but how can we be in the future and have an educated adult say a kid won't know the difference between his dad's second wife and his own mother?this show is two for two on projecting 1950's cluelessness into the future.to say nothing of the drooling sexist pig guy.a few fine actors but the writers/producers are just bad.

ths show is kind of boring............

The conclusion reached in this case was certainly correct, however it was reached with logic which would likely never be attempted in a modern court. In my mind, the decision would likely be vastly more straight forward, and it would likely occur in a doctor's office, not a court room. Aside from this, their are deeper philosophical questions to be resolved than the ones actually covered, such as the extant to which our past memories determine our personalities, and the rights of individuals to control the very extant of their perception of the causal chain of their lives.Whatever the grounding of the argument in this case, or the dramatic execution, this may still be one of the more important theoretical example covered in the series. This because the technology in question actually exists. There is a compound known as Metyrapone, that has been experimentally confirmed to function in almost precisely the same way as the treatment discussed in the case. The primary difference is that the substance only clears memories that contain negative or stressful content, and leaves neutral or positive content unaffected. More info: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110526064802.htm

You are probably right. However, I gather that most Law and Order folks are like me and probably do not agree with most of the firm's clients or the verdicts rendered. Therefore, that makes it difficult to continue watching the show. I must say, however, that I did not disagree with wiping away the traumatic memories of the boy's mother.

It is a real shame this show didn't make it. This cases will become real ones in a few years, maybe less. Perhaps it was the SLIGHTLY "cheesy sci-fi" look at things that made it harder for the Law and Order crowd to relate with the show. Though all in all I enjoy the show and find the cases very though provoking.