Elliott Gould will go all vigilante for a guest spot on Law & Order, TVGuide.com has learned exclusively.

The veteran film star will play a disgruntled business owner who takes the law into his own hands after a crime spree in his Harlem neighborhood.

Gould, 71, received an Oscar nomination for 1969’s swinging dramedy Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice and co-starred with Donald Sutherland in Robert Altman’s film version of M*A*S*H.

More recently, Gould recurred as Ross and Monica’s dad on Friends and co-starred with Brad Pitt and George Clooney in the Ocean’s capers.

His episode is scheduled to air Nov. 20.

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BENJAMIN BRATT TO RETURN TO ‘LAW & ORDER’ AS DETECTIVE REYNALDO CURTIS

UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. – October 23, 2009 – Benjamin Bratt, who was nominated for an Emmy Award for his portrayal of Detective Reynaldo Curtis on “Law & Order,” will make a special return appearance as as Detective Curtis in an upcoming episode, it was announced today by series creator and executive producer Dick Wolf.
Bratt was a series regular on “Law & Order” for four seasons (1995-99) and in addition to the Emmy nomination, earned two ALMA Awards for playing Detective Curtis. In the upcoming episode, Detective Curtis will be reunited with his former “boss” Lt. Anita van Buren (S. Epatha Merkerson). “Law & Order” airs Fridays at 8:00 p.m. (ET/PT) on NBC.

“I am thrilled that Ben is coming back for a return appearance. He joined us for our recent 20th anniversary celebration and it was like he never left,” Wolf said.

Bratt most recently starred in the A&E series “The Cleaner.” He has also appeared in numerous feature films including “Traffic,” “Clear and Present Danger” and “Miss Congeniality.”

“Law & Order,” in its 20th season, won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series and tied the record for consecutive outstanding series nominations (11, tied with “Cheers” and “M*A*S*H).

“Law & Order is a Wolf Films production in association with Universal Media Studios. Dick Wolf, Rene Balcer, Peter Jankowski and Fred Berner are executive producers.

[RAFA ALVES] 14 year old, Hispanic from Washington Heights. He comes from a poor/working class background. He is recruited by Eddy Blanco, a lieutenant in a powerful Latin drug cartel, to become an assassin. He and the other recruits are sent to a “camp” in Mexico and trained to use weapons and become killers. When they return to New York, they are put up in a Scarsdale mansion, isolated from their family and friends and are given drugs, video games and prostitutes to keep them happy and compliant. Rafa and his buddies are ordered to murder Nina Wilshere and they do. They are brought up on charges. Rafa’s parents are afraid for him, but they finally do convince him, at least temporarily, to testify in exchange for immunity and protection. LEAD

[MARCUS WOLL] 43, “slick, moneyed” lawyer with an impressive reputation. He suddenly appears and claims that he has been “retained by the families” to represent these young defendants. It soon becomes clear that he was hired by a very powerful drug cartel to represent these teenagers who were groomed by the cartel to become assassins. LEAD. WILL RECUR.

[ESTHER PINN] 30s, White, public defender assigned to represent Rafa Alves and his co-defendants. She is booted off the case when Marcus Wool suddenly claims to have been retained by the families and is reinstated when Rafa breaks ties with Woll.LEAD

[RICARDO ALVES/ISABEL ALVES] RICARDO ALVES – 42, Hispanic, working class, Washington Heights.
ISABEL ALVES – 38, Hispanic, working class, Washington Heights.
They are the parents of Rafa Alves. Their young son has been turned into an assassin for a powerful drug cartel. They are afraid they may have lost all influence over him and they fear for his safety and the safety of the whole family. They know the right thing to do is try to convince their son to testify against the drug cartel…but they also know how dangerous these men can be. Isabel Alves speaks some lines in Spanish. FOUR SCENES EACH

[LUCAS EVRA] 30, a chiropractor, successful practice. He’s also a drug dealer on the side and the murder victim; Nina Wilshere was his supplier. He argued with her just before she was murdered and their exchange was caught on a surveillance camera. He is the first suspect detectives interview. THREE SCENES

[JUDGE KAREN MILNER] m/f, any race, 40 and up. Presides over motion court proceedings and trial. SEVERAL SCENES

[DR. THERESA BURKHARDT] 35, a therapist who has done extensive work with the child soldiers in Africa. She gives Rubirosa some advice on how to deprogram Rafa Alves and have him reconnect with his family and abandon his allegiance to the drug cartel.

[PATRICIA WILSHERE] 50, upper middle class. Her daughter has been murdered. She is interviewed by detectives. She is caught off guard and cannot think of anyone who would want to hurt her.

[JONNY ALVAREZ] 30s, Hispanic, handsome & smart, a DJ at popular NYC Latin radio station, and an ex-boyfriend of ADA Rubirosa. He helps Rubirosa and Cutter identify the origins of a “narcocorrido” – a drug ballad.

[DEA AGENT RORY CALIFANO] 33-45, any race, he and his team have had a wire on Dr. Evra for quite some time. He shares information with Bernard and Lupo.

[EDDY BLANCO] 27, Hispanic, a lieutenant in a Latin drug cartel. He is responsible for recruiting young boys and sending them to “training” facilities in Mexico where they emerge brainwashed assassins.

[GLENN MOWBRAY] Indian, any age, he works a newspaper kiosk on the street right near Nina Wilshere’s apartment building. He tells detectives he remembers seeing a town car parked across the street the day of the murder.

[GAVIN PETERS] 40ish, car salesman, ultra-luxury cars, very high end. He sold a few very expensive cars – cash transactions – to a man detectives believe might the drug cartel guy responsible for Nina Wilshere’s murder.

[TINA] 24 years old, a “Latina hottie”, who works as an escort. She has been hired by a drug cartel lieutenant to provide services for some of his crew. She’s scared when the cops pull her in. But, she is more afraid of the drug dealers – she won’t talk.

[JUDGE NEWSOM] m/f, any race, 40 and up, presides over arraignment of Rafa Alves, Samuel Molina and Carlos Cabezas.

[ERIC KLEBAN] 40-50s, any race, warden at a juvenile prison facility. The drug cartel has had Sammy Molina killed in prison. Kleban relays the details of what happened to ADA Cutter.

[SAMMY MOLINA] 14-year-old Hispanic from Texas. His one of several boys groomed by the drug cartel to become an assassin. TWO–THREE SCENES

[NINA WILSHERE] 28, attractive, seems like a successful professional but, her interior decorating business is just a front. She is actually a drug dealer and money-launderer. Her business is strictly cash so there is no paper trail. She is shot to death in her apartment.

[LEXI TRUDEAU] 30ish, a “touch hoity-toity”, runs a Chelsea art gallery. She did quite a bit of business with the murder victim – and all in cash.

[PLAIN CLOTHES COP] male, 20s 30s, any race, assigned to guard ADA Rubirosa after she receives death threats.

[NJ STATE TROOPER] male, 26 – 34, speaks to Rubirosa about the shooting that took place outside the Vineland Bar, after a performance by a gang affiliated Latin band sptv050769.

[SGT. BALLMER] m/f, 30s, at the crime scene where Nina Wilshere has been found shot to death in her own home.

[DMITRI SABOR] 30-50, Eastern European or any ethnicity, the building manager of a Manhattan condo complex.

[BAILIFF] m/f, any race, 30s 40s, reads charges at arraignment of Rafa Alves, Samuel Molina and Carlos Cabezas.

[JIM LEARY] 36-44, libertarian. He is the brains behind Searchposse.net – an Internet site that is a “forum for corrective social action.” The participants post photos and descriptions of wrong-doers (people who text while driving, litter, deface public property, don’t pick up their dog’s poop, etc) in the hopes that fellow citizens will track the wrongdoers, identify them and post their names and addresses. Many of the sites visitors post threats against these wrongdoers – some are violent. When a man’s murder is directly linked to an enraged & mentally ill Searchposse.net user the question becomes is it free speech or does it incite violence? Leary is charged and brought to trial. LEAD

[JEFF FISHMAN] 30s, lead attorney of a team representing Jim Leary, Andrew Mason and Gary Keegan. He is defending their right to free speech and their right to post anonymous comments on Searchposse.com. He does not feel they should be held responsible for the response of a violent schizophrenic who happened to visit the website. LEAD

[KERRY SAX] mid-late 30s, average looking. She was a frequent visitor to the Searchposse.net site. She is brought in for questioning when a man (Sid Marcus) who was fingered as being a wrongdoer by Searchposse is killed. She had posted many comments relating to Sid’s habit of texting while driving. She tells detectives that her daughter was killed by a cabdriver who was texting. Van Buren is moved by her story….and subsequently, surprised to learn that Kerry is schizophrenic and that the story is completely fabricated. LEAD

[FRANK] male, 45-55, African American, Lt. Van Buren’s boyfriend. She is getting ready for work and her first day wearing her wig (due to chemo-related hair loss). He’s supportive, loving and tries to make her laugh. Possible recurring.

[GARY KEEGAN] 25, a frequent visitor to the Searchposse.net website. He frequently posts comments calling for justice against irresponsible citizens. He has worked as a security system engineer in the past and he knows how to hack into security systems. He used his expertise to post information that led another website visitor to track down Sid Marcus and kill him. He is brought up on charges. TWO – THREE SCENES

[ANDREW MASON] 20s, smug, a frequent visitor to the Searchposse.net website. He frequently posts comments calling for justice against irresponsible citizens. Many of his posts are violent in nature. When the DA goes after the website creator and participants, Andrew is named as a co-defendant. TWO–THREE SCENES

[JUDGE ALICE LEE] m/f, over 40, any race. Presides over trial of Jim Leary. Several scenes

[TERRY CRANE] 28 – 33, hip, fashion photographer. He was working the photo shoot with “manic….total prick” Sid Marcus on the evening Sid was murdered. He was use to dealing with Sid and his antics. He is interviewed by detectives. TWO SCENES

[ALLIE] female, a young 22, “smoking hot” hipster, she is a modeling clothes at a fashion shoot. She was hooked up with this hip clothing designer and was doing some modeling for him, sleeping with him and also working at his stores. He is murdered after the photo shoot and she is questioned about their relationship. TWO SCENES

[CITU DAN JOSEPHSON] male, 20s, (computer investigation and technical unit), he works for the police department and steps in to help detectives in handling this case involving a website that they believe is inciting violence. He helps them set up an Internet “trap” for some of the frequent visitors to Searchposse.com TWO SCENES

[REBECCA DAVIS] late 30s, she is called to testify about her experiences with Searchposse.net. Her husband committed suicide and someone posted information from her husband’s diary on line that pointed to her affair as being the cause. She does not feel that information should be public and does not want to be forced to defend herself in a public forum.

[TYLER BURKE] male, 30s-40s, Jim Leary’s attorney. His defense of Jim and his website are built entirely on a person’s right to free speech.

[SID MARCUS] 28-33, intense, hip entrepreneur. He is the driving force behind a new hip clothing line called “Skintight Apparel”. He is high-strung and very demanding. He’s running a photo shoot for his clothing line and is giving the photographer and all the hangers-on a hard time. He is later found murdered.

[BONNIE ALLMAN] 26, hipster, tattoos, working at a vintage clothing store. She once worked as Sid Marcus’ model, salesclerk, and girlfriend – until he pulled her top off at a parade. She tried to sue him but eventually gave up because she did not have enough money to pay the legal fees. sptv050769 She doesn’t’ t like Sid but she did not kill him.

[JUDGE KAPLAN] m/f, any race, 40 and up. Presides over hearing to determine whether or not the DA can subpoena Searchposse.net records.

[AL JEROME] male, any race, late 20s, public defender assigned to represent Kerry Sax. It is clear that his client is crazy and he is doing the best he can

[HIPSTER DUDE] male, 20s, a DJ hired to play indie rock du jour at the photo shoot. The guy running the photo shoot gets annoyed at the quality of the photos…he looses it and turns on everyone in the room and Hipster Dude gets fired.

[ASST. M.E. PALCHUK] m/f, any race, 30s 40s, examines the body at the crime scene. The victim is found hanging – a miscalculated erotic asphyxia. Palchuk demonstrates how the victim could have tied his hands in front of his body and then stepped over them so this hands wound up behind him. Actor should be agile enough to do this.

[CSU TECH JILL SMYTH] 30s, any race, examines a car belonging to the victim. She is looking for fingerprints or any forensic evidence that could lead cops to the killer. She reports her findings to detectives

[SERGEANT] m/f, 30s, at the crime scene where Sid Marcus has been found dead. He/she fills in detectives when they arrive.