NYPD Detective Mike Logan, who was reassigned to Staten Island after punching a corrupt politician, takes on a grisly murder case. When the investigation leads him back to the 27th Precinct, Logan sees a chance to resurrect his flailing career and be reinstated as a homicide detective.
Acting
Chris Noth simmers with wounded pride and barely checked rage.
Writing
Dick Wolf's teleplay bridges Logan's mysterious exit and triumphant return.
Direction
de Segonzac brings cinematic grit to small-screen procedural.
Director
Jean de Segonzac
Chris Noth
Detective Mike Logan
Dabney Coleman
Lieutenant Kevin Stolper
Dana Eskelson
Detective Frankie Silvera
John Fiore
Detective Tony Profaci
Dann Florek
Captain Donald Cragen
Paul Guilfoyle
Detective Sammy Kurtz
Ice-T
Seymour 'Kingston' Stockton
Costas Mandylor
Gianni Uzielli
Tony Musante
Don Giancarlo Uzielli
Nicole Ari Parker
Georgeanne Taylor
Benjamin Bratt
Detective Rey Curtis
S. Epatha Merkerson
Lieutenant Anita Van Buren
Jerry Orbach
Detective Lenny Briscoe
Sam Waterston
Jack McCoy
Ned Eisenberg
Jerry Kleinert
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was the first Law & Order TV movie, made because fans never stopped asking about Logan's disappearance after 'Pride' (1995).
Logan's exile mirrored real NYPD scandals where officers were sent to Staten Island as punishment—'the graveyard of cops.'
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