It looks like we have a diabolical son-and-father-act here, and one that won't be easy to convict since the father is a powerful judge. Most of this part-one episode, however, deals with the kid....a punk who thinks he's the "Chairman Of the Board." The "chairman" is Frank Sinatra and "the board" is the "Rat Pack," Sinatra's famous group of the early '60s who performed together on stage a lot in Las Vegas and made the first "Ocean's 11" movie.
The punk here - "Ethan Garret" (Matt O'Leary) - fancies himself as head of this new Rat Pack group and his other young friends act out other roles that were once played by Sammy Davis Jr., Peter Lawford, Dean Martin and Joey Bishop. That doesn't sound anything but harmless, but it is when it involves kidnapping, rape and murder! The opening scenes show us several not-so-innocent high school girls from Iowa visiting New York and on a field trip to New York City. After a day at the New York Public Library and some Laser Tron panic sets in the next morning when it's discovered three kids are missing.
Two of the boys are found quickly but the girl is still missing. After investigations, it looks like she is probably dead. Upon further investigation, it looks like whoever has taken her, killed a North Carolina girl months earlier. A sick website by the "Rat Pack" leads the ringleader's arrest and it is at that time that the Major Crimes Unit discovers his father is a local big-shot judge.
The obvious thing about this episode, and the second part to follow, is that both "Criminal Intent" teams work on this case: the standbys "Det. Robert Goren and Det. Eames and newcomers "Det. Mike Logan" and "Det. Carolyn Barek." It's kind of cool, actually, to see all four together - Vincent D'Onofrio, Kathryn Erbe, Chris Noth and Annabella Sciorra, respectively. In this first part, Logan and Eames seem to have the best lines and most prominent roles. I'm surprised Goren was so low-key here, since he's still "the man." (Note: he took charge in the second part.) As the episode winds down, it appears the judge may be more trouble than his sick son. To be continued......
The punk here - "Ethan Garret" (Matt O'Leary) - fancies himself as head of this new Rat Pack group and his other young friends act out other roles that were once played by Sammy Davis Jr., Peter Lawford, Dean Martin and Joey Bishop. That doesn't sound anything but harmless, but it is when it involves kidnapping, rape and murder! The opening scenes show us several not-so-innocent high school girls from Iowa visiting New York and on a field trip to New York City. After a day at the New York Public Library and some Laser Tron panic sets in the next morning when it's discovered three kids are missing.
Two of the boys are found quickly but the girl is still missing. After investigations, it looks like she is probably dead. Upon further investigation, it looks like whoever has taken her, killed a North Carolina girl months earlier. A sick website by the "Rat Pack" leads the ringleader's arrest and it is at that time that the Major Crimes Unit discovers his father is a local big-shot judge.
The obvious thing about this episode, and the second part to follow, is that both "Criminal Intent" teams work on this case: the standbys "Det. Robert Goren and Det. Eames and newcomers "Det. Mike Logan" and "Det. Carolyn Barek." It's kind of cool, actually, to see all four together - Vincent D'Onofrio, Kathryn Erbe, Chris Noth and Annabella Sciorra, respectively. In this first part, Logan and Eames seem to have the best lines and most prominent roles. I'm surprised Goren was so low-key here, since he's still "the man." (Note: he took charge in the second part.) As the episode winds down, it appears the judge may be more trouble than his sick son. To be continued......