Goren and Eames attempt to locate the missing wife of a plastic surgeon.Goren and Eames attempt to locate the missing wife of a plastic surgeon.Goren and Eames attempt to locate the missing wife of a plastic surgeon.
Jean De Baer
- Medical Examiner
- (as Jean DeBaer)
Adoni Anastassopoulos
- D'Alacosta
- (as Adoni Anastasse)
Cullen O. Johnson
- Milton Barish
- (as Cullen Oliver Johnson)
- Director
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- Trivia"The Good Doctor" strongly appears to have been inspired by the real-life disappearance of Gail Katz-Bierenbaum from her Manhattan home in July 1985. In October 2000, after years of investigation, Gail's husband, the plastic surgeon Dr. Robert Bierenbaum, was convicted of his wife's murder. Her body has never been recovered.
- GoofsWhen Goren and Eames arrest Doctor Kelmer it can be seen when they turn him around that Eames only put the cuffs on one of his wrists, the other cuff can be seen hanging off to the side. A very common mistake in the Law & Order franchise.
- ConnectionsRemade as Paris Criminal Investigations: Scalpel (2007)
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Not Just Ripped From the Headlines - Ripped From Reality
There are plenty of other reviews here which recap the plot. I just wrote to note that this episode was pretty clearly based on the murder of Gail Katz in 1985 by her husband, Dr. Robert Bierenbaum. Bierenbaum was tried and convicted in 2000, but he continued to claim innocence until 2020 when he finally confessed during a parole hearing. His release date is scheduled for June 2022.
Many L&O episodes were "ripped fom the headlines." But usually they eventually veer off from the facts of the case behind the headline. This one, however, follows the real case extremely closely. Everything from the way the murder is done, to how the body disappears, to the discovery of a corpse who turns out not to be the victim, to even a witness in a Manhattan bagel shop. Sure, they changed a few things (especially about the victim and the motive), but if you watch this episode, you can skip the Wikipedia article about the original murder.
Anyway, the acting is strong as usual, especially in this case: by Courtney Vance as ADA Ron Carver; by Penny Balfour as a woman who falls under the Doctor's spell (she played a similar part in the original L&O episode "Hubris"); and by an actor whom I could not identify who played a bagel shop owner and witness. Production values are high. Dialog is clever - notably in the way Goren manipulates a judge into granting a dubious warrant application.
Recommended.
Many L&O episodes were "ripped fom the headlines." But usually they eventually veer off from the facts of the case behind the headline. This one, however, follows the real case extremely closely. Everything from the way the murder is done, to how the body disappears, to the discovery of a corpse who turns out not to be the victim, to even a witness in a Manhattan bagel shop. Sure, they changed a few things (especially about the victim and the motive), but if you watch this episode, you can skip the Wikipedia article about the original murder.
Anyway, the acting is strong as usual, especially in this case: by Courtney Vance as ADA Ron Carver; by Penny Balfour as a woman who falls under the Doctor's spell (she played a similar part in the original L&O episode "Hubris"); and by an actor whom I could not identify who played a bagel shop owner and witness. Production values are high. Dialog is clever - notably in the way Goren manipulates a judge into granting a dubious warrant application.
Recommended.
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