Paranoia

Episode aired Nov 15, 1995
TV-14
1h

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7.5/10

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The DA's office tries to prosecute a co-ed for brutally murdering her roommate, but the only evidence is a vague confession. However, Dr. Olivet suggests that she may have suffered from para... Read allThe DA's office tries to prosecute a co-ed for brutally murdering her roommate, but the only evidence is a vague confession. However, Dr. Olivet suggests that she may have suffered from paranoia due to her tragic family history.The DA's office tries to prosecute a co-ed for brutally murdering her roommate, but the only evidence is a vague confession. However, Dr. Olivet suggests that she may have suffered from paranoia due to her tragic family history.

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Trivia
This episode appears to be based on two separate cases/incidents:
The 1995 Gina Grant college admissions controversy. Grant gained notoriety when her admission to Harvard College was rescinded after it became known that she had killed her mother in 1990, when she was a juvenile and omitted this fact from her college application.
The 1995 Sinedu Tadesse case. On May 28, 1995, Tadesse stabbed her roommate Trang Phuong Ho 45 times with a hunting knife, killing her. Tadesse also attacked one of - Ho's visiting friends, a 26-year-old named Thao Nguyen, severely injuring her as well. Tadesse then hanged herself in the bathroom.

Goofs
When McCoy approaches Megan Maslin in the witness box, holding the knife, a movie light and stand is visible behind Megan's right shoulder.

Quotes
A.D.A. Claire Kincaid: [to Michelle Kates] I'll be assisting Jack McCoy.
Michelle 'Shelly' Kates: Jack. Oh, goody. Is he still bedding... what's-her-name, with the red hair?
A.D.A. Claire Kincaid: No. No.
Michelle 'Shelly' Kates: Oh, a serious one. Don't sweat it, sweetie. Ten more years in this business, even the tax code will break you up. What do you say, tomorrow, 11:00, Jack's office?