A murder case leads detectives to a mother/son team of con artists and accusations of incest.A murder case leads detectives to a mother/son team of con artists and accusations of incest.A murder case leads detectives to a mother/son team of con artists and accusations of incest.
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- TriviaThe episode appears to be based on the Sante and Kenneth Kimes trial.
- GoofsThe date on a trial scene is given as Thursday, November 27. That would be Thanksgiving, and court would not be in session then.
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Mrs. Joyce Pollock: What do you want to talk to Denny about?
Detective Rey Curtis: Well we'd rather discuss it with your son.
Mrs. Joyce Pollock: My son? Dennis is my husband.
Detective Rey Curtis: Excuse me - are we talking about the same guy? Mid 20s, rides a BSA M20?
Mrs. Joyce Pollock: That's right. He's 27. And sometimes I ride on the back!
- ConnectionsReferences Psycho (1960)
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Sick Parade
Sometimes 'Law & Order' used true stories as a jump off point for their tales and 'Venom' has one of the more sicker cases. Murderous men sometimes seem like a dime a dozen, but a woman - especially the black widow type - standout. The lack of conscious, the lust for greed and manipulating, grooming your son into becoming your accomplice makes it all the more vile. Built around the crimes of Sante & Kenny Kimes drops the background of abuse, neglect that created a monster & inserts a sexual component that is just disgusting.
Liann Crosby (Laila Robins) is wounded by a gunshot, her male escort killed where it first appears the latter was the target. Soon the picture emerges that the shooter was Dennis Pollock (Matt Keeslar) a young husband to the widowed wealthy much older Joyce Pollock (Penny Fuller). It smells like an affair going on he was trying to keep under wraps. So what a bombshell is it when it's discovered that Dennis is actually Liann's son and digging uncovers a long history defrauding, killing people that come into their lives.
There's a fair number of L&O episodes that are made / broken on a last minute reveal or a satisfying piece of resolution, but 'Venom' doesn't get that honor. It's big surprise comes just past the halfway mark. Of the main cast, Abbie (Angie Harmon) gets to sink her teeth into the material the most, but reoccurring Dr. Skoda (JK Simmons) has an efficient piece too. The ending isn't shocking because you can sense it a mile away, but at least the real case it was based on served maximum justice. If you have a distaste for awful people this episode is a treat.
Liann Crosby (Laila Robins) is wounded by a gunshot, her male escort killed where it first appears the latter was the target. Soon the picture emerges that the shooter was Dennis Pollock (Matt Keeslar) a young husband to the widowed wealthy much older Joyce Pollock (Penny Fuller). It smells like an affair going on he was trying to keep under wraps. So what a bombshell is it when it's discovered that Dennis is actually Liann's son and digging uncovers a long history defrauding, killing people that come into their lives.
There's a fair number of L&O episodes that are made / broken on a last minute reveal or a satisfying piece of resolution, but 'Venom' doesn't get that honor. It's big surprise comes just past the halfway mark. Of the main cast, Abbie (Angie Harmon) gets to sink her teeth into the material the most, but reoccurring Dr. Skoda (JK Simmons) has an efficient piece too. The ending isn't shocking because you can sense it a mile away, but at least the real case it was based on served maximum justice. If you have a distaste for awful people this episode is a treat.
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- Apr 22, 2024
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