"Law & Order: Criminal Intent" Blind Spot (2006)

Director:

Norberto Barba

Writers:

Dick Wolf (creator)
Rene Balcer (developer)

TV Series:

"Law & Order: Criminal Intent" (2001)

Original Air Date:

19 September 2006 (Season 6, Episode 1)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

Plot:

When a murder case bears eerie similarities to a serial murder case from the past, Goren's reclusive profiling mentor comes in to help the investigation. But nobody realizes that Eames may be the next target. |

Plot Keywords:

Father Daughter Relationship | Profiler | Torture | Detective | New York City

Cast

Vincent D'Onofrio	...	Detective Robert Goren
Kathryn Erbe	...	Detective Alexandra Eames
Eric Bogosian	...	Captain Danny Ross
Martha Plimpton	...	Jo Gage
Leslie Hendrix	...	Dr. Elizabeth Rodgers
Carlos Leon	...	Enrique Zuella
Carson Elrod	...	Steve
Jana Robbins	...	Ambassador Conington
John Glover	...	Dr. Declan Gage
Abby Royle	...	Heidi Conington
Lanette Ware	...	Det. Bea Massey
Ana Maria Jomolca	...	Jocelyn Bart
Julienne Hanzelka Kim	...	Amanda Hsin
Poorna Jagannathan	...	Dr. Sikh
Steve Hamm	...	Officer Farrell

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:TV-14

Company:

Wolf Films

Trivia:

Jo says "Speak of the Devil" when Declan shows up at the squad room window. John Glover played the Devil in "Brimstone"

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): The medical examiner's report Goren reads, contains some errors in character names. Jenna, the second murder victim, is listed as "Rebecca". Also, M.E. Rodgers' name is misspelled as "Rogers".

Movie Connections:

References "Brimstone" (1998)

New Season Opens With A Bang, And A New Captain

*** This comment may contain spoilers ***

Season Six gets off to a wild start, a story in which we see "Detective Alex Eames" (Kathryn Erbe) kidnapped; we meet "Det. Robert Goren's (Vincent D'Onofrio) old mentor "Declan Gage" (John Glover); we see three grisly killings and we meet Captain Deakins' replacement, "Captain Danny Ross" (Eric Bogosian).

Bogosian and Glover are movie stars and so is Martha Plimpton, who also guest stars here as Gage's daughter "Jo." Her role wasn't that much in here until the end but she gives a totally riveting performance the last 3-4 minutes as she talks about her life and her relationship with her father. If you think "Goren" is odd, wait until you see his former mentor. Glover dons long hair, goatee and almost looks like a freaked-out Sherlock Holmes. I liked all the one-on-one sessions he and Goren had in this episode.

The only person who rubbed me the wrong way (as a fan of this show and Goren & Eames) was Ross, the new boss. Unlike Deakins, who always supported his detectives, this guy has it out for Goren, already. I hope this doesn't turn out to be another "Dirty Harry" situation where the good cop has to battle not only the bad guys but his annoying boss, as well. After all the cases he's solved, "Goren" deserves more respect.

Whatever. With everything involved, this turns out to be quite a memorable episode.