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Deadline

2000 - 2001

First Episode

2nd October 2000
Episode 1
A Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist (Oliver Platt) recruits college students to assist in uncovering headline stories.

Lovers and Madmen

9th October 2000
Episode 2
Benton investigates a renowned classical pianist who becomes romantically involved with Benton's estranged wife.

Perception

16th October 2000
Episode 3
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

23rd October 2000
Episode 4
Benton learns that a candidate for city council is a convicted fugitive living under an assumed name.

Howl

30th October 2000
Episode 5
Benton becomes a suspect in the murder of a gangster's girlfriend after she spent the night at his place.

The Old Ball Game

17th March 2001
Episode 6
A wealthy woman goes missing, and the investigation uncovers more than anyone expected.

Don't I Know You?

17th March 2001
Episode 7
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

24th March 2001
Episode 8
Wallace uncovers a politician's plot to sterilize female drug addicts

Somebody's Fool

24th March 2001
Episode 9
Benton investigates when a man is killed after creating a disturbance on a plane.

The First Commandment

31st March 2001
Episode 10
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

31st March 2001
Episode 11
Benton investigates the possibility that misogynistic comments by a radio disc jockey may have provoked a series of sexual assaults.

Shock

7th April 2001
Episode 12
Beth investigates a drug rehabilitation center that preys off its clientele by selling narcotics and condoning prostitution.

Red Herring

7th April 2001
Episode 13
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.
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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.

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Oliver Platt

Wallace Benton

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Bebe Neuwirth

Nikki Masucci

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Lili Taylor

Hildy Baker

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Hope Davis

Brooke Benton

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Damon Gupton

Charles Foster

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Christina Chang

Beth Khambu

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Tom Conti

Si Beekman

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Dick Wolf

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