Prisoner of Love (Law & Order episode)
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"Prisoner of Love" is the tenth episode of NBC
's legal drama
Law & Order
. It originally aired on December 4, 1990.
into the city's S&M subculture. There they find that the artist was involved with the head of the New York Department of Cultural Affairs and his "mistress", a wealthy socialite who instigated the S&M scene that led to the artist's death.
NBC
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's legal drama
Legal drama
A legal drama is a work of dramatic fiction about crime and civil litigation. Subtypes of legal dramas include courtroom dramas and legal thrillers, and come in all forms, including novels, television shows, and films. Legal drama sometimes overlap with crime drama, most notably in the case of Law...
Law & Order
Law & Order
Law & Order is an American police procedural and legal drama television series, created by Dick Wolf and part of the Law & Order franchise. It aired on NBC, and in syndication on various cable networks. Law & Order premiered on September 13, 1990, and completed its 20th and final season on May 24,...
. It originally aired on December 4, 1990.
Plot
The apparent suicide of a controversial artist, killed while engaging in an apparent act of auto-erotic asphyxiation, leads Detectives Greevey and LoganMike Logan (Law & Order)
Michael "Mike" Logan is a fictional character in the police procedural and legal drama television series Law & Order franchise, played by Chris Noth.-History in the franchise:...
into the city's S&M subculture. There they find that the artist was involved with the head of the New York Department of Cultural Affairs and his "mistress", a wealthy socialite who instigated the S&M scene that led to the artist's death.
Law
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Order
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Guest Stars
- Frances ConroyFrances ConroyFrances Conroy is an American actress. She is best known for playing Ruth, the matriarch of the Fisher family, on Six Feet Under, which earned her a Golden Globe and a Screen Actors Guild Award.-Early life:...
- Elizabeth Hendrick - Larry KeithLarry KeithLarry Keith was an American actor who was a longtime cast member on the ABC soap opera All My Children and was the first American to play the role of Henry Higgins in the Broadway production of My Fair Lady....
- Henry Rothman - Amy AquinoAmy AquinoAmy Aquino is an American television, film, and stage actress.-Background and education:Aquino is the daughter of Adele and Salvatore Aquino...
- Erica Stohlmeyer - Marjorie MonaghanMarjorie MonaghanMarjorie Monaghan is an American actress born in California but raised in Ohio. She is best known for her portrayal in 1997 and 1998 of 'Number One', leader of the Mars Resistance, in the television series Babylon 5....
- Cathy - Fran BrillFran BrillFrances Joan "Fran" Brill , is an American actress and puppeteer, best known for her roles on Sesame Street.Brill was born in Chester, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Linette and Joseph M. Brill. Her father was a physician...
- Sondra More - Don McManus - Jordan (as Don R. McManus)
- Sam Schacht - Hurley
- Jay Patterson - Hoexter
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- Celine - Sidney ArmusSidney ArmusSidney Armus was an American actor.He was born in The Bronx, New York and died in Manhattan, New York of cancer.-External links:...
- Judge Fadenhecht - Eyde Byrde - Johnson (as Edye Byrde)
- Valerie Kingston - Anita Swenson
- Marjorie Lovett - Dr. Gray
- Richard Seff - Hoffer
- Brad Greenquist - Bartender
- Ted Marcoux - Brian
- Stephen De Fluiter - Cioran (as Stephen DeFluiter)
- Harry O'Reilly - McCarry
- Antone Pagan - Police Officer Ubillez
- Wayne Maugans - Gary Pardee
- Jack Ryland - Arraignment Judge M. Kleinman
- Cecelia Wilde - Sintra More (as Cecilia Wilde)
- Rudy Hornish - Hendrick's Lawyer
- Marc Plastrik - Investigator