History Recap / LawAndOrderS2E20Intolerance

The gun can't be rendered admissible due to insufficient evidence that the search warrant was justified. Stone tries to entrap Carl's mother with a plea deal, but she declines. The Borlands are found guilty on evidence from Tim's girlfriend; but when she is proven to be lying, the trial is declared a mis-trial and the defendants released. Meanwhile, the news reports the case of a father convicted of killing his son's rival in a school tennis club. Stone regrets the gun warrant and feels deeply uncomfortable about ordinary people committing murder.

* TheBadGuysWin

!!!This episode contains examples of:

* TheTriadsAndTheTongs: Tim was briefly part of a Tong gang, which the defence seizes upon in its evidence.

Tim Chong, a high school senior, is shot and killed as he walks home from school. His friend Carl Borland was his closest rival for a prestigious science award, and Carl's family had threatened Tim's mother, believing that white students should take priority over the Chinese-American Tim. It becomes apparent that Carl's mother and brother are faking their alibis; and his father Ron has a permit to carry the type of gun that killed Tim. After getting an anonymous tip about the gun, Cerreta and Logan obtain a search warrant. They find the gun in the Bormans' home and prove it is the murder weapon. Stone and his team quickly establish that Ron did not kill Tim; Ron planted his own fingerprints on the gun and called in the tip to cover for his wife and son.

The gun can't be rendered admissible due to insufficient evidence that the search warrant was justified. Stone tries to entrap Carl's mother Marion with a plea deal, but she declines. The defence tries to portray Tim's death as a likely gang killing, and it looks less and less likely that the jury will convict. The Borlands are found guilty on evidence from Tim's girlfriend; but when she is proven to be lying, the trial is declared a mis-trial and the defendants released. Meanwhile, the news reports the case of a father convicted of killing his son's rival in a school tennis club. Stone regrets the gun warrant and feels deeply uncomfortable about ordinary people committing murder.

Tim Chong, a high school senior, is shot and killed as he walks home from school. His friend Carl Borland was his closest rival for a prestigious science award, and Carl's family had threatened Tim's mother, believing that white students should take priority over the Chinese-American Tim. It becomes apparen that Carl's mother and brother are faking their alibis; and his father Ron has a permit to carry the type of gun that killed Tim. After getting an anonymous tip about the gun, Cerreta and Logan obtain a search warrant. They find the gun in the Bormans' home and prove it is the murder weapon. Stone and his team quickly establish that Ron did not kill Tim; Ron planted his own fingerprints on the gun and called in the tip to cover for his wife and son.

Tim Chong, a high school senior, is shot and killed as he walks home from school. After ruling out the possibility of a gang killing, Cerreta and Logan consider racism as a motive. Tim's friend Carl Borland was his closest rival for a prestigious science award, and Carl's family had threatened Tim's mother, believing that white students should take priority over the Chinese-American Tim. Upon questioning Carl's mother Marion and brother Randy, it is obvious they are lying to give each other an alibi. Carl's father Ron also turns out to have a permit to carry the type of gun that killed Tim, and after getting an anonymous tip about the gun, Cerreta and Logan obtain a search warrant. They find the gun in the Bormans' home and prove it is the murder weapon.

Stone and his team quickly establish that Ron did not kill Tim; Ron planted his own fingerprints on the gun and called in the tip to cover for his wife and son. The gun can't be rendered admissible due to insufficient evidence that the search warrant was justified. Although Randy pulled the trigger, Stone believes Marion Borland is the truly guilty one: she favored Carl and continually pressured Randy to do something about Tim. Randy felt that killing Tim was the only way to gain his mother's approval. Stone tries to entrap Marion via a plea deal, but she declines.

The defence tries to portray Tim's death as a likely gang killing, and it looks less and less likely that the jury will convict. However, at the last minute Tim's girlfriend Katie confesses that she saw Randy and Marion Borland at the scene of the shooting and recognized their truck. Cerreta and Logan think that Katie is lying to get justice for Tim; but Stone summons her as a witness, and the Borlands are both convicted of second-degree murder. However, when it's proven Katie cannot have told the truth, the trial is declared a mistrial and the Borlands released. Meanwhile, the news reports the case of a father convicted of killing his son's rival in a school tennis club. Stone regrets the gun warrant and feels deeply uncomfortable about ordinary people committing murder.

Stone and his team quickly establish that Ron did not kill Tim; Ron planted his own fingerprints on the gun and called in the tip to cover for his wife and son. However, the warrant for the gun can't be rendered admissible due to insufficient evidence. Although Randy pulled the trigger, Stone believes Marion Borland is the truly guilty one: she favored Carl and continually pressured Randy to do something about Tim. Randy felt that killing Tim was the only way to gain his mother's approval. Stone tries to entrap Marion via a plea deal, but she declines.

* RippedFromTheHeadlines: Specifically from the case of Wanda Holloway, a mother convicted of ordering a hit on the mother of her daughter's high school cheerleading rival.

The defence tries to portray Tim's death as a likely gang killing, and it looks less and less likely that the jury will convict. However, at the last minute Tim's girlfriend Katie confesses that she saw Randy and Marion Borland at the scene of the shooting and recognized their truck. Cerreta and Logan think that Katie is lying to get justice for Tim; but Stone summons her as a witness, and the Borlands are both convicted of second-degree murder. However, when it's proven Katie cannot have told the truth, the trial is declared a mistrial and the Borlands released. Meanwhile, the news reports the case of a father convicted of killing his son's rival in a school tennis club. Stone regrets the gun warrant and feels deeply uncomfortable about ordinary people committing murder.

Stone and his team quickly establish that Ron did not kill Tim; Ron planted his own fingerprints on the gun and called in the tip to cover for his wife and son. However, the warrant for the gun can't be rendered admissible due to insufficient evidence. In court, Stone produces evidence that Randy created a false alibi by having his friend alter a gym sign-in sheet. Although Randy pulled the trigger, Stone believes Marion Borland is the truly guilty one: she favored Carl and continually pressured Randy to do something about Tim. Randy felt that killing Tim was the only way to gain his mother's approval. Stone tries to entrap Marion via a plea deal, but she declines.

The defence tries to portray Tim's death as a likely gang killing, and it looks less and less likely that the jury will convict. However, at the last minute Tim's girlfriend Katie confesses that she saw Randy and Marion Borland at the scene of the shooting and recognized their truck. She claims that when first questioned by police, she had withheld this information to protect Carl. Cerreta and Logan think that Katie is lying to get justice for Tim; but Stone summons her as a witness, and the Borlands are both convicted of second-degree murder. However, when it's proven Katie cannot have told the truth, the trial is declared a mistrial and the Borlands released. Meanwhile, the news reports the case of a father convicted of killing a student who had won a place on a tennis team over his son. Stone regrets the gun warrant and feels deeply uncomfortable about ordinary people committing murder.