Law & Order/Recap/S06/E20 Girlfriends: Difference between revisions

In the precinct, the cops joke about the case. Briscoe comments on a college where men must get explicit permission for anything they do, and Curtis teases him over his failed love life. Briscoe jokes that Curtis doesn't know what he's missing out on. Van Buren brings them around to the suspect list. Briscoe says that the list has people ranging from a guy who was suspended for assault to a professor who told a sexist joke. Van Buren asks them to tell her the joke.

 

"...That is offensive."|Lennie Briscoe, Reynaldo Curtis, and Anita Van Buren}}

 

The cops talk to Donna Richland, Shelly Taggert, and Lisa -- friends of Bridget's -- at a coffee shop. Donna says that she's graduating in six weeks and her parents want to pull her from school because of the murder. Shelly begs them to catch the killer. Lisa says that the four of them met every day at the coffee shop. When asked about Brent, Lisa says that he moved across the country. Briscoe asks about an older boyfriend.

 

"I guess the name survives every generation."|Donna Richland and Lennie Briscoe}}

 

The girls say that Bridget was more interested in guys with good senses of humor, and that she didn't have a boyfriend. Curtis asks about the diamond studs, and Shelly says that's impossible, since Bridget had little money. Donna eventually says that Bridget had step aerobics three afternoons a week. Once the detectives leave, they observe that Bridget couldn't have worked at the campus store after school since she had her aerobics classes. They decide to check Bridget's dorm.

 

"My twenty-fifth century spacesuit, on one of the moons of Jupiter."|Reynaldo Curtis and Lennie Briscoe}}

 

Jonathan Freeman complains about the way events unfolded. He's worried that his wife will walk in on him talking to the cops. He holds a toy airplane and says that he hasn’t seen Bridget in a while; Curtis acknowledges that Shelly's notebook confirms this. Freeman says that Bridget told him that she was quitting the prostitution business. His alibi is that he was at his in-law's house when Bridget was killed.

 

"You can count on it."|Jonathan Freeman and Reynaldo Curtis}}

 

Later, Schiff tells McCoy that enterprise corruption charges are generally used against the mob, not people like Barry. McCoy says that it's a valid charge. When asked about Shelly's location, Kincaid says that there's an Interpol alert and the Swiss police are looking for her. McCoy adds that they're blocking Barry from funding her escape.

 

"Where'd you do your graduate work? Law school or West Point?"|Jack McCoy and Adam Schiff}}

 

Barry is arrested at his shoe store while talking to a buyer. He seems indifferent, saying that he was expecting this and will be released in two hours. Kincaid informs him that, when he gets out, he'll be reporting to Spector, who will now control all payments made by Taggert's shoe company.

 

"You know what? I don't think you're supposed to."|Claire Kincaid, Barry Taggert, and Lennie Briscoe}}

 

Barry testifies that he had always been honest about sending Shelly to Europe; he never lied about it. McCoy asks why Shelly wanted to go, and Barry says that it had nothing to do with murder. Shelly, he says, had been afraid of being arrested for prostitution. McCoy points out that the police told her they didn't care about those charges, but Barry says that he didn't know that.

 

"Mr. Taggert, it takes an awful lot to embarrass your daughter, doesn't it?"|Barry Taggert and Jack McCoy}}

 

Judge Barry sustains the objection from Shore. Freeman then testifies that he is certain that Shelly was the one who set up the dates; he knows because he got Shelly a job at Barry's request.

 

"She preferred selling Bridget Kaylin instead?"|Jonathan Freeman and Jack McCoy}}

 

Shelly says that Barry told her that he killed Kaylin. He, Shelly says, was having an affair with her. Shelly is sent out by Judge Barry, after which McCoy says that the claim is not credible, and Shore says that's for the jury to decide. She adds that the confession is evidence, as if the cameo found in his apartment.

 

"Because they didn't do it."|Jack McCoy and Shore}}

 

Outside, as the Taggerts leave, McCoy, Kincaid, and the detectives stop him. Taggert asks if he's being charged with murder, and McCoy says that he isn't, because he doesn't think Barry did it. Rather, he's bringing back the charge of enterprise corruption.

 

"That was before you took part in this charade."|Barry Taggert and Jack McCoy}}

 

Shelly says that she'll call Ralston. Kincaid comments that this is nice of her; but Barry's business will be seized and he will go to jail.

 

"Daddy. You know I will."|Jack McCoy and Shelly Taggert}}

 

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