Law & Order - A Jim On The Rocks For The Doctor 

As a bartender. Trust me, that guys not exaggerating we know exactly how often we serve and if you’re drinking excessively we notice. We also call you by your cocktail of choice. And or if you’re being annoying. Also it’s called functioning alcoholics for a reason. Glad cragen cleared that up on here.

There was a case similar to this in Texas. Surgeon was high on cocaine while doing surgeries and he ended up killing innocent patients or paralyzing them. He was planning to gather his papers to go to other states to do the same while there was an investigation on him. He ended up in jail.

Oh wow, Leon Vance from NCIS! He's so young here! I love finding old shows that people were on before they were famous

He just disrespected that man by not speaking to him when he was clearly standing to shake his hand and say hello.

“Does he walk on water?” That actually made me laugh out loud lol! Such a perfect response. Who cares what he has DONE! That doesn’t erase his mistakes. That’s the same as a mother or a father coming out talking about their child saying “but he goes to school, he plays sports and has lots of friends. He couldn’t have done this.” Ok? How is that relevant?

Man, imagine if the father never spoke up and held himself strong. Everyone calling him grief stricken and blinded by sadness, and he kept pushing. Takes a strong person to keep their opinion when practically EVERYONE tells you otherwise.

It's ok leon you become director of ncis one day

Logan's analogy didn't really work. An off-duty police officer seeing a crime while going about his private life is a big difference between someone knowingly drinking whilst on duty.

Paul Sparer, "Dr. Edward Auster", was married to Nancy Marchand, Tony Soprano's mom. He had one of the most golden voices in show biz

Logan's reaction @ 5:08 when Robinette tells him that the case is "politically sensitive" lmao the best.

A couple things. One: Despite being the Chief of Medicine, the staff should have either kept Dr. Auster from looking at any patients or reported him to the hospital board for his drunken actions. The latter along with this episodes trial would've hurt the hospital, but it's better to handle a problem and face a little bad press at the beginning rather than run the risk of the drunk killing someone again. Two: Because of Dr. Auster's drunken negligence, the hospital and every staff member who tried to cover for him would be forever tainted by the fact that they didn't stop him this time and for every law suit to follow by people wanting to claim similar, lesser counts of negligence caused by the man. High prices for the hospital caused by one person.

You gotta love/hate the attorneys who come in when a high-profile man is arrested and says, "How can you charge him? Look at all the good he's done!" as though they somehow aren't human and won't ever be brought to court on legit charges/complaints. (Yeah, yeah, zealous representation, I know) I got accused of wanting to ensure the earth's destruction because I brought up the fact that Elon Musk is getting taken to court for defamation. I look on RU-vid and Twitter and there are thousands of his fans saying, "Yeah, and he's probably right" without a shred of evidence other than Almighty Elon's word. Stone's sarcastic "What, does he walk on water, too?" is spot on.

Congratulations keep it up this September will be 5 years sober for me.🙏🙏🙏🙏

Doctors should never drink before going to work, they need to be 100% ready to do their job.

(Richard Brooks) Robinette’s voice is so soothing... I could listen to him read the dictionary and be completely enthralled ❤️

Really okay with the old episodes and cases coming back up. It shows that we can really enjoy good writing no matter when it is

It's called being a functional alcoholic.

Poor Robinette. That guy wouldn't even shake his hand.

Director Vance is that you??lol

The three clips for this episode are: "A Jim on the rocks for the Doctor", "A Prescription that Kills", "Sobriety Test in Court". They are all posted on RU-vid

I enjoyed Stone's retort to the defense attorney

ive never seen a young captain cragen, love him

First it was Sopranos clips. Now I'm binging on these..

0:34 - 3:43 George Dzunda. Dann Florek. Chris Noth. A scene that was so understatedly yet brilliantly acted, one could almost eschew the cameras; especially when arguing the real-life dilemma of medical and law-enforcement personnel being held to the same ethical standards; and also when Cragen had to admit, in an embarrassingly candid moment, that some time ago he himself had a drinking problem while partnered with Greevey…

my favourite old timey prime time crime series🤩

Wow, I never knew Cragen had such a dark backstory.

"Same standards cops do when they shoot someone" You can sure tell how old this is by that line alone.

This was a really great one. The courtroom scenes at the end and Max's scene telling what he knew which led up to them.

It really doesn’t matter who you are , if you are drunk and impaired , doctor or judge or a surgeon 👩‍⚕️, or a drunk driver !

Wow, Director Leon Vance, head of NCIS. Wish I remembered the actor's name, but I guess they all had to start somewhere.

"Does he walk on water?" 🤭

Doctor’s and Cops need to be held to a high standard actually

I get that they had to arrest the doctor, but why do it in front of the elderly patient? Why not ask him to talk to them outside, and then arrest him? That poor old lady must have been so confused and worried - she was probably thinking that her doctor was wanted by the police for something, who knows what he might have done to her?

This is truly one of the best ep of the series!

There's a doctor known in my city for being an alcoholic. His license has been suspended, but I don't know why the suspension got lifted and he still works whenever his drunkenness lets him. Beats me why he still has patients, they know about his problem. Most of the time he's not at his office and they never know when he'll be back. Good thing is his nurses are the ones taking care of the patients in his absence. Bad thing is he's still working. I was told by a nurse's sister at the local hospital that one time this doctor gave a wrong prescription to a patient. Wrong medicine that could've badly hurt the patient. It was a hot mess, but I think that because he was taking "a nap" the nurse went to somebody else, chief nurse maybe? and solved the problem. I think they're not allowed to seek other doctors' opinions on patients already assigned to their doctors, so he couldn't ask another doctor. I'm unaware of the rules, as I'm not a nurse nor have I ever worked at a hospital.

Damn that's rocky Carroll! He looks so young

"Totally righteous shoot" sounds like something a "hip" character from the 90's would say 😅

Not to detract from later seasons, some of which had incredibly stand-out episodes, but Season One will always be my favorite on the whole.

"Same standard that cops are held to when somebody gets shot." Those standards are very different depending on who got shot.

That rebuttal at the end was perfect.

Hard to believe this series is 31 years old.

Best episode in all 20 seasons in my opinion.

@3:44, this is when Doctor Vance became Director Vance after snitching and going into witness protection.

3:44 Director Vance is that you!?

Haha pointed a gun because he didn't like the way he was honking his horn.. that's funny

This is the very first episode of Law & Order.

I see some inconsistencies in Law and Order. First is Briscoe being an attorney and then Police Officer. Second is Van Buren portraying a cleaning lady who becomes an officer. The rotation was never ending but the story lines kept you watching.

The part when he said he was a alcoholic hits me because yesterday my brother from another mother Cory was mad that people like me and certain niggaz from the block is telling him to fallback i stop drinking heavily as well it’s still hard for me but I’m going to quit for real pray for me and my little brother Cory from another mother love you Brodie💯💯💯💯❤️❤️❤️

This may have been the first episode aired but it wasnt the pilot, they showed THAT a little later in the season.

Ben Stone is the boss, he bends to no lawyers

The Captain looks exactly like stuart in the big bang theory.

Wow. Look at Rocky Carroll.... a.k.a Director Leon Vance of NCIS. Wow he was SO young!

When cragen talked about his drinking I welled up a little bit

Couldn't they at least arrest him after he left the old lady's room? I mean if I were here I'd be freaking out

"...to the same standards as cops when people get shot" yikes

And imagine how many he could have saved if he wasn't drunk.

Love Law and Order!

As an alcoholic, I can understand the one detective getting angry about a “not liking how a taxi driver honks his horn”, I hear about that kind of stuff in AA all the time. We call it resentment. I’ve had it before, but unlike most alcoholics I actually quit drinking liquor before I ACTUALLY KNEW I had a problem! I was more of a beer drinking alcoholic and I am a 5’6 220 pound white male who took about the equivalent of 20 12 oz beer cans (not light beer) to either get drunk or pass out, but I never got a DUI, though I did blow a 0.07 once! I was a homebody who “isolated” and got drunk in my house but now am currently 2 months sober but I’m still fighting! Since joining AA the farthest I’ve stayed sober is 4 months and I’ve gone to outpatient rehab at the University of Iowa (close to were I’m from) and I haven’t drank since November 7th 2023, so hoping once again that I can STAY sober this time once and for all! Im about to turn 32 on January 29th 2024 so I could become a longtime sobriety member if I reach old age! I’ve seen people who have reached 60+ years of sobriety who have been in the program since early adulthood

god this show used to be so good.

Logan is beyond hottt

MASH told the world that doctors could routinely drink like fishes and not effect their work.

The cop shooting and the doctor situation was a bit different but both equally wrong!!!! If you’re a doctor and you were drinking then you shouldn’t be doing anything with your patients and if a cop is drinking then they shouldn’t have their gun with them especially off duty.

Look at Joey, Rocky Carroll from the great show ROC!

The NCIS Director guy, Rocky aka Director Vans, Gibbs’ nemesis

Rocky carrol from NCIS

The ending of this one is killer.

The way they talk so funny😅🤣🤣🤣🤣

The first ever episode, how it all began

I miss George Dzunda on my TV.

You always need a Max on the job😊

It's George Dzunda!

Interesting when the high and mighty fall they go kicking and screaming.

30 years ago it was OK for Law & Order to use the words “Gunga Din” to describe a person from India. Can’t do that today. You have to wonder if they will censor this from syndicated airings.

Alot of doctors are very arrogant..believing they can commit no errors in their practice.. and that is probably why his staff didnt report him.. because he could fire them..or make problems for them.. this doctor committed murder and he needs to pay for it..

The early seasons were the best!

So this was the first episode, format hasn't changed all that much has it.

...I knew Cragen had a drinking problem, but who would promote a cop who'd pulled a gun on a cab driver?

3:45 Leon Vance!!

The TRUTH finally exposed ! Justice for the mother/father of the child !!

That was a great episode. L&O lol lol lol The alcoholic doctor. 😯😯😯😯😯😯😯

4:08 Greevy goes for the heart

I can't believe they didn't have the Edward Oster character getting caught installing cameras in the women's changeroom, that would have fit in pefectly with the blowing up of balloons naked obession which was freaky as hell.

Is that Leon Vance from NCIS?

If yall seen NCIS the assistant is the Director of NCIS

Logan's analogy would work if he said that he drank WHILE on duty, not off-duty in his private time. If I am, as a med professional, out on my free time and have to help someone and I drank - I can't really help myself. If I drink before ROUNDS than this is it

That was a pretty riveting line about how much the detective supports hospitals. As if there was some sort of anti hospital stigma lol. His defense made no sense either. If he was off duty then its entirely reasonable that he was drinking. If he was working a case and got drunk then its a different story. Like the doctor who was inebriated on duty.

That was savage at the end

I would love it if cops were held to the same standard as doctors

0:24 A bit of sneaky, and I think recent, editing. Pretty sure he used to say "Jim Beam" and not "Jim Green"

See you in court Stone.

I miss Cragen, Robinette, Stone and Logan.

3:46 - The black guy played one of the characters from "Scrubs" IIRC.

Cragen best captain.

Either the guy broke the law or he didn't. That's all that matters.

Captain Donald Cragens story about his alcoholic abuse to himself

hey you lawyer guys you dont know me and johnny are watching you while we’re high.... that’s all I think about when I here the law and order soundtrack

Ty

Sorry for not commenting on the topic of the video but wow! the people working for the District Attorney can afford to eat in a fancy restaurant but the people working for the NYPD just picks hot dogs, pretzels and food from street food carts.

It’s a shame Max only stuck around for one season. I understand his reasons, but it’s still a shame.

Oh don’t you love TV where getting sober from anything is a jump and a skip then EVERYONES HAPPY!