Spoilers forward for the autumn finale of Legislation & Order Season 24, referred to as “Dangerous Apple,” which will probably be out there streaming with a Peacock subscription.
Legislation & Order is probably not recognized for its cliffhangers as a longtime procedural, however the Season 24 fall finale assured that there are some large unanswered questions forward because the 2024 TV schedule wraps. In “Dangerous Apple,” Jessica Brady was again to working together with her outdated narcotics group when one cop was shot within the again and killed. What initially appeared like a fairly easy becoming a member of of forces when sideways when it grew to become clear that one other cop was soiled and his superiors had a historical past of overlaying for him… together with Brady.
In the end, she made a name that ended the careers of the killer and his boss, and presumably her personal as nicely, with an IAB detective visiting her workplace. And dang it, I did not notice till now how invested I used to be in protecting Brady!
What Occurred In Legislation & Order’s Fall Finale
Det. Miles Brandt was on trial for killing his companion, Det. Harrison, on prime of his historical past of corruption, however none of that corruption was on the document as a result of cops like Brady and their boss Captain Stockwell had simply regarded the opposite manner even when Harrison complained. When Brandt threw Harrison beneath the bus to attempt to at the least escape the homicide cost, Brady knew that anyone was going to need to testify about Brandt’s true nature.
Stockwell refused, since he was per week away from retirement, and the purpose was made that cops do not testify in opposition to cops. There is a line – “the blue wall” – that the NYPD is not speculated to cross, in response to Stockwell, and he simply would not do it.
So Brady determined to fall on the sword. She took the stand and informed the reality, though she averted blaming Stockwell as a lot as potential with out perjuring herself. Though she admitted to Value on the stand that she’d taken Harrison’s complaints to her boss and he’d completed nothing to deal with them, she took full duty for Brandt by no means being formally sanctioned, saying that she was “the one which talked Harrison out of pursuing the matter.” She went on:
The reality is all people knew Brandt took liberties. No person thought it might go this far… There’s an understanding amongst officers. Harrison could not abdomen it. He thought that being a superb cop meant ensuring the cops you had been working with had been good too. And I now notice he was proper.
The end result was Brandt being convicted for first-degree homicide, marking an finish to his personal NYPD profession and certainly Stockwell’s too. As for Brady… nicely, the final scene of the autumn finale featured her strolling down a hallway at work, amongst officers who weren’t precisely pleasant, and even Shaw was abrupt when he stated “Obtained a customer, Jess” and brushed previous her. All Riley had for her was a nod in the direction of her workplace, the place IAB Det. Jason Cassidy was ready for her, saying “We have to speak about Miles Brandt.”
Usually, I am nothing however excited when Legislation & Order delivers a cliffhanger that would stick with it past simply the case of the week, however Brady’s destiny being left undetermined simply made me notice: whereas I very extremely doubt she’s going anyplace, I actually, actually do not wish to lose her from the present.
My Realization About Brady
Look, I knew that I used to be predisposed to love Brady, as a result of I am an unabashed ER fan who cherished Maura Tierney’s work as Abby on that long-running NBC drama. That stated, I used to be additionally invested in Dixon‘s story because the lieutenant of Legislation & Order, and Camryn Manheim helped reestablish the present as a primetime mainstay after it was off the air for a number of years. Dixon additionally did not get an on-screen exit on the finish of Season 23, and the one closure got here within the Season 24 premiere when Riley obtained a textual content from his former lieutenant.
In fact, Mehcad Brooks was hyping how Tierney match into the forged earlier than Season 24 even premiered, however I simply wasn’t certain how nicely Brady would gel with the remainder of the unit. I used to be on board throughout the first set of episodes this season… after which the autumn finale aired with the chance that Brady tanked her personal profession to get justice for a slain cop, and I noticed how a lot Maura Tierney has added to the present this season.
Luckily, Brady seems within the promo for the second half of Season 24, and it does not seem that she’s been demoted. Have a look:
Watch On
Legislation & Order returns to NBC within the new 12 months on Thursday, January 16 at 8 p.m. ET, forward of recent episodes of Legislation & Order: SVU at 9 p.m. ET as typical. It stays to be seen if Legislation & Order: Organized Crime Season 5 could have any episodes prepared early in 2025; both manner, that spinoff will launch on Peacock as an alternative of air on NBC with L&O and SVU.