Deadline

Episodes

Season 1, 13 episodes

Episode 1: Pilot
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- 1h
- Oct 2, 2000
A Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist recruits college students to assist in uncovering headline stories.
Episode 2: Lovers and Madmen
- 1h
- Oct 9, 2000
Benton investigates a renowned classical pianist who becomes romantically involved with Benton's estranged wife.
Episode 3: Perception
- 1h
- Oct 16, 2000
Benton uncovers a link between the "accidental" shooting of an off-duty officer and a series of police beatings.
Episode 4: Daniel in the Lion's Den
- 1h
- Oct 23, 2000
Benton learns that a candidate for city council is a convicted fugitive living under an assumed name.
Episode 5: Howl
- 1h
- Oct 30, 2000
Benton becomes a suspect in the murder of a gangster's girlfriend after she spent the night at his place.
Episode 6: The Old Ball Game
- 1h
- Mar 17, 2001
A wealthy woman goes missing, and the investigation uncovers more than anyone expected.
Episode 7: Don't I Know You?
- 1h
- Mar 17, 2001
When Wallace probes the mob, Nikki's family connections and her past come back to haunt her and she is forced to choose between her father and her career. Abe Vigoda guest stars.
Episode 8: The Undesirables
- 1h
- Mar 24, 2001
Wallace uncovers a politician's plot to sterilize female drug addicts
Episode 9: Somebody's Fool
- 1h
- Mar 24, 2001
Benton investigates when a man is killed after creating a disturbance on a plane.
Episode 10: The First Commandment
- 1h
- Mar 31, 2001
Benton is led astray while investigating the murder of a prominent rabbi's wife, causing him to delve into the holy man's background.
Episode 11: Just Lie Back
- 1h
- Mar 31, 2001
Benton investigates the possibility that misogynistic comments by a radio disc jockey may have provoked a series of sexual assaults.
Episode 12: Shock
- 1h
- Apr 7, 2001
Beth investigates a drug rehabilitation center that preys off its clientele by selling narcotics and condoning prostitution.
Episode 13: Red Herring
- 1h
- Apr 7, 2001
Benton ends up afraid for his life and on his publisher's bad side when he dares to write a damning column on a stock scam run by the Russian mafia.