Dollhouse (Law & Order: Criminal Intent episode)
Encyclopedia
"Dollhouse" is a fifth season episode of the television series Law & Order: Criminal Intent
.
and Barek
investigate the murder of a car salesman found shot in the street. They immediately suspect a self-absorbed mother who told the victim he was the father of her child. They later discover that she has been blackmail
ing unfaithful husbands by making false paternity claims, but hit a dead end when the men refuse to testify against her. When the detectives look deeper into the case, they discover that her seemingly meek and maternal sister could be playing a far more sinister role in the fraud.
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Law & Order: Criminal Intent is an American police procedural television drama series set in New York City, where it was also primarily produced. Created and produced by Dick Wolf and René Balcer, the series premiered on September 30, 2001, as the second spin-off of Wolf's successful crime drama...
.
Plot summary
In this episode, Detectives LoganMike Logan (Law & Order)
Michael "Mike" Logan is a fictional character in the police procedural and legal drama television series Law & Order franchise, played by Chris Noth.-History in the franchise:...
and Barek
Carolyn Barek
Det. Carolyn Barek is a fictional character on the NBC-USA Network series, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, played by Annabella Sciorra.Barek is partnered with Det. Mike Logan , on the Major Case Squad of the New York City Police Department . Her badge number is 6141.A criminal profiler from...
investigate the murder of a car salesman found shot in the street. They immediately suspect a self-absorbed mother who told the victim he was the father of her child. They later discover that she has been blackmail
Blackmail
In common usage, blackmail is a crime involving threats to reveal substantially true or false information about a person to the public, a family member, or associates unless a demand is met. It may be defined as coercion involving threats of physical harm, threat of criminal prosecution, or threats...
ing unfaithful husbands by making false paternity claims, but hit a dead end when the men refuse to testify against her. When the detectives look deeper into the case, they discover that her seemingly meek and maternal sister could be playing a far more sinister role in the fraud.
Cast
Chris Noth Chris Noth Christopher David "Chris" Noth is an American actor. He is known for long-running television roles as Det. Mike Logan on the police procedural and legal drama television series, Law & Order and Law & Order: Criminal Intent, and as Big on Sex and the City. For the latter role, he has been... |
Det. Mike Logan Mike Logan (Law & Order) Michael "Mike" Logan is a fictional character in the police procedural and legal drama television series Law & Order franchise, played by Chris Noth.-History in the franchise:... |
Annabella Sciorra Annabella Sciorra Annabella Sciorra is an American film, television, and stage actress. Sciorra received an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Female Lead for the 1989 film True Love, and came to widespread attention in her co-lead role in Spike Lee's 1991 film Jungle Fever... |
Det. Carolyn Barek Carolyn Barek Det. Carolyn Barek is a fictional character on the NBC-USA Network series, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, played by Annabella Sciorra.Barek is partnered with Det. Mike Logan , on the Major Case Squad of the New York City Police Department . Her badge number is 6141.A criminal profiler from... |
Jamey Sheridan Jamey Sheridan James Patrick "Jamey" Sheridan is an American actor. He was born in Pasadena, California.He has had a prolific acting career in theater, television, and feature film productions. Born to a family of actors, he made it to Broadway and earned a Tony nomination in 1987 for his performance in the... |
Capt. James Deakins James Deakins Captain James Deakins is a fictional character on the NBC-USA Network U.S. television series, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, played by Jamey Sheridan.On the show, Deakins supervises New York City's Major Case Squad... |
Courtney B. Vance Courtney B. Vance Courtney Bernard Vance is an American actor. He was formerly a regular on the NBC/USA television series Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Assistant District Attorney Ron Carver. He was also a series regular on the ABC series FlashForward. As of 2011, he appears on the TNT series The Closer as Chief... |
A.D.A. Ron Carver Ron Carver Ron Carver is a fictional character on the NBC-USA Network series, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, played by Courtney B. Vance.Carver often works in conjunction with detectives Robert Goren, Alexandra Eames, Mike Logan and Carolyn Barek of the Major Case Squad. He graduated from John Jay College of... |