Cold Open, Clinical Distance

This week’s Law & Order opens mid-monologue as Executive A.D.A. Nolan Price (Hugh Dancy) listens to his girlfriend, psychiatrist Grace Bennet (Kerry Bishé), clinically unpack the epidemic of adolescent despair—“telephobia,” social withdrawal, and the emotional erosion of today’s youth. It’s a jarring start, not least because we didn’t know Price had a girlfriend, let alone one who doubles as a thematic framing device. Her diagnosis sets the tone for what follows: a murder case where every character is both victim and witness to a generation’s unraveling.

“Hindsight” – LAW & ORDER, Pictured: (l-r) Kerry Bishé as Grace Hall, Hugh Dancy as A.D.A. Nolan Price. Photo by: Virginia Sherwood/NBC @ 2025 NBCUniversal Media, LLC. All Rights Reserved

The Victim, the Cr

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