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Deadline

Season 1 · 13 episodes · Oct 2, 2000

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    Episode 1

    Pilot

    Oct 2, 2000

    A Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist recruits college students to assist in uncovering headline stories.

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    Episode 2

    Lovers and Madmen

    Oct 9, 2000

    Benton investigates a renowned classical pianist who becomes romantically involved with Benton's estranged wife.

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    Episode 3

    Perception

    Oct 16, 2000

    Benton uncovers a link between the "accidental" shooting of an off-duty officer and a series of police beatings.

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    Episode 4

    Daniel in the Lion's Den

    Oct 23, 2000

    Benton learns that a candidate for city council is a convicted fugitive living under an assumed name.

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    Episode 5

    Howl

    Oct 30, 2000

    Benton becomes a suspect in the murder of a gangster's girlfriend after she spent the night at his place.

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    Episode 6

    The Old Ball Game

    Mar 17, 2001

    A wealthy woman goes missing, and the investigation uncovers more than anyone expected.

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    Episode 7

    Don't I Know You?

    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.

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    Episode 8

    The Undesirables

    Mar 24, 2001

    Wallace uncovers a politician's plot to sterilize female drug addicts

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    Episode 9

    Somebody's Fool

    Mar 24, 2001

    Benton investigates when a man is killed after creating a disturbance on a plane.

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    Episode 10

    The First Commandment

    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.

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    Episode 11

    Just Lie Back

    Mar 31, 2001

    Benton investigates the possibility that misogynistic comments by a radio disc jockey may have provoked a series of sexual assaults.

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    Episode 12

    Shock

    Apr 7, 2001

    Beth investigates a drug rehabilitation center that preys off its clientele by selling narcotics and condoning prostitution.

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    Episode 13

    Red Herring

    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.