Now Would Be the Time to Use Your Whistles | Law & Order

[@aaronburgin1442]

That scene where Cyrus was running blowing the whistle and the fleet of cops emerge behind him low-key gave me chills the first time I saw it. That was his "trailer shot" moment early in his run in Season 18.

[@GooberPyle69]

Agreed. Badass moment

[@saskruffriders8234]

To me: it was like the cavalry arrived.

[@davidlewis8814]

That shop-owner will never ever commit a crime. An accidental death, and he had sixteen cops there in a matter of seconds!

[@darthhauler9947]

During a power outage of all times, too!

[@Zak6959]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@timseay8428]

This episode is an excellent showcase for Van Buran’s leadership.

[@teodorusdikypermadi]

Yes and a whistle code

[@nelliethursday1812]

@@sharont2009 Everyone is afraid of offending someone (unintentionally of course) that they resort to making trash that makes no sense

[@rowenaramsaran4256]

Van Buren is a Boss!!!!!

[@karenblaine7266]

Have always liked her. She knows how to let lose and when to put her foot down.

[@thefighter5182]

What leadership? Because we all know that she answers to Jack McCoy and Adam Schiff.

[@flashstudiosguy]

This episode is a prime of example of why we should not forget to train our Police and other Essential Services on how to operate with limited resources.

[@cheridehart7771]

And no defunding....

[@Bigrignohio]

Anyone remember how none of our emergency services (police, EMS, fire) could coordinate in NY on 9/11 because of incompatible systems? And here we are a DECADE later and . . . they still can't. Politics. Bleh.

[@lucasorourke8759]

Yes limit police resources!! Less dead dogs

[@flashstudiosguy]

@@lucasorourke8759 Bear in mind, your statement will come back to bite you when it takes Officers almost an hour to respond to your distress call....

[@peaceable263]

@@flashstudiosguy My man, it has already been like that for years. Takes them nearly half an hour to arrive to a call in a suburb/major city at anytime of the day where I'm at.

[@judylynnlau450]

7:03 the whistle gave birth to this amazing scene of unity. have never felt so proud of sound. just look at the swarm of back-up following and appearing right as they were coming. beautiful gold fun fact: police in UK still use the whistle and even a rattle on a daily basis. something like the number one crimal deterent. but this was just amazing to bring up here in this series. goes to show some old practices are worth keeping just in case even in an age of overly convenient technology and new methods

[@theduke7539]

its still taught by most departments in the states but basically none have ever used them. these days radios can be charged in the patrol cars, so as long as gasoline is flowing, the radios wont go down. whistles are basically a training aid now. Except prisons, they still make heavy use of whistles

[@Ki113r210]

@@theduke7539 seems like it would be good to know these codes as a civ. if the cops have their training well drilled into them they could recognize that code for a lot longer distance than just screaming for help

[@theduke7539]

@@Ki113r210 3 loud signals of any kind are a universal sign of distress and danger. game wardens often tell hunters to always have 3 rounds on them because if they are injured, firing 3 rounds, with 1 second pauses will alert any game wardens that there is a hunter in serious need of assistance.

[@ThatGuyOverThere01]

In the day of radio, think of how actually scary it must be to have ten-odd people sprinting at you blowing whistles. 😅

[@tincho_13l93]

ngl I wish we had more episodes with Green and Lupo, not that I don't like Bernard but Green deserved more time as a senior detective.

[@ossies.2002]

Can you please tell us what happened? I haven't seeing this episode. Thank you so much

[@catmaxwell6691]

I don’t remember- but I’ve learned that if you google key pcs of info ; like ‘law and order episode with’ and add a detail- IMDb will give you the year/episode name/cast, and a full synopsis of the show. It’s how I’ve tracked down quite a few:)

[@ossies.2002]

@@catmaxwell6691 thank you so much for your effort

[@catmaxwell6691]

Thank-you- I found the episode on 🍎tv, & watched it😉

[@aaronburgin1442]

@@ossies.2002 (SPOILER ALERTS) Darkness Season 18, Episode 2. Based on the NY Blackout. Kidnappers abducted the wife and daughter of a COO of the a big hedge fund during the blackout. They killed the wife, but Green and Lupo managed to save the daughter and arrest one of the three kidnappers (Kidnapper No. 1 died in the above scene), as Cutter (the ADA) told them to search a shop without a warrant (the judge wouldn't sign off because the senile store proprietor, father of the dead kidnapper, didn't remember his address). Flash forward to the trial, and Cutter tries to save the case (which would have fallen apart because of the warrantless search) by finding out who masterminded the kidnapping and why. Cutter discovers that the COO was colluding with an energy company to shut down power stations and cause blackouts so that cities would buy power from a company he had an interest in for like 300% of the cost, and that the kidnapping mastermind worked at his company and discovered the plot in one of his emails. The COO refused to testify in the case because it meant admitting to a crime and being arrested. Cutter, seemingly out of options, invites the COO's daughter to the court hearing where he plans to concede a motion to dismiss and tells the daughter that it's partly because her father won't testify. Heartbroken, the daughter tells her dad that if he doesn't testify, she will end their relationship. The COO relents and testifies and the episode ends.

[@EngrArTin]

How the cops/detectives reacted when the power came back on is exactly how we react everytime there's a blackout here in our province. And that's almost weekly. Never gets old - the cheer across the street hahah

[@zekewarren1510]

this was a fun episode. spoiler alert: they find where the family is being held but go in without a warrant. this basically destroys the case and creates dramatic tension for the father to implicate himself in a more serious crime to catch the men responsible.

[@gildedgoblin2999]

Which is weird, since I'm pretty sure you have basic probable cause when it comes to raiding a location for kidnapping victims.

[@zekewarren1510]

@@gildedgoblin2999 they also mention "inevitable discovery" in the episode... which would have applied to the search and also eliminate the problem XD

[@theduke7539]

yeah, its a terrible plot point. finding kidnapping victims automatically nulls any problems with the search because people arent evidence, and you cant throw their discovery out of a court. while everything else can be thrown out, finger prints, documents, etc. victims cannot be excluded.

[@rebelwithoutaclue8164]

Warrant ? Filthy Nazis don't need any warrant.

[@angelagriffin5130]

@Gilded Goblin The effing judge didn't believe the Prosecutor Cutter or Detective Green. So he didn't sign the warrant.

[@tincho_13l93]

And by the way this episode has no chill LMAO, non stop action and rush all the way through you legit can't stop watching it once it picks up, you blink and you miss

[@MacDaddy635]

One of my favourites

[@HoldenNY22]

Did they catch the Kidnappers? Were they able to retrieve the Hostages alive? Who did the Kidnappers turn our to be?

[@Icecube88]

@@HoldenNY22 i haven't seen the episode in a long time. the daughter i know was rescued. i don't remember if the wife was. the "villain" in this episode turns out to be the dad. i say that because he was responsible for the blackout. he purposely forced the blackout to make more money or something like that. but he testifies in court with encouragement from his daughter to do the right thing and tell everyone about how his company and/or the higher ups do illegal stuff. i don't know who the kidnappers were. i think it was just a random kidnapping. bad luck on his and his families part. he did not plan it. just the blackout.

[@lucywambugu9430]

@@Icecube88 what season was this?

[@Icecube88]

@@lucywambugu9430 From Season 18, Episode 2. "Darkness"

[@MacDaddy635]

One of my absolute favourite episodes from the entire series. Such clever writing.

[@katherinkeegan8601]

This whistle scene rates up there with Morse code being used in Independence Day.

[@jjstraka1982]

This guy was already used as a perp in SVU. Amazing he was able to get out and assume a new life.

[@sneakysubspodcast]

He was a bomber in criminal minds too😂😂😂😂

[@sapphirewingthefurrycritic985]

I hope that store guy wasn't charged. It was just an accident.

[@Aggression-hc3yp]

He wasn’t charged; he was just trying to get power for his shop. The guy that was on the bike getting away from the police is the only one at fault; he wasn’t wearing a helmet and was running from the police. Bystanders don’t get charged for trying to do their livelihood due to a blackout. Kidnappers and money takers do.

[@richa.s9912]

No charge and it a $1 thousands dollars rewards for dead and ALIVE criminals store owner stopping crimes or killing crimes . Store owners now probably be getting more than $1 thousands dollars rewards for stopping crimes in or outside their own store now . Or really should be.

[@DarthTach]

Sometimes you cut your cable bill in half... sometimes it cuts you in half.

[@SirLuquent]

Lol, nice

[@Blackwater_House]

Clearly should have been Wearing a Helmet.

[@cheridehart7771]

Took me watching it twice to understand your comment.

[@marksheiman1538]

You did a Briscoe. Whistles? Now that's old school.

[@christinajackson6309]

Lol sheesh. That’s extremely macabre.

[@mastermonarch]

I showed this scene to my kid after he was cited for riding on the sidewalk. He stays on the bike path now

[@cmf3867]

LOL

[@ianandersen265]

What was more traumatizing? This episode, or the citation?

[@tacticallemon7518]

Depending on what you mean by “path”, the sidewalk might be safer

[@lPlanetarizado]

i mean if there is a bike path , use it....otherwise better be safe than sorry

[@Shiro_47]

Problem is not all roads have bike lanes, and some of them left trashed

[@darkhawk123]

And that kids is why you should always wear a helmet.

[@YolandaAnneBrown95726]

IKR? 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@flashstudiosguy]

That happened nowadays, the scumbag's family would sue left and right!

[@richa.s9912]

Helmets any type motorcycle and bicycle and skateboard doesn't stop cable and wires cutting off their head off by hitting the neck where a helmets doesn't protect the neck part .

[@alaakela]

One fewer lowlife in this case.

[@kadindarklord]

Now would be the time to start putting these in playlists so that we can track what we're supposed to watch next.

[@paulzammataro7185]

Trivia from IMDB: Marisa Ryan, who plays the woman hitting on Detective Lupo (Jeremy Sisto) during the blackout, was married to the actor from 1993 to 2002. 😂

[@CharizardMaster69]

Poor Sisto

[@tarlankasra]

Yet they were only together for two days following their Las Vegas nuptials when they were both barely over 18 years old at the time…

[@tarlankasra]

@@CharizardMaster69 why poor Sisto pray tell

[@christinajackson6309]

Oh so they were actually together in real life. That makes that little interaction kinda cute lol.

[@rowenaramsaran4256]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@CoRLex-jh5vx]

It's not a real episode of L&O if Lupo isn't getting hit on by someone

[@brutustantheiii8477]

Street wide blackout in my area, as I type this on my fully charged tablet

[@Backroad_Junkie]

Wow. Didn't know cougars came out when there's a blackout, lol...

[@juliantapia1407]

Rich bored trophy/wino/housewives? You better believe they're frustrated enough

[@tailgunner2]

Oh they come out of the woodwork, Flashing lights and alcohol? Puts them in rave mode.

[@paulzammataro7185]

...and already inebriated!!! LMAO!

[@stephenhenley7452]

You need to participate in more blackouts...

[@robertgray6490]

Ltfol

[@hothotheat3000]

That dude wasn’t nearly panicked enough about his family being missing.

[@ShadowSkyX]

It's called internalizing to not appear vulnerable

[@cupcakeprime559]

I felt that cheer and then groan at the lights flickering

[@Taospark]

3:17 Lupo about to risk it all.

[@TheBatugan77]

Imagine if budget cuts necessitate kazoos instead of whistles! 😊😅😂😆

[@nevillehoward8736]

Why not musical triangles? More robust than a kazoo or whistle.

[@Impipo5409]

Dr Goodwin is excellent in every career she chooses.

[@joemckim1183]

Even when she's the wife of the guy who created Skynet?

[@Impipo5409]

@@joemckim1183 being the wife of the guy who created skynet is not exactly a career, is it?

[@joemckim1183]

@@Impipo5409 Homemaker for guy who created the apocalypse, better?

[@Impipo5409]

@@joemckim1183 still not a career.

[@dash-x]

This was one of my favorite episodes!

[@jamesfracasse8178]

Brings to mind the 2003 blackout in NYC! 3:32

[@epimetheaus1214]

Improvise, adapt, oh and duck when you see a fuckin' power cable.

[@codename617]

When I first saw the episode the first time it aired, at first I thought Van Buren was joking about the whistles. But then she went on to talk about getting a replacement and the codes and I was like "Oh you're serious."

[@jraoulmer9962]

I always considered Cyrus Lupo the finest partner Green worked with after the unsuccessful short lived Nina Cassidy, just wished Jesse L. Martin didn't depart halfway through the end of season 18

[@eldridgedavis]

Why was Cassidy such a bust as a detective?

[@intldawn]

@@eldridgedavis Combination of her not being a particularly compelling character and the acting wasn’t great, either. Cassady was brought in as a very young an inexperienced detective that Van Buren didn’t want. She was promoted off the publicity of her role in a multiple shooting and assigned to Van Buren’s division, while the lieu wanted someone more seasoned to replace Joe Fontana. She never really gelled and to me, at least, wasn’t especially convincing as a cop. I think that was part of the point of the character; that she wasn’t very experienced and had a tough time adjusting but the way she played the role was less than compelling.

[@aaronburgin1442]

@@intldawn I watch L&O and ER religiously. It's so interesting to see the dichotomy between the two shows as it pertains to character exits. Because there are so few characters, L&O Typically is able to write their characters a decent exit. ER often times loses track of key supporting roles and they disappear without an explanation (In the ER universe, we call them "Bobbed" after the Polish surgeon-turned-clerk who disappeared without an explanation). Cassady was the literally the only principal character from the L&O-verse who disappears without any explanation. That says something about how lowly she was regarded.

[@mastermonarch]

Jessie L Martin was the weakest cop on that series I stood and applauded when it was announced he was leaving

[@aaronburgin1442]

@@mastermonarch You said that with your whole chest, huh

[@marksheiman1538]

I hope that typewriter was a old Smith-Corona. I learned to type on one. Left hand slap!

[@vynthiswechseln3868]

I can hear it in my head.

[@murrayalexander4807]

Jeremy Sisto (Det. Lupo), & Marisa Ryan (The lady drinking wine), were married for 9 years in real life!

[@majcorbin]

IOWA DAD JOKE of the day [Q] What is the most distinctive characteristic of the DOGWOOD TREE ? [A] why its' BARK, of course

[@thedexterbros]

Man I miss the short lived Lupo and Green era. They were a good pair. Contemporaries

[@kendallrivers1119]

Briscoe and Green was way better. Best partnership out of all of em imo.

[@thedexterbros]

@@kendallrivers1119 I agree! Lupo green was good too though but didn't last long and I liked it more than lupo Bernard

[@Shockwave33]

Always wear a helmet when riding.

[@WarGrowlmon18]

Once you go blackout you never come back

[@eldridgedavis]

Excellent episode

[@kos2919]

I'm surprised that the concept of blackout crippling most facilities rarely used as plot in Hollywood movies. It's actually an animated movie Patlabor the Movie 2 that actually use this the best. A disgruntled officer who's arguing with his superiors about how vulnerable the city is and he decided to prove his point by organizing a small group of people and two attack choppers to cripple the whole city in just one day by attacking the city important facilities.

[@mattm9204]

Is the guy in white at 0:06 the same guy who is chris pacci in NCIS?

[@GosieKin]

Yes it is! Tim Kelleher. Good eye! 👍

[@blenderfox]

Wait, did he get clotheslined by a generator cable?

[@alexzander7629]

Yep, and fell backwards to slam his head something fierce

[@blenderfox]

@@alexzander7629 Thanks, that wasn't clear in the clip so I thought I might have missed it.

[@aaronburgin1442]

oh yeah. And he was dead dead

[@blenderfox]

@@aaronburgin1442 You don't say ^_^

[@vynthiswechseln3868]

@@blenderfox Super dead.

[@jasonmiles1151]

What season and episode is this?

[@WarGrowlmon18]

The description thing says 18x02

[@ursaltydog]

There was power for traffic lights and still had portable radios charged up..

[@restinson2651]

I feel bad for the shop keep

[@PinkGhosty3236]

Same he sounds like a nice guy

[@catherinewilliams9680]

Wasn't the blackout part of the heist? I can't remember.

[@BOBBYBIGBEEF]

A little late, but (spoilers for others who may not have seen it) the blackout was orchestrated by the father. One of the kidnappers worked for the father and knew it would be happening ahead of time. Pretty wild episode.

[@mariahdibben4066]

​@@BOBBYBIGBEEFawe I was thinking it was the security guy. Something about him seemed shifty. And the fact that the computer died right before the most important part of the heat signature video AND they went through the garage, which the security said he came through when he was asked how he got in. Was he in on it?

[@Rumkitty2000]

I love these clips, but then they cut off before we know how the story ends.😢

[@ttt2080]

Is that dead housekeeper Rosa Diaz from Brooklyn 99?

[@Chillsarahh]

Okay but why did the guy hang the wire. Put it on the ground and if you want to protect it tape it or use something that’s meant for it

[@anacristalmuniz1644]

Like Luma in Puerto Rico blackouts🙄😳😳😳😳😳

[@jsunshinejull]

Whoops. I was going to say something about how that guy would have nightmares of that whistle pattern but...

[@gabrielrooks9222]

What a way to go?

[@georgiaingram7342]

Can anyone tell me the episode this is?

[@otaviofrnazario]

Season 18 ep2

[@LenaMellow]

Whistle chase!

[@makeupfortoday1745]

Mr Colin was else in the 9/11 episode where he killed the fiancé on that day…

[@ccggenius]

How out of shape was the criminal on the bike for a bunch of flatfoots to be keeping up by legging it?

[@nigelft]

Because maybe flat-foots are not that flat ... ... besides, he wasn't exactly riding a racing bike, and with the heavy bag on his back, both meant he wasn't cycling _that_ fast ...

[@terrynasonisasupervillain9017]

Nice video

[@BrasorWind]

Can someone shed some light for me? I'm not american, so I'm a tad confused, is blowing three time the whistle a call for reinforcements or does it mean something?

[@carwashslayer4235]

Blowing one long two short means suspect was seen and 3 long officer needs assistance. I don't know where your from but whatever you can always listen to a whistle and always carry one for safety. Think about if you don't have a phone or modern technology. What are you thinking about?

[@augustoemanuel1092]

Just killed a man: "SORY, SO SORY"

[@bblaze1348]

Scott from The Wire… hopefully he isn’t making up any stories here

[@matigordon123]

Was the family reunited?

[@aaronburgin1442]

The mother was killed, the daughter saved. The father, as it turned out, was targeted by a computer guy who worked in his office who found out that he was behind the blackout knew precisely when it would occur.

[@matigordon123]

So the guy who had his family kidnapped was responsible for the blackout? Why?

[@aaronburgin1442]

@@matigordon123 He worked for a hedge fund that had a financial interest in a power company that sold energy to cities at an exorbitant rate when the power went out. He got a huge windfall from it.

[@aaronburgin1442]

In short, he caused outages to make money. Only problem was that one of his employees knew he was doing it, so he knew the perfect time to kidnap his family.

[@matigordon123]

@@aaronburgin1442 so it sounds like he was looking for an excuse to kidnap someone. Did the husband get arrested for causing the blackout?

[@jaynehogue2459]

What episode is this?

[@PandaBearStorm129]

According to the description, season 18 and episode 2.

[@Aggression-hc3yp]

Blackout.

[@gabxp3095]

How tf does he die from hitting an insulated wire

[@rsybing]

He fell off the bike and smashed his head on the pavement because he hit the wire

[@intldawn]

The wire clotheslined him and because he was riding at high speed trying to get away from the cops, the impact forced him to fall backward, slamming his head on the pavement at high speed. Didn’t help he wasn’t wearing a helmet. That’s how he died.

[@arthour051]

Its less the wire, and more the very hard concrete he hit after falling off his bike. Bear in mind, if you're standing at 5foot 6 inches, thats a +5 foot drop *for your head* add an extra foot or two for being on a bike...

[@Aggression-hc3yp]

It’s a combination of speed acceleration against a cable and impact trauma to the ground.

[@mht4908]

@@Aggression-hc3yp Ohhhh that makes sense now. I used to think that because they're going at such a high speed that the wire would cut their throat to an extent

[@fourtwenty7590]

didnt they put a tracking device in the bag? why did they chase that dude down? probably for the story

[@agalgonzalez]

Lots of lush married ladies. What an indictment of American society.

[@kevinbraun5724]

Finally Scott Templeton isn't making up the story!

[@dmorgan5180]

Thats what i recognize him from!!! was driving me nuts

[@uzimakiking]

season 18 episode 2 Darkness

[@TorontoLifeByRy]

So this guy was once a crooked Baltimore reporter and now he a rich hedge fund owner...

[@pigglygaming8801]

Dont worry guys, hes the first guy, first guys always die

[@TheBatugan77]

Police whistles? I wanna see fast food workers make change without the computers help!

[@emiranda2491]

Wow, karma beat the cops before capturing the suspect....

[@Durag__bandit98]

LMAOOO THATS WAT KILLED HIM

[@samueljimenez1]

Great

[@cunningsmile4166]

Some kind of extortion because he's making more money by scamming with high prices. Still stupid.

[@deee5520]

They are on Peacock but $$$$$ To bad Peacock isn’t more honest. You have to pay to watch most all of them. 🤬

[@abprairiegurl]

Try checking your public library. Usually they carry lots of dvds of tv shows or movies.

[@kirstinmorrell]

Is it available on Amazon Prime in your country?

[@deee5520]

@@kirstinmorrell No. I have Prime but they don’t have it listed. I just cancel Peacock because I tried to watch a couple of movies and they wouldn’t play. So I figured I don’t need this. The old law and order was one of my favs 😒. Oh well.

[@Aggression-hc3yp]

At least we have the three Chicago series to look at for free.

[@WadeAlma]

Use dailymotion

[@kendallrivers1119]

Uh... where the hell is Briscoe? Doesn't feel right seeing Van Buren and Green without Briscoe. Like a piece of the puzzle is missing.

[@otaviofrnazario]

Jerry Orbach (actor that played Briscoe) was dead for about 4 years when this episode was aired