Contract (15 Jun. 2008)

While being taped in his car, by the police, committing blackmail, celebrity gossip columnist T.K. Richmond, is killed by a bomb planted in the headrest, and triggered by pushing in his ... See full summary »

Director:

Jonathan Herron

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
Jeff Garlin	...	Barry Freeburg
Federico Castelluccio	...	Frank Chess
Emily Kinney	...	Jeannie Richmond
Leslie Hendrix	...	Dr. Elizabeth Rodgers
Timothy Adams	...	Spencer London
Jeff Biehl	...	Dr. Benway
Tibor Feldman	...	Dr. Jacoby
David Fumero	...	Chef
Brian Haley	...	Ted Regan
Maury Ginsberg	...	Screenwriter
Illeana Douglas	...	Beverly Tyson
Mary McCormack	...	Mary Shannon

Storyline

While being taped in his car, by the police, committing blackmail, celebrity gossip columnist T.K. Richmond, is killed by a bomb planted in the headrest, and triggered by pushing in his cigarette lighter. Detectives assume, at first, that the murderer must be one of Richmond's blackmail victims, since Richmond has a habit of blackmailing celebrities to keep their stories out of the paper. When they realize the bomb's signature resembles not only the plot of a movie, still in production, but an actual unsolved bombing, Logan and Wheeler turn their attention to the film's screenwriter and production company. Detectives must peel through the layers of lies, motives, suspects, and misleads, to get to the truth.

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Plot Keywords:

gossip columnist | car bomb | witness protection

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 June 2008 (USA)

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Wolf Films, Universal Media Studios (UMS)

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The doctor in Louisiana is named Dr. Benway, an inside joke. Dr. Benway is a character from the novels of William S. Burroughs, in particular 'Naked Lunch'.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Elliot Falls: [to a female crew member clipping a microphone to his shirt just before air-time] You give great mike!

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Connections

References Sweet Smell of Success (1957)

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