Executive Assistant District Attorney Jack McCoy prosecutes Buckley for murder. The defense initially pursues an insanity plea based on Buckley’s severe depression and use of antipsychotic medication.
is the season finale of the 15th season of the original Law & Order , first aired on May 18, 2005. [S15E24] Locomotion
Mid-trial, Buckley fires his attorney, Rodney Fallon (played by Giancarlo Esposito), and chooses to represent himself, changing his plea to not guilty and claiming the incident was an accident rather than a suicide attempt or intentional act of murder. Context and Real-Life Inspiration first aired on May 18