"Law & Order"
Sanctuary (1994)

Director:

Arthur W. Forney

Writers:

Michael S. Chernuchin (writer) &
William N. Fordes (writer) ...

TV Series:

"Law & Order" (1990)

Original Air Date:

13 April 1994 (Season 4, Episode 19)

Genre:

Crime | Mystery | Drama

Plot:

A Jewish driver kills a black youth in a hit-and-run accident in Harlem and is not prosecuted. The black community's reaction ends in the death of a white motorist, but should the killer be held responsible for his actions? |

Plot Keywords:

Female Boss | Sergeant | Female District Attorney | Death Of Cast Member | Law And Order

Cast

Jerry Orbach	...	Detective Lennie Briscoe
Chris Noth	...	Detective Mike Logan
S. Epatha Merkerson	...	Lt. Anita Van Buren
Michael Moriarty	...	Executive A.D.A. Ben Stone
Jill Hennessy	...	A.D.A. Claire Kincaid
Steven Hill	...	D.A. Adam Schiff
Carolyn McCormick	...	Dr. Elizabeth Olivet (scenes deleted)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Susan Blommaert	...	Judge Rebecca Steinman
Elaine Bromka	...	Mrs. De Santis
Bob Cea	...	Stokes
Carl Jay Cofield	...	Ott's Assistant
John G. Connolly	...	Barnes
Michael Constantine	...	Joshua Berger
John Fiore	...	Detective Tony Profaci
Arthur French	...	Dr. Myron Jansen
Nicholas J. Giangiulio	...	Desantis
Ed Hodson	...	Marks
John Steven Jones	...	Bobby Griffen
Melanee Murray	...	Janet
Sean Nelson	...	Damon Fox
Vince O'Brien	...	Judge Phillip Franks
Damon Saleem	...	Daryl Johnson
Omar Scroggins	...	Luther Haywood (as Omar Sharif Scroggins)
J.K. Simmons	...	Jerry Luppin
Tanganyika	...	Evelyn
Kevin Thigpen	...	Isaac Roberts
Tony Todd	...	Reverend Ott
Lorraine Toussaint	...	Shambala Green
Jon Vandertholen	...	CSU Landau
Sharon Washington	...	Mrs. Fox
Beatrice Winde	...	Corina Roberts
David Wolos-Fonteno	...	Jimmy Graves
Christopher Wynkoop	...	Bloom

Trivia:

J.K. Simmons, who plays Luppin in this episode, later rejoined the cast in the recurring role of Dr. Emil Skoda.

Quotes:

EADA Ben Stone: I'm responsible for my actions, not the color of my skin. And if it makes you feel good to call me a racist, fine. But if you want to know who's really responsible for racism in today's society, take a good look in the mirror.