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Law & Order•Season 5•Episode 6

Competence

8.0/10 · 436 votesNov 2, 199447 min

Ranked #5 of 23 in Season 5•+0.2 vs season avg

When Lt. Van Buren is the victim of an attempted holdup by two teens, she fires her gun and kills one of them, and the detectives are faced with the fact that she shot an unarmed child in the back.

Directed byFred Gerber

Written byMark B. Perry, Michael S. Chernuchin

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Cast6

Jerry Orbach

Jerry Orbach

Lennie Briscoe

Chris Noth

Chris Noth

Mike Logan

S. Epatha Merkerson

S. Epatha Merkerson

Anita Van Buren

Steven Hill

Steven Hill

Adam Schiff

Sam Waterston

Sam Waterston

Jack McCoy

Jill Hennessy

Jill Hennessy

Claire Kincaid

Crew7

Fred Gerber

Fred Gerber

Director

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Mark B. Perry

Writer

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Michael S. Chernuchin

Writer

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Constantine Makris

Director of Photography

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Neil Felder

Editor

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Mark B. Perry

Supervising Producer

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Michael S. Chernuchin

Supervising Producer

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Episode Summary

"Competence" is episode 6 of Law & Order season 5. It scored 8.0/10 from 436 votes, ranking #5 of 23 episodes this season (season average 7.8). Directed by Fred Gerber and written by Mark B. Perry, Michael S. Chernuchin, it aired on November 2, 1994.

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