I doubt anyone remembers this, but back in 1995 this was one of L&O's "ripped from the headlines" cases. Harvard had rescinded the admission of an orphan who hadn't become that by accident. Of course the original college girl wasn't a paranoid serial killer like in this episode, but Harvard didn't take their chances. Search for "Gina Grant college admissions".
There's actually a lot going on in this episode. Briscoe and Curtis are still figuring out how they'll work together. (Actually it seems like Curtis hasn't finished "Police Work for Dummies" yet.) McCoy's apparent old flame Shelly Kates attempts to cause problems for him with Kincaid. And also we have some apparently unethical lawyering, because Jack has to be involved with that at least four or five times a season.
There's actually a lot going on in this episode. Briscoe and Curtis are still figuring out how they'll work together. (Actually it seems like Curtis hasn't finished "Police Work for Dummies" yet.) McCoy's apparent old flame Shelly Kates attempts to cause problems for him with Kincaid. And also we have some apparently unethical lawyering, because Jack has to be involved with that at least four or five times a season.
