Bombshell (8 May 2007)

The death of a stripper-turned-celebrity's son appears to be an accidental overdose, but when the woman (Swanson) dies days later after giving birth, the case becomes a homicide investigation that seems to involve the paternity of the newborn.

Director:

Darnell Martin

Writers:

Dick Wolf (creator), Rene Balcer (developer),

Stars:

Chris Noth, Julianne Nicholson, Eric Bogosian

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Chris Noth	...	Detective Mike Logan
Julianne Nicholson	...	Detective Megan Wheeler
Eric Bogosian	...	Captain Danny Ross
David Cross	...	Ronnie Chase
Ever Carradine	...	Jolene
Kathleen Chalfant	...	Bessie Holland
Jill Larson	...	Clara Holland
Peter Appel	...	Dr. Holgreen
Leslie Hendrix	...	Dr. Elizabeth Rodgers
Peter Bogdanovich	...	George Merritt
Kristy Swanson	...	Lorelai Mailer
Ashlie Atkinson	...	Lisa Williams
Larissa Drekonja	...	Aleena Korshikova
Michael Ellison	...	Justin Holland
Chris Henry Coffey	...	Hobart

Storyline

The death of a stripper-turned-celebrity's son appears to be an accidental overdose, but when the woman (Swanson) dies days later after giving birth, the case becomes a homicide investigation that seems to involve the paternity of the newborn.

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Plot Keywords:

birth | methadone | paparazzi | murder | anti depressant | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 May 2007 (USA)

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

NBC Universal Television, Wolf Films

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

When Detective Logan and Detective Wheeler are questioning the doctor who wrote the prescription for the Methadone, the doctor said he called it in to a pharmacy. Since Methadone is a Schedule II narcotic, it cannot be called into a pharmacy, the patient would need to bring in the hard copy of the prescription and it has to be written on a security blank.

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Soundtracks

"Ooh La La"
(uncredited)
Performed by Goldfrapp

User Reviews

Anna Nicole Revisited

It seems like a lot of the "Law & Order Criminal Intent" Season Six shows are takeoffs on famous headlines that most of us saw several months before these CI shows are aired. I am speaking of people like John Mark Karr who was accused of killing Jon Benet Ramsey or Lisa Nowak, the astronaut who drove non-stop to Florida wearing diapers (to save time) to confront her boyfriend's lover, or the young couple who staged a fake cyber kidnapping, etc.

This story? Who doesn't know about the famous big bosomed-former stripper blonde with little talent but a lot of fame after marrying a billionaire four times her age? The fame went out-of-control when she and her family did the same, all the while the tabloid press eating it up.

Her son then dies tragically while filming a "reality show," an apparent bad mixture of drugs. His famous mom has just had a baby. Their house is all in pink. Gosh, this is a hard one to figure out: this is a wild stab but could it be Anna Nicole Smith? Anyway, it's up to "Detective Mike Logan" (Chris Noth) and partner "Det. Megan Wheeler" (Julianne Nicholson) to find out if it is suicide or murder. If it was murder, who wanted "Justin," the son of famous "Lorelai Mailer" (Kristy Swanson) dead?

Later in the show, poor "Loelai" is found dead and now the cops have two possible murders to solve. The ending is quite interesting and involves more than one person.