Law & Order : Poison Ivy (1990)
Directed by E.W. Swackhamer
Genres - Action, Adventure, Thriller, Family & Personal Relationships |
Sub-Genres - Courtroom Drama, Crime Drama, Detective Film |
Run Time - 43 min. |
Countries - United States |
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson
Originally scheduled to air on October 11, 1990, this Law & Order episode was bumped forward to November 20 of that year. The flames of racial unrest are fueled when a young African-American honors student is shot by Freddo Parisi (John Finn), a white cop. Much to their dismay, detectives Greevey (George Dzundza) and Logan (Chris Noth) are faced with the likelihood that the cop may have planted a weapon on the deceased to get himself off the hook. Likewise made uncomfortable by the implications and possible consequences of the incident, assistant D.A.'s Stone (Michael Moriarty) and Robinette (Richard Brooks) nonetheless set a trap to catch Officer Parisi in his own web of deceit.