This is an interesting episode in that it makes the debut of Steve Schirripa in his long-running role as a D. A. Investigator which he has made into my favourite character on the show. We also have a rare case of no Donnie Wahlberg storyline for a change (yay!), and as a result, no appearance by Marisa Ramirez (also yay!). Somehow, Jamie is doing what seems a lot like detective work in a subplot in this episode but is still working alongside his partner.
The main storyline involves a case that had been prosecuted by Erin's colleague Kelly Blake, played by one of my old favourites, Diane Neal, ex of Law & Order. When a mistrial was declared due to a balky juror, the case gets assigned to Erin, who is even more self-righteous and smug than her usual self in dealing with her co-worker. Thanks to Anthony Abetemarco a new guilty party is identified and Erin gets her culprit.
A case of gracelessness must have swept through the Reagan family here, as Frank gets his nose out of joint at how the newly re-elected Mayor Poole is tardy in asking him to stay on the job. This seemed a bit of a stretch and something the writers had to hatch using the press as an excuse. For the unnecessary self-righteousness on the part of both Reagan's I can only give this otherwise strong episode 8 out of 10 stars.
