There are excellent theater actors in the New York theater world, many of whom made the rounds on the L&O franchises in-between times they were performing on stage. They were a casting director's dream. There's a saying: "Movies will make you famous; television will make you rich; but theater will make you good.". The woman who played the Bridget McDiarmid was an actress named Betty Miller (1925-2004) who did a LOT of theater on and off Broadway from just after WWII until 2002. She was very good.

I'm not sure what her accent was supposed to be, as it seemed to be all over the place.

Honestly his eyes- kind of sunken in- just looked evil.

I am so glad you mentioned the acting. I read your comment first and it changed how I watched. I shoulda been an English teacher I love well-written criticism of any art form. Good work and thank you

Inferno...thank you for the information concerning the actress Betty Miller in this particular role. The episode itself was great, as was L&O's entire first season... As a matter of fact, wasn't Jerry Orbach known for treading the boards before pounding the streets?

And that is why he's a great prosecutor.

It was his heart that led him to resign. And he took a little of Adam's heart with him when he did.

@@TheBatugan77 Ergo, the show was not the same after that?

Loved both him and McCoy.

It also shows that he's not a real attorney. They are not allowed in the well of the court or to approach the witness during testimony, much less touch them.

Elder Liddle I believe he was the Dr. in Silence of the Lambs.

Anthony Heald.

Billy The kid Anthony Hopkins was Doctor Hannibal Lector. This gentleman was Doctor Frederick Chilton; the sexist dickhead that creeped on Agent Clarice Starling.

Anthony Heald or Head don't know which

Anthony Heald excels at playing slimeballs / despicable characters.

Second hand. First hand was her husband

Brilliant technique that I've seen too many times. Hook, line, sinker.

John Drake Are you in the Judicial system?

@@KazumiKuwabara Nah he just keeps getting caught lol

"Mr. attorney, fetch my satchel … I need to be tying me shoe … " :-o

It's called checkmate

True well said

I was feeling her loss.

Actress*

That's the IRA for you. Nothing speaks freedom and peace like placing bombs near innocent civilians.

My husband was there as well. Avoided pubs too.

Yep but I think it was the husband that did

And especially don’t hire Irish people. People were scared, it wasn't right, but people were SCARED man.

I went to England in the 80's for business and at the airport we were told do not leave luggage unattended or it would be dealt with by a bomb squad! And if we saw any we were to report it!

😂😂😂

Overruled.

😂

if i ever become a lawyer, im using this

@@Igarappappa Good call!

Amber Heard's lawyers have entered the chat.

Is that aunt may?

She was magnificent. I hope she got more work because that was splendid.

@James Gray I don't agree at all. I feel like that is a very human reaction to have. Jurors are regular people and the average person doesn't have to deal with death in detail every day like lawyers and judges do. Some people are not emotionally equipped to hear a story about a family being blown to bits, told from the woman who was left to pick up the pieces. It's devastating. She's only on screen for a couple of seconds but I think she nails the uncomfortability and sorrow one would have being presented with that kind of evil, especially if they were not used to that.

@James Gray I said that I felt hers was a very human reaction to have, not the ONLY human reaction to have. No two people are the same. Every single person comes from different experiences that make them who they are and also shapes the way they would react to or handle such a story. Also, I know that we are merely exchanging opinions.. And I still feels as though that type of reaction could be warranted, especially for a more sensitive person that isn't jaded or pessimistic. Furthermore, I think her reaction could have been far more severe to warrant descriptions such as "hyper-emotional" and especially "deranged." She merely tears up and rubs her arm in visual discomfort.. When she could have cried out or fainted, for that matter.

@James Gray No, perhaps you misunderstood... The point that I was making is that no two humans experience things the same or have the same emaotional reactions.. So just because that was her reaction, doesn't mean that it's out of place in comparison with the people around her. No two people act alike. That's the point I'm making.

Kensington is in London England not Ireland

@@steveforster9764 Might want to look up bombings, Ireland and the UK.

British Government actually, I believe it was one of Britain s intelligence services who supplied Stone with the information leading to the witness appearing in court.

@@simoncastleton6420 Will that change the location of Kensington?

He was the British Attache and l too want to see that ending!

I know this is two years old but you are right. And the smile when he asks about her children, probably picturing her sweet babies faces. It pulled at my heart.

How wonderful for you. I never started watching until it hit syndication in 1992 I believe. I got hooked immediatlely and caught up within a year then never missed an episode until McCoy became DA. It lost something at that point.

With some fava beans and a nice Chianti?

@@shioriryukaze HAH! Absolutely!

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Dr. Lechter is having a friend for dinner.

She hit Australian at one point too.

Scripting isn't good either. A British person wouldn't use the word candy store, we call it a sweetshop.

@@DumDumHistory she may have called it a candy shop to help the american court understand better not saying the scripting isn't bad but lol

Irish accent

@@isaiahbangura4421 Nope, it wasn't

Yup

Well, this isn't the UK.

@@roguejester4986 she's a brit recounting a story that happened in london, dumbass. 🙄

@@moimeself1088 No need to call me dumbass, dude. Plus it's been a while since I watched the episode.

ron nicholson yeah but that’s not what we call it in America. She might’ve been living here in the US for a while.

He kept saying objection but no one listened to him and wanted the woman to keep going. Too bad some of the judges on this show are heartless.

It clearly says in the scene that this is a rebuttal witness. You can always call a witness to prove that the statement the defendant made under examination was a lie.

Whatever it takes

You mean Ireland? The IRA is an Irish group.

@@diosoth A lot of their bombing was done in England.

Her accent is Irish, not English

Naaah she's English alright. Kensington is a part of London and while her accent is all over the place she definitely isn't Irish.

*Pulls Out Spray Bottle* No, bad! *Shoots Water*

It's actually a made up story. By your post it's unclear whether you understand that.

@@proudarmedreadytobugaloode6295 I know it is made up. I was complimenting how well the story was written, geez

Things were different then, I suppose. The poor woman's husband wanted to do a good deed...and got obliterated, along with his children in return.

There are lots of small errors like that in the scene. She is clearly supposed to be Irish but the incident is supposed to have taken place on High Street Kensington. Its presumably part of the main land bombing campaign but the bomb is detonated immediately without time for codewords to be sent and so on. Its a drama by Americans so its unsurprising small details are wrong like that.

​@@paulastiles8873 House?

I'm from a region in Canada that says pop, but when I'm in parts of the U.S. I say soda because I know the locals won't understand what I mean by pop.

The show was written for an American audience by American writers, so even if they knew it was supposed to be "sweets shop", a lot of Americans would be confused because that could refer to a bakery that sold cakes and pies (to be fair, that detail wouldn't matter). You'll see inaccuracies like this in American television until the mid-2010s when studios start to realize that they can make money by paying attention to details like these.

A bit Polish sounding too 😂

My man, you forgetting all the episodes about the ghetto? It’s been political since it’s inception.

@@WadeAlma It's apparently fashionable among some folks to whine about "woke" shows. They've never watched a single episode of L&O or Star Trek, and they'll hop into comment sections and complain. These guys need better hobbies.

The defense could have cross examined her after she spoke. They didn't dare, as she was a sympathetic witness. Also, no reason to assume Stone couldn't provide proof if required.

Usually in pretrial, the prosecution and defense put all their cards on the table (evidence and witnesses), to avoid mind games or "sandbagging" the other side by surprising the court with a hidden trump card. That's when each side can file motions to strike or remove evidence, usually on "prejudicial" grounds, where they would have to convince the judge to do so. I'm sure there's tons more going on, I'm not an attorney so I'm not familiar with the whole process. If this witness was some rando, it would be brought up in pretrial and she would have been removed, however, Stone brought her in to testify against defendant's prior sworn testimony while the defense was presenting its case (this is yet another reason why it's a really bad idea to waive your 5th Amendment right and testify in your own defense). In real life, I'm pretty sure he can't just go "Surprise motherf***er!" on the defense like this, I'm thinking he would actually have to file a motion with the court, argue it out in chambers, then after the judge says, "OK Stone," bring her in as a rebuttal witness after corroborating her identity. But the show decided to skip all that because it can take weeks and they wanted the Perry Mason moment. Believe it or not, US courts really do care about the integrity of the facts in the cases they try, so no, if an attorney brought in randos to testify, he will eventually be disbarred for suborning perjury.

​@@MMuraseofSandvichthat witness was faund by British ambassador attache they had paperwork and defense opened the doors to present that witness when criminal on stand said that he wasn't killer wasnt violent then dea stone invited witness if samebody lies on stand defense can offer rebuttal witness

Nicholas Maude

Hinata Patata yes

Ikr

He objected and the judge over-ruled. Did you not watch the video?

It was a stupid objection, because Stone is allowed to call rebuttal witnesses. Many defense attorneys in L&O are somehow ignorant of rather basic things because L&O is a character drama, and so it is heavily biased towards "the good guys": Law enforcement and prosecutors.

In retrospect, if she used “candy store”, she shouldn’t have used “Kensington High Street.” She should have referred to it as the main commercial/shopping street in Kensington. In NYC, there is a High Street near the Brooklyn side of the Brooklyn Bridge, and further southeast in Brooklyn there is a neighborhood called Kensington.

@@davidthaler7018 was the crime based in the US you know the one she's referring to back in the 80s I was assuming she was recounting a story from an earlier time in London as she's got the remnants of a Scottish accent and most of the time

@@wheelyjon Yes. My point was that she was a bit inconsistent with her language. "Sweet shop" and "Kensington High Street" are expressions used in the UK as opposed to "candy store" and "shopping district in Kensington" that would be used in the US.

Dun dun! There ya go.

Yes

Oh they are incredible.

Yes, he is.

Yeaaaaa

Thank you both. I finally figured it out. Lol it took me some time.

The conflict between (mostly) the Provisional IRA who want the Brits out of Northern Ireland, and groups of Loyalist and State Military who wished to remain part of the UK. This was filmed before the ceasefire, but it was really bad for a while there.