<P> Adrian Pasdar and Bryan Batt guest - starred in an episode titled "Trophy Wine". Pasdar played a wine collector named Mason Kent and Batt portrayed a premiere wine sommelier also known as "The Nose". Both come under suspicion when a high - end wine connoisseur--who has been counterfeiting the product--dies of a heart attack while locked in his cellar . </P> <P> In the final episode, "To the Boy in the Blue Knit Cap", James Van Der Beek played Rex Tamlyn, an overconfident, hard - partying playboy and partner in a Facebook - like website devoted to "connecting people who share fleeting romantic encounters ." The pulled - from - the - headlines aspect of the episode involves a lawsuit surrounding a stolen idea . Also appearing in the episode were Thad Luckinbill and his identical twin Trent playing the "Winklevoss - ian" defendants . NFL Running Back Brandon Jacobs also make a special guest appearance as bouncer . And Tovah Feldshuh reprised her role of attorney Danielle Melnick from Law & Order . </P> <P> Rock and Roll Hall of Famer and award - winning author Patti Smith guest starred in the episode "Icarus" as an old friend of Detective Goren (D'Onofrio), Columbia University mythology professor Cleo Alexander, to help figure out the meaning behind "Icarus" (a metaphor for failed ambition). Smith had to say about D'Onofrio, "He's been taught by the greatest, and he taught me, so I feel like if I had to do it again, I'd be really good," she says . "He's such a great actor, such a great director and becoming such a good friend ." </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> No. in series </Th> <Th> No. in season </Th> <Th> Title </Th> <Th> Directed by </Th> <Th> Written by </Th> <Th> Original air date </Th> <Th> Production code </Th> <Th> U.S. viewers (millions) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 188 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> "Rispetto" </Td> <Td> Jean de Segonzac </Td> <Td> Rick Eid </Td> <Td> May 1, 2011 (2011 - 05 - 01) (USA) May 30, 2011 (2011 - 05 - 30) (NBC) </Td> <Td> 10004 </Td> <Td> 5.10 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="8"> <P> After a young call girl is murdered, the investigation leads Detectives Goren and Eames behind the scenes of the fashion industry, where they witness the many moral compromises--not to mention outright lawbreaking--that is allowed to keep the resident star designer and hard - partying, "rockstar" Nyle Brite (Jay Mohr) content . Would the fashion house's key members stoop to murder to protect the runaway train wreck who makes them all millions, or are those skills being used in a cover - up? </P> <Ul> <Li> Inspired by the substance abuse and legal issues of Charlie Sheen . </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 189 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> "The Consoler" </Td> <Td> Michael Smith </Td> <Td> Chris Brancato </Td> <Td> May 8, 2011 (2011 - 05 - 08) (USA) June 6, 2011 (2011 - 06 - 06) (NBC) </Td> <Td> 10001 </Td> <Td> 3.68 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="8"> Detectives Goren and Eames investigate the death of a banker who was working with the Catholic church and could be part of a cover - up; they must determine if the banker was murdered or committed suicide . They discover the bank's only client is the Catholic Church and dig into a scandal and cover - up linked to the murder . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 190 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> "Boots on the Ground" </Td> <Td> Jean de Segonzac </Td> <Td> Teleplay by: Marlane Gomard Meyer Story by: Marlane Gomard Meyer & Paul Eckstein </Td> <Td> May 15, 2011 (2011 - 05 - 15) (USA) June 20, 2011 (2011 - 06 - 20) (NBC) </Td> <Td> 10002 </Td> <Td> 3.83 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="8"> <P> After a brilliant hacker is thrown to his death off a building, government documents are leaked where Detectives Goren and Eames later discover an ongoing war between two private security companies . </P> <Ul> <Li> Inspired in part by the 2010 Wikileaks scandal . </Li> <Li> Nicole Wallace (Olivia d'Abo), Goren's late nemesis, appears in a flashback . </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 191 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> "The Last Street in Manhattan" </Td> <Td> Jean de Segonzac </Td> <Td> Rick Eid </Td> <Td> May 22, 2011 (2011 - 05 - 22) (USA) June 27, 2011 (2011 - 06 - 27) (NBC) </Td> <Td> 10006 </Td> <Td> 3.33 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="8"> <P> The murder of a Wall Street CEO takes Detectives Goren and Eames on an investigative trail that leads into the world of high - end Manhattan match - making, where wealthy men are paired with beautiful, accomplished women . Their efforts take them Eames' childhood neighborhood and the last residential street on Manhattan Island, 218th in Inwood . Goren and Eames must determine which of the victim's many enemies could be responsible . </P> <Ul> <Li> This is the first time Eames' father appears in the series, though he has been mentioned in earlier seasons . </Li> <Li> Goren's birth father, Mark Ford Brady (Roy Scheider), appears in a flashback . </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 192 </Th> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> "Trophy Wine" </Td> <Td> Michael Smith </Td> <Td> Warren Leight </Td> <Td> June 5, 2011 (2011 - 06 - 05) (USA) July 11, 2011 (2011 - 07 - 11) (NBC) </Td> <Td> 10003 </Td> <Td> 3.91 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="8"> <P> When a wealthy wine importer is found dead of a heart attack after being locked in his wine cellar, Detectives Goren and Eames uncover the conspiratorial workings of a high - end auction house . When it is discovered he had been selling a counterfeit product, attention turns to his business associates and fellow wine enthusiasts . </P> <Ul> <Li> Goren's brother Frank (Tony Goldwyn) appears in a flashback . </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 193 </Th> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> "Cadaver" </Td> <Td> Frank Prinzi </Td> <Td> Julie Martin </Td> <Td> June 12, 2011 (2011 - 06 - 12) (USA) July 18, 2011 (2011 - 07 - 18) (NBC) </Td> <Td> 10005 </Td> <Td> 3.59 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="8"> <P> When a philanthropist (Steven Weber) who is funding a research grant is found murdered, his body switched with a medical cadaver from the very institute he was funding; Detectives Goren and Eames are called in to investigate, but what they find behind the walls of a renowned research institute gives them plenty of suspects . Meanwhile Goren might risk losing his career, again . </P> <Ul> <Li> Inspired in part by the "tiger mother" controversy . </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 194 </Th> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> "Icarus" </Td> <Td> Frank Prinzi </Td> <Td> Julie Martin </Td> <Td> June 19, 2011 (2011 - 06 - 19) (USA) August 1, 2011 (2011 - 08 - 01) (NBC) </Td> <Td> 10007 </Td> <Td> 3.27 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="8"> <P> A sitcom star turned Broadway actor is killed performing a stunt in a controversial and highly technical Broadway musical, and the real drama is trying to figure out who wanted the leading man dead with one of the suspects being the director (Cynthia Nixon). </P> <Ul> <Li> Inspired by the controversial Broadway musical, Spider - Man: Turn Off the Dark . </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 195 </Th> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> "To the Boy in the Blue Knit Cap" </Td> <Td> Jean de Segonzac </Td> <Td> Julie Martin & Chris Brancato </Td> <Td> June 26, 2011 (2011 - 06 - 26) </Td> <Td> 10008 </Td> <Td> 3.75 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="8"> <P> In the series finale, Detectives Goren and Eames investigate the murders of twin brothers involved in a heated lawsuit, their bodies discovered in the office of the Web company they were suing . The investigation of a site that connects strangers who've had brief romantic encounters leads to interesting revelations about the site's creation, and Goren may face the ultimate price . </P> <Ul> <Li> Inspired in part by The Accidental Billionaires written by Ben Mezrich and its 2010 film adaptation, The Social Network, which tells the founding of Facebook, a social networking website that connects friends, the creator Mark Zuckerberg, and its controversial lawsuit . </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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