Dead (Law & Order: Criminal Intent)

"Dead"
Law & Order: Criminal Intent episode
Episode no.	Season 2 Episode 1 (#23 overall)
Directed by	Darnell Martin
Written by	Dick Wolf (creator) René Balcer (developer and story) Stephanie Sengupta (story and teleplay)
Production code	E3202
Original air date	September 29, 2002
Guest stars
Jay O. Sanders Jim Gaffigan Tina Benko Patrick Garner Leslie Lyles Peter Van Wagner Armando Riesco
Episode chronology
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"Dead" is a second season episode of the television series Law & Order: Criminal Intent.

Plot summary

In the second season opening, Detectives Goren and Eames investigate the murder of an embalmer found in ritualistic fashion with strange markings on his chest.

During the investigation, Goren and Eames learn the victim had received an anonymous phone call a few weeks ago from a man saying that embalming was not something God looked at favorably. They first suspect cultists, but decide that is not the case because the man wouldn't have desecrated the body. Important clues include a passage described in the Book of Exodus (9:8-12) and fake DNA evidence.

Later, the discovery of several corpses at a crematorium that were never incinerated lead them to a family man claiming to have a consulting business, but suspected of being a clever hitman with a penchant for perfection, until Goren attempts to prove his guilt by setting up a scheme that plays on his fear of making a mistake.

Cast

Vincent D'Onofrio	Det. Robert Goren
Kathryn Erbe	Det. Alexandra Eames
Jamey Sheridan	Capt. James Deakins
Courtney B. Vance	A.D.A. Ron Carver
Leslie Hendrix	Dr. Elizabeth Rodgers

Fact

• This episode features strong resemblances with the case of the Tri-State Crematory, which had been stacking bodies for several years rather than cremating them.

External links

• IMDb entry
• Official Website