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  Episode Information  
Title: Causa Mortis
Episode Number: 135
Season: 7
Season Episode #.: 1
Production Number: K1106
Original Airdate: Wednesday September 18th, 1996
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Episode Crew
Director: Ed Sherin
Writer: René Balcer
  Episode Summary  
In this ripped-from-the-headlines plot, Briscoe (Jerry Orbach) and Curtis (Benjamin Bratt) investigate the carjacking/murder of a young mother who leaves behind a husband and four small children. The case seems cut and dry when they discover the woman covertly recorded her own murder on a pocket tape recorder, even getting the murderer to say his name. When the tape and murder weapon get thrown out of court on a technicality, McCoy (Sam Waterston) and his new partner, Asst. D.A. Jamie Ross (Carey Lowell, 'Leaving Las Vegas'), must pull out all the stops to keep a cold-blooded murderer from going free.
 
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  Guest Stars  
Guest Stars
Alex BowenplayedRankin 9-year-old SonRecurring (first appearance)
Andrea BowenplayedRankin ToddlerRecurring (first appearance)
Bruce WinantplayedMorgensternRecurring (first appearance)
Cameron BowenplayedRankin 7-year-old SonRecurring (first appearance)
David RaineyplayedAssistant Medical ExaminerRecurring (second appearance)
David ZayasplayedRaoul CervantesRecurring (second appearance)
DeAnn MearsplayedJudge Maria GanceRecurring (third appearance)
Divina CookplayedMrs. GalvezRecurring (second appearance)
George Martin (1)playedAbe MercerRecurring (second appearance)
Gia GaleanoplayedGiaRecurring (11th appearance)
Gloria IrizarryplayedRosa CitroneRecurring (first appearance)
Harsh NayyarplayedGas Station AttendantRecurring (second appearance)
Hugh O'GormanplayedChuck RodmanRecurring (first appearance)
Irma St. PauleplayedSallyRecurring (second appearance)
Jim LavinplayedCourt ClerkRecurring (third appearance)
Jonathan Teague Cook (1)playedMarty FineRecurring (third appearance)
Jurian HughesplayedM.E. GardnerRecurring (second appearance)
Lawrence ArancioplayedIan RankinRecurring (first appearance)
Lee SummersplayedBelmont Uniform PolicemanRecurring (second appearance)
Mark KacherskyplayedShusterRecurring (first appearance)
Michael HobbsplayedSergeantRecurring (first appearance)
Rebecca NelsonplayedMaureen RankinRecurring (first appearance)
Ted Kazanoff (1)playedJudge Daniel ScarlettiRecurring (second appearance)
Tom CappadonaplayedVictor DriscollRecurring (second appearance)
Victor SierraplayedFernando SalvaRecurring (third appearance)
Cyndi CartagenaplayedAnna Galvez 
Gerard O'Brien (1)playedESU Technician 
Jillian BowenplayedJackie Rankin 
Jon Brent Curry (1)playedESU Technician 
Louise SorelplayedMarcy Fletcher Wrightman 
Michael DahlenplayedYoung Attendant 
Tiffany FraserplayedSusan Bayer 
William McGuire (4)playedESU Lieutenant 
  Main Cast  
S. Epatha MerkersonplayedLt. Anita Van Buren
Sam WaterstonplayedD.A. Jack McCoy
Jerry OrbachplayedDet. Lennie Briscoe
Benjamin BrattplayedDet. Reynaldo "Rey" Curtis
Steven Hill (1)playedD.A. Adam Schiff
Carey LowellplayedA.D.A. Jamie Ross
  Episode Notes  
Carey Lowell (Jamie Ross) joins the regular cast in this episode.
 
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