Crack-Addicted Parents Cause Child's Death | Law & Order | PD TV

After a child dies in school with injuries on the back of her neck, Detective Mike Logan (Chris Noth) & Sergeant Max Greevey (George Dzundza) investigate the crack-addicted parents as the potential culprits.
From Law & Order Season 1 Episode 9 'Indifference' - A child's collapse in school from mortal injuries leads to an investigation that uncovers a family steeped in horrific abuse.
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[@joannabevan5456]

That twisted redhead woman reminds of my insane grandmother.

[@jasonisaacs6069]

That principal was a piece of work. If I were that teacher, I would have filed an anonymous complaint with the superintendent.

[@eeveestrainer4677]

Why anonymous

[@lunahyacinth6335]

Given the time period and area the superintendent wouldn’t have done a thing.

[@iloveginger121113]

That won't do anything

[@missjo2036]

If the superintendent isn't corrupt.

[@thevampirecielphantomhive2342]

That never works

[@tatianawilson9187]

The mom screaming "that's not yours" when they grabbed her son is unsettling for sure

[@brianaelaine151]

I agree he's a child not a possession.

[@bimates2690]

@@brianaelaine151After they turn 18. Although, doesn’t give parents the right to harm.

[@angeliquesellers4620]

​​​​​@@bimates2690 2:27 Carla Lowenstein is mental health. 2:35 - Carla Lowenstein: He's Gotta learn.

[@reignellwalker9755]

​@@bimates2690they are never possessions and they don't become children after 18 that's when they become adults (legally)

[@ethelhoose1196]

When she was screaming he's got to learn was just as upsetting

[@user-ig7ol9cz5u]

Every child deserves a parent. But not every parent deserves a child. This is the sad world we live in. 😢

[@thecaseclosedpikachufiles2446]

yeah would't be the first time that i have heard that saying

[@andrewcarlson3486]

And it keeps getting worst

[@StrikerRazor]

Agreed, my Dad had seen certain a couple of wacko parents in his years as a pediatrician. Among those was a case of Munchausen Syndrome coming from the mother. If you thought Woke parents stating that children can be trans is absurd, wait to hear a case in which the parents considered the hormonal disorder of their girl as a penance they had to accept since God made her in such way. The latter case happens around early 2000s, and boy, my Dad was pushed to the limit of his patience after hearing that the parents dressed their girl as boy because of the hormonal disorder she suffered.

[@tycoon214]

💯💯💯💯💯

[@Barrythebarnabas]

“Every child deserves a parent” tell that to Mother Nature 🤣

[@ayanoaishi8489]

I feel bad for the kids, nobody deserves to be treated this way

[@nathancruz9172]

Me too. And, I will not tolerate any abusive parents out there.

[@jilla-dr9hu]

I know right same and thankfully it’s just a show but stuff like this is happening all the time which is so sad.

[@tamaraflanagan5181]

I was abused as a child for 7 years It was getting worse I'm glad someone finally got me out of that situation

[@nathancruz9172]

@@tamaraflanagan5181 amen 🙏🏻 to that.

[@monkeycat48]

Well there is a happy ending for the son considering he does get adopted. Is doing pretty well in that episode where his father does die his adopted father actually stands in defending him when the detectives believe he's a suspect. Even well Ezra despite meeting his father after so long he even knew he was a nobody a looser

[@WarGrowlmon18]

As revealed in the sequel episode, the little kid, Ezra, got adopted and he ended up having a happy life with his new parents. Quite frankly, only Daddy Dearest didn't end up with a good ending... well unless you count dying from being run over with a car by your therapist a good ending then he did too!!!

[@teodorusdikypermadi]

I know that one !

[@Drama_Voyage]

even the mom should have gone to prison.

[@teodorusdikypermadi]

@@Drama_Voyage but season 15 she have job

[@WarGrowlmon18]

@@Drama_Voyage I think they retconned it so that she didn't. But in many ways she was as much of a victim as the kids. In the sequel episode, she told Van Buren that she uprooted her whole life as soon as she heard that he got out so that she wouldn't risk being anywhere near him. He did a lot of damage to her.

[@Drama_Voyage]

@@WarGrowlmon18 Ya but in the actual case of Lisa Launders her mother was not convicted and her mother was as responsible if not more than the father.

[@eharper7]

That principal screams misogynistic creep.

[@MsAlyssaB1]

I’m so-so on Carla’s fate in the sequel episode. In the scope of the episode, her just being the abusive husband’s ex works but in grand story it seems like she got off too easy. Yes, she was Jacobs victim but she’s the one who actually beat her children. She killed Deirdre after training her to be sexually abused by her dad and tried to burn Ezra, Carla was half of the horror of the original episode. So getting an update that she just got therapy and now works with freaking kids is kinda disappointing.

[@ThMnWthNNm]

I think the reason they did that was to try to bring it closer to the original real-life case. This episode did have a disclaimer at the end that clarified what happened in the show wasn’t exactly what happened in real life. It lists the father as being given a lesser sentence, the charges against the mother being dropped, and neither molesting either child. But still, the way they handled the sequel episode regarding the wife was shocking, especially considering she was the physical abuser in the original episode.

[@MsAlyssaB1]

@@ThMnWthNNm They exaggerated the story then kinda backtracked in the sequel episode to make it closer to the og story, it ended up watering it down. The Lowensteins were terrifying, if you’re gonna make the perpetrators a lot more evil than roll with that and make the resolution as exaggerated. Carla and the original wife didn’t need the same fate, Carla could have been more angry or in jail for the molesting but remorseful or something. Tbh I’m actually a bit too young to know the original story by reference or to have watched the episode when it aired so I’ve watched both episodes a few weeks apart on streaming and without the reference, the resolution isn’t satisfying.

[@dmf1301]

This woman is truly disturbed! She’s clearly a battered wife, but she behaves like she gets off on it! And then she just abuses those children without a shred of remorse or feelings. She’s just so cold and indifferent and inhuman. 😞

[@RAINBOWNIGTHMAREPRODUCTIONS]

How would she even be able to work with children with her record?

[@myrnalaboy2840]

This episode was based loosely on the Lisa Steinberg case. It still haunts the detectives to this very day.

[@Drama_Voyage]

you are right but the mother never got prosecuted and Lisa Launders was killed by her adoptive parents.

[@brey1720]

​@@Drama_Voyage🥺

[@lucilemcgregor]

I remember that event.

[@mindyenglish5305]

Thanks. I couldn't remember her name. I remember following the trial, though.

[@bluejem1315]

I remember it's so sad .

[@jennifer_mertens]

This actress is actually really good, she makes me want to smack the cr2p out of her. This is so sad, you know there are thousands of parents like this.

[@Shinka666]

I kinda had a similar thought along the lines of did they actually get an addict or former addict to play this part? Because it's spot on

[@meaghanburch9918]

If an actor/actress is playing a villain, & we hate the villain, the actor/actress is doing their job. I feel like too many people forget this.

[@WarGrowlmon18]

They did a sequel to this episode years later. Daddy Dearest gets out 15 years later and is run over by his own therapist and he dies. The therapist is acquitted by a jury. Apparently, Mommy Dearest never went to prison, and spent the years since then get psychiatric help that allowed her to recover from the abuse.

[@sarahwebster1981]

What’s the follow up episode called

[@WarGrowlmon18]

@@sarahwebster1981 Fixed. It's in Season 15.

[@JP-ks7ey]

what about the kid

[@WarGrowlmon18]

@@JP-ks7ey Yeah he was in that episode too. He ended up getting adopted by a good family. The cops interviewed him when Daddy Dearest got run over. I think that he was a high school football player by then too.

[@lalalili2982]

Abuse? She was an adult. She should have left. Should have gotten the deagth penalty for what she did, pathetic waste of oxygen.

[@cynthreykhynnahluna]

6:04 the way he went from "lord give me patience" to "she had the WHAT???!"

[@monkeycat48]

It's too bad these two detectives couldn't appear well one of them dies the other one well apparently wasn't on good terms with Dick Wolf. It would have been nice if detective Logan can make an appearance in season 15

[@mrfivegold]

That women got off lightly, she abused those kids because she was redirecting abuse she got from him, and she manages to blame her husband for it all, which is bullshit.

[@Ruhrohraggy23345]

Exactly, she deserves prison .

[@Sassafrass95]

The girl might of lived if the EMS were in a bigger hurry for a child whose vitals were flatlining....

[@mooneira2137]

The fact that such parents are still around is scary

[@reesespuffs1943]

The father died in 2005 after being hit by a car

[@kristingallo2158]

This is why i could never be a cop. That lady would be bleeding on the floor and not in the hospital.

[@WarGrowlmon18]

"He's a very loving father." Yeah it really sounds like he loves that little girl to death.

[@bluesnake1713]

But putting it literally seems to be the case.

[@kristingallo2158]

Mamma ain't no peach either.

[@WarGrowlmon18]

@@kristingallo2158True, but that's not all her fault: she was severely abused by Daddy Dearest. In the sequel episode like 15 years later, it was revealed that she got clean and quite literally came back to life once she got treatment and was away from him. She was terrified of him and took off from her new life when she found out that he got out of prison.

[@kristingallo2158]

@@WarGrowlmon18 The actions she took were in fact her fault, maybe daddy dearest was raised in domestic violence and beat ? What's good for her is good for him right?

[@kristingallo2158]

@@WarGrowlmon18 Daddy wasn't even home when she was burning that little boy.

[@liampatterson2946]

Parents are supposed to protect, provide, nurture and care if they aren’t doing that or trying then they aren’t parents there’re monsters

[@firesong7825]

And that's why not everyone should be allowed to have children.

[@survivor648]

But they walked in on the mother trying to burn the little boy!

[@hlog3902]

She thinks she is an excellent mother.

[@andresherrera2902]

Junkies are a waste of space

[@itjustlookslikethis]

How did they get in? No search warrant means everything they find is inadmissible. I'm not taking sides, but the law says get a search warrant.

[@jeanmarc6517]

​@@itjustlookslikethis not if they see a crime happenings or believe with strongs reason that one was about to happen. But yeah, there was a lack of probably cause here.

[@soxpeewee]

​@@itjustlookslikethisnah you can bust in if there's an immediate threat

[@jonathantyner171]

Justice for Children.

[@SellavinAtoms]

You gotta feel bad for the kids In this episode, cause one Died maybe others have foster care because The father abused the mother and the mother abused the kids

[@WarGrowlmon18]

They did a sequel to this episode years later. Daddy Dearest gets out 15 years later and is run over by his own therapist and he dies. The therapist is acquitted by a jury. Apparently, Mommy Dearest never went to prison, and spent the years since then getting psychiatric help that allowed her to recover from the abuse.

[@SellavinAtoms]

What season and what's the name of the episode!?

[@WarGrowlmon18]

@@SellavinAtoms This one is 1x09 Indifference. The other one is 15x11 Fixed. Looks like aside from the daughter and Daddy Dearest everyone got a happy ending. The other kid too: he got adopted by a good family and he was pretty happy when the detectives visited him. Mommy Dearest was doing pretty good too and Van Buren didn't think that she'd ever go anywhere near that man again after interviewing her. Because people like him do pretty badly in prison, Daddy Dearest got a law degree in order to protect himself, but another former inmate said that everyone called him The Cockroach because he was so creepy. Cragen said that this was the case that kept him up at night. Best line of the episode said by Cragen: I hope that he lingers for a long time in excruciating agony!!!

[@tbates2906]

@@WarGrowlmon18Why do you call him daddy dearest? Kinda odd

[@WarGrowlmon18]

@@tbates2906 It's sarcastic. You know, kinda like calling a terrible mother Mommy Dearest. It's a reference to an old movie or something like that.

[@danbal5494]

I love that everyone is talking about the child, but nobody is talking about the black security guard. He just looked at the detective and sergeant like "wtf are they doing here?"

[@frankm.2850]

Carla should be in a lock down psych ward, and Jacob should be in prison until he rots.

[@sugibear123]

to have both parents as addicts is tough on the child

[@greendude7650]

With those teeth and his eyes sinking back into his head how could you not tell.

[@katelee670]

Someone people don't deserve kids..

[@Aemilius46]

All children deserve parents, but not all parents deserve children! Or something like that!! Point is, those two don't deserve their children! 😢💔

[@WarGrowlmon18]

Cragen 15 years later: "when I'm having a bad night, this is the one that comes back and haunts me." Also Cragen 15 years later: "I hope he lingers for a long time in excruciating pain!!!"

[@monkeycat48]

Now while it's true when I'm having a bad night this is the one that comes back to haunt me. He's actually talking about the fact that he didn't do enough. His two detectives literally told him we need to get this jacob lowenstein charged. But every time Cragen was kind of stalling this making it like you got no warrant it's an invalid search. Even releasing Jacob lowenstein after he was screaming false imprisonment. After that of course as soon as Carla returns home she's with her son. Then of course he's beating her up Jacob lowenstein. If it wasn't for the detective showing up at the right moment I guarantee you he would have killed her along with his son.

[@Amelia4111]

2:19 That poor child is NOT gonna learn that way!

[@angeliquesellers4620]

2:23 - 2:26 Detective Mike Logan taking child away. WHAT ARE YOU DOING, THAT'S NOT YOURS. Max Greevey Grabbing her wrist and hand Carla Lowenstein is mental health! 2:35 He's Gotta learn.

[@RayRay_28]

2:26 the way the cop grabbed the child away and held onto him...🥺

[@monkeycat48]

That's their job to protect the innocent. What's really disgusting now as we've got people in power who demonize cops even the media. Especially those morons psychopaths of defund the police

[@CMage101]

The mother was trying to teach her son by boiling water and trying to immerse his hands into it. WHAT was the lesson, "Mom needs to go out a window at speed"??

[@dusksunsetio6042]

Lesson is “if you make mommy mad youre gonna get your hands burned”

[@tedcomet3121]

Dealers should be charged along with the people who commit the crimes

[@user-gz1ty3qu7f]

This was based on the Lisa Steinberg story. Poor baby

[@BlueSpiritFire1]

I didn't think I'd seen this episode from watching other clips from it, but the second I saw the opening with all the kids taking a nap I realised I had at some point in my life. Somehow it's stuck with me for all these years.

[@DonaldHarrington-tr4qw]

My adopted parents tried killing me with synthetic speed ADHD pills I had multiple heart attacks before I turned 10

[@victorferreira8332]

Oh my thats horryble but now you are ok that what happened to you is awfull i wish you are alright nowadays

[@readg4fun]

I’m sorry.

[@misssyk2004]

She said some “Daddy, pookie’s scared”💀💀💀

[@nathancruz9172]

2:25 nice try, ya morn 🤬! Also, you’re under arrest for neglecting your own son!

[@angeliquesellers4620]

Carla Lowenstein is mental hospital!

[@victorferreira8332]

​@@angeliquesellers4620i bate when people made horryble things especially to their own children and say they have dementia or another thing and is like they are being forgiven

[@MikaelBrown-te1je]

That is sad these people should be in jail their animals

[@Phenomenal8448]

I can’t stand people that live in downplay what’s going on let the teacher tell the truth if you know something say something, nobody should be intimidated to keep quiet that child would still be alive hit people listen to the teacher

[@Foxwolfred]

Both parents were awful don’t matter what they do or let happen to themselves

[@claird4307]

This case was based off a real case that started the mandate law

[@CraigMcfly1985]

This episode was just sad.😢

[@StarFighters76]

Sometimes when you see a stupid mother like this one about to do something very stupid to their child, you just wanna forget everything else about morals and punch them right in the face, or something violent. Sure violent isn't the answer, but neither is what she is doing to her kid.

[@angryman1206]

It's more a question of ethics than morals.

[@kissit012]

Violence is the answer when defending vulnerable people, especially kids

[@dbzcollector9963]

@@kissit012 until the person you punched takes you to court cause that’s how America works… criminals have more rights than law abiding citizens.

[@ingridgallagher1029]

Our primeval animal instincts take over, the instincts to protect our young; the young of the human race.

[@mindyenglish5305]

I can't remember the real case this was based on. I think her name was Lisa? The mom did almost no time for it. She played the victim. The girl was adopted, too.

[@PeachWookiee]

Lisa Steinberg…. I think it was good that the show made the Lowensteins a rich family rather than a poor one.

[@tradtke101]

This could all have been prevented if the writers just wrote something else.

[@heidivert830]

This was a great episode

[@nolafully442]

This episode is what got me hooked on the law and order universe

[@MM-zs7ir]

They need a law and order streaming channel with ALL episodes. Did it premiere in 1989 or 90?

[@snafu420]

yeah realistically you would tell them about the parents

[@ryanbuell2269]

Wow hopefully that kid will be placed in a better loving foster family

[@Sapphiresenthiss]

Such cases are *THE* cases that make me wish medieval torture methods were brought back to our law system. And nothing would make me more OVER THE MOON WITH JOY than to begin the job of an executioner.

[@Queenofgreen515]

That says something about you.

[@gheata_playz874]

​@@Queenofgreen515I'm not actually sure what to feel about this

[@nickpool1060]

Amen

[@odinfromcentr2]

That says a lot more about you than it does about anyone else.

[@FeliciaJohns-lr8zt]

RIH and my condolences

[@bluejem1315]

This just breaks my heart ,its lousy base on a real case of child abuse.

[@ScottNapolitan]

That's Martin Short's daughter from Three Fugitives.

[@crescenttransit54studios]

EveryChild Matters 🧡🧡 🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡.

[@arthurnascimentotubadrumme4209]

Poor little girl 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😢😢😢😢😢😢😥😥

[@davidfaustino4476]

Childs death.. kid survives in the next episode. Good comprehension of the subject matter in your own video. 👍

[@Dessie716]

what I really love about the show is yet may be just a shell, but very true situation is pretty close to these types of situations happen all the time babies get killed because of crazy nurses or, jealous siblings, or bad parents i love this show it does shed light to a lot of things we as a human race seem to look the other way when we shouldnt

[@murrdablurr4365]

whats sad is, this happens all the time in real life

[@craigster1234]

I often wondered what became of Rhoda's ex-husband.

[@taytay-lo3gw]

God bless the teacher 😢

[@DonaldHarrington-tr4qw]

They tried to make it look like a natural death for life insurance

[@AuntieHills]

Yay Law and Order!!

[@bobbielynnecrawford86]

What episode n series? Someone plz?

[@WarGrowlmon18]

DADDY?!?!?!?!😨😨😨😱😱😱

[@survivor648]

She played the teacher in Precious.

[@ericathewwfwcwdivastraight8906]

That poor little girl died from abusive parents

[@cassandragallardomezey8039]

Does anyone know what season and episode is this??

[@alexandriawilbert2874]

Season one episode nine

[@SquarecowStudios]

The kid did not die in school. No one died in the clip at all. Damn clickbait.

[@terri348]

I believe she died shortly after getting to the hospital. ( in the episode, anyway)

[@ScottNapolitan]

I've watched this episode.

[@rawlivingwithdisabilities]

I watched it on law and order, different title...

[@KimberlyArwen]

Mr. Big had some pretty forgettable partners through the years.

[@susanross3167]

How old is this?

[@ikecarr5989]

I'd say Season One, 1990,'91.

[@carolineroellinghoff377]

what season was this

[@alexandriawilbert2874]

Season one episode nine

[@juliemoody9089]

Dang bobby wtf

[@chrisupton6190]

I might be missing something but it seems like the wife is the bad one and the husband is trying to protect his kids

[@komikbookgeek]

She's misdirecting her anger int the kids. He beats her, she beats the kids. He might be trying to "protect" the kids but he's still A Problem

[@wongsifu460]

Mike Logan should be a captain. That's a good cop

[@adrialarochelle8521]

Idk know the whole thing but did she call him daddy?

[@JesseJrVideo]

That videos what parents did to children is awful is called abusive parents Who you gonna Called? Child Protective Service.

[@terri348]

Problem is the parents get " rehabilitated" and get the kids back. Then they take their revenge out on the kids for telling on them.

[@xc7pyro513]

The Years may change but crackheads stay the same.

[@joannross8412]

Was that the gut who played "joe" on Rhoda?

[@darrenthewaren5151]

Potassium deficiency is a current epidemic amongst the mixes we have

[@carolinegoss856]

This is taken from a true story that happened more than 30 yrs ago. It was in NY and the husband used to beat the mother and the little girl. I think she was adopted by this Jewish couple.

[@grudge0132]

This made no sense..

[@mikejames874]

Is that the Same captain that goes over to svu

[@jackchop1576]

Hedda Nussbaum and Joel Steinberg

[@qb3540]

So wheres Benson and and Stabler

[@LatiLatiOH]

Looks like she do stuff and he hit her to punish her for hurting his kids

[@foxmulder1363]

The second crime was cookie's with OJ!!

[@michelleschrader9612]

Who died ?

[@KnowMySecret]

Clickbait title

[@ticky2586]

@@KnowMySecret wait so that little girl in the beginning didn't die?

[@tenderprecious]

So what child died?

[@o.m9514]

So nobody spares a thought to what the mother went through to be like this? I suppose that is why the later episides are better.

[@catsandfriends5918]

you can spare a thought for someone and still hold them accountable for their actions.

[@rdgloveshouse]

Plenty of people go through hard lives without physically torturing their children

[@galaxyglitterlatte4664]

Mr. Big reminded me of JFK Jr in this episode.

[@DonaldHarrington-tr4qw]

I'm not for sale

[@dar4061]

Can never watch these shows for all the illogical crap that happens..a principal oversteps a cop and tells the teacher to stop talking? In america? Yeah lol

[@Sniperboy5551]

If my girlfriend called herself “pookie,” I might so the same thing… 😂

[@corduerorose9747]

The one thing I liked about this show is thie right to remain silent and find them guilty to prison years

[@thereviewcrew9585]

The mother was abusive and evil so is the father theyre strung out on drugs both of them

[@zebakhan39]

Thats how manipulation and slow indoctrination works, TV and music has always been used.