4/17 Early Episode

KARA MOORCROFT

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Apr 17, 2001, 3:12:07 PM4/17/01

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I watched "Jurisdiction" from Season 3 for the first time. The blurb at the
end of the episode was quite intriguing, saying Zifrin was still in jail
waiting appeal, and ADA Lazar joined a Manhattan law firm. As L&O has never
"updated" the storyline before on an episode I've seen, I'm guessing this
episode was an actual "ripped from the headlines" story. Anybody know how
it turned out in real life? Is Zifrin free yet? Did this case make big
headlines in New York?

It's a good episode.. Michael Badalucco (of the Practice) plays David Scott
Zifrin, Paul McRane (Dr. Romano on ER) also appears, as does Dan Hedaya.

I'm very intrigued.. hope I haven't been duped by the two updates on screen.

Queie

Adam Meltzer

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Apr 17, 2001, 11:22:43 PM4/17/01

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KARA MOORCROFT <news...@email.msn.com> wrote:
> It's a good episode.. Michael Badalucco (of the Practice) plays David Scott
> Zifrin, Paul McRane (Dr. Romano on ER) also appears, as does Dan Hedaya.

Just watched the "late" airing of this on A&E today. I agree, this is truly a
great episode.

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Puttakutti

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Apr 18, 2001, 2:00:01 AM4/18/01

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>I watched "Jurisdiction" from Season 3
>for the first time.

> [snip]

>It's a good episode.. Michael Badalucco
> (of the Practice) plays David Scott

>Zifrin...
> [snip]

This is one of a few L&O episodes
that moved me to tears. Zifrin's last
scene (in prison with Ben & Shambala)
is beautifully written & acted.

Rick

Nick 5 Oh

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Apr 18, 2001, 2:17:15 AM4/18/01

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>From: putta...@aol.com (Puttakutti)

>This is one of a few L&O episodes
>that moved me to tears. Zifrin's last
>scene (in prison with Ben & Shambala)
>is beautifully written

didn't Rene Balcer write it?

Val_K...@webtv.net

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Apr 18, 2001, 11:12:31 AM4/18/01

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Queie wrote

"As L&O has never "updated" the storyline before on an episode I've
seen, I'm guessing this episode was an actual "ripped from the
headlines" story."

I remember several of these final notes in the earlier seasons, perhaps
because some of them reflected more than usually sensational and
familiar stories in the headlines they were ripped from. The one whose
title I always forget, about the David Groh character with the Pookie
wife and the abused daughter comes to mind, the final note taking great
pains to note the differences in the actual and docudrama versions.
Val

Ursula S Leubner

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Apr 20, 2001, 9:27:26 AM4/20/01

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On Tue, 17 Apr 2001, KARA MOORCROFT wrote:

> I watched "Jurisdiction" from Season 3 for the first time. The blurb at the
> end of the episode was quite intriguing, saying Zifrin was still in jail
> waiting appeal, and ADA Lazar joined a Manhattan law firm. As L&O has never
> "updated" the storyline before on an episode I've seen, I'm guessing this
> episode was an actual "ripped from the headlines" story. Anybody know how
> it turned out in real life? Is Zifrin free yet? Did this case make big
> headlines in New York?

The blurb at the end wasn't added for reruns, it was there from the
beginning. Especially in the early seasons, L&O has ended an episode
before the case is resolved, and just told the outcome in a closing
frame. In "Everyone's Favorite Bagman," for example, the DA's spend their
entire half investigating, and the episode ends with Ben's opening
arguments, and a blurb saying that the defendants were convicted.

Ursula