Carolyn McCormick received opening credit status as Dr. Elizabeth Olivet, probably maybe the only time this has happened in the history of Law and Order. This episode, Helpless, is very uncomfortable viewing, and was quite awhile before the hashtag me 2 movement. The scenes with the creepy and sleazy male gynecologists was quite confronting and really made one squirm for sure.
This episode must have inspired Law and Order: SVU, and one of the few times a trial judge set aside the jury's decision, which is very controversial for sure. This isn't the usual Law and Order episode, and it is confronting.
This episode must have inspired Law and Order: SVU, and one of the few times a trial judge set aside the jury's decision, which is very controversial for sure. This isn't the usual Law and Order episode, and it is confronting.