-in-One

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