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    Law and Order – Hindsight – Review: Selective Grace

    Willie MurphyBy Willie MurphyOctober 3, 20255 Mins Read
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    Cold Open, Clinical Distance

    This week’s Law & Order opens mid-monologue as Executive A.D.A. Nolan Price (Hugh Dancy) listens to his girlfriend, psychiatrist Grace Bennet (Kerry Bishé), clinically unpack the epidemic of adolescent despair—“telephobia,” social withdrawal, and the emotional erosion of today’s youth. It’s a jarring start, not least because we didn’t know Price had a girlfriend, let alone one who doubles as a thematic framing device. Her diagnosis sets the tone for what follows: a murder case where every character is both victim and witness to a generation’s unraveling.

    “Hindsight” – LAW & ORDER, Pictured:
    (l-r) Kerry Bishé as Grace Hall, Hugh Dancy as A.D.A. Nolan Price. Photo by:
    Virginia Sherwood/NBC @ 2025 NBCUniversal Media, LLC. All Rights Reserved

    The Victim, the Crime, the Cruelty

    Todd Feldman (Cade Tropeano), a socially awkward teen trumpet player, is found dead in a park. He’d scored bootleg Adderall from classmates and, in a desperate bid for relevance, posted AI-altered nudes of Cassie Moore (Abigail Rhyne) in a group chat. Detective Vincent Riley (Reid Scott) finds Todd’s wallet and ID but no phone. “I’d bet my pension he has one,” he mutters—and of course, he did. That phone becomes the Rosetta Stone of adolescent cruelty.

    Cassie’s Confession and the System’s Soft Spots

     Cassie confesses to Lt. Brady (Maura Tierney) without a lawyer or parent present. Her fingerprints are on the knife, the blood is Todd’s, and the motive—humiliation, betrayal, isolation—is clear. But her attorney, Erin Grassley (Tawny Cypress), moves to suppress the confession. The judge agrees. Without it, the defense pivots to self-defense, and the DA’s office scrambles to reframe the case.

    “Hindsight”
    – LAW &
    ORDER,
    Pictured: (l-r) Maura Tierney as Lieutenant Jessica Brady,
    Abigail Rhyne as Cassie Moore. Photo by: Virginia Sherwood/NBC @ 2025
    NBCUniversal Media, LLC. All Rights Reserved

     

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    DA Nicholas Baxter (Tony Goldwyn) demands consistency from Price in terms of handling Cassie’s case. The DA’s office had recently tried another 15-year-old as an adult. Price pushes back—different kid, different context. But Baxter calls Cassie’s actions “sophisticated and premeditated,” and he’s not wrong. She stalked Todd, chose a secluded spot, stabbed him, texted his friends to spin the narrative, disposed of the weapon and phone, and lied about a bracelet bead found near the body. She came shockingly close to getting away with it.

    Grace on the Stand: The Emotional Fulcrum>>

    The emotional pivot comes when Grace is subpoenaed. Cassie called her minutes before the murder. Price treats her as a hostile witness, invoking the “duty to warn” doctrine over patient confidentiality. “She told you she was going to kill him,” he says. Grace, shattered, admits she failed both Cassie and Todd. “You have no idea how much kids suffer today,” she says. “I got this one wrong. Two lives ruined. I’ll never forgive myself.”

    Selective Grace and the Politics of Mercy

    Baxter’s insistence on consistency isn’t just procedural—it’s a rebuke of the grace extended to Cassie Moore, a white girl with therapy, a tragic backstory, and a courtroom full of advocates. The gang-affiliated teen Baxter references—same age, different zip code—was tried as an adult without hesitation. He didn’t have a psychiatrist whispering in the Executive ADA’s ear about trauma and impulse control. He didn’t have a narrative that made him visible as a child in a broken system. Cassie did.

    “Hindsight”
    – LAW &
    ORDER,
    Pictured: Tony Goldwyn as DA Nicholas Baxter. Photo by: Virginia
    Sherwood/NBC @
    2025 NBCUniversal Media, LLC. All Rights Reserved 

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    Verdict and Aftermath

    Cassie is convicted of second-degree murder. Guilty. But it doesn’t feel like a win. Grace exits the courtroom alone. Price stays behind, absorbing the wreckage. The storytelling is solid, the characters sympathetic, and the moral ambiguity well-played. Still, the episode leans hard on the “teens are tragic, impulsive, and broken” trope—as if emotional suffering absolves all agency. It’s compelling, but occasionally indulgent.

    “Hindsight” – LAW & ORDER, Pictured:
    (l-r) Tawny Cypress as Atty. Erin Grassley, Hugh Dancy as A.D.A. Nolan Price. Photo
    by: Virginia Sherwood/NBC @ 2025 NBCUniversal Media, LLC. All Rights Reserved 

    Final Judgment: Grace Misallocated

    Price sees what Grace sees: a child in pain. But he forgets to see Todd Feldman, the awkward, anxious boy who was stalked and murdered. Todd becomes a procedural casualty, lost in the fog of Cassie’s pathology. And that’s the danger of selective grace—it feels like compassion, but it functions like bias.

    The jury got it right. The system nearly didn’t. This episode doesn’t just explore moral ambiguity—it exposes empathy asymmetry. And that’s the real indictment—not of Cassie, but of a system that extends compassion selectively, often along lines of race, class, and proximity to power.

    Overall Rating: 9/10

    Lynette Jones

    I am a self-identified ‘woke boomer’ who hails from an era bathed in the comforting glow of a TV, not a computer screen. Navigating the digital world can sometimes leave me feeling a bit unsure, but I approach it with curiosity and a willingness to learn. Patience and kindness in this new landscape are truly valued. Let’s embrace the journey together with appreciation and a touch of humor!



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