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Deadline Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
13 Episodes 2000 - 2001
Episode 1
First Episode (Pilot)
Mon, Oct 2, 2000 60 mins
After a similar massacre occurs in Chicago, Benton (Oliver Platt) and his students investigate a two-year-old murder case. Fresco: Michael Gaston. Klein: Chip Zien. Chantel: Joanna Rhinehart. Feldman: Erik Jensen. Dr. Jackson: Kevin Mambo. Washington: Curtis McClarin. Bradford: Jacinto Taras Riddick. Mrs. Washington: Elizabeth Van Dyke. Nikki: Bebe Neuwirth. Beekman: Tom Conti.
Episode 2
Lovers & Madmen
Mon, Oct 9, 2000 60 mins
Benton investigates the death of the manager of a pianist (Paul Rudd), who displays a romantic interest in Brooke. Hobbs: David McCallum. Klein: Chip Zien. Brooke: Hope Davis. Hildy: Lili Taylor. Benton: Oliver Platt.
Episode 3
Perception
Mon, Oct 16, 2000 60 mins
Benton looks into a late-night street shooting, in which a cop killed a would-be mugger and the mugging victim wounded the officer. Shelly: Stephanie Berry. Roth: John Rothman. Father Suarez: Angel Caban. Manny: Carlo Alban. Brooke: Hope Davis. Nikki: Bebe Neuwirth. Benton: Oliver Platt.
Episode 4
Daniel in the Lion's Den
Mon, Oct 23, 2000 60 mins
Benton and Nikki work together to try to find out if a student was set up by a "Red squad" in a rock-throwing incident at a 1968 college protest. Minton: John Bedford Lloyd. Judge Panificio: Barnard Hughes. Clyde: Matthew Cowles. Carbone: Robert Hogan. Jimmy: Brian Tarantina. Nikki: Bebe Neuwirth. Beekman: Tom Conti. Benton: Oliver Platt.
Episode 5
Howl
Mon, Oct 30, 2000 60 mins
Benton's only problems seem to be writer's block and alcohol---until his one-night stand with an independent actress makes him a murder suspect. Pablo: Alberto Vasquez. Valerie: Caprice Benedetti. Yacqui: Juan Hernandez. Lombino: Tony Cucci. Klein: Chip Zien. Brooke: Hope Davis. Hildy: Lili Taylor. Benton: Oliver Platt.
Episode 6
Old Ballgame
Sat, Mar 17, 2001 60 mins
The police find a luxury car, but its debutante owner is among the missing. Peter Wilding: David Aaron Baker. Clark Horner: Tom Tammi. Sam Klein: Chip Zien. Phil Carbone: Robert Hogan. Dr. Amy Parker: Jean DeBaer. Stern: Peter Marx. Masucci: Bebe Neuwirth. Hildy: Lili Taylor. Benton: Oliver Platt.
Episode 7
Don't I Know You?
Sat, Mar 17, 2001 60 mins
Benton looks into a two-year-old murder case, in which a suspect was acquitted because of temporary amnesia. Rosario Masucci: Tony Lo Bianco. Spiaggio: Abe Vigoda. Angela: Toni Kalem. Sam Klein: Chip Zien. Fresco: Michael Gaston. Sahira Ondaajte: Sarita Choudhury. Connie: Suzanne Shepherd. Sean Feldman: Erik Jensen. Nikki: Bebe Neuwirth. Hildy: Lili Taylor. Benton: Oliver Platt.
Episode 8
The Undesirables
Sat, Mar 24, 2001 60 mins
After being confronted by a reformed crack addict from 12 years earlier, Benton looks into the problems of a current addict who just gave birth. Tina: Kerry Washington. Congressman Morris: Michael Genet. Nurse Alice: Tonya Patano. Judge Calhoun: Greg Zittel. Masucci: Bebe Neuwirth. Hildy: Lili Taylor. Benton: Oliver Platt.
Episode 9
Somebody's Fool
Sat, Mar 24, 2001 60 mins
Benton investigates the circumstances surrounding a man on an airplane who created a disturbance and was killed by other passengers. Mike Phelan: Joe Grifasi. Sam Klein: Chip Zien. Jackie: Tasha Lawrence. Ed Condriet: Sam McMurray. Browning: Rich Hebert. Masucci: Bebe Neuwirth. Brooke: Hope Davis. Benton: Oliver Platt.
Episode 10
The First Commandment
Sat, Mar 31, 2001 60 mins
Benton investigates the fatal shooting of a prominent rabbi's wife. Rabbi Ahrenthal: Mark Blum. Fasiq: Aasif Mandvi. Kelli Moore: Amy Wilson. Freidman: Josh Stamberg. Sam Klein: Chip Zien. Masucci: Bebe Neuwirth. Hildy: Lili Taylor. Benton: Oliver Platt.
Episode 11
Just Lie Back
Sat, Mar 31, 2001 60 mins
As police search for a rapist, Benton checks out a "shock jock" who's making inflammatory remarks. Zac Mason: Paul Provenza. Rachel: Miriam Shor. Sahira: Sarita Choudhury. Skinner: Philip Hoffman. Sweeny: Ruthie Henshall. Hildy: Lili Taylor. Masucci: Bebe Neuwirth. Benton: Oliver Platt.
Episode 12
Shock
Sat, Apr 7, 2001 60 mins
After a detective (Dean Winters) tips off Benton that there's a big story in the rehab facility where he's a patient, Beth volunteers to go undercover. Nurse: Angelica Torn. Sam Klein: Chip Zien. Patty: Aliya Campbell. Dr. Grant: Michael Mastro. Beth: Christina Chang. Masucci: Bebe Neuwirth. Benton: Oliver Platt.
Episode 13
Red Herring
Sat, Apr 7, 2001 60 mins
Benton makes enemies when he writes about the Russian mob. Christina Del Costa: Angela Lanza. Schreiber: Gregory Cook. Wentzel: Chris Beetem. Schnell: Philip Levy. Benny: David Johansen. Hildy: Lili Taylor. Brooke: Hope Davis. Benton: Oliver Platt.
