A gay man with AIDS is accused of murdering another gay man. However, he claims that the victim also had AIDS, and that it was a mercy killing.A gay man with AIDS is accused of murdering another gay man. However, he claims that the victim also had AIDS, and that it was a mercy killing.A gay man with AIDS is accused of murdering another gay man. However, he claims that the victim also had AIDS, and that it was a mercy killing.
Neal Benari
- Mr. Gordon
- (as Neal Ben-Ari)
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- TriviaThis episode appears to be based on several cases/incidents:
- The 1988 Marty James case.
- The 1980's & 1990's Dr. Jack Kevorkian (a.k.a. "Dr. Death") case. Dr. Kevorkian became famous in the late 1980s and early 1990s as a supporter of assisted suicide. He became most noted for publicly championing a terminal patient's right to die via euthanasia; he claims to have assisted at least 130 patients to that end. He famously said that "dying is not a crime." Between 1999 and 2007, Kevorkian served eight years of a 10-to-25-year prison sentence for second-degree murder. His trial was a lengthy one because of several acquittals and a mistrial. He was released on June 1, 2007, on parole due to good behavior. He died on June 3, 2011.
- The epidemic of assisted suicides of gay/bi men infected with HIV during the early AIDS epidemic in the United States.
- GoofsDuring the trial an 'expert witness', Mr. Willmen, states that doctors have the right to assist their patients in dying in the UK. This in incorrect; it is permissible in the Netherlands however.
- Quotes
Det. Sgt. Maxwell "Max" Greevey: Do you think a lot of cops are gay?
Detective Mike Logan: No way, man. The department's got a special test. They look you in the eye, and if your left eye blinks before your right eye, they know you're gay.
[Blinks at Greevey with his left eye]
- ConnectionsFeatured in 'Law & Order': The Beginning (2002)
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This was a new show I was not watching, or this episode would have been hard to watch.
I met my partner Doyle Good Friday 1989 and we enjoyed 8 months of pure happiness (untainted with the burden of HIV) before we both tested for HIV. I had tested several times and was always negative and Doyle had never tested. I had no suspicion that he was HIV+ but I just thought we should since we were beginning our lives together. He was newly out compared to me. I had volunteered for AIDS Services of Austin (TX) and was very knowledgeable about the subject. In those days, you had to wait a week or so for results. I'll never forget the news of his result and the tears he shed saying that he did not want to die. Almost immediately, I said to him, We can't just give up now! But my reaction was delayed somewhat and I soon went into panic and emotional overload. Unlike some of the guys in this episode, he really wanted to live. Before it was all over though, we saw and experienced what was only touched upon here so that we fully understood the desire to end it all. By June of 1994 Doyle had the appearance of a concentration camp victim, having gone from a robust young man of 28 in his six-foot tall frame at 180 pounds to a mere 90 pounds of remains before he died at age 33. This episode captures some of what that experience was like for so many young men at the time. I am really grateful for people who took on this subject at that time. The writers, actors and director had a strong part in educating the audience. I celebrate their humanity. Oh, and I really loved Chris Noth's character's comment about the department having a test to see if an applicant was gay by how they blinked. I really got a kick out of seeing the actor demonstrate this!
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