Law & Order 5x23 Pride

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First Aired: May. 24, 1995 on NBC

Summary: Controversial gay city councilman Richard Durban is shot dead after a forum to discuss gay/lesbian medical issues. The murder weapon is soon traced to a missing piece of evidence from a 1985 gun shop robbery -- meaning someone with access to the police department is to blame. Daniel Hugh…
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Jack McCoy	played by Sam Waterston
Councilman Kevin Crossley	played by Daniel Hugh Kelly
Charles Powell	played by Peter Gerety
Joe Gibb	played by Mitchell Lichtenstein
Mr. Wiley	played by Tim Hopper
Durban Campaign Manager	played by Daniel Oreskes
Cliff	played by Gordon Joseph Weiss
Leo Barnett	played by Robert Joy

Towards the end of the fifth season, Executive Producer Dick Wolf decided not to renew Chris Noth's contract citing that the interaction between Logan and the similarly jaded Briscoe (Jerry Orbach) lacked enough dramatic contrast. Viewers and critics were shocked at the dismissal of the most popular and only original remaining cast member at that time. Years later, Noth convinced Wolf to produce Exiled (1998) (TV) to wrap up the story of Mike Logan, which Noth felt had been prematurely extinguished on the show.

5x23 Pride

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