Factual error: Detective Nina Cassady (who was introduced towards the end of Season 17) frequently wears casual tops that show far too much cleavage for a police officer on duty. If she showed up for duty dressed like that she would be sent home to change.
Law & Order (1990)
Episode list - season 5
| All season 5 mistakes | Mistakes | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Second Opinion | 1 |
| 2 | Coma | 0 |
| 3 | Blue Bamboo | 0 |
| 4 | Family Values | 0 |
| 5 | White Rabbit | 0 |
| 6 | Competence | 0 |
| 7 | Precious | 0 |
| 8 | Virtue | 0 |
| 9 | Scoundrels | 0 |
| 10 | House Counsel | 0 |
| 11 | Guardian | 0 |
| 12 | Progeny | 0 |
| 13 | Rage | 0 |
| 14 | Performance | 0 |
| 15 | Seed | 0 |
| 16 | Wannabe | 0 |
| 17 | Act of God | 0 |
| 18 | Privileged | 0 |
| 19 | Cruel and Unusual | 0 |
| 20 | Bad Faith | 0 |
| 21 | Purple Heart | 0 |
| 22 | Switch | 0 |
| 23 | Pride | 0 |
More mistakes in Law & Order
Det. Lennie Briscoe: Even though you are a taxpayer, you know, we don't actually work for you personally.
Trivia: Both Jerry Orbach (Det. Lennie Briscoe) and S. Epatha Merkerson (Lt. Van Buren) played guest roles before joining the cast. Orbach played a lawyer in the episode "The Wages of Love" in season two, and Merkerson played the mother of a victim in "Mushrooms" in the first season.
Question: Why did Arthur fire Serena?
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Answer: He believed that she had become too empathetic towards the defendant they had been prosecuting, and that her actions were driven by her emotions instead of facts. While empathy is a good quality in general, a certain degree of detachment is required in order for a prosecutor to do one's job effectively.
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