19. Rocket Man — Episode — Law & Order: Criminal Intent

19. Rocket Man

Commander Luke Nelson and Lieutenant Jessica Hart are in New York City to promote an upcoming shuttle launch, when Hart winds up murdered in their hotel. Detectives Goren and Eames question an ex-boyfriend and jealous colleagues of Hart, who was set to be the youngest astronaut ever to go up in space. When Detectives learn that the married Commander Nelson was having an affair with Lieutenant Hart, they realize many people were involved in covering up the dirty secret.

Plot summary and ending

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Complete story — includes the ending

Detectives Goren and Eames investigate the death of a female astronaut Jessica Hart ( Kelly Sullivan ) who is found murdered in her hotel room on the morning of a press conference to promote an upcoming shuttle launch. The investigation leads the detectives to a jealous male colleague, Major Craig Hurley ( Peter Bradbury ), the flight trainer Sandy Delgado ( Charissa Chamorro ) and shuttle commander Luke Nelson ( Tate Donovan ). When an evidence trail points to a Nelson having affairs with both Jessica and Sandy, they begin to suspect Nelson's wife Edie ( Amy Ryan ) who had both the motive and the capacity to cause the downfall of the competitors for her husband's attention and affection.

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