January 28, 2004
10.11 Collision
In this episode (10.11), a young emotionally disturbed woman is heard being attacked in Riverside Park and then goes missing. Briscoe and Green eventually identify her and try to track her down. They find her body in a storage trailer on the waterfront, and identify her killer as another emotionally disturbed man she was involved with. However, things are not always what they seem, and Sokda discovers the suspect may not have precisely the mental deficiency he appears to. Additionally, McCoy and Carmichael discover that the facts of the case may not be what they had believed, either.
The episode is notable because it involves one EDP attacking another, and because of the subtle emotional performance of Tovah Feldshuh as the suspect's defense attorney, Danielle Melnick, a character who has appeared many times in the series. Melnick is convinced that McCoy is seeking an unjust punishment for her client, and she is especially upset when McCoy attempts to win a court order demanding the man be forcibly medicated after he hordes his medication and falls into a catatonic state.
The teaser of the episode involves a married couple in their apartment building who hears the argument in the park. Before they hear the argument, the couple is discussing planned visit by the husband's mother. The discussion picks up on the theme of parenthood and family that is prominent in the rest of the episode, especially since the parents of both the victim and the suspects have important roles in the story.
The title apparently refers to the unhappy collision of these two EDPs and the unfortunate consequences of that collision.
Posted by adm at January 28, 2004 08:05 PM
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