Out of the Half-Light

#11: Out of the Half-Light

Law & Order S1E11

Title: Law [and] Order

Director: E.W. Swackhamer

Writer: Michael Duggan

Release Date: December 11, 1990

Network: NBC

Production No: 66202

Times Watched: 41

Times Rated: 28

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Issue Blurb

Racial tensions flare when a black girl accuses two white cops of rape. Both the detectives and prosecutors must tip-toe around the press and politicians while trying to uncover the truth.

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jemsmck

Dec 21, 2025

This one had some great actors. The aforementioned Porter and Perrineau. We also had J.A. Preston (he would go on to play the judge in A Few Good Men) and Frankie Faison who played in the Hannibal Lecter movies, The Wire, and a load of other shows and films.

profjej

Feb 2, 2022

This episode seems pretty prophetic in hindsight with as many hate crime hoaxes followed by media and political pile-ons that later have to be walked back in the past decade or so.

DELTA +2

Jun 27, 2021

Paul Robinette finally did something.

And it was cool.

The moment he warned the father was pretty amazing and the discussion with the congressman was cold as hell.

His doubts and anxiety at the end of the episode was also a very cool moment. He need more spotlights, Stone is kinda bland in comparison.

eggy2486 +1

Mar 1, 2021

Couple of cool cameos in this one: Adina Porter and Harold Perrineau

Necron102 +2

Jan 24, 2019

The second half certainly picked things up. Between the judge laying down the law and Robinette finally getting some spotlight I bumped it up a star. It was also nice to see some fire from Logan where he usually takes a backseat to Greevey.