Ill-Bred
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"Ill-Bred" is a third season episode of the television series Law & Order: Criminal Intent
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who began to question strange drug use surrounding her equine patients.
Through their investigation, Detectives Goren
and Eames
discover a stable full of work release inmates who appear to be smuggling drugs in the horses.
Goren then discovers the jealousy and class rivalries among the wealthy owner, his wife, and the married couple who work for them.
Dale and Paige Mullen are the married stable employees who have a dream to own a horse farm. In order to get the funds to own a dream horse farm, they turn to heroin smuggling. Dale and Paige transport heroin in the horse's uterus as they and the horses travel to various domestic and international thoroughbred competitions. Paige killed the female veterinarian who came upon a drugged horse (probably from the heroin accidentally leaking from inside the horse). Paige Mullen also has a separate scheme involving her unsuspecting dimwitted husband -- she has been spiking Dale's dipping tobacco
with a fertility drug (while she is taking oral contraceptives) and poking pinholes in his condoms. Dale has been sleeping with the boss' wife, Marguerite Townsend. Marguerite has become pregnant and Paige intended to increase the possibility of Marguerite having an illegitimate child. Then by blackmailing Marguerite, Paige can obtain more funds for the dream horse farm. Paige has already put a $10,000 deposit down on a $600,000 Connecticut
horse farm without informing Dale nor including his name on the contract. It seems Paige was just using Dale to collect a stud fee (impregnating the owner's wife and blackmailing her) to achieve the horse farm and would get rid of him later on (Dale sensed Paige had lost interest in him and that is why he started sleeping with the boss' wife, Marguerite).
Goren: Wow, these quick-release knots, they're quick.
[He neighs like a horse]
Eames: When I was a kid, I used to dream about living on a horse farm.
Goren: That's a nice dream – for a horse.
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...
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Plot summary
A careless breeding on an aristocratic horse farm result in the bloody murder of a female veterinarianVeterinarian
A veterinary physician, colloquially called a vet, shortened from veterinarian or veterinary surgeon , is a professional who treats disease, disorder and injury in animals....
who began to question strange drug use surrounding her equine patients.
Through their investigation, Detectives Goren
Robert Goren
Det. Robert "Bobby" Goren is a fictional character featured in the NBC-USA Network police procedural and legal drama television series Law & Order: Criminal Intent, portrayed by Vincent D'Onofrio....
and Eames
Alexandra Eames
Det. Alexandra "Alex" Eames is a fictional police detective with the NYPD Major Case Squad featured in the NBC-USA Network Law & Order: Criminal Intent, portrayed by Kathryn Erbe...
discover a stable full of work release inmates who appear to be smuggling drugs in the horses.
Goren then discovers the jealousy and class rivalries among the wealthy owner, his wife, and the married couple who work for them.
Dale and Paige Mullen are the married stable employees who have a dream to own a horse farm. In order to get the funds to own a dream horse farm, they turn to heroin smuggling. Dale and Paige transport heroin in the horse's uterus as they and the horses travel to various domestic and international thoroughbred competitions. Paige killed the female veterinarian who came upon a drugged horse (probably from the heroin accidentally leaking from inside the horse). Paige Mullen also has a separate scheme involving her unsuspecting dimwitted husband -- she has been spiking Dale's dipping tobacco
Dipping tobacco
Dipping tobacco, traditionally referred to as moist snuff, is a type of finely ground or shredded, moistened smokeless tobacco product. It is commonly and idiomatically known by various terms – most often as dip and sometimes rub or chew...
with a fertility drug (while she is taking oral contraceptives) and poking pinholes in his condoms. Dale has been sleeping with the boss' wife, Marguerite Townsend. Marguerite has become pregnant and Paige intended to increase the possibility of Marguerite having an illegitimate child. Then by blackmailing Marguerite, Paige can obtain more funds for the dream horse farm. Paige has already put a $10,000 deposit down on a $600,000 Connecticut
Connecticut
Connecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...
horse farm without informing Dale nor including his name on the contract. It seems Paige was just using Dale to collect a stud fee (impregnating the owner's wife and blackmailing her) to achieve the horse farm and would get rid of him later on (Dale sensed Paige had lost interest in him and that is why he started sleeping with the boss' wife, Marguerite).
Cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Vincent D'Onofrio Vincent D'Onofrio Vincent Phillip D'Onofrio is an American actor, director, film producer, writer, and singer. Often referred to as an actor's actor, his work as a character actor has earned him the nickname of "Human Chameleon"... |
Det. Robert Goren Robert Goren Det. Robert "Bobby" Goren is a fictional character featured in the NBC-USA Network police procedural and legal drama television series Law & Order: Criminal Intent, portrayed by Vincent D'Onofrio.... |
| Kathryn Erbe Kathryn Erbe Kathryn Elsbeth Erbe is an American actress known for her role as Det. Alexandra Eames in Law & Order: Criminal Intent, a spin-off of Law & Order, and death row inmate Shirley Bellinger in the HBO series Oz.-Personal life:... |
Det. Alexandra Eames Alexandra Eames Det. Alexandra "Alex" Eames is a fictional police detective with the NYPD Major Case Squad featured in the NBC-USA Network Law & Order: Criminal Intent, portrayed by Kathryn Erbe... |
| 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... |
Quotes
[After dropping yet another piece of horse gear by pulling on the knot]Goren: Wow, these quick-release knots, they're quick.
[He neighs like a horse]
Eames: When I was a kid, I used to dream about living on a horse farm.
Goren: That's a nice dream – for a horse.