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Law & Order: Criminal Intent S3E9 — Happy Family
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Law & Order: Criminal Intent•Season 3•Episode 9

Happy Family

7.9/10 · 404 votesNov 23, 200344 min

Ranked #12 of 21 in Season 3•matches the season avg

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The bludgeoning of a rich family patriarch has the detectives investigating several suspects, each with their own motives: his estranged wife whom he was about to divorce, a male friend of hers who was a parolee, their childrens' nanny, the victim's brother in law who

Directed byFrank Prinzi
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

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Frank Prinzi

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Jonathan Herron

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René Balcer

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Marlane Meyer

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Toni Morgan

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Episode Summary

"Happy Family" is episode 9 of Law & Order: Criminal Intent season 3. It scored 7.9/10 from 404 votes, ranking #12 of 21 episodes this season (season average 7.9). Directed by Frank Prinzi and written by Dick Wolf, it aired on November 23, 2003.

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