Oliver Platt
Wallace Benton
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Series SeasonSeason 1 episodes2000
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Season 1
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Episodes
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Episode 160 min2000-10-02
Pilot
A Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist recruits college students to assist in uncovering headline stories.
Episode 260 min2000-10-09
Lovers and Madmen
Benton investigates a renowned classical pianist who becomes romantically involved with Benton's estranged wife.
Episode 360 min2000-10-16
Perception
Benton uncovers a link between the "accidental" shooting of an off-duty officer and a series of police beatings.
Episode 460 min2000-10-23
Daniel in the Lion's Den
Benton learns that a candidate for city council is a convicted fugitive living under an assumed name.
Episode 560 min2000-10-30
Howl
Benton becomes a suspect in the murder of a gangster's girlfriend after she spent the night at his place.
Episode 660 min2001-03-17
The Old Ball Game
A wealthy woman goes missing, and the investigation uncovers more than anyone expected.
Episode 760 min2001-03-17
Don't I Know You?
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 860 min2001-03-24
The Undesirables
Wallace uncovers a politician's plot to sterilize female drug addicts
Episode 960 min2001-03-24
Somebody's Fool
Benton investigates when a man is killed after creating a disturbance on a plane.
Episode 1060 min2001-03-31
The First Commandment
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 1160 min2001-03-31
Just Lie Back
Benton investigates the possibility that misogynistic comments by a radio disc jockey may have provoked a series of sexual assaults.
Episode 1260 min2001-04-07
Shock
Beth investigates a drug rehabilitation center that preys off its clientele by selling narcotics and condoning prostitution.
Episode 1360 min2001-04-07
Red Herring
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.