How was Jerry Orbach written out of L+O?
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Jerry Orbach
yalelee2 — 14 years ago(January 03, 2012 04:14 PM)
I just started watching L&O in repeats about one year ago and I've seen episodes from almost all years, but not an entire season. I really enjoy it.
How was Jerry Orbach written out of L&O after his death?
It seems that 2004 was the last year where he was in the episodes.
I undertand that he died of cancer. Was he able to finish the 2004 season?
Thanks in advance.
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jandibow — 14 years ago(January 05, 2012 06:51 PM)
Lenny Briscoe retired from the police force on the last episode of season 14. He mentions that if he gets bored he could become an investigator for the DA's2000 office. In the fall of 2004, he joins the new L&O show Trial by Jury as an investigator for the DA's office but was only in 2 episodes before getting too sick to continue.