Death. Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! Lennie Briscoe was such a prominent and popular character in the Law & Order TV universe that when Dick Wolf debuted a spinoff in 2005 called Law & Order: Trial by Jury, he savvily attracted . RobberDrug dealer [10], Born on January 2, 1940, Lennie Briscoe grows up in the Meatpacking District of Manhattan. Law & Order was supposed to reveal Claire Kincaid survived the crash but was left paralyzed, and she left the DA's office in the aftermath. She was stabbed 27 times but was not raped. 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Sadly, not returning is the iconic, wisecracking NYPD Detective Lennie Briscoe; his portrayer, Jerry Orbach, died of cancer at the age of 69 in 2004. He is a recovering alcoholic, admitting he spent "20 years in a bottle.[19] He often makes references to being a "friend of Bill W.", which is a reference to his having attended Alcoholics Anonymous. [2], Orbach's professional career began on the New York stage, both on and off-Broadway, where he created roles such as El Gallo in the original off-Broadway run of The Fantasticks (1960) and became the first performer to sing that show's standard "Try to Remember",[3] Billy Flynn in the original Chicago (19751977), and Julian Marsh in 42nd Street (19801985). The day after Orbach's death, the marquees on Broadway were dimmed in mourning, one of the highest honors of the American theatre world,[3] while NBC re-aired the Law & Order episode "C.O.D." Ring of Honor and All Elite Wrestling promotions owner Tony Khan confirmed the passing of Briscoe, real name Jamin Pugh, on Tuesday evening. advertisement. He had previously guest-starred as a defense attorney on the series, and was subsequently cast as the new "senior detective" following Paul Sorvino's departure. Here's Claire Kincaid's shocking exit from Law & Order explained. Like his father, Briscoe served in the military; he was at one point a corporal in the United States Army. Orbach chose the latter and created the role of El Gallo in the off-Broadway production The Fantasticks, which was met with exceptional reviews and became the longest-running off-Broadway show in history. This story has been shared 174,948 times. In 2007, Mike Logan mentioned that although Briscoe had died, he still sees him alive in his dreams. Leonard W. "Lennie" Briscoe is a fictional character on NBC's long-running police procedural and legal drama television series Law & Order.He was created by Walon Green and Ren Balcer, and was portrayed by Jerry Orbach.He was featured on the show for 12 seasons, from 1992 to 2004; making him one of the longest-serving main characters in the series' 20-year-run history, as well as the longest . [4], Lennie Briscoe is introduced in the ninth episode of the third season, "Point of View", as the new senior detective in the New York City Police Department's 27th Detective Squad in the 27th Police Precinct's station house. He made further TV appearances on popular shows such as The Golden Girls (for which he received his first Emmy nomination[3]), Who's the Boss?, and Frasier (as a guest caller). In 1987, he changed pace, playing the stern but loving father of a rebellious teenage girl in the runaway hit Dirty Dancing, costarring Jennifer Grey and Patrick Swayze, which is still his best-known movie role. Briscoe typically has a wise-crack or joke about the victim or circumstances of death at the close of the opening scene, with the joke usually exhibiting a very deadpan delivery while at the same time being highly "on target". All Rights Reserved. SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA: An old video of legendary Ring of Honor star Jay Briscoe, who died at the age of 38 in a reported car crash on Tuesday, January 17, dancing with his daughter is making many emotional. Donald Cragen (Dann Florek); a year later, Lt. Anita Van Buren (S. Epatha Merkerson) takes over the 27th Precinct. But after 12 years on Law & Order as world-weary detective Lennie Briscoe, Jerry Orbach shocked fans when he announced that he would be leaving the show at the end of Season 14 for the spinoff Law & Order: Trial By Jury.Series creator Dick Wolf tried to placate upset fans by promising that Briscoe would have plenty of appearances on Law & Order: Trial By Jury, but die-hards were still devastated. Sometime after his retirement from the NYPD, Briscoe joined the District Attorney's office, becoming a DA Investigator alongside Hector Salazar. Cathy was forced to testify in court against the drug dealer she worked for, Danny Jones, but she was later found murdered by Jones (L&O: "Damaged"). Briscoe felt very much guilty for what happened to Kincaid and he remained sober for the rest of his life. In the 1996 episode "Aftershock", after witnessing an execution from a case that he helped investigate, he falls off the wagon with disastrous results; Assistant District Attorney Claire Kincaid (Jill Hennessy) is struck and killed by a drunk driver while driving him home from a bar. Cathy is born on June 23, 1971 and is murdered on March 4, 1998. Lennie Briscoe, of course, is the veteran cop played by the late Jerry Orbach over nearly 300 episodes across 12 seasons of the original Law & Order TV show that first began airing in 1990. Actor Jerry Orbach is one of "Law & Order"'s longest-serving regular cast members on the show. Orbach filmed two episodes before he became too sick to work-the premiere episode airing this Thursday night at 10, and the second episode airing Friday night at 10, the shows regular time period. TV Guide named Lennie Briscoe one of their top-25 greatest television detectives of all time. These are their stories. Against Briscoe's wishes, Abrams testified before the commission to exonerate him. Catherine "Cathy" Briscoe was the younger daughter of Detective Lennie Briscoe. In the humorous The Groove Tube (1974), where he made his feature debut, Richard Belzer warmed up the audience for Saturday Night Live and was . Orbach attended Waukegan High School and graduated in 1952 (having skipped two grades in elementary school due to his high IQ of 163[3]). Orbach said his father was descended from Sephardic Jewish refugees from the Spanish Inquisition. Hector Salazar (Kirk Acevedo). via : Getty . Biography and associated logos are trademarks of A+E Networksprotected in the US and other countries around the globe. Briscoe died at the age of either 64 or 65, sometime between 2004 and 2005 (in real life, Jerry Orbach died on December 28, 2004 at age 69). [3] After he left the series at the end of the 200304 season, Orbach underwent chemotherapy, but he ultimately succumbed to his cancer on December 28, 2004, at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York at age 69. 2023 NYP Holdings, Inc. All Rights Reserved, Canadian teacher with size-Z prosthetic breasts placed on paid leave, What's next for Buster Murdaugh after dad's murder conviction, life sentence, Alex Murdaugh shaves head for latest mugshot after learning his fate for killing his wife, son, Patrick Mahomes' brother accused of assault, forcibly kissing owner at bar, Heather Dubrows youngest child comes out as transgender, Tom Sandoval drops out of interview amid backlash from Raquel Leviss scandal, Rebel Wilson says Meghan Markle isnt as naturally warm as Prince Harry, Tom Sandoval breaks silence on Ariana Madix split amid cheating claims. [18], Also during his time on Law & Order, Orbach provided the voice of the main antagonist Sa'luk in the 1996 direct-to-video film Aladdin and the King of Thieves, and co-starred with Al Pacino in the independent film Chinese Coffee, which was filmed in the summer of 1997 and released three years later.[3]. His first major supporting film role came in Sidney Lumets drama Prince of the City (1981), and he followed up with the crime-thriller F/X in 1986. (winter 2005) Pictures of You , The Big Texan , Mating. When filming his final scene in the second episode of Trial By Jury, Jerry was so weak from his ongoing cancer treatment that he was barely able to raise his voice above a whisper. Lennie did not get along with his father and once described him as a "schmuck". Briscoe was raised Catholic, but was Jewish on his father's side and occasionally attended Jewish services as a courtesy to his first wife (L&O: "Blood Libel"). Briscoe also had a rather cynical view about people. [36], Shortly after Ed Green is assigned as Briscoe's partner, the two nearly come to blows during a particularly difficult investigation of a robbery-homicide in the 1999 episode "Marathon". He also had a nephew, Detective Ken Briscoe. Padraig has been writing about film online since 2012, when a friend asked if he'd like to contribute the occasional review or feature to their site. Flynn made this allegation partly to throw off the Hellman Commission, which had been convened to investigate police corruption, including the questionable shooting death of a suspect by Flynn himself during a sting, and partly as revenge against Curtis, who refused to falsely defend Flynn. Deceased . She was closer to her father than her sister Julia. He was previously assigned as a detective in the 116th Squad in Queens.[6]. Born May 31, 1962 in Athens, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Robert Duane Bell and Nora Arlene . Briscoe's death is unique in the sense that he was the first L&O character to be killed-off (off-screen) due to his actor's passing. Other more honest former colleagues of Briscoe's would often be looked up by him and his current partners during his various cases for the Two-Seven. The three official mentions of his death were made by each of his three junior partners on the series: Mike Logan, Rey Curtis and Ed Green. Nancy Au. "[29], Author Kurt Vonnegut, a fan of Orbach, said during an Australian radio interview in 2005, "People have asked me, you know, 'Who would you rather be, than yourself? Briscoe and Logan remained partners until 1995, when Logan was expelled to Staten Island for assaulting a corrupt politician (L&O: "Pride"). Instead of having Jerry yell the line, They got him, as loudly as he normally would, all the other cast members in that scene decided to whisper their own lines as well. Detective Leonard W. "Lennie" Briscoe was a member of the New York City Police Department for more than thirty years, starting as a so-called "beat cop" in the late 1960s until his retirement in 2004. Parker and Briscoe have a private conversation during which Parker, speaking hypothetically, essentially relays to Briscoe that his son killed the other boy in self defense. 2019) are the children of youngest son Chris Orbach and daughter-in-law Nicole. Jerry's chemotherapy was unsuccessful, and after two appearances on Law and Order, he died at the age of 69. Briscoe finally got Flynn to admit the truth into a hidden wire, but Flynn committed suicide before he could be prosecuted further. However, after the victim is found murdered, Briscoe approaches McCoy and tells him that he now believes that the victim did not lie to the police concerning the stalker's earlier attacks. [13][14] He later reprised his voice role of Lumire for the film's direct-to-video sequels, multiple episodes of Disney's House of Mouse, and the previously-deleted song ("Human Again") that was added to the Beauty and the Beast 2002 IMAX re-release. [35], Some decisions in Briscoe's career are controversial. That night, Briscoe fell off the wagon while at a bar and was driven home by Kincaid. Available on the, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series, Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series, List of awards and nominations received by Jerry Orbach, "Jerry Orbach, Star of 'Law & Order', Dies at 69", "Jerry Orbach; His 'Law & Order' Role Fits Him Like a Glove", "Jerry Orbach Gets His Due on the Sidewalks of New York", "Jerry Orbach, 69; Actor Portrayed Det. Briscoe, however, had an alibihe was having an affair with Officer Betty Abrams, a married woman. All four were disturbed by the experience, and it ruined Briscoe's reunion with his daughter Cathy later that day. Sabo ultimately got away with a deal of six to twelve years in exchange for information about a local notorious rapist. Jerome Bernard Orbach (October 20, 1935 - December 28, 2004) was an American actor and singer, described at the time of his death as "one of the last bona fide leading men of the Broadway musical and global celebrity on television" [1] and a "versatile stage and film actor". Detective Lennie Briscoe's greatest one liners from Seasons 8 & 9 of Law and Order played by Jerry Orbach Orbach, the Bronx-born Broadway song-and-dance man, died Dec. 28 following a decade-long, private battle with prostate cancer. Briscoe is one of many characters on the show to have served in the military; he was at one point a corporal in the United States Army. [5] Orbach's portrayal of Briscoe was based on his similar role from Prince of the City years before, which Law & Order creator Dick Wolf had personally suggested to him at the time of his casting. (CI: "Renewal"), In 2008, Ed Green revealed that he returned to gambling briefly after Briscoe died, as a way of dealing with the unexpected pain of his retirement and subsequent death. He continued working as a homicide detective for 6 years after his daughter's death and we've never even seen any evidence that he's had any psychological evaluation or treatment. He liked music, but mostly music that was popular in his youth. Since the conversation took place right outside of a courtroom, it seemed natural for the characters to speak in low voices. Shortly after Green was assigned as Briscoe's partner in 1999, the two nearly came to blows during a particularly difficult investigation of a robbery-homicide. [2] Orbach's decade-long illness was not revealed to the general public until just weeks before he died. Briscoe had floor-seat tickets to a Knicks-Rockets game that night that he had been looking forward to all day; he ended up missing the game as a result of the hectic day he and Logan had, though likely also out of guilt for what happened to their innocent suspect (L&O: "Mayhem"). Offers may be subject to change without notice. [40] In the 2008 Law & Order episode "Burn Card", Ed Green says that his gambling addiction relapsed briefly after Briscoe died. First Appearance Thanks for contacting us. Senior Detectives: Max Greevey Phil Cerreta Lennie Briscoe Joe Fontana Ed Green Cyrus Lupo Kevin Bernard Frank Cosgrove, Junior Detectives: Mike Logan Rey Curtis Ed Green Nick Falco Nina Cassady Cyrus Lupo Kevin Bernard Frank Cosgrove Jalen Shaw, Commanding Officers: Captain Donald Cragen Lieutenant Anita Van Buren Lieutenant Kate Dixon, Executive Assistant District Attorneys: Benjamin Stone Jack McCoy Michael Cutter Nolan Price, Assistant District Attorneys: Paul Robinette Claire Kincaid Jamie Ross Abbie Carmichael Serena Southerlyn Alexandra Borgia Connie Rubirosa Samantha Maroun, District Attorneys: Adam Schiff Nora Lewin Arthur Branch Jack McCoy, Characters: Arthur Branch Lennie Briscoe Kelly Gaffney Tracey Kibre Chris Ravell Hector Salazar. Briscoe was perhaps most famous for his sarcastic (at-times snarky) sense of humor. All Rights Reserved. However, Kincaid's car was struck by a drunk driver, injuring Briscoe and killing Kincaid. Lennie Briscoe was Law & Order 's third-greatest detective on the Hallmark Channel poll in 2010, beaten only by Special Victims Unit 's Detective Olivia Benson ( Mariska Hargitay ), who came in second, and Criminal Intent 's Detective Robert Goren ( Vincent D'Onofrio ), who won the poll. However, he hit his stride once again when he returned to the East and earned a Tony nomination for his portrayal of Skye Masterson in Guys and Dolls and made a stunning, critically acclaimed performance as a neurotic Jewish intellectual in Scuba Duba. During this time, he continued to study acting under the tutelage of Herbert Berghof, Mira Rostova and .css-47aoac{-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-thickness:0.0625rem;text-decoration-color:inherit;text-underline-offset:0.25rem;color:#A00000;-webkit-transition:all 0.3s ease-in-out;transition:all 0.3s ease-in-out;}.css-47aoac:hover{color:#595959;text-decoration-color:border-link-body-hover;}Lee Strasberg of The Actors Studio. [3] Orbach starred on Law & Order for 11-and-a-half seasons, ultimately becoming the third longest-serving main cast member (behind S. Epatha Merkerson and Sam Waterston) in the show's 20-year-run history, as well as one of its most popular. Since neither of his parents were strangers to the performing arts (his father had tried vaudeville and his mother once had a stint as a radio singer), they were always supportive of Orbach's desire to be an actor. After attending the University of Illinois for one year, Orbach transferred to Northwestern University, where he continued to study the Stanislavsky method of drama. Following this success, Orbach experienced a brief slump; discouraged about being typecast in musicals, he spent a few miserable months trying unsuccessfully to break into films in Hollywood. Jerry Orbach was a Tony Award-winning American actor best known for his role as Detective Lennie Briscoe on 'Law & Order. It's Been Almost a Decade Since BD Wong Quit 'Law & Order: SVU', Peter Scanavino Has Been on More 'Law & Order's Than Any Other 'SVU' Regular, Here's Why Mariska Hargitay Briefly Left Us During Season 8, Latest Law & Order: Special Victims Unit News and Updates. (L&O: "Corruption"). From a "Law and Order" episode entitled "Damaged." Some fine acting by one of the masters, Jerry Orbach. Prominent roles included tough, corrupt NYPD narcotics detective Gus Levy in Sidney Lumet's Prince of the City; he was the 1981 runner-up for the NSFC Best Supporting Actor award. (L&O: "Aftershock"), Later that same year, Briscoe's former partner Detective John Flynn falsely implicated Briscoe for taking seized drugs from the 116th Precinct evidence room (given to him by Flynn) during their stint there several years before. 521 likes. Lennie Briscoe was ranked #9 on Sleuth Channel's poll of. [1] Elder son Tony is a construction manager and an accomplished crossword puzzle constructor who has published more than 25 puzzles in The New York Times. "Love - a dangerous disease instantly cured by marriage" Briscoe's signature wit Detective Leonard W. "Lennie" Briscoe is a fictional character on the long-running TV crime drama Law & Order. [3] He also made frequent guest appearances on television, including a recurring role on Murder, She Wrote as private detective Harry McGraw between 1985 and 1991, and was the voice of Zachary Foxx in The Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers in 1986. ', Photo: David Rose/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty Images, Your Privacy Choices: Opt Out of Sale/Targeted Ads, Name: Jerry Orbach, Birth Year: 1935, Birth date: October 20, 1935, Birth State: New York, Birth City: The Bronx, Birth Country: United States, Best Known For: Jerry Orbach was a Tony Award-winning American actor best known for his role as Detective Lennie Briscoe on 'Law & Order. After his death, Dick Wolf said that the actor moving to the spinoff show was a way for Jerry to continue his on-screen work while he battled his illness. For whatever reason, this plan was changed, with the character's death coming as a major surprise to both the characters on the show - with Briscoe in particular feeling personally responsible - and viewers. Briscoe's detective shield number is 8220. This scene was in fact filmed but was not included in the aired episode. [25] Briscoe's father suffered from Alzheimer's, and is dead by 1994. It's it's really . . He reveals to Van Buren that he had spoken with Briscoe a few days before his death, and that he was his old wisecracking self right up to the end. [15][16], In 1992, Orbach joined the main cast of Law & Order during its third season as the world-weary, wisecracking NYPD homicide detective Lennie Briscoe. The Character Died with Him: When Jerry Orbach died of cancer early in the show's short run, Lennie Briscoe also passed away. who prosecute the offenders. However, he found closure when Jones later died from a heroin overdose (L&O: "Hate"). Partnered with Acevedos character-D.A. He appears in 282 episodes (273 episodes of Law & Order, two episodes of Law & Order: Trial by Jury, one episode of Law & Order: Criminal Intent, three episodes of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and three episodes of Homicide: Life on the Street), the TV movie Exiled and the Law & Order video games Law & Order: Dead on the Money, Law & Order: Double or Nothing, Law & Order: Justice is Served and Law & Order: Legacies. Family Lennie Briscoe is my favorite character in Law and Order. In a touching example of the generosity of actors, Orbachs colleagues-including co-star Kirk Acevedo-agreed also to whisper in the scene, the spokeswoman disclosed. He did not drink after his daughter's death. His mother . Briscoe was perhaps most famous for his sarcastic (at-times snarky) sense of humor. It was implied (although never explicitly stated) that Briscoe may had been involved in Jones' death. He also portrayed gangsters in both the action-thriller F/X and the Woody Allen drama Crimes and Misdemeanors (the latter of which also featured his future Law & Order co-star Sam Waterston). Jerry himself once confirmed that Briscoe indeed portrayed fragments of his life, saying, "Lennie is sort of half of me and half the character." Three years after Jerry began his career, he married fellow actor Marta Curro, and they became parents to two sons. Briscoe was deeply saddened by his daughter's death, blaming himself for her death due to his estranged relationship with her. The actor was 69. In the 1980s, Orbach shifted to film and TV work full-time. He is portrayed by the late Jerry Orbach. In 2005, the Lennie Briscoe character was written out after the second episode of Trial By Jury, coinciding with Orbach's death on December 28, 2004, from prostate cancer. Orbach himself was nominated for a 2000 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series (losing to James Gandolfini for The Sopranos). and Super Password. Orbach's performance as Briscoe on the New York-based series was so popular that it resulted in him being declared a "Living Landmark" by the New York Landmarks Conservancy, along with fellow longtime series cast member Sam Waterston (who portrays the prosecutor Jack McCoy on the show). Flynn makes this allegation partly to throw off the Hellman Commission, which had been convened to investigate police corruption, including the questionable shooting death of a suspect by Flynn himself at the start of the episode, and partly as revenge against Curtis, who refused to falsely defend Flynn. K2524) Lennie s daughter Cathy, played by Jennifer Bill, is arrested for dealing drugs. Lenny Von Dohlen via Getty Images . [12] He also starred in The Threepenny Opera; Carnival!, the musical version of the movie Lili (his Broadway debut); in revivals of Annie Get Your Gun and Guys and Dolls (as Sky Masterson, receiving a Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actor in a Musical); Promises, Promises (as Chuck Baxter, winning a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical); the original productions of Chicago (as Billy Flynn, receiving another Tony Award nomination); 42nd Street; and a revival of The Cradle Will Rock. In 1985, Orbach became a regular guest star on Murder, She Wrote as private detective Harry McGraw, which led to him starring in the short-lived spin-off series The Law & Harry McGraw. This is dedicated to the best detective on Law and Order Lennie Briscoe and his actor Jerry Orbach who died December 28, 2004. One of Briscoe's former snitches had offered to kill Jones if Briscoe could get his charges reduced. Briscoe's father eventually died from Alzheimer's disease (L&O: "Golden Years"). On the first season of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Briscoe makes three guest appearances assisting his old boss, Captain Cragen (one of these reunions involves re-opening a serial murder case that Briscoe and Logan had failed to solve several years earlier in the 1994 episode "Mayhem"[39]). How did Lennie Briscoe died on law and order? The only child of Emily (nee O'Lexy), a greeting card manufacturer, and Leon Orbach, a restaurant manager. Known for his sarcastic sense of humor, Detective Briscoe served on the NYPD for more than three decades prior to his retirement in 2004. Keep reading. [16], Prior to working for the NYPD, Briscoe worked at his uncle's liquor store. After Logan is transferred to Staten Island in 1995,[7] Det. [4], Later in his career, Orbach played supporting roles in films such as Prince of the City (1981), Dirty Dancing (1987), Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989), and, as a voice actor, Disney's Beauty and the Beast (1991). In his last words on camera after a lifetime in show business, the 69-year-old trouper exclaims, They got him! following the conviction of a cop killer near the end of the episode. In 1976, he received another Tony nomination for his role in Chicago. The IMDb listing for Damaged states: "Jack prosecutes three teenage boys for raping an intellectually disabled girl in a high school. Who killed Lennie's daughter? At the time, neither Jerry nor the show provided a reason for his departure, but fans soon found out that the actor had told the crew that he was starting a round of chemotherapy for his prostate cancer before leaving the show to play Briscoe in the spinoff series. He grew up in the Meatpacking District of Manhattan and, like his father before him, attended PS21 (L&O: "Kid Pro Quo"). (b. As of 2007, the intersection of 8th Avenue and 53rd Street was renamed in honor of Orbach. In the fall of 1955, Orbach decided to forego his senior year at Northwestern and move to New York City, where he found work as an understudy in The Threepenny Opera. A part-time hobby soon blossomed into a career when he discovered he really loved writing about movies, TV and video games; he even (arguably) had a little bit of talent for it. His commanding officer during his first season on the show is Capt. [22], In January 1994, less than two years into his stint on Law & Order, Orbach was diagnosed with prostate cancer. However, McCoy managed to get Sabo to repeat his confession, thus vindicating Briscoe once again. The cause of death has not yet been revealed. Although Briscoe was ultimately cleared, defense attorneys exploited the allegations for the rest of his career. Launching off from his illustrious theater career, Orbach began to move increasingly toward roles in film and television in the 1980s and 1990s. On several occasions he referred to his service in the Vietnam War. Lennie Briscoe. The Criminal Intent episode "View from Up Here" and the Trial by Jury episode "Baby Boom"[3] were dedicated to Orbach, and the Law & Order episode "Mammon" featured a pictorial memorial of him. [10][1] He played on the football team and began learning acting in a speech class. Cathy was forced to testify in court against the drug dealer she worked for, Danny Jones, but she was later found murdered by Jones (L&O: "Damaged"). While I like Benson and Goren on their own shows, Lennie . Detectives Briscoe and Curtis investigate the murder of a 20 year-old college coed, Allison Reich, who is found stabbed to death in her room. He mentioned being a grandfather, and Cathy was shown to have no children so they were most likely Julia's. Although not addressed directly on the main series until 2008, his death was implied in 2005 and confirmed in 2007 on an episode of Law & Order: Criminal Intent.
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