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Law & Order character
Claire Kincaid
Time on show 1993—1996
Preceded by Paul Robinette
Succeeded by Jamie Ross
First appearance "Sweeps"
Last appearance "Aftershock"
Portrayed by Jill Hennessy

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Character overview

Kincaid is introduced in the episode "Sweeps" as an Assistant District Attorney in the Manhattan DA's office. The prosecutor is the chief legal representative of the prosecution in countries with either the Common law Adversarial system, or the civil law Manhattan Island, in New York Harbor, is much the largest part of the Borough of Manhattan, one of the Five Boroughs which form the City of New York She is portrayed as an idealistic, outspoken feminist and agnostic who becomes increasingly disillusioned with her job. Feminism is a discourse that involves various movements theories, and Philosophies which are concerned with the issue of Gender difference, advocate Agnosticism ( Greek: α- a-, without + γνώσις gnōsis, knowledge after Gnosticism) is the philosophical view that the She is vocally pro-choice, opposes the death penalty, and has ambivalent feelings towards drug prohibition; these political views often come into conflict with the realities of the legal system. Overview See also Ethical aspects of abortion Pro-choice advocates emphasize their beliefs that having a child is a personal choice that affects a woman's body and Capital punishment, the death penalty or execution, is the Killing of a person by judicial process as Punishment. The prohibition of drugs through sumptuary Legislation or Religious law is a common means of attempting to control Drug use and the The three major legal systems of the world today consist of civil law, Common law and Religious law.

Notable episodes

During her first season on the show, she is paired with Executive Assistant ADA Ben Stone. Benjamin "Ben" Stone is a fictional character portrayed by Michael Moriarty in the TV drama Law & Order. During the prosecution of a rape case, he threatens to fire her after she fails to share key information she learned in interviewing a witness, which subsequently comes out in trial, jeopardizing the case. Rape, also referred to as Sexual assault, is an Assault by a person involving Sexual intercourse with or Sexual penetration of another person Stone eventually relents and refuses to accept her resignation, relating to her because of a key mistake he made early in his career (L&O: "Discord"). In another case, Claire temporarily resigns after it is revealed she and a Judge that the DA's office is prosecuting were lovers, possible jeopardizing the case against him. (L&O: "Censure").

After Stone resigns from the DA's office (L&O: "Old Friends"), she is paired with Jack McCoy, the new executive assistant DA (L&O: "Second Opinion"). John James "Jack" McCoy is a Fictional character in the television drama Law & Order, created by Michael Chernuchin and played by Sam In the two seasons they appear in together, she and the brash, competitive McCoy often butt heads over the social and political implications of their trial strategies, as well as McCoy's penchant for going to legal extremes to get a conviction. The two eventually form a close bond, however, eventually becoming lovers (This fact was generally depicted on screen via nuance rather than any direct references; it was not until (L&O: "Sideshow"), set some time after the character's death, that it is explicitly stated on screen that such a relationship existed).

Kincaid dies just as she is considering leaving the DA's office; her car is struck by a drunk driver as she takes an inebriated Lennie Briscoe home from a bar (L&O: "Aftershock"). Driving under the influence of alcohol ( driving while intoxicated, drunk driving, drinking and driving, drink-driving) or other drugs Leonard W "Lennie" Briscoe was a fictional character on NBC 's long running crime drama Law & Order. McCoy is still haunted by her death, as evidenced by his intense, legally questionable efforts to prosecute a drunk driver (L&O: "Under the Influence") and his indignation at being questioned about the circumstances of her death (L&O: "Sideshow"). Following her death, Briscoe re-enters Alcoholics Anonymous and remains sober for the rest of his life; he implies that he feels his drinking was responsible for her death (L&O: "Causa Mortis"). Alcoholics Anonymous ( AA) is an informal meeting society for recovering and recovered alcoholics, with the stated purpose to help its members "to stay sober and Sobriety is solemn or dignified personal Behaviour, in particular Abstinence with regard to (typically the consumption of Alcoholic beverages or

Kincaid is replaced as McCoy's assistant DA by Jamie Ross (L&O: "Causa Mortis"). Jamie Ross is a Fictional character on the TV drama Law & Order, created by Rene Balcer and portrayed by Carey Lowell from 1996 to 1998

Behind the scenes

The Kincaid character was written out to allow Hennessy to leave the show to pursue a movie career. Kincaid was originally intended to be portrayed as paralyzed and leaving the DA's office for private practice after the events of "Aftershock". Paralysed redirects here For other uses see xx Paralysed (disambiguation Paralysis is the complete loss of Muscle function This was changed when Hennessy declined to make a single-episode return appearance the following season.


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