Law and order brilliant disguise episode

Other episodes in Season 20 took on more challenging subjects with mostly very solid if not always consistent success, but that's not an issue. As far as Season 20 episodes go, "Brilliant Disguise" is neither one of the best or worst. Somewhere in the middle if anything in my view, which is not too bad a position to be in quite solid actually.

It does fall short of being brilliant and the story doesn't blow the mind, but it is still pretty good with a pretty unforgettable perpetrator. Very interesting to see Adam Driver in an early role before he made it big in the role of Kylo Ren, though there are things about "Brilliant Disguise" that are more memorable than him. The episode is another one that starts off rather ordinary and with not much inspired.

The conclusion is a little over-crowded and rushed as a result. Did feel that compared to the rest of the cast Driver who has come on a long way since came over as a little bland, but that may be down to his character being quite sketchy. However, a lot is recommendable. It doesn't look drab or gaudy, and the editing is far from slapdash. The music avoids getting too melodramatic in the more dramatic moments while not being too low key, it has always been a good move that it is used relatively sparingly.

The direction especially shines in the character interaction in the second half. The script is beautifully balanced, there is a lot of talk but taut enough to avoid it from waffling. On the whole, the story is intriguing and isn't too predictable or doesn't try to include too much. Much of the tension and intrigue comes from the lengths Cutter undergoes to get a result and of course the tensions between him and Timothy Busfield's character.

The perpetrator is a truly loathsome where their conviction is rooted for. The acting is very good, with only reservations about Driver. Daniel Eric Gold makes for one sinister character and Busfield captures his character's ruthlessness with relish. Concluding, not great but well executed on the whole. Rubirosa and Cutter soon realize that one of the jurors, Jordan Pinter, is under Conway's influence.

The detectives learn Carrie has seduced Pinter and convinced him to favor Conway. She denies telling Pinter how to vote, and the judge doesn't find enough evidence to call a mistrial. McCoy wants to offer another plea, but Cutter is determined to convict Alex. While cross-examining him, Cutter suggests that Alex is losing grip of his control over Carrie.

Alex yells that she does whatever he tells her, including sleeping with one of the jury. The disgusted judge sentences him to a minimum 25 years. Rubirosa is annoyed that Cutter told the court about a past incident in the episode "Tango" where he exploited a juror's attraction to her to influence the case. Jordan Pinter. Robby Vickery.

Carrie Newton. Oscar Newton. Trial Judge Norman Barclay. Elizabeth Rodgers. Bruce Tipton. Stacey Tipton.

Law and order brilliant disguise episode

Robby's Attorney. Emil Skoda. Ray Backlund. Martha Stebbins. Detective Rendel. Nancy Newton. Judge Cannavaro. Justine Stebbins. Juror 6 uncredited. Sign In. Is a graduate student working in the medical lab at a prestigious university robbing and killing female escorts to support his gambling addictions? After a young woman, Justine, is found brutally murdered in a hotel and her body stashed away on a food service cart, evidence leads Detectives Cyrus Lupo and Kevin Bernard to a young medical school student.

When a crafty lawyer, Ray Backlund , becomes involved, the detectives realize that it is going to take more than superficial evidence to put the murderer behind bars. This quickly becomes a case of mind over matter.