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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 (created by), Rene Balcer (developed by) (as René Balcer)

Stars:

Chris Noth, Julianne Nicholson, Eric Bogosian

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Chris Noth	...	Mike Logan
Julianne Nicholson	...	Megan Wheeler
Eric Bogosian	...	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:

blackmail | gossip columnist | making out in a car | mugshot | first draft | 

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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

Runtime:

44 min

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)

User Reviews

Logan it's a movie. NO. This movie is based on a real case

An anchorman (Paul DeBoy) has been blackmailed for having sex with call girls. The perp managed to raise some money but when the victim is about to set him up, he blew up together with his car. Detectives start digging in the blackmailer's life: he was a reporter working for the Ledger who used to frame people in order to pursue his personal interests; he's an old-fashioned one, wearing a sixties glasses and still using the typewriter, living off his teenage sister who wants to be an actress. Anyway the reporter had other bound related to movie business and someone want to keep his mouth shut because he's aware of secrets related to a dark WOP screenwriter as well as to an actor died shortly before by heart failure.

Logan lost her brand new partner Falacci, out at Quantico in a training session, so Wheeler comes back and we learn she's now engaged.