This episode has the excellent scripting the show had in the Neal Baer/Chistopher Meloni period. But what really stands out is the cinematography. Geoffrey Erb shot several episodes from this period, but this one really stands out. Great use of colors. Most episodes of this vintage mute the color as much as they can without being black-and-white. This one embraces the palette. Add to that the fine staging by. Michael. Fields, and the typically terrific work by Mariska Hargitay, Meloni, Richard Belzer, Ice-T, and Dann Florek. And not to mention the inspired casting against type of Michael. Gross. This ain't no Family Ties episode. Overall, an above-average example of the series.