Murder and Blackmail Can't Be a Coincidence | Law & Order

[@Bitsy83]

Was NOT expecting to see Jack McCoy at the table. The detectives weren’t lying when they said things were about to get awkward…

[@neogreftcremat9090]

Eh, I'd say McCoy being there was better than her husband. Just means for now the case is out of the Lupo's and Bernard's hands

[@thekavestation]

I was shocked too and I've seen this episode before, many times just not in a while

[@AlfieGoodrich]

Or the future DA running a magazine.

[@thefighter5182]

Why would the future DA be running a magazine?

[@jonathancineus6424]

Barba enjoyed his experience so much dealing with them that he switched careers and joined the team lol

[@yvonnetomenga5726]

@Jonathan Cineus • I wasn't sure if I was imagining things. Glad for the confirmation it was the actor who later played Barba.

[@Sunny105121]

Thank you! He looked so familiar and I couldn't figure out why!

[@thatvalensteingirl]

He was on an episode of Criminal Intent as well, that was a good one.

[@BiggestSniff]

glad someone mentioned this

[@tainadelcaribe]

I thought, oh look Barba before he was Barba.

[@ghosthunter08]

The hospital deadass called tissues mucus recovery system, and charged 90 dollars for it

[@jdrancho1864]

That was my biggest take-away from this scene. Hiding behind a three-letter acronym and charging 100x more for an item is usually something only the military would do. (i.e. iDS = Impact Delivery System = hammer).

[@BigBrother-op6wq]

Happened to a friend of mine; he was only charged $80 but then we live in a poor community

[@maluinthe90s]

Hospitals mark up their prices this way because they know insurance companies will always argue that price and knock it down. One of the many problems is that, like in the episode, there are a lot of things that aren't covered by insurance which leaves the lay person to have to argue with the hospital about the prices while potentially being sick. I am not justifying this system, just simply explaining it.

[@TheLadyKatt]

Welcome to America

[@MissCherry1314]

I looked up MRS and got Magnetic resonance spectroscopy

[@darksoulenvoy932]

The Lt casually dragging them about their stubble has me HOLLERIN 💀💀💀

[@bobkeamer9404]

Fkkkin weakkkk

[@erikafigueroa5128]

I can looking for this comment.

[@AnastasiaIsabella]

😂😂😂😂

[@CharlietheWarlock]

Stubble I hate stubble I'm fixing to shave mine, let me just say psoriasrs and shaving do not go well

[@connorhirst6952]

​@@CharlietheWarlockI know I have psoriasis aswell

[@brianward7550]

I love that Jack McCoy suggests that she surreptitiously collect evidence, "just in case"

[@aaronburgin1442]

Samantha Bee was a talk show host before she was a talk show host. Brilliant

[@jamesfracasse8178]

What? I don't understand 🤔🤨🧐?

[@aaronburgin1442]

@@jamesfracasse8178 The guest star, Samantha Bee, plays a talk show host in this episode. Four years later, in real life, she gets her own talk show on TBS.

[@jamesfracasse8178]

@@aaronburgin1442 Ooh 😲😮 I get it now

[@q851230]

And they write a smart but twisted religion mama's boy just for Stephen Colbert LOL

[@mdogzino]

Her husband.has also starred ina few episodes in f law & order

[@kakkoiijay]

as soon as she said "it's not a he" i gasped. LETHBIANTH

[@darthhauler9947]

One thing I've learned from this show, never drink anything around cops or DA's. Fingerprints and DNA are easily acquired

[@hardren101]

AMEN n turn off your cell before killing anyone, that whole cell tower thing n all.

[@CherryBlossomBlyue]

In the real world that would get thrown out

[@envycaution4636]

@@hardren101 turning your phone off doesn’t matter They can still trace iut

[@hardren101]

@@envycaution4636 if the phone is off, they are unable to trace it b/c the trace is solely associated with the cell tower the signal ping is interrupted (but you MUST deactivate both WIFI and Bluetooth).....if the phone is off, it has no signal.....But the phone must be powered off vs on standby.

[@Deke1]

@@hardren101 Unless you remove the battery, the phone is always on in the background whether it's turned off or not

[@MuzzyBarker]

The biggest crime in this episode was the line items in Lt's medical bill.

[@yaranayup4623]

I screamed when I saw McCoy what a twist

[@meowbatter4966]

Me: 💃🏻(dance cause of this getting good)🕺🏻

[@MegaToronto1]

For a second, I thought he was playing a different character, like Raul. lol

[@NicklePickle426]

I just loved seeing Barba again, even better being before he was the ADA on SVU, & being a different character type too!

[@ryangroves596]

3:53 Raúl Esparza! lol love when the entire Law & Order series has actors and actresses playing minor characters before they get their big break as an important character years later on the show! Lol love it just as much when they have actors and actresses who guest star as good guys, victims, bad guys, family members or friends of important characters of that case or that episode one time but they end up on even bigger shows years later like Jeanette McCurdy who later became known as Sam Puckett from ICarly or Kevin Chamberlain who played Bertram the Butler on Jessie! And many other famous people who later became famous on other shows!

[@lilwoowoowoozie9242]

VB: M. R. S. on a hospital bill... Bern: Mrs.?? 😂😂😂

[@DarKKnightt07]

The death acting is so good on this show.

[@thomasharrington1477]

plot twist it's not acting

[@larapalma3744]

@@thomasharrington1477 lol

[@mexicanchad]

@@thomasharrington1477 that’s why is so realistic

[@thesaint3058]

This is the second the second show of Law and Order Raul Esparza came out. He's 🔥! Wish Barba would come back as ADA BARBA AGAIN! WOW! BLISS!

[@TheCigam09]

Barba is in the promo for the latest law and order svu 23x09

[@codename617]

The first one being Criminal Intent. He ayed a crossdressing lawyer

[@c.w.simpsonproductions1230]

I thought about becoming a journalist, but eventually I decided to become a novelist instead. Much lower mortality rate.

[@Aluhcav]

Same.

[@youcantmakemetosuscribe4745]

What novel did u write?

[@MrUndersolo]

Only self-inflicted wounds.

[@emilyannthevioletghost715]

Not a real bad choice. I've been working on becoming a novelist myself.

[@AS-yz2iz]

Lol.

[@ergogrrl]

Ah, the “We swear this is not based on David Letterman’s blackmail scandal” episode. Good times.

[@bobbybrown2545]

Wait what happened?

[@frasermackenzie7275]

​@bobbybrown2545 lol ... yeah, back in the late 80's or 90's, David Letterman had an actual blackmail incident. If I'm not mistaken, the individual was an ex-employee

[@bradhemak8128]

Yanked from the headlines

[@hothotheat3000]

Wasn’t expecting that twist!

[@jamesfracasse8178]

Let me guess: John Stewart 😁😆🤣

[@MMuraseofSandvich]

It's a brilliant idea to include Van Buren's subplot into the series.

[@RSLindsay]

"Lose the stubble!" I'm with Van Buren on this one! Glad somebody finally said that to Lupo and Bernard. It would have been better if she'd said, "This isn't Miami. You guys aren't Crockett and Tubbs. Get a shave, both of you!"

[@CherryBlossomBlyue]

They looked better with facial hair though

[@b1akn3ss93]

Like it matters As long as they are showering And keeping clean who cares about facial hair on a grown man…

[@louiscypher4186]

Grow a beard or don't stubble is 20yr olds.

[@joshuamason8992]

@@louiscypher4186 that makes no sense but ok

[@ssjjosh2001]

i seem to recall women not liking when men tell them to wear makeup or specific articles of clothing. Just as men shouldnt comment on women's appearances just because of personal, the reverse is also true. They looked better WITH the facial hair.

[@Loowis007]

Is that Barba's actor I see there, from before he played Barba?

[@SonniiTea]

Sure is!

[@katierowen3166]

I had surgery last month; now I want to go through the bills and see if they charged me for an MRS!

[@Bergen98]

As a medical student in Europe, that whole "mucus recovery system" killed me. What is your problem, US? Seriously?

[@firstname4337]

US hospitals have to charge a lot for nonsense because there are so many poor and homeless and illegal immigrants that have to be treated -- by law, they cannot be turned away - so the hospital has to treat them for free -- so the hospital charges everyone else high prices to make up for it

[@lorblauh]

It's a tv show, not reality. How are you a medical student and you don't understand that distinction? Absolutely nothing else in this clip is representative of reality either just FYI.

[@AJ-yj7xi]

@@lorblauh the reference to inane hospital billing is entirely accurate. If you’ve ever been hospitalized in the US, then you’d know how hospitals bill for every little thing you can imagine at high costs in the hopes that insurance companies will cough up the money. People are literally charged a fee to hold their baby after giving birth. That’s why itemized billing requests are important and unfortunately people end up having to do their own research to avoid being scammed by the very people and systems that are supposed to keep them healthy.

[@Dabhach1]

@@AJ-yj7xi Same thing happens in Europe, despite the "free medical" BS you hear from the American left. The taxpayers get hosed to pay for the health services, which are essentially trade guilds for the staff.

[@LilKitten9620]

@@AJ-yj7xi thats one thing Im terrified about, Im due in March and I barely make it month to month😐

[@Heavenzvoice]

Jack McCoy and police chief show us why they’re at the top of their game. He had the police chief take the cup! Lol He has no loyalty! Lol

[@vynthiswechseln3868]

His only loyalty is to Justice...now imagine that in an 80s t.v. ad for an action flick.

[@JLee-rt6ve]

Van Buren got promoted?

[@natiliee.s.5476]

2:02 I still can't get over... M.R.S 89.00 for a box of tissue🤧

[@sistakia33]

What?! $89 for that super cheap tissue? Its not even Puffs w/lotion!

[@Charlotte.n22]

Please start posting the full story im sick of reading comments to figure out the ending

[@TheBatugan77]

ToughShit

[@waynewright5023]

👏👏👏.. Samantha Bee *AND* Sarah Cooper in the same episode of Law And Order!!!🎊🎉

[@sdaiwepm]

4:12 Very nice stove for a rental apartment!

[@Oceanmaid91]

Just loving the $89 “mucus recovery system”. Take a guess how much a preg test cost. For more context, it’s the same strip you get a dollar tree and once the hospital gives it to you it increases into triple digits

[@aggressiveattitudeera887]

3:25. ADA Barba!

[@catherinep2034]

Poor Lupo, he looked so hurt at the beard comment. He looks cute either way.

[@Deborahtunes]

Interesting story line. Never saw this one...

[@Super_Tristan1005]

mucus recovery system, God I am so glad to be dutch with my families health.

[@DarthTach]

Canadian here.

[@heatnicoleher]

89 bucks for tissues, that's outrageous 🇨🇦

[@thekavestation]

watching this show makes me hope I'm never questioned about a murder I make jokes and laugh when I'm nervous and I would look soooooo guilty and I might be but I have rights dammit

[@k.chriscaldwell4141]

One should never, ever, never talk with the gun and badge thugs.

[@jimbobeire]

Was the Lt going through her own medical bills at her desk, or was it part of a criminal investigation?

[@kaybee4132]

Good catch! ✌

[@kidpagronprimsank05]

In this season, captain van Buren has the cancer side storyline. Also, this supposed to be final season for captain van Buren if the show not been cancelled

[@calvinallen3424]

@@kidpagronprimsank05 how long had she been on the show at that point?

[@kidpagronprimsank05]

@@calvinallen3424 13 years. She first started in season 4

[@michaelmorton5698]

@@kidpagronprimsank05 After her very first appearance in Season One, "Mushrooms".

[@Ciara1594]

They can check the printer for what she was writing. I learned that on NCIS. 😎

[@417Graphix]

never seen this episode, I always wondered why Bernard was clean shaven in some other episodes lol

[@aaronburgin1442]

Yeah they stayed clean shaven the rest of season 20.

[@Luna_moon_1127]

Any murder crime scene is disturbing to me and heartbreaking, but what’s even more Heartbreaking is when it victim dies with their eyes still open I’ve seen it in medical TV shows if someone dies in a hospital, the doctor said the decency to close her eyes for them. It really just shows the lack of respect and remorse for the people that these people choose if they’re victims even though this is a TV show, my heart goes out to any family or loved ones who have gone through this terrible experience.❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@SeanMcGuire92]

Raul Esparza, Danny Burstein, AND Samantha Bee? What an awesome line-up (uh, no pun intended) of guest stars! Anyone know what happens at the end of this one?

[@CFRF13]

Just finished watching it. The Murder Victim was killed to keep a Blackmail Scheme Secret and they charged the Blackmailer with the Blackmail but the Blackmailer upped his Blackmail game against the Blackmail Victim so the Blackmail Victim backed out of being a witness but then they found out the Blackmailer had an accomplice that was the Murderer so the Blackmailer was going to testify against the Blackmailer Accomplice but then the Blackmailer Accomplice Blackmailed the Blackmailer into not testifying so the Police Blackmailed the original Blackmail Victim using the Blackmail Evidence into Testifying against the original Blackmailer to make him testify against the Blackmailer Accomplice after all.

[@JohnCooper-gm6mn]

@@CFRF13 And now my brain hurts. 😑

[@zvishineweather8962]

@@CFRF13 , Blackmail? What's Blackmail? 🤪

[@k.s.k.7721]

@@zvishineweather8962 A system whereby someone holds items or information that could be damaging to the victim. In order to keep those a secret, they pay "blackmail", or money to the person holding the information.

[@omarxerati6156]

@@JohnCooper-gm6mn Mine too!! Have to read this several times to get the drift...but I seem to be rather slow.

[@NoNo-ou1yt]

So how did it end? Who did it?

[@mariahdibben4066]

the guy they questioned that she worked for.

[@heyysimone]

I heard that voice and yelled "barba!!"

[@peacegurl37ify]

Now why did she come for their beard like that? 😭

[@Brettbren]

*Some Police Departments have VERY STRICT rules regarding facial hair on men.*

[@BlueDragonCustoms]

I understand Anthony andersons beard, but not the other

[@Heavenzvoice]

I know… and there’s a time for it. I thought it was a little much , like just wait til end of night or mention first thing in morning. She just came out all crazy with it. They were were more shocked by how she did it than why.

[@peacegurl37ify]

@@Heavenzvoice exactlyyyyyy

[@kaybee4132]

@@Heavenzvoice I'm gonna chalk it up to the emotions of her back story - she's battling cancer; probably tired, not feeling well. Frustrated. Takes it put on them. I ight be wrong though. 😊❤

[@lbwlawyer]

The delightful, delectable, and dazzling Alexandra Silber.

[@MrUndersolo]

Wow, and then Maggie's boss became an SVU lawyer. Nice...

[@Sbamabelle]

was NOT expecting to see Barba in this episode

[@miranda13c]

3:31 So weird seeing him as a different character on law and order rather than Rafael Barba on SVU.

[@Rissie]

I see the boss lady and all I can think of is her playing Sharon on Chicago Med.

[@Anela0709]

Barba was moonlighting as a reporter while he was going to Law School

[@Melina-fi3sc]

That's Barba🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@idontno0]

Did barba get a new job? Lmao

[@thegamingknight642]

So, was the victim killed by the blackmailer or for being the blackmailer?

[@AvaActsOut]

Not sure? I haven't seen this before

[@smaugkat]

I think the second girl killed Miranda so she wouldn’t ruin her blackmail scheme

[@sassythesasquatch1794]

bro why she gotta roast them out of no where

[@terrynasonisasupervillain9017]

Nice video

[@bored1ca]

When I saw Raúl Esparza's name, I was thinking is this Barba's early legal days before being a DA?

[@DasKree]

Wait, is that how Barba paid for law school?XD

[@ascent8487]

And then Samantha Bee became a talk show host.

[@PinkSky20285]

What was the end?

[@michaelkelly3221]

#1 Don't drink coffee with DA/ cops.

[@janiceshippy7017]

What season and episode please?

[@Jin420]

Samantha Bee.. go figure 😂😂

[@pushingpshorts6971]

They have seen it all 🤣

[@lilwoowoowoozie9242]

oh look it's Trevor from Suits

[@mijajajaja]

It's funny that the victims boss ends up playing the DA on Law & Order SVU

[@Roycesraphim1]

Do you have any idea how many daily show staff members have been on L&O?

[@conni2you]

Wasn’t the editor also the DA one of the other lawn orders?

[@claireherbert4350]

It's like looking at Reese Witherspoon when she is older

[@anaerazo9654]

No not boyfriend he lie to me he can tell crazy guy and crazy stuff about him 💘💘💘💔💔💔💔.

[@adventureswbriii]

RAFAEL BARBA!!!!!!!!

[@AlyssaFowler-j4n]

well now i know what Barba did before he became ADA lol

[@jason69332]

Don't forget never ever talk to the police. Ever. Wait for a solicitor.

[@temitopemusa-aisien4734]

No spoiler yet😢?

[@ClaudeS39]

Barba we love you ♥️

[@TheKingThewidowandRick777]

Is that a Barba variant at 3:26

[@sierra.means.businessjames3053]

Is that Barba??

[@anjelica948]

Yep, same actor.

[@tiffanye9403]

Omg barba!! I love you

[@intldawn]

I dunno what Van Buren is talking about. Lol. Lupes with facial hair >>>>> Clean-shaven Lupes.

[@nataliehill1472]

I do agree that he looks better, but from a professional POV I can see why she wants them to shave

[@slider954]

@@nataliehill1472 If she wants to professional, how about not doing her medical bills while on the clock.

[@mrjeffob]

@@nataliehill1472 if I recall, it was out of character because she was sick and irritated. IT came up again later.

[@johnathanletren8819]

Is that a Chicago Bulls mug?

[@davidotoole2853]

BARBA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@thomashartman4270]

Well hello Samantha Bee!

[@Oddballwrx]

Her hospital sending that list itemized she can argue that bs with the tissues and alawyer would love to take that case against the hospital and their bs because all hospitals have a book that says the actual purchase price of the item which means their scamming her

[@lilwoowoowoozie9242]

BARBAAAAAAA!!!🖤🖤🖤

[@RevenantZer0]

Oh wow the friend from Suits

[@ACAB.forcutie]

Samantha Bee!

[@juliobrian4757]

Barba! Buddy! How ya been? You no longer a DA no more?

[@otaviofrnazario]

he is no longer a D.A, but this guest was before his SVU days

[@rowenaramsaran4256]

O M Gosh!!!!! Barba!!!!!

[@krishnasanyal7]

Did I just see ADA Rafael Barba from SVU 😳😳

[@Mandy87Marie]

Their facial hair looks fine to me. Maybe it’s against dress code, but she should have just said that.

[@alyannamarieanastacio520]

Is that DA barba where Megan was working ? 😮

[@kirsyrosa2595]

Good Morning Siltz

[@Zak6959]

I wonder if this story is based upon a true one?

[@slider954]

She wants them shave fine, but the crack to Lupo about him not being in Karachi anymore was childish and wrong. I hope he said something to her later in the episode.

[@mariyamwaniki]

Sammy!!! Love you

[@krisdaschwab912]

9:35 just in case YA BURNT

[@thelastroseofsummer2817]

OMG! BARBA! Lol

[@carolynbrewster8262]

lol Barbra 😂 they really recycle actors like we don’t notice

[@audreygonzales1689]

BARBA!!

[@pearl_lisha896]

Wait a minute, how are they going to do a crossover now

[@michaelkillerrominesdragon5080]

It doesn't want 2 stories coming out at once hes probably the girl's boyfriend