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Tabula Rasa

  • Episode aired Apr 20, 1999
  • TV-14
  • 1h
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8.1/10
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Tracy Spindler in Law & Order (1990)
CrimeDramaMysteryThriller

The prime suspect in the murder of a college professor is a domineering father who kidnapped his children and disappeared 15 years earlier.The prime suspect in the murder of a college professor is a domineering father who kidnapped his children and disappeared 15 years earlier.The prime suspect in the murder of a college professor is a domineering father who kidnapped his children and disappeared 15 years earlier.

  • Director
    • Richard Dobbs
  • Writers
    • Kathy McCormick
    • William N. Fordes
  • Stars
    • Jerry Orbach
    • Benjamin Bratt
    • S. Epatha Merkerson
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    • IMDb RATING
    8.1/10
    430
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Richard Dobbs
    • Writers
      • Kathy McCormick
      • William N. Fordes
    • Stars
      • Jerry Orbach
      • Benjamin Bratt
      • S. Epatha Merkerson
    • 7User reviews
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    Jerry Orbach
    Jerry Orbach
    • Detective Lennie Briscoe
    Benjamin Bratt
    Benjamin Bratt
    • Detective Rey Curtis
    S. Epatha Merkerson
    S. Epatha Merkerson
    • Lieutenant Anita Van Buren
    Sam Waterston
    Sam Waterston
    • Executive ADA Jack McCoy
    Angie Harmon
    Angie Harmon
    • ADA Abbie Carmichael
    Steven Hill
    Steven Hill
    • DA Adam Schiff
    Jay O. Sanders
    Jay O. Sanders
    • Bill Fallon…
    Maggie Low
    Maggie Low
    • Eleanor Taska
    Anne Bobby
    Anne Bobby
    • Sylvia Fallon
    Tracy Spindler
    • Alexis Fallon
    Lacey Kohl
    • Susan Fallon
    Joyce Gordon
    • Trial Judge Lisa Holt
    J.K. Simmons
    J.K. Simmons
    • Dr. Emil Skoda
    Jeffrey DeMunn
    Jeffrey DeMunn
    • Defense Attorney Professor Norman Rothenberg
    Larry Clarke
    Larry Clarke
    • Detective Morris LaMotte
    Jill Choder
    • Murphy
    John Wylie
    • Joseph Sandburg
    Brooks Rogers
    • Dr. Wilton Engel
    • Director
      • Richard Dobbs
    • Writers
      • Kathy McCormick
      • William N. Fordes
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    • Trivia
      In the opening Jerry Orbach as Detective Lennie Briscoe refers to the transit worker urging him to release the train as "Benito". This is a sarcastic reference to Benito Mussolini, whose fascist regime in Italy was reputed to have kept the trains running on time.
    • Goofs
      Fallon's credit card records include a purchase from TKTS (half-price tickets for Broadway/Off-Broadway shows), but TKTS doesn't take credit cards, only cash or traveler's checks. (TKTS started taking credit cards in 2009, 10 years after this episode aired.)
    • Quotes
      • Jack McCoy: It's like Jonestown without the Kool-Aid.
    • Connections
      References Sleeping with the Enemy (1991)

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    • Release date
      • April 20, 1999 (United States)
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    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • New York City, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • Wolf Films
      • Studios USA Television
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    • Runtime
      • 1h(60 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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