Kid Pro Quo
By Hank74
Lennie-10/10
Ed-10/10
Van Buren-2/10
Jack-10/10
Serena-8/10
Arthur-8/10
Supporting Cast-10/10
Plot-9/10
Performance-9/10
Value-8/10
Total-84/100
Notes:
This has to be the first time there were no supervising
police leader (either Cragen or Van Buren) in any scenes of the "Law"
part. What happened to Lt. Anita? Was she sick, had other commitments, etc.?
You wonder if Lennie and Ed could actually do this on their own. I gave VB the
2 because her name did appear on the credits, like they do with tests.
Great to see Prof. Rothenberg back as defense counsel.
However, I was very disappointed we didn't see another constitutional clash
like in Black Tie or Jeopardy. Yet he was brilliant and put Beck in his
place on cross. I can only hope he will reappear again since we don't know
about Mellnick, and it's very likely the likes of Schell and Gold won't be
coming back.
The Massucci family has been going strong for 13 years
now. Maybe the late don's sister didn't do a good enough job in "chopping
down the tree" as we thought since this family seems to reappear again and
again since Torrents of Greed. .
I liked this ep from the beginning to end with the
possible suspects and theories. I liked how they inserted many characters who
could have been the actual killer besides Scofield. I was hoping though for
more of an investigation into these bitter or sleazy figures, maybe Lennie and
Ed (or better yet, Van Buren) do a background check and tell Jack and Serena in
the "Order" part. Yet there was too much going on due to the trial
and the DA's own investigation. The disappointing thing though was the very
ending with the guilty verdict. For a moment, after Jack's cross of Schofield,
I was anticipating a moment like Right to Counsel whereby the defendant
committed suicide. There was that possible parallel and Wannabe with the
working class father, in this case the MTA guy, confessing to the murder.