"Law & Order" is ripping again, and this time we've got a pair of headlines that barely need any introduction, and are just about as "rippable" as anything I can think of. Some clues: Insane astronaut, and recently deceased former Bunny (once married to rich guy, now dead as well.)
You are correct, sir/madame! Lisa Nowak (she needs no intro) will get the "Law & Order" treatment on May 1's episode of "Criminal Intent," with some details changed here and there to protect the innocent and slightly unhinged. Per "L&O," Tate Donavan ("Good Night and Good Luck") will star as "Commander Luke Nelson, a married astronaut whose affair with a colleague turns sour when she winds up murdered in their hotel...." Well, OK - there are big differences: No one actually got killed in the Nowak affair, but the word "diaper" did assume a whole new meaning.
Meanwhile...in "Bombshell" (Tuesday, May 8) Kristy Swanson stars as someone named "Lorelei Mailer, a former stripper-turned-model and widow of a 90-year-old billionaire whose son mysteriously winds up dead and she meets the same fate days later..."
Where do they get these ideas at "L&O?!" Just amazing...