Law and Order: CI

The words to the opening narration are spoken each week by Steven Zirnkilton since 2001

Title theme for the UK terrestrial channel five version: "There's Only Me" (Instrumental) from Rob Dougan's Furious Angels (Disc 2)

The Major Case Squad is located on the 11th floor of One Police Plaza.

In 1997, Vincent D'Onofrio guest-starred as John Lange in "The Subway", an episode of Homicide: Life on the Street. In the very next episode of Homicide, "All is Bright", Kathryn Erbe guest-starred as "Rita Hale". It should be noted that Homicide, having three times crossed over with the original Law & Order and sharing the character of Det. John Munch with SVU, takes place within the same universe as the Law & Order franchise.

Jerry Orbach (Detective Lennie Briscoe), Jesse L. Martin (Detective Ed Green), Fred Dalton Thompson (District Attorney Arthur Branch), Carolyn McCormick (Dr. Elizabeth Olivet) and Leslie Hendrix (Elizabeth Rodgers) are the only actors to play the same character on all four Law & Order series (Law & Order, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Law & Order: Criminal Intent and Law & Order: Trial by Jury). As of the 2005-06 season, Criminal Intent is the only Law & Order series in which Richard Belzer has not played the SVU / Homicide character Detective John Munch.

While many cast members of the various Law & Order shows are "repeat offenders" (actors who previously appeared in other roles), there are a few 'multi-repeat' offenders:

* Courtney B. Vance previously played two different characters on the original show (a mayoral aide in "By Hooker, By Crook" and a stockbroker in "Rage").
* Julianne Nicholson appeared in one episode of the original L&O ("All My Children"), then starred on Conviction before joining Criminal Intent as Detective Barek's replacement.

A planned miniseries which would have featured Detective Goren and united the casts of Criminal Intent, SVU, and the original Law & Order was cancelled because of the events of 9/11. The plotline centered around a terrorist attack using biological weapons.

D'Onofrio's real-life father, Gene D'Onofrio, appears in the episode "Slither". He is seen walking within the Major Case Squad.

Fans of the show frequently refer to it as LO:CI (prounounced Lo Chi).

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The NYPD does have a "Major Case Squad" but unlike the Major Case Squad on Criminal Intent, the real "Major Case Squad" Only handles the following types of cases.

* Kidnappings as directed by the Chief of Detectives
* Burglary or Attempted Burglary of a bank or bank safe

* Larceny by extortion or attempt, from a bank

* Robbery or attempted of a bank by a perpetrator not armed

*Burglary of a truck contents over $100,000

* Larceny of a truck contents over $100,000

* Robbery of a truck and contents by hijacking

* All robberies in warehouse depots or similar locations where the objects of the crime is a truck or its contents

* All commercial burglaries in which the value of the property stolen exceeds $100,000

* Art Theft

The "Major Case Squad" does not investigate homicides. All homicide investigations are conducted by precinct detective squads and borough homicide squads.

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Awards Won
2005 Edgar Award for Best Episode in a Television Series Teleplay (René Balcer and Elizabeth Benjamin, for "Want")

Awards Nominated
2005 Edgar Award for Best Episode in a Television Series Teleplay (René Balcer and Gerry Conway, for "Conscience"; René Balcer and Warren Leight, for "Consumed"; René Balcer and Warren Leight, for "Pas De Deux")

2004 Edgar Award for Best Episode in a Television Series Teleplay (René Balcer and Gerry Conway, for "Probability")

2004 Satellite Award for Best Actor in a Series, Drama (Vincent D'Onofrio)

2003 Edgar Award for Best Television Episode (René Balcer, for "Tuxedo Hill")

2002 Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series (Courtney B. Vance)

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