A hip-hop star goes on trial for the murder of a nightclub patron who accused him of being a sellout.A hip-hop star goes on trial for the murder of a nightclub patron who accused him of being a sellout.A hip-hop star goes on trial for the murder of a nightclub patron who accused him of being a sellout.
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- Mack
- (as Khaz B)
- Ernie Salerno
- (as Chris Payne)
Storyline
Did you know
- Trivia"3 Dog Night" is the name of an American rock band originally formed in 1967.
- GoofsThe bodyguard has a Taurus PT92, which the detectives suspect is the murder weapon from a night club. Turns out there's a Glock 9mm involved, which is the actual murder weapon. Taurus' have a traditional "land and groove" rifling to the barrel. (Imparts spin to the bullet.) Glocks have a spiral hex shaped bore which compresses the bullet. Had the victim been shot with a Glock, the cops would have known immediately the bodyguard's Smith couldn't be the murder weapon.
- Quotes
[last lines]
D.A. Nora Lewin: Have we set a grand jury date for Ms. Lawrence?
Jack McCoy: And call what witnesses? The only ones we can find are two men who'd rather go to jail than tell the truth.
D.A. Nora Lewin: So we indict Collins for perjury.
Jack McCoy: We can't prove he lied.
D.A. Nora Lewin: Lawrence and Collins both walk?
Jack McCoy: We got dissed. Apparently two careers are worth more than a person's life.
A.D.A. Serena Southerlyn: In a weird way, the dismissal hurt Collins more than the indictment. When his fans found out he wasn't the killer, his CD dropped ten places on the charts.
Jack McCoy: At this rate, he might have to go out and actually shoot somebody.
- ConnectionsReferences Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001)
A shooting goes down at hot NYC nightclub Megafly that leaves one person dead. Briscoe (Jerry Orbach) and Green (Jesse L. Martin) piece together the victim was an aspiring musician slash coke dealer and had an altercation with huge music star Darryl 'G Train' Collins (Cyrus Farmer), his bodyguard and famous actress girlfriend Allie Lawrence (Washington). The bodyguard's involvement is quickly ruled out leaving McCoy (Sam Waterston) and ADA Southerlyn (Elisabeth Röhm) to arrive at the conclusion Collins was the shooter, but it's not as simple as it looks.
Elba plays the floor manager of the club who in formula fashion becomes a viable suspect at one point and in the mix of people not wanting to "snitch". For me though seeing actor David Aron Damane as the bodyguard was the best. Fans of the many L&O series will know it was common for actors to be recast in multiple roles over the years. He put in a fun appearance in 'Special Victims Unit' as a black man and celebrity who was secretly gay "on the downlow". Washington is solid, but her role also doesn't ask much from her.
This episode '3 Dawg Night' has many good bits of dialog and watching the cast have to go through high priced lawyers to even talk to their celebrity suspects / witnesses is a hoot. The show was always frank about the preferential treatment money could buy you. It even features one of those twists of fate where the victim isn't as wholesome as it first appears. It's a shame there isn't the level of justice you crave at the end though.
- refinedsugar
- Apr 17, 2024