First Aired: Mar. 29, 2010 on NBC

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Season 20 » Episode #18 - Brazil

Law & Order - 20x18 Brazil
Summary: An environmental scientist, Dr. Oscar Silva (guest star Elliot Villar), is poisoned during a global warming symposium, Detectives Lupo and Bernard initially suspect blackmail or payback from competitors from Dr. Silva's field of study. It is soon discovered that Dr. Silva is involved in a messy custody battle with his wife's (guest star Tammy Blanchard) ex-husband, Phillip Shoemaker (guest star Tony Hale) and the focus of the investigation quickly shifts from the poisoning of Dr. Silva to the victim's family. Meanwhile, the case becomes personal for Cutter as it stirs up unpleasant memories from his own past dealing with his own divorced parents.

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Guest Stars:

Jack McCoy played by Sam Waterston
Phillip Shoemaker played by Tony Hale
Nelson Lehman played by Michael Tucker
Sharon Lehman played by Julie Boyd
Attorney Marks played by Michele Pawk
Dr. Everett Brown played by Reed Birney
Family Court Judge played by Cindy Katz
Dr. Elizabeth Rodgers played by Leslie Hendrix

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Mistakes/Goofs

  • Goof (miscellaneous): The date of the allocution hearing is listed as Monday, March 20th. Since they already established the previous week contained Monday March 15th, Wednesday March 17th and Friday March 19th, the allocution should have been Monday, March 22nd.

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