Death Spiral (30 Oct. 2006)

Trott and company take on a case for grieving parents alleging pilot error in a plane crash.

Director:

Dermott Downs

Writers:

David McNally (creator), Tyler Bensinger (creator),

Stars:

Victor Garber, Kerr Smith, Rebecca Mader

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Victor Garber	...	Ron Trott
Kerr Smith	...	Tom Nicholson
Rebecca Mader	...	Alden Tuller
Eamonn Walker	...	Luther Graves
Kate Burton	...	Sarah Miller
Denis O'Hare	...	Larry Bowers
Robin Bartlett	...	Regina Stack
Aunjanue Ellis	...	Miranda Lee
Mark Deklin	...	Dr. Matthew Shaw
Jami Floyd	...	Herself
Cooper Thornton	...	Dr. Callahan
Michael Dempsey	...	Art Miller
Fred Ochs	...	Judge Cross
Mark Atteberry	...	Sheriff Mosher
Mark Bartosic	...	Jason Stack

Storyline

Filty rich technology firm owner Regina Stack's late son Jason is allegedly the guilty party when his private airplane crashes, fatal for him and his wife, blue collar daughter Claire Miller, whose parents enlist the firm to sue his estate just before the one year time limit expires. This time Dr. Matthew Shaw's technical reconstruction is a crucial matter of concern...

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Plot Keywords:

los angeles california

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

30 October 2006 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Jerry Bruckheimer Television, Warner Bros. Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min 60 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

End credits and press releases had Claire's and her parents' last name as Tate. Throughout the episode, however, they were referred to as Miller.

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Goofs

The TNT&G team portrayed the pilot as having weak flying skills. He must have been a cut above the average, however, because of the complex multi-engine airplane he was flying. A pilot generally gets his training in small single-engine planes and obtains a license to fly them. (This does not necessarily apply to military pilots.) After he builds up his experience and flying skills in single-engine planes, he will progress to multi-engine planes, and he will get his license upgraded to fly them. Training in multi-engine planes is usually done in relatively simple ones, but when one has the money, he would later get into a more complex plane, such as the one the pilot flew in this episode.

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