Conduct Unbecoming (Julianna Margulies) | Law & Order

Julianna Margulies stars in this episode of Law & Order as Lieutenant Ruth Mendoza.
Season 3, Episode 17 "Conduct Unbecoming": A high-ranking female naval officer is found dead when crew members from the USS McKinley take over an entire floor of a Manhattan hotel. With Jerry Orbach, Michael Moriarty, Chris Noth.
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[@Whysoseriousja]

The older you get the more you appreciate Mr. Moriarty's acting and interpretation of his character on L&O. A true gem.

[@tedraab5914]

Very good actor, but a but of a sanctimonious a-hole as a real life human as I had the misfortune of discovering. Only professional actor I've ever dealt with for more than a few seconds and I do wonder if those qualities aren't somehow related.

[@TheBatugan77]

​@@tedraab5914 Pssssh. I asked around. You're just a mealy-mouthed milquetoast. Pssssh.

[@ForageGardener]

​@@tedraab5914he doesn't seem like he's acting lol

[@rsybing]

7:28 There are two long pauses right after the outburst, and the lack of a need for words is so powerful, and the problem is I don't think you would see that in a TV show today. Every moment in a TV show has to be filled with some kind of dialogue or background music.

[@RebekahCurielAlessi]

Silence is golden as it were...

[@MMuraseofSandvich]

That, ladies and gentlemen, is what we call a confession.

[@starguy2718]

Perry Mason couldn't have done better.

[@shelbychilingirian1479]

Is that Carol Hathaway From ER

[@intldawn]

Ugh, I loved Ben Stone. Even when he was pissed off, he was almost always so strategic and cunning.

[@spectrastar2749]

I know it's a fictional show with a fictional ship but the USS McKinley was actually the USS Mount Mckinley, a ship sold for scrap in 1979 and served in World War 2, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. And that has been today's Naval fact for Law and Order Conduct Unbecoming.

[@dmf1301]

Haha… love how the defence lawyer stood up, but then had to say silent anyway… because he didn’t have legal grounds to object to Ben’s questions! 😛

[@JoybuzzerX]

I'd like them to start playing these early episodes more often

[@brendapotterreynolds1741]

Me too!

[@Sephiroth766]

This was Based on the 1991 Tailhook scandal. Unlike the real life scandal, we got some actual justice in this episode.

[@TheBatugan77]

Oh bullshit.

[@kaneunmaskedal]

That actor playing the captain is also the guy who Plays Henry Regan in Blue Bloods

[@MsWarriordiva]

I thought the same!!!!!

[@TheBatugan77]

Also played Claire's stepdad once.

[@AlShas66]

and Captain Janeway's dad in star trek

[@rustygribbler1380]

Oh the grandfather

[@AnthonyMaulucci]

Len Cariou that’s his name

[@bluefootwalking]

You can pinpoint the exact moment the Captain realises he f***ed up

[@heyho4488]

He's a navy man, he only cares about seamen, seamen, seamen, seamen... lots and lots of seaman

[@michaelsadowski19]

and how to collect so much seaman into vessels and protect it

[@reolangster3582]

Im VERY determined to watch the early episodes of LAW and Order but on Peacock There are seasons from 13-22 When will Peacock add Seasons 1-12

[@phobos258]

Decisions like that are driving people back to the high seas. I bought into streaming as a great replacement for piracy, but companies are trying their hardest to make their services worthless.

[@Tulane_Gargoyle]

0:47- that bit there is why Ben Stone is my hero.

[@Fadingroses19]

I guess this episode aired before the tv show ER when we first saw Nurse Hathaway

[@homeworld1765]

It's sad what happened to Mr. Moriarty, the show certainly wasn't the same without him.

[@johnwest194]

absolutely he had such passion where McCoy had no morals and was all about winning at anyones expense

[@JoybuzzerX]

​@@johnwest194 What? McCoy has morals.

[@dmf1301]

@@JoybuzzerX McCoy considered crossing the line at least twice that I know of… apparently CONSIDERING doing something wrong is the same as doing it in some people’s eyes. It’s no different to when you find $1000 on the ground, and you think ‘wow, that could really help me out.’ But since you then decided to do the right thing and turn it in, you are not a thief because you had CONSIDERED stealing for just a minute. We’ve all been there. I’ve found a wallet on the ground twice in my life. Both had a lot of money! But the only thing I actually took out was the driver’s licence to see who the person was, so I could look for them at the event.

[@lmc2664]

@@JoybuzzerX sometimes he crossed the line. All he cared was to win

[@JoybuzzerX]

@@lmc2664 I think Moriarty had that issue, he quit because he got a witness killed

[@marianaguardiaa.k.amariana4780]

As i say in another clip even the Navy can't avoid the justice

[@jexelbur6872]

You referring to the episode where the lieutenant (I think that’s her rank) had 5 downs?

[@marianaguardiaa.k.amariana4780]

​@@jexelbur6872 Yeep that cap, it was another dealing with the Navy

[@zarrayx]

I love this early episode of Law & order specially season 1 to 3

[@mattdeans9873]

The wonderful Len Cariou

[@lodestar5626]

How did this case end up in civilian court, just curious?

[@maiqtheliar789]

If a crime occurs off of a federal installation then the crime has multiple jurisdictions. Service members can then be tried by both the feds under the UCMJ and the local laws. Though many times either the military or locals will decide to let the other handle it depending on varying factors that doesn't always happen. Unlike in most cases being tried for the same crime by the military and the local jurisdiction does not create double jeopardy so the service member can be tried, convicted, and punished for the same crime. Usually things like that are comparatively minor compared to murder such as drunk driving or domestic violence if they were committed the crime off base. Basically if you are in the military make sure you do not commit crimes off base unless you want to get hammered by both the military and civilian law enforcement.

[@malcolmr3]

Only problem I see in the dialogue is the the ensign would have answered yes sir or no sir. It would be ingrained into him from his training.

[@SunGawdRa]

Wow, a year before A Few Good Men, but I definitely get vibes of that from this. Wonder if it was the inspiration? 😄

[@MrPolicekarim]

I heard that it was inspired by the Tailhook scandal.

[@AndyBluebear-fi9om]

Actually the movie was originally a play on Broadway that came out in 1989, written by Aaron Sorkin. He then worked his screenplay into the movie years later.

[@andrewrollinson7739]

00:47 why can't I ever say anything this cool at the exact right moment?

[@ItsAllLove4Real]

So much for military bearing...Part played perfectly👌🏾

[@a.e.jabbour5003]

Such a great episode. I think that was one the first eps to get me into the show, in fact! :)

[@josephbalan8384]

Judge should’ve accepted the defense objection, that was badgering

[@hazeleyees]

The future Mrs Doug Ross!

[@BillyButcher90]

Or rather, the Future Mrs Alicia Florrick that also features her ex-husband.

[@hutch1111111]

Lol six weeks? I laughed when I first saw this episode and I laughed today!

[@leonheart7]

Its such a forced "you cant handle the truth!" moment. Stone barely said anything to justify him snapping into "she deserved it", the defense lawyer would never let him take the stand if hes that fragile.

[@that.ll_do_pig]

A defense lawyer can advise you on whether or not you should take the stand* but they cannot make the final decision for you and they cannot keep you off the stand if you want to testify.

[@themermaidstale5008]

He’s not fragile, he’s outraged that his career got stalled and he is the one responsible for it stalling.

[@karenet1005]

I think Stone said the word "impotence" deliberately, knowing it would get a reaction..

[@chrisgibson4248]

I hear the defendant is an excellent barber

[@markintexas3030]

The meat pies his downstairs neighbor serves are to die for.

[@yurireyes176]

"The voice of one who cries / In the wilderness: Make clear / The way of Jehovah; / Make straight in the desert / A highway for our God." (Isaiah 40:3) Recovery Version

[@shalashaska9946]

Why wouldnt this be in a court martial?

[@starguy2718]

Good question. Military personnel are under UCMJ, and not NY state law.

[@TheMilitantHorse]

@@starguy2718 Another comment touched on it, but since the crime was committed in Manhattan, not the USS McKinnley, it would fall under jurisdiction of the New York Court System. The District Precinct that responded (27th Precinct) serves Manhattan County, where the crime took place. It'd be similar to if the Captain had been drunk driving or if he committed Assault at the hotel. After the civilian murder trial, he would most likely then be sent over to the Navy side for a Court Martial, where he would most likely be stripped of rank and charged with murder. tl;dr, since it happened on on US Federal property, the case can be tried in both Civilian and Military courts. The NYDA gets the case first due to location.

[@phuckerpower]

The crime happened within state jurisdiction, not on federal land.

[@kimberlybellard6972]

I loved her on the Hot Zone as Colonel Nancy Jaax (2019, National Geographic miniseries)

[@badtiming2208]

1:49 I can't understand what he said.

[@karenet1005]

He said "thank you" to the witness

[@deborahpolk1854]

len cariou

[@bluecollarlit]

An occasional guest on Murder, She Wrote.

[@FortunateJuice]

I like the giant fake choppers on the Captain.

[@allanfifield8256]

He ( The Officer) in the first few seconds speaks The Truth to Power.

[@davidhoward4715]

I remember when trolls had some imagination and wit. Now you’re just swivel-eyed crackpots peeing in alleyways and shouting at the wind.

[@nnthayer]

Always love seeing George Coe show up!

[@AndyBluebear-fi9om]

Didn't the Captain also play Claire Kincaid's step-dad?

[@ajbags305]

Wish season 3 was available on youtube!!

[@joshuaengleman1131]

# 218!!! WHOOOOOOOO..... DOGGY!!! 🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@JackiePhillipsTheSocialPet]

Great acting!!

[@charleshammel8541]

Roger!

[@MondoBeno]

4:02-the juror in the brown jacket in the back row looks familiar.

[@smacwhinnie]

Captain “Bunker”

[@elizabethhurtado2829]

BS

[@Kent933]

7:53 a separate 1

[@nickbrundidge9089]

2:12 5:47

[@arielg7000]

❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@maxwellharris507]

I doubt a civilian court can try military personnel

[@JudithLyonz1977]

Sure, they can if a crime is committed off base.

[@windwalker5765]

The local military authorities can insist on the case being handled by the military. But politics and public relations come into play. A JAG officer looking up the dead woman's file likely saw that she'd had an issue with that captain, that he was present at the time of the murder. And the press would eventually find that out, too, so the Navy handling the investigation would make things look like a cover-up.

[@phuckerpower]

Why not? 😂