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Law & Order: Criminal Intent S2E1 — Dead

8.5

Law & Order: Criminal Intent•Season 2•Episode 1

Dead

8.5/10 · 514 votesSep 29, 200244 min

Ranked #4 of 23 in Season 2•+0.4 vs season avg

The murder of a mortician and the discovery of corpses at a crematorium lead the detectives to a family man claiming to have a consulting business but suspected of being a contract killer with a penchant for perfection. Goren attempts to prove this by setting

Directed byDarnell Martin

Written byDick Wolf

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Vincent D'Onofrio

Vincent D'Onofrio

Robert Goren

Kathryn Erbe

Kathryn Erbe

Alexandra Eames

Courtney B. Vance

Courtney B. Vance

Ron Carver

Jamey Sheridan

Jamey Sheridan

James Deakins

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Dick Wolf

Dick Wolf

Writer

Darnell Martin

Darnell Martin

Director

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Frank Prinzi

Director of Photography

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René Balcer

Story

Stephanie Sengupta

Stephanie Sengupta

Story

Stephanie Sengupta

Stephanie Sengupta

Teleplay

K

Kaja Fehr

Editor

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Episode Summary

"Dead" is episode 1 of Law & Order: Criminal Intent season 2. It scored 8.5/10 from 514 votes, ranking #4 of 23 episodes this season (season average 8.1). Directed by Darnell Martin and written by Dick Wolf, it aired on September 29, 2002.

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