Episode 3— Smothered
Aired October 14, 2001 · 44 min
Synopsis
Lois Romney is found dead in a hotel room, prompting Goren and Eames to connect her to Dale Van Acker, a drug-addicted man whose fiancée is pregnant. Dale's wealthy mother, Priscilla Van Acker, disapproves of the relationship, leading the detectives to consider her as a possible suspect.
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22 unique people credited
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Vincent D Onofrio
as Detective Robert 'Bobby' Goren
Kathryn Erbe
as Detective Alexandra 'Alex' Eames
Jamey Sheridan
as Captain James 'Jimmy' Deakins
Courtney B Vance
as ADA Ronald 'Ron' Carver
Kathleen Chalfant
as Priscilla Van Acker
Geoffrey Nauffts
as Dale Van Acker
Will Lyman
as Roger Jameson
Susan Misner
as Becky Stark
James Hanlon
as Larry Falls
Funda Duval
as Lois Romney
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