While Stone prosecutes a judge in an attempted larceny case, Kincaid faces censure charges for not disclosing that she had an affair with the accused.While Stone prosecutes a judge in an attempted larceny case, Kincaid faces censure charges for not disclosing that she had an affair with the accused.While Stone prosecutes a judge in an attempted larceny case, Kincaid faces censure charges for not disclosing that she had an affair with the accused.
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- TriviaThis episode appears to be based on the 1992 Sol Wachtler case. Wachtler was a New York Chief Judge when the news of his affair with associate Joy Silverman hit the news. Wachtler was arrested for threatening not only Silverman's life but also that of her daughter. Wachtler eventually pled guilty to harassment and was sentenced to jail time. During his career on the bench, Wachtler made numerous landmark decisions, including presiding on a case where he ruled that a married man could indeed be charged with rape if his wife wasn't willing.
- GoofsClaire Kincaid is misidentified on-screen as "Jill Kincaid" during one segue screen slightly more than halfway through this episode.
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A.D.A. Claire Kincaid: I don't think this has to do with Ben. It has to do with me. I had a prior working relationship with Thayer.
D.A. Adam Schiff: Oh, really? Doing what?
A.D.A. Claire Kincaid: I was his clerk.
D.A. Adam Schiff: And? And what's the problem, Miss Kincaid?
A.D.A. Claire Kincaid: I had an affair with him.
D.A. Adam Schiff: Well that's just dandy.
Ben Stone: You... you had an affair? Why the hell didn't you tell me this?
A.D.A. Claire Kincaid: I told you to take me off the case.
Ben Stone: I would have, if I'd known this!
A.D.A. Claire Kincaid: I'd hoped there was some part of my personal life I could keep personal.
Ben Stone: Oh, great!
It's a redemption arc for Claire, with the excellent Groh as a supporting player alongside the always versatile Jane Kaczmarek (perhaps most famous for her role as Lois on "Malcolm in the Middle") as one of his victims and George Grizzard as the lively defense attorney he's played twice before on L&O.
While it did strike me as a bit odd that a character as strong and smart as Claire would've been involved with this guy (and if my math is right, there was about a 30-year difference between the actors at the time of this episode), the whole thing is well-written enough that I was able to let it slide. I docked a point for the uninspired ending, though, which feels especially abrupt given the elegant closures we're used to from this show.
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- Apr 29, 2018