Michael S. Rulle Jr. 
Big Hollywood
November 17, 2009
NBC’s “Law and Order” is in its 20th season. The economy is weak, so  they have devolved to converting White House talking points into weekly  shows. Last week, “Doped” was a farcical equivalent of “
	
	
”  Pharmaceutical companies and Doctors are worse than drug cartels. The  killers in the previous week’s episode on such cartels were more  sympathetic than the health professionals.*
 In the opening scene, a woman with 4 children is driving the wrong way down the West Side Highway (like the 
Diane Schuler Taconic Parkway horror  this summer). Speaking on her cell phone erratically (no “hands  free!”), the kids get concerned. She decides it is time to use nasal  spray for her allergies, which had been spiked without her knowledge.  Flash forward and viewers see two mangled vehicles resulting in seven  deaths.* 
 Detectives Barnard and Lupo scan the usual suspects; husband (nope,  he seems too distraught), in-laws (no reason, plus their kids died),  even the cancer stricken mother-in-law (too sincere). We discover the  deceased woman and her boss (“Mad Men’s” Rich Sommer) have had secret  late night meetings for weeks. They discovered their drug company has  doctored marketing materials and bribed doctors to push a cancer  medication which can extend terminal patients lives up to a few months,  although most last at most a week. The medication is a $1000 a day. The  episode makes it clear such life extending drugs exist for drug company  profit only.*
 
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