Evidence suggests that the murder of an elderly philanthropist was part of a conspiracy involving his lawyer and his much-younger trophy wife.Evidence suggests that the murder of an elderly philanthropist was part of a conspiracy involving his lawyer and his much-younger trophy wife.Evidence suggests that the murder of an elderly philanthropist was part of a conspiracy involving his lawyer and his much-younger trophy wife.
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Lázaro Pérez
- Luis Polanco
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Stephen C. Bradbury
- Victor Henckel
- (as Stephen Bradbury)
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- TriviaThis episode appears to be based on the 1996 Anna Nicole Smith inheritance case. Smith had wed a much older man who died shortly after the wedding, then spent years fighting his son in court for the inheritance.
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Velma Darcy: [to Kim Triandos] Oh, girl... you are as dumb as a sack of hair.
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Marriage of death
Season 7 was not a perfect season and not every episode was a winner (no real duds though). Of the thirteen episodes up to this point of it, six episodes are particularly outstanding and there are only two disappointments ("Family Business" and "Entrapment"). When it comes to the original 'Law and Order', 'Special Victims Unit' and 'Criminal Intent' and their respective Season 7s, 'Law and Order's' for me was by far the best, the other two's being very uneven.
One of the season's best is "Matrimony", the fourth outstanding episode in a row. There are episodes of 'Law and Order' that don't sound special on paper, but are executed fascinatingly and brilliantly. The previous episode "Barter" was a fine example of that. So is this, which has some familiar-sounding tropes but doesn't feel unoriginal or predictable at all. The supporting performances and the writing also make it a memorable episode.
It is an episode that succeeds in every way. The production values as ever have slickness and grit, with an intimacy without being claustrophobic. The music has presence when it's used but does so without being intrusive, some of it is quite haunting too. The direction is also understated but the tension never slips, the second half being full of it.
The script is lean and intelligent, with many thought provoking moments in the second half and some scathing lines from Velma (do agree that the best line of the episode comes from her). The story is always hugely compelling, with the revelations not being obvious or too complicated. There have been more surprising ending this season, but the ending absolutely crackled in intensity with some of the best character interaction of the season.
While all the regulars are excellent with no exception, this is a case of the supporting cast being even better. An episode highlight being the very layered performance of Arija Bareikis, who has an interesting and complex character and plays her with charm, cunning and nuance. Every bit as good is Anna Holbrook who chills as a loathsome mother figure and smarmy Boyd Gaines. Good to see George Grizzard again, it's been a while.
Concluding, superb episode. 10/10.
One of the season's best is "Matrimony", the fourth outstanding episode in a row. There are episodes of 'Law and Order' that don't sound special on paper, but are executed fascinatingly and brilliantly. The previous episode "Barter" was a fine example of that. So is this, which has some familiar-sounding tropes but doesn't feel unoriginal or predictable at all. The supporting performances and the writing also make it a memorable episode.
It is an episode that succeeds in every way. The production values as ever have slickness and grit, with an intimacy without being claustrophobic. The music has presence when it's used but does so without being intrusive, some of it is quite haunting too. The direction is also understated but the tension never slips, the second half being full of it.
The script is lean and intelligent, with many thought provoking moments in the second half and some scathing lines from Velma (do agree that the best line of the episode comes from her). The story is always hugely compelling, with the revelations not being obvious or too complicated. There have been more surprising ending this season, but the ending absolutely crackled in intensity with some of the best character interaction of the season.
While all the regulars are excellent with no exception, this is a case of the supporting cast being even better. An episode highlight being the very layered performance of Arija Bareikis, who has an interesting and complex character and plays her with charm, cunning and nuance. Every bit as good is Anna Holbrook who chills as a loathsome mother figure and smarmy Boyd Gaines. Good to see George Grizzard again, it's been a while.
Concluding, superb episode. 10/10.
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