The Drowned and the Saved (Law & Order)

"The Drowned and the Saved" is the nineteenth-season finale of the long-running legal drama Law & Order. The episode had 7.99 million viewers in the Nielsen ratings.

"The Drowned and the Saved"
Law & Order episode
Episode no.Season 19
Episode 22 (#433 overall)
Directed byFred Berner
Written byDick Wolf (creator)
René Balcer (developer)
Richard Sweren & Gina Gionfriddo (story)
Production code
  1. 19022
Original air dateJune 3, 2009
Guest appearance(s)

Tom Bloom as Charles Whitley
Jodie Markell as Lorraine Flockhart
Tanya Fischer as Vera Laslen
Luke Kirby as Bobby Amato
Susan Kelechi Watson as Thea Curry
Tom Everett Scott as Governor Donald Shalvoy
Alison Elliott as Rita Shalvoy
Mia Dillon as Rowena Whitley

Development

Inspired by the corruption charges against Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, the episode concludes the storyline begun in "Excalibur."

Plot

The murder of a prominent charity executive leads Detectives Lupo and Bernard down a twisted path of political intrigue. The detectives discover a connection between the murdered executive's secretary, her ex-boyfriend and a top politician's wife. The investigation takes a turn when claims of stalking and blackmail surface, revealing a secret desire for a newly vacated seat in the US Senate.

Reception

David Hinckley writes that the "subtly titled 'The Drowned and the Saved,' feels at times self-indulgent. The drama itself, by 'L&O' standards, gets a little heavy-handed and clunky."[1]

References
  1. Hinckley, David (June 1, 2009). "'Law & Order' finale is a fight over the real McCoy". New York Daily News.
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