Palimpsest
Nichols investigates the death of an old family friend, which may be related to a fabled manuscript that dates back to the time of Christ. But his investigation is complicated by his past relationship with the victim's daughter.
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"Unusual for any episode of the Law & Order franchise, this is a parody of Agatha Christie-style mysteries, set in the dusty mansion of an antiquarian book collector, and climaxing when Nichols has the butler gather all the suspects for a revelation of the...well, of what happened. Among the red herrings are the executor of the collector's estate, various shifty-looking relatives, and the victim's daughter, who and her father have a connection with Nichols. Other than the principals, the actors ham it up like a vintage melodrama which I found rather off-putting until I figured t..."
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Palimpsest is a reused manuscript on which the erased original text leaves a ghost image. The title of this episode is an important clue in solving the crime in this episode.
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Nichols investigates the death of an old family friend, which may be related to a fabled manuscript that dates back to the time of Christ. But his investigation is complicated by his past relationship with the victim's daughter.