A man and a woman rob a nightclub and a deli, killing the owner. When they're caught, the woman claims she was forced to participate against her will.A man and a woman rob a nightclub and a deli, killing the owner. When they're caught, the woman claims she was forced to participate against her will.A man and a woman rob a nightclub and a deli, killing the owner. When they're caught, the woman claims she was forced to participate against her will.
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- TriviaThis episode appears to be based on three separate cases:
- The 1974 Patty Hearst case. In1974 Hearst was kidnapped by the left-wing terrorist organization The Symbionese Liberation Army. She was found and arrested 19 months after being abducted, by which time she was a fugitive wanted for serious crimes committed with members of the group. She was held in custody, and there was speculation before trial that her family's resources would enable her to avoid time in prison. At her trial, the prosecution suggested that Hearst had joined the Symbionese Liberation Army of her own volition. However, she testified that she had been raped and threatened with death while held captive. In 1976, she was convicted for the crime of bank robbery and sentenced to 35 years in prison, later reduced to 7 years. Her sentence was commuted by President Jimmy Carter, and she was pardoned by President Bill Clinton.
- The 1958 Caril Ann Fugate case. Fugate was the girlfriend and accomplice to spree-killer Charles Starkweather, who himself was a high school dropout and five years older than her. Caril met Charles through her older sister who was dating Charles' friend. On January 21, 1958 Caril came home from school to find that Charles had killed her parents and stabbed her sister to death. They disposed of the bodies in the barn and lived in the house together for several days, allegedly having sex with each other in the same bed Caril's sister was killed in. When family and friends became suspicious after not seeing any other members of the family for several days Charles and Caril fled, driving across Nebraska and Wyoming where they murdered six more people. They robbed a high school couple at gunpoint, stealing $4 from them, the boy and girl were both found dead later that evening with the boy being shot in the head with a .410 shotgun and the girl's body found half-naked, wearing only her bra and panties, and stabbed several times in the stomach and breasts. After being caught Charles and Caril accused each other of killing the girl, though Charles claimed credit for the other five murders. Charles was convicted on five counts of murder in the first degree and was sentenced to death, he was executed by electric chair on June 25, 1959. Right up to his execution he continued to claim credit for five of the murders but insisted that Caril killed the high school girl, some reports say he claimed her reason for killing the girl was that she was jealous because Charles commented on how beautiful the girl was. Caril continued to claim that she was innocent and didn't kill anyone, and that she was a captive of Charles and he forced her to go along with the murders. The jury in her trial did not believe her, the prosecution presented evidence that she had multiple opportunities to flee from Charles and they also presented witnesses to the fact that Charles and Caril were in love with each other. The jury found her guilty on one count of first-degree murder and five counts of accomplice to first-degree murder and sentenced her to life in prison. She is the youngest female in United States history to be tried for first-degree murder, being only 14 years old at the time of the killings.
- The 1996 Tanya Nicole Kach case. Kach was held captive for ten years by a security guard who worked at the school she attended. Her captor, Thomas Hose, eventually pleaded guilty to involuntary deviant sexual intercourse and other related offenses and was sentenced to five to fifteen years in prison.
- GoofsThe crime scene is the Vivant Room - a bar. The name is referred to frequently during the investigation and trial, yet when the detectives return to the scene of the crime for more information, it is labeled the Velvet Room. In the original airing, the actors did say "Velvet Room" but it was re-dubbed to "Vivant Room" for future airings. But the label was not changed.
- Quotes
Detective Lennie Briscoe: You know, Rey, if you ever left the police department, you could have a hell of a career as an egg timer.
- ConnectionsReferences Star Trek (1966)
Featured review
In pursuit of justice
"Hot Pursuit" in my view one of the most interesting stories on paper for Season 6. It is one of those "ripped from the headlines"-influenced stories, that the original 'Law and Order' did mostly incredibly well in in primarily the early seasons. Here the case has shades of both the Patty Hearst case and the Caril Ann Fugate one, with it resembling more the former. Both harrowing stories, with the latter especially being a big influence on films about spree-killings (i.e. 'Badlands').
In my view, "Hot Pursuit" was the third outstanding episode in a row for Season 6, is one of the season's best episodes and one of the best and most interesting ones of the early seasons to tackle a "ripped from the headlines" kind of story. It contains too two of the most memorable scenes of Season 6 and is more action-packed than the usual 'Law and Order' episode at this stage of its run. As ever with 'Law and Order', the moral dilemmas of how to handle the case is handled very well indeed.
Where to start with what is done so well, which is everything? Lets start with the two standout scenes. One is the truly exciting pursuit/apprehension scene, which to me is one of the most thrilling of not just Season 6, but also of the early seasons and possibly of the whole of 'Law and Order'. The other is the tense and emotionally shattering cross examination, really got the goosebumps and feels there.
The more action-oriented scenes are fast paced and expertly shot and choreographed in an episode with more action than usual. "Hot Pursuit" is also one of the finest examples of the season and of the early seasons where the policing and legal scenes are equally good, instead of one half being more compelling than the other like what was seen in other Season 6 episodes. The story is always believable and never silly, with a case that grabbed me from the get go and never stopped being intriguing and investable in atmosphere.
As usual, the legal scenes are very intelligently written, especially towards the end. Briscoe and Curtis are progressing, though there is still a way to go. Likewise with Curtis himself as a character, have no issue with Briscoe and never have. Can't fault the performances, with a memorably affecting yet also unsettling turn from Amanda Peet.
Production values are slick and professional, not ever resorting to cheap or untested gimmicks or anything. The music is haunting in the right places and isn't constant or too loud, and the direction gives the drama urgency and breathing space.
Outstanding once again. 10/10
In my view, "Hot Pursuit" was the third outstanding episode in a row for Season 6, is one of the season's best episodes and one of the best and most interesting ones of the early seasons to tackle a "ripped from the headlines" kind of story. It contains too two of the most memorable scenes of Season 6 and is more action-packed than the usual 'Law and Order' episode at this stage of its run. As ever with 'Law and Order', the moral dilemmas of how to handle the case is handled very well indeed.
Where to start with what is done so well, which is everything? Lets start with the two standout scenes. One is the truly exciting pursuit/apprehension scene, which to me is one of the most thrilling of not just Season 6, but also of the early seasons and possibly of the whole of 'Law and Order'. The other is the tense and emotionally shattering cross examination, really got the goosebumps and feels there.
The more action-oriented scenes are fast paced and expertly shot and choreographed in an episode with more action than usual. "Hot Pursuit" is also one of the finest examples of the season and of the early seasons where the policing and legal scenes are equally good, instead of one half being more compelling than the other like what was seen in other Season 6 episodes. The story is always believable and never silly, with a case that grabbed me from the get go and never stopped being intriguing and investable in atmosphere.
As usual, the legal scenes are very intelligently written, especially towards the end. Briscoe and Curtis are progressing, though there is still a way to go. Likewise with Curtis himself as a character, have no issue with Briscoe and never have. Can't fault the performances, with a memorably affecting yet also unsettling turn from Amanda Peet.
Production values are slick and professional, not ever resorting to cheap or untested gimmicks or anything. The music is haunting in the right places and isn't constant or too loud, and the direction gives the drama urgency and breathing space.
Outstanding once again. 10/10
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