Deadline

Season 1

2000 · 13 episodes · 13h 0m in all

Episodes

1. 

   1. Pilot

   2 Oct 2000 · 60 min

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

2. 

   2. Lovers and Madmen

   9 Oct 2000 · 60 min

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

3. 

   3. Perception

   16 Oct 2000 · 60 min

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

4. 

   4. Daniel in the Lion's Den

   23 Oct 2000 · 60 min

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

5. 

   5. Howl

   30 Oct 2000 · 60 min

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

6. 

   6. The Old Ball Game

   17 Mar 2001 · 60 min

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

7. 

   7. Don't I Know You?

   17 Mar 2001 · 60 min

   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.

8. 

   8. The Undesirables

   24 Mar 2001 · 60 min

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

9. 

   9. Somebody's Fool

   24 Mar 2001 · 60 min

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

10. 

    10. The First Commandment

    31 Mar 2001 · 60 min

    Benton is led astray while investigating the murder of a prominent rabbi's wife, causing him to delve into the holy man's background.

11. 

    11. Just Lie Back

    31 Mar 2001 · 60 min

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

12. 

    12. Shock

    7 Apr 2001 · 60 min

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

13. 

    13. Red Herring

    7 Apr 2001 · 60 min

    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.