Law & Order: Criminal Intent Acts of Contrition (Season 5, Episode 5)
TV-14
TV Episode | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

Acts of Contrition (Season 5, Episode 5)

TV-14

TV Episode | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

At a church which tries to liberate young prostitutes from their pimps, a nun is murdered. Goren and Eames must dig deep to find the truth, not only in the eyes of men, but also in the eyes of God.

Director

Frank Prinzi

Writers

Dick Wolf (created by) | Rene Balcer (developed by) (as René Balcer) (story by) (as René Balcer) | Warren Leight (teleplay by) (story by) | Gina Gionfriddo (story editor)

Producers

John L. Roman | Diana Son | Mary Rae Thewlis

Composer

Mike Post

Cinematographer

Jonathan Herron

Editor

Charrisma Cordero (as Charrisma Snyder)

Casting Director

Katharina Eggmann

Production Designer

Leslie Bloom

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Edit Released

Updated Oct 23, 2005

Release date

Oct 23, 2005 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

5 wins & 19 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
28 cast members

Name	Known for
Vincent D'Onofrio Detective Robert 'Bobby' Goren Detective Robert 'Bobby' Goren See fewer	Men in Black (1997)
Kathryn Erbe Detective Alexandra 'Alex' Eames Detective Alexandra 'Alex' Eames See fewer	Stir of Echoes (1999)
Jamey Sheridan Captain James 'Jimmy' Deakins Captain James 'Jimmy' Deakins See fewer	Spotlight (I) (2015)
Courtney B. Vance ADA Ronald 'Ron' Carver ADA Ronald 'Ron' Carver See fewer	The Hunt for Red October (1990)
Susan Misner Sister Olivia Sister Olivia See fewer	Chicago (2002)
Leslie Hendrix ME Dr. Elizabeth Rodgers ME Dr. Elizabeth Rodgers See fewer	Law & Order (1990)
Marc Aden Gray Father Manning Father Manning See fewer	The Matrix (1999)
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Brittany Bacote Tishnaya Tishnaya See fewer	Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001)
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