# "Law & Order" voice opening **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 22, 2003, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/law-order-voice-opening/183593 "2003-06-22T17:22:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Horatio\_Hellpop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2003, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/law-order-voice-opening/183593/1 "2003-06-22T17:22:37Z")
For convoluted and far-fetched reasons (Okay, it’s for my web comic), I need the exact wording of the voice-over for the beginning of eposides of NBC’s _Law & Order._ It goes something like “In New York City, the people are represented by two separate groups: The police, who arrest criminals, and the District Attorney who prosecutes them. These are their stories.” Google couldn’t help me. Can you?[http://home.earthlink.net/~robtkennedy/index.html](http://home.earthlink.net/~robtkennedy/index.html) [web comic](http://home.earthlink.net/~robtkennedy/index.html) ---
**Author:** ![Lizard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dfb087/32.png) [@Lizard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lizard)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2003, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/law-order-voice-opening/183593/2 "2003-06-22T17:28:42Z")
Step #1 - Turn on your TV to A&E/TBS Step #2 - Wait up to one hour. An episode will be on soon enough. ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2003, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/law-order-voice-opening/183593/3 "2003-06-22T17:28:43Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Krokodil \* > \*\*For convoluted and far-fetched reasons (Okay, it’s for my web comic), I need the exact wording of the voice-over for the beginning of eposides of NBC’s _Law & Order._ It goes something like “In New York City, the people are represented by two separate groups: The police, who arrest criminals, and the District Attorney who prosecutes them. These are their stories.” Google couldn’t help me. Can you?[http://home.earthlink.net/~robtkennedy/index.html](http://home.earthlink.net/~robtkennedy/index.html) [web comic](http://home.earthlink.net/~robtkennedy/index.html) \*\* The people are represented by two **but equally important groups**. The police, **who investigate the crimes** , and the District Attorney, **who prosecutes the offenders.** These are their stories. I think I got closer, but I’m not going to say for sure that I’m completely correct. Set yourself down at 7pm on Monday in front of your tv, tuned to TNT. That’s where Law and Order reruns are shown. ---
**Author:** ![Lizard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dfb087/32.png) [@Lizard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lizard)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2003, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/law-order-voice-opening/183593/4 "2003-06-22T17:32:40Z")
Oops! Thought it was TBS! Sorry. ---
**Author:** ![HelenGawn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a88e4f/32.png) [@HelenGawn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HelenGawn)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2003, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/law-order-voice-opening/183593/5 "2003-06-22T17:32:40Z")
This is from memory, so it may not be perfect: > [@](#): > > In the criminal justice system, the people are represented by two separate yet equally important groups: the police who investigate crime, and the district attorneys who prosecute the offenders. These are their stories. It’s on TNT about a zillion times a day, if you want to hear it. ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2003, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/law-order-voice-opening/183593/6 "2003-06-22T17:34:17Z")
I was confused between TNT, TNN, and TBS myself. Then I remembered, Seinfeld and Friends are on TBS, TNN has ST:NG on at 8p, and it’s TNT that has Law and Order. ---
**Author:** ![chique](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4491bb/32.png) [@chique](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chique)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2003, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/law-order-voice-opening/183593/7 "2003-06-22T19:09:32Z")
I thought the question was going to be “Who’s the guy that says it?” 😛 Anyone? Anyone? Bueller? ---
**Author:** ![Atreyu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5e9695/32.png) [@Atreyu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atreyu)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2003, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/law-order-voice-opening/183593/8 "2003-06-22T19:14:13Z")
According to one of [the Law & Order FAQs](http://members.aol.com/dwalheim/lawandorder/lofaq.html#4.1) I found online, the voiceover at the beginning is done by actor Steve Morgan. ---
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2003, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/law-order-voice-opening/183593/9 "2003-06-22T20:28:53Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by don’t mind me \* > \*\*This is from memory, so it may not be perfect:It’s on TNT about a zillion times a day, if you want to hear it. \*\* Yours is correct.