Yesterday (Law & Order: Criminal Intent episode)
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"Yesterday" is a first season episode of the television series Law & Order: Criminal Intent
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and Alexandra Eames
investigate the discovery of a woman's body appeared on the banks of the Bronx River
. The woman appears tied and carefully wrapped in a plastic tarp, and they learn she was reported missing 20 years previously.
The well-preserved body of the victim shows signs that she was subject to substantial physical torture before being murdered. Chemical residue on the body leads Goren and Eames to the basement of the house underneath which it had originally been buried, and later to a drug-addicted man whose parents owned the home. But their instincts tell them that this man must have had a smarter partner-in-crime.
The junkie is arrested when he tries to persuade his partner for some more cash and ends up in his sister's house. When the junkie is murdered as well, the detectives focus their investigation on his college classmate: a former chess master
who is now a successful and control-oriented businessman known to suddenly disappear for a while from his family. The man, who has a history of drugging and sexually assaulting
women, could be linked to two earlier rape
cases with similarities to the murder. The case takes a major turn when Goren confronts him during an interrogation.
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Law & Order: Criminal Intent is an American police procedural television drama series set in New York City, where it was also primarily produced. Created and produced by Dick Wolf and René Balcer, the series premiered on September 30, 2001, as the second spin-off of Wolf's successful crime drama...
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Plot summary
In this episode, Robert GorenRobert Goren
Det. Robert "Bobby" Goren is a fictional character featured in the NBC-USA Network police procedural and legal drama television series Law & Order: Criminal Intent, portrayed by Vincent D'Onofrio....
and Alexandra Eames
Alexandra Eames
Det. Alexandra "Alex" Eames is a fictional police detective with the NYPD Major Case Squad featured in the NBC-USA Network Law & Order: Criminal Intent, portrayed by Kathryn Erbe...
investigate the discovery of a woman's body appeared on the banks of the Bronx River
Bronx River
The Bronx River, approximately long, flows through southeast New York in the United States. It is named after colonial settler Jonas Bronck. The Bronx River is the only fresh water river in New York City....
. The woman appears tied and carefully wrapped in a plastic tarp, and they learn she was reported missing 20 years previously.
The well-preserved body of the victim shows signs that she was subject to substantial physical torture before being murdered. Chemical residue on the body leads Goren and Eames to the basement of the house underneath which it had originally been buried, and later to a drug-addicted man whose parents owned the home. But their instincts tell them that this man must have had a smarter partner-in-crime.
The junkie is arrested when he tries to persuade his partner for some more cash and ends up in his sister's house. When the junkie is murdered as well, the detectives focus their investigation on his college classmate: a former chess master
Chess master
A chess master is a chess player of such skill that he/she can usually beat chess experts, who themselves typically prevail against most amateurs. Among chess players, the term is often abbreviated to master, the meaning being clear from context....
who is now a successful and control-oriented businessman known to suddenly disappear for a while from his family. The man, who has a history of drugging and sexually assaulting
Sexual assault
Sexual assault is an assault of a sexual nature on another person, or any sexual act committed without consent. Although sexual assaults most frequently are by a man on a woman, it may involve any combination of two or more men, women and children....
women, could be linked to two earlier rape
Rape
Rape is a type of sexual assault usually involving sexual intercourse, which is initiated by one or more persons against another person without that person's consent. The act may be carried out by physical force, coercion, abuse of authority or with a person who is incapable of valid consent. The...
cases with similarities to the murder. The case takes a major turn when Goren confronts him during an interrogation.
Cast
| Vincent D'Onofrio Vincent D'Onofrio Vincent Phillip D'Onofrio is an American actor, director, film producer, writer, and singer. Often referred to as an actor's actor, his work as a character actor has earned him the nickname of "Human Chameleon"... |
Det. Robert Goren |
| Kathryn Erbe Kathryn Erbe Kathryn Elsbeth Erbe is an American actress known for her role as Det. Alexandra Eames in Law & Order: Criminal Intent, a spin-off of Law & Order, and death row inmate Shirley Bellinger in the HBO series Oz.-Personal life:... |
Det. Alexandra Eames |
| Jamey Sheridan Jamey Sheridan James Patrick "Jamey" Sheridan is an American actor. He was born in Pasadena, California.He has had a prolific acting career in theater, television, and feature film productions. Born to a family of actors, he made it to Broadway and earned a Tony nomination in 1987 for his performance in the... |
James Deakins James Deakins Captain James Deakins is a fictional character on the NBC-USA Network U.S. television series, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, played by Jamey Sheridan.On the show, Deakins supervises New York City's Major Case Squad... |
| Courtney B. Vance Courtney B. Vance Courtney Bernard Vance is an American actor. He was formerly a regular on the NBC/USA television series Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Assistant District Attorney Ron Carver. He was also a series regular on the ABC series FlashForward. As of 2011, he appears on the TNT series The Closer as Chief... |
Ron Carver Ron Carver Ron Carver is a fictional character on the NBC-USA Network series, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, played by Courtney B. Vance.Carver often works in conjunction with detectives Robert Goren, Alexandra Eames, Mike Logan and Carolyn Barek of the Major Case Squad. He graduated from John Jay College of... |