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Deadline

Deadline

2000 10.0 Drama 60m
US • English

Deadline is a television series which was shown on NBC in the 2000–2001 season. It starred Oliver Platt as Wallace Benton, who worked for the fictional New York Ledger. This was a daily newspaper which was seen in many episodes of Law & Order.

Cast

Episodes

Pilot

Pilot

E1 60m

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

Lovers and Madmen

Lovers and Madmen

E2 60m

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

Perception

Perception

E3 60m

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

Daniel in the Lion's Den

Daniel in the Lion's Den

E4 60m

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

Howl

Howl

E5 60m

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

The Old Ball Game

The Old Ball Game

E6 60m

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

Don't I Know You?

Don't I Know You?

E7 60m

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.

The Undesirables

The Undesirables

E8 60m

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

Somebody's Fool

Somebody's Fool

E9 60m

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

The First Commandment

The First Commandment

E10 60m

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

Just Lie Back

Just Lie Back

E11 60m

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

Shock

Shock

E12 60m

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

Red Herring

Red Herring

E13 60m

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.