"That Makes Me Guilty of Bad Taste, Not Murder!" | S05 E03 | Law & Order

[@sister_bertrille911]

"I, on the other hand, have a wife." "My condolences." The Incomparable Lenny Briscoe!

[@Snekelord12]

A lot of likes and no comments? Let me fix that!

[@Sniperboy5551]

They always give him the best lines. One clip I saw yesterday was where he was asking a woman how tall the guy was, she said “5’ 12”” and he said “that’s good.” 😂

[@fordprefect4728]

1 of my favourite lines by him "There's this great Jewish conspiracy to knock off the black man, one by one. That's why they all drive big Cadillacs, so they can't miss"

[@casbot71]

Rule #1, it's always the most recognisable guest actor who's guilty.

[@joelellis7035]

Laura Linney. As soon as I saw her, I knew she wasn't there for a small role.

[@buzzdolanz7589]

yeah as soon as i saw (girl from love actually) i knew she wasnt innocent

[@Hellraiser0601]

Back then she was kinda in the beginning of her career.

[@davidsp5936]

I always say that! I call it the "Where do I know him/her from?" rule. If they're a big enough actor to land the role, but not big enough that the casting director thinks people will recognize them, they're the killer. Of course "L&O" gets big enough actors that you recognize them.

[@amorojaz27]

On SVU, Frank Langela wasn't guilty.

[@dfg2936]

Lab guy: John Scurti (Rescue Me, Marvelous Mrs Meisel) Waitress: Aida Turturro (Sopranos) Suspect: Laura Linney Lawyer: Ron Orbach (cousin of Jerry Orbach) Good line up!

[@KasbashPlays]

Waitress: Aida Turturro (Sopranos) Wait. She and John are related?

[@dfg2936]

Cousins. John’s younger brother is Nick Turturro who was on NYPD Blue.

[@arthurchen6464]

I knew that was Janice!

[@roviasmilonas8910]

Ron orbach is giving me Harvey feuerstein vibes.

[@zovalentine7305]

Rest in peace 🙏 Jerry Orbach 20 October 1935 ~ 28 December 2004⚘

[@aspenrebel]

19+ yrs ago? Yikes!!

[@jonathanwpressman]

Nobody puts baby in the corner!

[@hazeleyees]

I work in hospital and you would be amazed how many people don’t have IDs. Kids always have something on you!

[@Deborahtunes]

What country are you from? In America, hospital employees have to wear ID badges. It's a federal law...

[@abhishekrao1525]

@@Deborahtunes They're talking about the patients, not the staff.

[@Deborahtunes]

@@abhishekrao1525 ~ I'm aware of that. But they are also talking about adults in general. I don't know any adults who don't have some form of identification in the US. That's why I am thinking the commentator is maybe from another country...

[@hazeleyees]

@@Deborahtunes I am in America and yes I mean customers who come in wanting records sometimes don’t have ids

[@peaceable263]

​@deborah78.crystalball It was an expression. When he said kids, he meant people in general. He is speaking to the class, us "the kids", to inform us of the importance of keeping a form of ID on us at all times.

[@johnavellar7331]

We all recognize the actress who played Janice on the Sopranos, but I also see the actor who played the mafioso who died on the toilet; he's the guy who hands the lead detectives a paper and says, "the forensics are in."

[@reedmangler]

Profacci!

[@latinguy67]

she was also the annoying office lady when Benjamin Bratt was Orbach's partner.

[@barbarossa1780]

He was Gigi in the Sopranos. Profacci or “Profach” on this show until he killed someone in the Law & Order TV movie.

[@darkmask5933]

This was a very interesting episode, spoilers for the episode: Martha later claims that she worked for Hayashi two years prior in Japan, however he refused to pay her and held her passport ransom and would pimp her out to clients. She eventually escaped but Hayashi pretty much got away with it. Her version of events is that she went to his hotel room just to talk, taking the gun as protection, but at some point blacked out and doesn't recall shooting him even in self-defense. The thing is, Martha's entire story and demeanor are textbook Battered Woman Syndrome traits, as in literally textbook, several books on the subject were found in Martha's apartment, so the prosecutor thinks she's faking all the symptoms to play off sympathy. There is also an undercurrent of anti-Japanese sentiment because of comments about how patriarchal Japan is and how women, even visiting women, are treated very poorly. Ultimately the judge instructs the jury to cast their verdict without taking into account Hayashi's nationality, but they still end up acquitting Martha of wrongdoing. We never really know if Martha was telling the truth that Hayashi held her hostage and pimped her out, although there is that one interesting line from the brunette call-girl, how Hayashi complained he 'never had to pay for it before' and was not used to being turned down.

[@ossies.2002]

Thank you so much

[@teodorusdikypermadi]

Bad taste for murder

[@nicholasmaude6906]

Wasn't this the episode where the suspect was played by Laura Linney?

[@JohnCooper-gm6mn]

​@@nicholasmaude6906 You mean the actress we just saw playing the role of the woman being arrested... yeah, that's the one. 🙄

[@nicholasmaude6906]

@@JohnCooper-gm6mn I just noticed I'd accidentally left out "By" from the sentence. Yes, I meant she was played by Laura Linney.

[@Tulane_Gargoyle]

22 ways to leave your lover - Lenny did not have ALL the great lines.

[@Cepterk]

At the beginning: "Any way to find out what room this belongs too?" Every single person who worked in a hotel before. "Yes absolutely! It's a security precaution that we can read ALL our key cards!" Ah...the "reality" of TV shows with police officers. 😆

[@MandolinMagi]

Should still be able to check it on the machine that makes them in the first place.

[@TimoRutanen]

I don't know why he said no, since the next scene they are in the bloody room anyway.

[@belladharma]

It’s a good policy, though, and would make sense if hotels do it that way. I mean, imagine getting mugged, they get your hotel key, and could find out their room and rob them again. Or worse.

[@mikery12]

Oh look, actress who becomes much more famous later -- she did it!!

[@12345678900987659101]

Good to see Janice has a stable job after her husband Bobby died, whatever happened there.

[@LB-gz3ke]

This was before Bobby. It was after she left Harpo with his dad in Canada. She drifted around for a few years. Did odd jobs like bartender, etc. Then her mom's health started to decline so she went back to Jersey to cash in...I mean take care of her.

[@patrickdepew4976]

She became a judge after Bobby died. I think she figured that getting to rule over a courtroom suited her personality.

[@dreamquesttv]

WHATEVER HAPPENED THERE?!?!?!?

[@Da_one_tl]

ILL TELL YOU WHAT HAPPENED THERE

[@throwaway_nerd]

I love how everyone recognizes her from the Sopranos, but I recognize her from her short stint in Brooklyn 99

[@Vikturus22]

4:28 I wonder what Tony would think of Janice talking to the cops?

[@ponygon777]

The blonde woman at the bar setting up the pool table was Hynden Walch, Best known for playing Starfire on Teen Titans and its successor, Teen Titans Go!

[@Toneill029]

Oh my god!

[@RhyperiorRanger]

No wonder she sounded familiar!

[@aspenrebel]

Ok That's really very scary that you would know something like that.

[@torakunoichi]

@@aspenrebel not really if you know what the voice actor looks like or sounds like

[@aspenrebel]

@@torakunoichi No! That's scary.

[@ratedwrong]

You can always tell who did it rewatching old law and order, the second a before-they-were-famous person wanders in.

[@Chevalier_knight]

Bro she was super famous before this she was a scream queen

[@abermen]

@@Chevalier_knightbro, idk who you’re talking about but Laura Linney was not “super famous” in 1995.

[@Chevalier_knight]

@@abermen youre right i confused her from the blond in reanimator

[@CatherineLopez-fp4ox]

Jerry Orbach Voice Of Lumiere R.I.P Actor/Voice Actor In Beauty And The Beast 1991

[@johnnythao]

I remember this case. She was found "Not Guilty".

[@mikeym1479]

Laura Linney AND Aida Turturro. Star studded episode

[@Devilsintheattic]

"...I on the other hand, have a wife!" "My condolences..." I lost it 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@rockzen8050]

Was not even looking at the screen and I hear at 4:28 Janice Under the board walk with dudes lmao Wonder if this was before sopranos took off

[@jimjimmyjames59]

And Chuck Cooper as the agent! Woohoo!!

[@garmenlin5990]

Can someone explain the part Logan held up a quarter when the woman asked for a lawyer? Cause I remember something similar in Season 3 of Monk

[@amandajohnson3531]

Payphone, most likely. They were covering the call.

[@loszhor]

Way to not wear any glove while handling evidence, guys!

[@Kuribohcoast]

Law and Order and Getting Jumpscared By Recognizable Faces from Much Bigger Things; Name a more iconic duo

[@nado9159]

“What was your audition piece? 22 ways to leave your lover?” What a rebuttal my man. McCoy is paying attention

[@marianaguardiaa.k.amariana4780]

This case it makes me more questions as i saw more than once a time

[@LilyTheOtter]

5:36 Oh my god, Hynden Walch! Never knew Princess Bubblegum was from New York.

[@DocsChannel]

What a good cast. We got Sopranos and Rescue Me cast members

[@EustolioSalinas]

Tonys sister got a job ??😂😂😂😂

[@jeyonce8901]

My condolences 😂😂

[@catbugf4]

Does Tony know Janice is working as a waitress in New York? Isn't she supposed to be taking care of her mother or something?

[@swakage13x]

Just because the gun is in the East River doesn't mean the person's fingerprints aren't on the bullet casing. Because that's why they say if you're going to do something like that don't use your own firearm don't load the ammo in with your bare hands and wear gloves that go all the way up to the elbow that go over your shirt and or jacket to prevent gunpowder residue and also so the firearm can't be traced back to you and the ammunition can't be traced back to you

[@StarFighters76]

*physically examines body* "Dead Body": Stop it, I'm ticklish!

[@JerryOrbachFan]

I would not have been able to do it. 🥴 I am extremely ticklish. I would have had a hard time holding still especially if I was being touched by Jerry Orbach. 🤣

[@tatalsaba]

So that's where Janice Soprano hid after Richie Aprile.

[@Kent933]

6:29 who is she and she's about 1.88-m

[@draco84oz]

I believe that's Laura Linney - she's a veteran actress.

[@jdrancho1864]

watch the scene - there is a two-step up from the breakfast table to the kitchen area.

[@tritchie6272]

If a Lady was going to be auditioning alone in front of a Stranger,packing a gun might be wise.

[@Glum1964]

Oh, come on! We all know Janice did it. She made her bones on this guy, then ten years later she whacks Richie Aprile! I know it, you know it, and Lenny Briscoe knows it! 4:44

[@darthck5066]

As a sopranos fan would say, Quasimodo predicted all of this.

[@AndyBluebear-fi9om]

Ah, 90s New York. Cleaner and safer than it was in the last 2 decades, but with still enough character and unique places before it became too gentrified.

[@barbarossa1780]

It’s Vartan Dadian at the golf club!!!

[@jhetttiernan2623]

Something tells me that Mr Big is gonna be getting a visit from SVU 🤫

[@oneleafaday348]

Wow, nice shout out to Anita Hill's story about Clarence Thomas putting pubic hair in canned sodas

[@Wolffen51]

I vaguely remember this episode....I believe in the end shes found not guilty. I believe that McCoy says "if you are going to play stickball in Schenectady you better learn Queensbury rules..."

[@Deborahtunes]

And she got off...

[@Toneill029]

I mean I can see why she did.

[@Deborahtunes]

@@Toneill029 ~ It was bs. She was in no danger from him...

[@kylewilson2819]

@@Deborahtunes Yep. All because the jury was racist against the Japanese.

[@Bergen98]

Janice finally decided to find some normal job, good for her!

[@MsLogjam]

It's Mary Ann Singleton from "Tales of the City." She definitely should have stayed in SF. Mrs. Madrigal and the gang must be heartbroken.

[@albertoshillinger9698]

4:28 Janice Soprano!!

[@jeannievanniekerk1527]

😮 Gloves 🧤🧤🧤🧤

[@marvinrichardduran8961]

*@Law&Order* Is Katrina Lantz' Play character gets arrested for refuse answer more Questions for the Asian Man’s murder? #lawandorder 3:37 (Katrina Lantz & #katrinalantz)

[@christianbolze7092]

Dont they get sued by the people they wrongly attack and question?

[@aspenrebel]

If you knew sushi like I knew sushi.

[@MichaelSlowik-h8y]

Hey its Wendy Byrd

[@generichuman2044]

Looks like Janice Soprano got herself out of the mob life

[@calebcortez5801]

Now... I've got a few things to say about Laura Linney!

[@jonathanwpressman]

Janice!!

[@JeremyRobbins-b1n]

A foreshadow to Weinstein years after this episode...? 🤔

[@Scooterpiety]

Janice!

[@teodorusdikypermadi]

A japan person says nobody safe in NYC !

[@lovepet4565]

Its so cool that hes identifying just hair color not dna lol

[@themermaidstale5008]

It’s possible that men and women’s hair can be differentiated. I’m not a forensic scientist

[@erikafigueroa5128]

Before I saw the blonde, I remembered this episode.

[@Chevalier_knight]

Oh its tonys sister

[@joemckim1183]

Janice Soprano

[@darryl8806]

Soprano's sister

[@alexl.4170]

Hair analysis was proven to be totally bogus. Thousands went to prison on that bullshit.

[@josephbalan8384]

Pubic hair is not evidence for arrest, just proves sexual encounter

[@kylewilson2819]

Except she had claimed she never went to his hotel room.

[@ladyweasellou3367]

Still not a blond

[@andrewyoung2796]

Lenny picking on Clarence Thomas

[@matthewbarry1746]

She let herself get pimped out then got pissed when she got pimped out...

[@Toneill029]

That is not what happened.

[@matthewbarry1746]

@@Toneill029 Rewatch the episode.

[@kerrywhite6720]

LAW.... no ORDER. MEH!