Masquerade (Law & Order: Criminal Intent)

"Masquerade"
Law & Order: Criminal Intent episode
Episode no.	Season 6 Episode 6
Directed by	Christine Moore
Written by	Dick Wolf (creator) René Balcer (developer and story) Warren Leight (story) Gina Gionfriddo (story and teleplay)
Production code	05015
Original air date	October 31, 2006
Guest stars
Liza Minnelli Bill Irwin Matt McGrath Dashiell Eaves Geneva Carr Bridget Regan Kristin Rohde Jay Russell Andrew Halliday
Episode chronology
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"Masquerade" is a sixth season episode of the television series Law & Order: Criminal Intent.

Plot summary

In this episode, Detectives Goren and Eames bring a suspect to New York from Vietnam for trial, who has confessed to the long-unsolved murder of a child beauty queen. Nevertheless, Goren finds the suspect's confession too pat, even though it mentions facts only known to the police and the child's immediate family. The investigation reveals that the dead child's mother, their next-door-neighbor (who has been making money off the murder with several books), as well as the next-door-neighbor's son all have possible motive for the murder. It is also revealed that the original investigation, fourteen years earlier, was botched by a rookie investigator. Adding to the drama is a new ADA who is pushing for a quick resolution to the long-cold case.

Cast

Vincent D'Onofrio	Det. Robert Goren
Kathryn Erbe	Det. Alexandra Eames
Eric Bogosian	Capt. Danny Ross

Facts

• This episode revealed many resemblances to the case of JonBenét Ramsey, a six-year-old girl made famous by her unsolved murder and subsequent media coverage.

External links

• IMDb entry
• Official Website