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  • Law & Order Burden (Season 8, Episode 20)
  • TV-14
    TV Episode | 46 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Law & Order

Burden (Season 8, Episode 20)
TV-14
TV Episode | 46 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A doctor is accused of maliciously killing a quadriplegic boy. However, the doctor claims that it was a mercy killing and that he was acting on the family's wishes.
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Writers
Dick Wolf (created by) | David Shore (written by) | I.C. Rapoport (written by)
Producers
Billy Fox | Lewis Gould (as Lewis H. Gould) | Jeffrey L. Hayes (as Jeffrey Hayes) | David Shore
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Editor
Casting Director
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Status
Edit Released
Updated Apr 24, 1998

Release date
Apr 24, 1998 (United States)

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Cast

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32 cast members
Name Known for
Jerry Orbach
Detective Lennie Briscoe Detective Lennie Briscoe   See fewer
Benjamin Bratt
Detective Rey Curtis Detective Rey Curtis   See fewer
S. Epatha Merkerson
Lieutenant Anita Van Buren Lieutenant Anita Van Buren   See fewer
Sam Waterston
Executive ADA Jack McCoy Executive ADA Jack McCoy   See fewer
Carey Lowell
ADA Jamie Ross ADA Jamie Ross   See fewer
Steven Hill
DA Adam Schiff DA Adam Schiff   See fewer
Gerry Bamman
Defense Attorney Stan Gillum Defense Attorney Stan Gillum   See fewer
John Hickok
Dr. Lyle Semenko Dr. Lyle Semenko   See fewer
Heather Matarazzo
Stephanie Sutter Stephanie Sutter   See fewer
John Procaccino
Joe Sutter Joe Sutter   See fewer
William Severs
Judge Henry Fillmore Judge Henry Fillmore   See fewer
J.K. Simmons
Dr. Emil Skoda Dr. Emil Skoda   See fewer
Maryann Plunkett
Lois Sutter Lois Sutter   See fewer
John Fiore
Detective Tony Profaci Detective Tony Profaci   See fewer
Leslie Hendrix
ME Dr. Elizabeth Rodgers ME Dr. Elizabeth Rodgers   See fewer
Jerry Lyden
Roy Cashman Roy Cashman   See fewer
Barrie Youngfellow
Dr. Emily Lindros Dr. Emily Lindros   See fewer
Stephen Stout
Dr. Keogh Dr. Keogh   See fewer
Eric R. Moreland
Nicholls Nicholls   See fewer
Christine Jones
Stapleton Stapleton   See fewer
Gregory Mitchell
Peter Gilbert Peter Gilbert   See fewer
Jane Connell
Mrs. Hodge Mrs. Hodge   See fewer
Gordon Connell
Mr. Larry Hodge Mr. Larry Hodge   See fewer
Julie Follansbee
Rose Bing Rose Bing   See fewer
Karen Starc
Martha McSorley (as Karen Goberman) Martha McSorley (as Karen Goberman)   See fewer
Louisa Holaday
Kara Vadnay Kara Vadnay   See fewer
Laine Valentino
Bea Goring Bea Goring   See fewer
Larry Sherman
Judge Colin Fraser Judge Colin Fraser   See fewer
John Gleeson Connolly
Anderson (as John G. Connolly) Anderson (as John G. Connolly)   See fewer
Jim Taylor McNickle
Foreperson Foreperson   See fewer
Steven Zirnkilton
Narrator (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited) Narrator (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
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