We also see a scene wedged in that Anita’s tumor is not responding to treatment and they will stronger drugs. I would think he would have said something that showed a little more concern for his colleague. Lupo is old enough that he should already know chemo is not a picnic. Epatha Merkerson) cancer was shoehorned in again this week, with the Lupo’s comment “Chemo must be a real picnic” sounding hollow and almost insensitive. Cutter seemed to forget that he was prosecuting a murderer, not trying the right to have an abortion. While Cutter won the case, his prosecution was poor and he didn’t seem to bring up the fact that this was a cold blooded murder until the very end during closing arguments. Still, Cutter towed the line and did as Jack said, and continued to press the case despite the fact that his personal feelings on the issue of abortion supported pro-lifers. Cutter, who was very vocal about his opinion early on, seems to lose his desire to win by soft-pedaling with that same witness. I think she didn’t want to admit that she was shaken by the woman’s testimony. She got teary-eyed during one witness’ testimony, but says that she released information to the defense against Jack’s wishes because she wanted to stay true to her ethics. This time, she sabotages the case and sells out EADA Michael Cutter (Linus Roache) and DA Jack McCoy (Sam Waterston), going against McCoy’s explicit orders not to inform the defense of information she uncovered. I thought this episode was very well done and did a good job reflecting how a single issue like this can be divisive between colleagues and have possibly lasting ramifications, not to mention how it can cause people to do irrational things like murder.Īcting somewhat out of character was ADA Connie Rubirosa (Alana De La Garza), who is usually the most rational when it comes to finding ways to win a case. This episode tackled the even tougher issue of late term abortions, which brings on a whole host of more impassioned and emotional arguments from both sides. I was going to criticize the writers for the stereotypical opinions dished out in this episode but then I gave it more thought – those dialogues sound very much how real life arguments take place on the issue. Law & Order “Dignity” tackles an issue where everybody has an opinion – abortion.
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