This episode of Law And Order marks the first of three appearances for defense attorney Randolph Dworkin and this episode is the best of the three. Sam Waterston learned to despise this man and with good reason.
The murder involves the death of a bookie. Not a guy who works out of a back table at the late Blarney Stone restaurants taking bets, but a man in partnership with a betting firm which is headquartered in Costa Rica and takes its bets by e-mail. Its clientèle is a high end one.
The investigation leads Briscoe and Green eventually to his partner who is married Jewish man with children who was skimming some of the action. Six figure skimming I might add. So John Rothman is arrested.
Peter Jacobson playing Dworkin is some piece of work. During the voir dire he loads the jury with Jews hoping for at very least a hung jury. And then the defense, Jacobson did it so he could give the money to Israel. At most jury nullification.
I would say off hand that Jacobson was guilty of chutzpah in the first degree. Fortunately both Sam Waterston and Elisabeth Rohm are up to his tricks. Mind you they never offer any real proof that this stolen betting money was going to Israel.
God Bless this Jewish jury which saw quite clearly the appeal to their heritage and prejudice.
The murder involves the death of a bookie. Not a guy who works out of a back table at the late Blarney Stone restaurants taking bets, but a man in partnership with a betting firm which is headquartered in Costa Rica and takes its bets by e-mail. Its clientèle is a high end one.
The investigation leads Briscoe and Green eventually to his partner who is married Jewish man with children who was skimming some of the action. Six figure skimming I might add. So John Rothman is arrested.
Peter Jacobson playing Dworkin is some piece of work. During the voir dire he loads the jury with Jews hoping for at very least a hung jury. And then the defense, Jacobson did it so he could give the money to Israel. At most jury nullification.
I would say off hand that Jacobson was guilty of chutzpah in the first degree. Fortunately both Sam Waterston and Elisabeth Rohm are up to his tricks. Mind you they never offer any real proof that this stolen betting money was going to Israel.
God Bless this Jewish jury which saw quite clearly the appeal to their heritage and prejudice.