Coming Down Hard (6 Oct. 2004)

Two student suicides are connected to a university drug study. The investigation uncovers that the pharmaceutical company that commissioned the study may have known about adverse side-effects, but tried to cover it up.

Director:

Richard Dobbs

Writers:

Dick Wolf (creator), Davey Holmes

Stars:

Dennis Farina, Jesse L. Martin, S. Epatha Merkerson

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Dennis Farina	...	Detective Joe Fontana
Jesse L. Martin	...	Detective Ed Green
S. Epatha Merkerson	...	Lt. Anita Van Buren
Sam Waterston	...	Jack McCoy
Elisabeth Röhm	...	A.D.A. Serena Southerlyn
Fred Dalton Thompson	...	D.A. Arthur Branch
Boyd Gaines	...	James Rillard
Philip Goodwin	...	Dr. Russell Toomey
Amy Hohn	...	Laura Dixon
Leslie Hendrix	...	Dr. Elizabeth Rodgers
Robert Sella	...	Colin Reese
Michael Mulheren	...	Judge Harrison Taylor
Peter Strauss	...	Dr. Paul Cedars
Boris McGiver	...	Hjalmar Forskerskoler
Anthony Fazio	...	Terry Lipsky

Storyline

Two student suicides are connected to a university drug study. The investigation uncovers that the pharmaceutical company that commissioned the study may have known about adverse side-effects, but tried to cover it up.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 October 2004 (USA)

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Kaledo Productions, NBC Universal Television, Wolf Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

45 min 45 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

A ''ripped from the headlines'' episode inspired by the 2001 case of Kansas City pharmacist Robert R. Courtney. Courtney was sentenced in 2003 to 30 years in prison for diluting chemotherapy drugs to increase his profit margin. During his nine-year scam, as many as 4,200 patients received the diluted drugs.

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