Gothamist: In the Criminal Justice System, There is One Mayor

March 4, 2004

In the Criminal Justice System, There is One Mayor

Mayor Bloomberg and the Law part of Law & Order; Photo: AP

Gothamist is still trying to get to the bottom of the Law & Order episode that Mayor Bloomberg will be appearing in. Reader Matthew tried to help us out by noting a key paragraph in a Wall Street Journal article about that Martha Stewart thing:

Just blocks from the courthouse, yellow police tape blocked off the crime scene of an armored-car robbery, a dead body and swarming investigators -- all part of the set of an upcoming episode of the television show "Law & Order," about the murder of an assistant district attorney. Jerry Orbach, who plays tough detective Lennie Briscoe on the show, was aware of the real-life courtroom drama unfolding nearby. "Sure, on the show we deal with crime that generally isn't corporate, but the devastation caused by things like Enron and Tyco does far more harm than some guy who chokes his neighbor for playing his radio too loud," he said.

Tell it like it is, Jerry! [Thanks, Matthew, for seeing the words "dead body" and "Jerry Orbach" and thinking of us...our work is done.] The Post gets a lame quote from Fred Thompson (who plays Executive District Attorney Arthur Branch) after the filming: "A lot of us are kind of worrying about our jobs after watching him." Yes, the eyes roll intensely now.

Based on this photograph, the blond head is Elizabeth Rohm's, leading Gothamist to suspect Serena Southerlyn is not that dead assistant district attorney. stereomono wrote in to tell us how the Times reviews the Law & Order computer game, Law & Order II: Double or Nothing, where there is a computerized ADA Southerlyn, perfect for Rohm's robotic line deliveries. Play a demo here (we scored a 100% - "No doubt about it. It looks like you've got what it takes, Detective. But this was just a small piece of the big case. Think you have it in you to solve the crime?")

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Comments (10)

By tien

[1] | 03/04/04 11:19AM

damn, i was hoping that serena would bite the dust.

"a computerized ADA Southerlyn, perfect for Rohm's robotic line deliveries." that's gold.

By Jen

[2] | 03/04/04 11:32AM

Thanks, but even I'll admit it's a cheapshot. Elizabeth Rohm seems like a nice lady; it's just an unfortunate character.

By Mase

[3] | 03/04/04 12:43PM

if you ever watched "Angel" during its first season, Elizabeth Rohm had a significant role and was just as wooden. Nice as she may be, she is the 00's version of Sean Young.

By Mase

[4] | 03/04/04 12:46PM

Also, Fred Thompson is THE District Attorney on the show, Sam Waterston (and Michael Moriarty) play the EADA's to Fred Thompson's DA.

By Jen

[5] | 03/04/04 01:19PM

Aha! Thanks, Mase. I thought Fred was the Executive DA, then Sam is EADA, with Serena as ADA. Now I know!

By CJC

[6] | 03/04/04 02:08PM

Actually, that quip by Fred Thompson may be related to Thompson being a former politician who became an actor. He was the Republican Senator from Tennessee until he started his stint on L&O.

By Drew

[7] | 03/04/04 03:05PM

I thought Fred Thompson's career path was lawyer-->actor-->Senator-->actor.

By Brian

[8] | 03/04/04 10:19PM

Take it from an insider, Ms. Rohm is definitely not a nice lady.

By Mase

[9] | 03/05/04 12:08AM

District Attorney's offices organization primer:

THE District Attorney of a county is the elected head of the office. After the D.A., all other prosecutors are Assistant District Attorneys -- A.D.A.'s. The D.A. has an "executive" staff helping him, with the Chief Assistant (C.A.D.A.), the Executive Assistant (E.A.D.A.), and so on. Here is how New York County staffs its executive group:

http://www.manhattanda.org/office_overview/executive/index.htm

By Jen

[10] | 03/05/04 12:15AM

Thanks Mase! What would I do without our great readers?