Production
"Frame" was filmed between July 11 and 22, 2008 and was written by show runner/executive producer Warren Leight (story), co-executive producer Julie Martin (teleplay), and Kate Rorick (teleplay); and it was directed by Norberto Barba. "Frame" marks the last episode of Law & Order: Criminal Intent to be ran by Warren Leight, who chose to leave the series at the end of the season to join HBO's In Treatment, Leight wrote one episode in season ten ("Throphy Wine"). Julie Martin left the series as well after "Frame", and returned in season ten to write three episodes ("Cadaver", "Icarus", and "To the Boy in the Blue Knit Cap"). "Frame" is the first season finale since season four's "False-Hearted Judges", that Vincent D'Onofrio and Kathryn Erbe were the lead actors.
Tony Goldwyn, Olivia d'Abo, and John Glover reprised their roles of Frank Goren, Nicole Wallace, and Dr. Declan Gage for "Frame", respectively. Archive footage and scenes from episodes "Anti-Thesis", "A Person of Interest", "Grow", "Endgame", and "Untethered" are used as brief flashback scenes in the episode, Courtney B. Vance in his role of Assistant District Attorney Ron Carver was seen in one flashback with Nicole Wallace. Daniel London (Mark Bailey, "Anti-Thesis") and James McCaffrey (Daniel Croydon, "A Person of Interest") were also seen as well at the moments where their characters died by the hands of Nicole Wallace. Wallace (d'Abo) herself only appears in two brief scenes in "Frame," before the opening credits in brief flashes with her face concealed, and in the flower shop mailing flowers to Goren. In contrast to previous episodes featuring her, the focus is shifted towards Goren and his personal problems, and Wallace's role in the crime is more of an extension of this theme.
In "Frame's" original airing, this episode was dedicated to Harry Darrow, who was an art director with the show from 2001-2007 before the series moved to USA Network. Darrow died of lung cancer on December 30, 2007.
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