ON A FAR LIGHTER NOTE, there's an episode of "Law & Order" on right now, from the first season. It's very interesting for a variety of reasons. First of all, it's only tangentially a murder case; it's principally about a prosecution trial. More importantly, it's filmed in a very different style, and has a very different tone, than later episodes. Much less naturalistic lighting, and far more theatrical in general. Also, a much lower quality of acting than in later episodes. And, worst of all: there's no "doink-doink" in between the scenes, nor the little datelines. I'd always assumed that L&O had it's trademark tics from the get-go. Apparently they developed organically as the show progressed. Fascinating.