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Law & Order :: Competence (05x06)

Episode Information

Title:

Competence

Episode #:

05x06

Production Number:

69409

Original Airdate:

Wednesday November 02nd, 1994

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Episode Crew
Director:	Fred Gerber (1)
Writer:	Michael S. Chernuchin Mark B. Perry

Episode Summary

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Lieutenant Anita Van Buren (S. Epatha Merkerson) is held up at an ATM, but shoots her attackers -- killing one of the two robbers. When the victim is shown to have been mentally retarded, the ADAs decide to prosecute the other criminal with his partner's murder.

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Guest Stars

Guest Stars
•Bernard Grant	played	Judge Irwin Reisman	Recurring (third appearance)
•Carolyn McCormick	played	Dr. Elizabeth Olivet	Recurring (29th appearance)
•Charles Dumas	played	Donald Van Buren	Recurring (first appearance)
•George Hosmer	played	Court Clerk	Recurring (third appearance)
•Gia Galeano	played	Ana Valdez	Recurring (third appearance)
•Jerry Grayson	played	Jeffrey Crockett	Recurring (third appearance)
•Jude Ciccolella	played	Dennis Burnett	Recurring (second appearance)
•Marcella Lowery	played	Attorney for Van Buren	Recurring (third appearance)
•Omar Sharif Scroggins	played	Zack Rowland	Recurring (second appearance)
•Rochelle Oliver	played	Judge Grace Larkin	Recurring (third appearance)
•Ruben Santiago-Hudson	played	Dr. Brian Keene	Recurring (second appearance)
•Samuel E. Wright	played	Jerome Osborn	Recurring (first appearance)
•Sharon Martin	played	Linda Byrd	Recurring (first appearance)
•Chris McGinn	played	Mrs. Sheffield
•Fanni Green	played	Mrs. Rowland
•Fredro Starr (1)	played	Tony "G-Dog" Rowland
•J. C. MacKenzie (1)	played	ME Hoeck
•Jacklyn Brooke Sanford	played	Gwen Sheffield
•Lisa Louise Langford	played	Marjorie Gordon
•Nicholas Garr	played	Doyle
•Sharif Rashed	played	Ric Van Buren
•Tse-Mach Washington	played	Stefan Van Buren

Main Cast

•S. Epatha Merkerson	played	Lt. Anita Van Buren
•Sam Waterston	played	D.A. Jack McCoy
•Jerry Orbach	played	Det. Lennie Briscoe
•Steven Hill (1)	played	D.A. Adam Schiff
•Jill Hennessy	played	A.D.A. Claire Kincaid
•Chris Noth	played	Det. Mike Logan