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Law & Order: Criminal Intent Episode: "Albatross"

Season 6, Episode 13
Episode Synopsis: A judge ends up a real-life casualty when he takes part in a reenactment of a famous historic duel. Goren and Eames question the victim's opponent (Xander Berkeley), whose wife is running for mayor of New York City. Maureen Pagonis: Donna Murphy. Original Air Date: Feb 6, 2007

February 6, 2007: Albatross

Welcome back, new episodes of Law & Order: Criminal Intent — we missed you so. A marked improvement over the Goren/Eames episode of last month (because monthly is about how often they’re running now), this was actually one of my favorites so far this season. The acting was almost universally strong, from the detectives to the suspects — though I did pick up on some of that Captain Danny/Eric Bogosian woodenness others have complained of. When he “rushed” over to the dying judge’s aid at the duel and declared, “I’m a police officer” — well, there was just nothing there. No urgency, no shock at a murder taking place right in front of his kids. Heck, he even put the little scamps to work collecting video cameras from the crowd. Your fictional tax dollars fictionally at work, people.Speaking of that duel, the whole opening sequence really threw me for a loop. Guys in powdered wigs, MTV-style quick-cutting and a Bowie/Queen accompani... read more

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Premiered: October 04, 2007, on USA
Rating: TV-14
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Premise: This second 'Law & Order' spin-off focuses on New York detectives known as the Major Case Squad, which handles high-profile and unusually difficult investigations. Its storytelling differs from the original series in that it presents the criminal's perspective as well as the deductive methods used by the cops.

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