Jump Start (14 Feb. 2005)

Allison knows there's more than mere suicide to the story of a girl who jumps off a cliff. Meanwhile, she predicts her husband's co-worker will have a fatal heart attack.

Director:

Artie Mandelberg

Writers:

Glenn Gordon Caron (creator), Melinda Hsu Taylor

Stars:

Patricia Arquette, Miguel Sandoval, Sofia Vassilieva

Cast

Episode cast overview:
Patricia Arquette	...	Allison Dubois
Miguel Sandoval	...	D.A. Manuel Devalos
Sofia Vassilieva	...	Ariel Dubois
Maria Lark	...	Bridgette Dubois
Jake Weber	...	Joe Dubois
Conor O'Farrell	...	Larry Watt
Thomas Ian Nicholas	...	Greg Watt
Joey Slotnick	...	Brett Carter
Alexandra Breckenridge	...	Isabel Galvan (as Alex Breckenridge)
Scott Klace	...	Lawyer
Begonya Plaza	...	Medical Examiner (as Begoña Plaza)
Ariana Thomas	...	Volunteer
Jeffrey Housepian	...	Paramedic
Kurt Strommer	...	Forest Ranger #1
Gus Lynch	...	Forest Ranger #2

Storyline

Allison knows there's more than mere suicide to the story of a girl who jumps off a cliff. The girl's boyfriend is the son of a powerful lawyer, who is as bellicose with the district attorney as the son is cooperative. When the son's car proves to have been on the scene during the girl's death, Allison proves her mettle as an assistant to the DA by finding clues to this difficult mystery. Meanwhile, she predicts that her husband Joe's longtime co-worker is going to have a fatal heart attack. Should she tell her husband or not? If so, should Joe tell his co-worker?

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Plot Keywords:

talk to the dead

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Release Date:

14 February 2005 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Picturemaker Productions, Grammnet Productions, CBS Paramount Network Television

User Reviews

Weak episode

This episode of Medium let me down. I generally regard this show in high esteem, but if anybody was to judge its quality from this episode alone, it would probably be dismissed as pap. I would have liked to explain its problems without running into spoiler territory, but I can't...

SPOILERS START HERE ...

... because the problem lies with the denouement. Despite its documentary-like, ergo realistic-wannabe approach, its not unusual for this show to come up with convoluted resolutions sometimes. You accept them because they're usually clever. This one, however, goes way, way too far. When the truth is revealed, it is just totally implausible and unbelievable. The killer's motive is so tenuous and his plan so ridiculously complex, that you can't help but feel cheated by the writers. A pity.

This episode is fortunately an exception, though. They are usually a lot more satisfying!