D.A.W.

Infobox Television episode
Title=D.A.W.
Series=
Season=3
Episode=20 (#65 overall)
Airdate=May 16 2004
Production=E4522
Writer=Dick Wolf (creator)
René Balcer (developer and story)
Marlene Meyer (story and teleplay)
Stephanie Sengupta (story editor)
Director=Frank Prinzi
Guests=Kevin Tighe
Karen Ziemba
Keisha Alfred
Greg Zittel
Cheryl Freeman
Kate Skinner
Gretha Boston
Gary Cowling
Paddy Croft
Prev=Fico di Capo
Next=

"D.A.W." is a episode of the television series "."

Plot summary

In this episode, Detectives Goren and Eames investigate the mysterious death of a woman killed in a hit-and-run incident.

During the investigation, Goren and Eames learn the victim was searching for the whereabouts of her recently deceased mother's antique ring. They focus their attention on an arrogant physician, after research shows over two hundred of his elderly patients have suffered deadly strokes, just before their heirloom jewelry vanishes like magic.

While on the trail of their suspect, the detectives discover a clue that later on leads them to the women in the doctor's life. As Goren begin to stitch together the pieces, he confronts the suspect by exploiting his longtime drug addiction as well as his monumental ego.

Cast

Fact

*The title of this episode, "D.A.W.", is a word play in reference to dispense as written (DAW), a term used in the medical prescription context.

*The story is based on the case of Harold Frederick Shipman, who murdered up to 200 of his patients in Hyde, Greater Manchester between the mid 1970's and his arrest in 1998. Many features of the story are directly based on the Shipman case, such as his drug addiction, previous forgery conviction and taking of jewelry and money.

External links

* [http://former.imdb.com/title/tt0275140/episodes#season-3 IMDb entry]
* [http://www.nbc.com/Law_&_Order:_Criminal_Intent/episode_guide/index.html Official Website] ----