Episode list for
"Da Vinci's Inquest" (1998)

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Episode Count: 91
Season: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7
Year: 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005

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Season 1

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Season 1, Episode 1: Little Sister: Part 1

Original Air Date: 7 October 1998
Da Vinci investigates numerous prostitute murders over several months. Leary questions a local diner owner who received the mail of some of the victims.

Season 1, Episode 2: Little Sister: Part 2

Original Air Date: 14 October 1998
Da Vinci reopens several cases of prostitutes ruled to have died by alcohol poisoning through self neglect, causing a further rift with his ex-wife.

Season 1, Episode 3: Little Sister: Part 3

Original Air Date: 21 October 1998
Da Vinci continues to track Charlie Josephs, the owner of the diner frequented by the murdered prostitutes.

Season 1, Episode 4: The Quality of Mercy

Original Air Date: 28 October 1998
An inquest is held into the mercy killing of an AIDS patient after a television news reporter's story and Leary's pursuing of the death as a homicide.

Season 1, Episode 5: Known to the Ministry

Original Air Date: 4 November 1998
Da Vinci investigates the disappearance of a dead drug addict's child.

Season 1, Episode 6: We All Fall Down

Original Air Date: 11 November 1998
A deadly fire at a retirement home instantly reveals signs of neglect and leads to a couple who have an extended history of retirement home mismanagement.

Season 1, Episode 7: The Stranger Inside

Original Air Date: 18 November 1998
The autopsy of a body found in a parking garage reveals some questions, leading Da Vinci to find the answers from a dominatrix and a mystery figure.

Season 1, Episode 8: Gabriel

Original Air Date: 25 November 1998
Da Vinci investigates the death of a street kid on the docks and comes to terms with the death of his brother at a young age.

Season 1, Episode 9: The Most Dangerous Time

Original Air Date: 2 December 1998
Da Vinci and Homicide investigate the death of 15-year old Jodie French at an unsupervised house party. The death was caused by a single gunshot wound to the heart, the gun in Jodie's lifeless hand. Although an initial look at the evidence indicates that it was a suicide, rumors float around Jody's school that a boy by the name of Peter Florick and Jody had an argument prior to her death. There are however conflicting stories of Peter's whereabouts when the death happened. On questioning, Peter admits that he and Jodie had a special and intimate friendship with most of their conversations, verbal or otherwise, in special code only known to the two of them. Information surfaces that their relationship was much like Romeo and Juliet, with each family disapproving of the relationship. Both the authorities and Jodie and Peter's classmates are on opposing sides, half of whom think Jodie killed herself, the other half who think Peter killed her. Of their classmates who think Peter killed her, they let him know that he is not welcome around them. To end the speculation, Peter decides to take matters into his own hands. This case takes its toll on Patricia and Dominic, who are starting to have problems with an increasingly secretive Gabriella, who is about the same age as Jodie. Meanwhile, Danny continues with his shady dealings in trying to open his new club, with Leon admitting that he killed a narcotics officer who has been pestering them for a cut of the deal.

Season 1, Episode 10: The Bridge

Original Air Date: 9 December 1998
Da Vinci is suspected of causing a hit-and-run accident after coming home drunk one night and not being able to find his car the next day.

Season 1, Episode 11: Final Chapter

Original Air Date: 13 January 1999
Patricia is asked to be a guest speaker at conference, and her presentation leads her to re-examining the case of the missing prostitutes. Sioux, who is now a police informant for Kosmo, implicates Danny in the drug trade. Kosmo is forced to examine her feelings for Danny.

Season 1, Episode 12: The Hunt

Original Air Date: 27 January 1999
At a Seattle conference, Da Vinci, Leary and Sunny discover similar cases across the Pacific Northwest, including the death Da Vinci is currently working to solve.

Season 1, Episode 13: The Capture

Original Air Date: 3 February 1999
A victim escapes, leading to a manhunt for a pair of suspects and a critical decision for the investigation on both sides of the border.

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Season 2

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Season 2, Episode 1: A Cinderella Story: Part 1

Original Air Date: 6 October 1999
Da Vinci calls for Vancouver to establish a red light district following the death of a high-priced escort and with the continuing mystery of the 28 missing prostitutes, all presumed dead.

Season 2, Episode 2: A Cinderella Story: Part 2

Original Air Date: 13 October 1999
Da Vinci calls for Vancouver to establish a red light district following the death of a high-priced escort and with the continuing mystery of the 28 missing prostitutes, all presumed dead.

Season 2, Episode 3: The Hanged Man

Original Air Date: 20 October 1999
Da Vinci investigates a death inside a prison and implications of police corruption. The death of an elderly woman during a suspected home invasion pits rookie Coroner Winston against the Chief Pathologist.

Season 2, Episode 4: Tommy's on the Corner

Original Air Date: 27 October 1999
Da Vinci investigates two fatalities that happened during a controversial high-speed police car chase. Shannon and Leary investigate the hold-up of an armored car.

Season 2, Episode 5: His Wife

Original Air Date: 3 November 1999
Da Vinci investigates two deaths. The first death is that of Marjorie Diggens, found at the bottom of her basement stairwell by her husband, Louis. Da Vinci believes the death to be an accidental fall down the stairs, but Patricia thinks it may be an from a fight between husband and wife. Leary and Kosmo, the Homicide investigators, discover the Diggens had a history of reported domestic problems. And because the determination of possible homicide was delayed, the accident scene has been contaminated, therefore there is no usable forensic evidence. When Chick discovers a blood stained hockey stick which could be the murder weapon, Leary and Kosmo uncover what happened, but it's not quite what they originally think. The second death is that of Alan Bush, a federal cabinet minister. He is reported and found dead in his bedroom, but Da Vinci, upon first look, knows that the body was moved there after death. Shannon, the homicide investigator, discovers that Bush may have died in a hotel room, the room registered to a Rita Morgan. Those who obviously know what happened aren't cooperating, those people being Rita Morgan, Bush's wife, his ministerial assistant and someone working in the hotel. It isn't until Rita Morgan decides to cooperate that the full story is revealed. Meanwhile, Leary receives an unexpected and unwanted visit from his estranged wife, Kim, a fact which he hides from Sunny. And Da Vinci receives some sad personal news.

Season 2, Episode 6: Sister's Light

Original Air Date: 10 November 1999
While dealing with his own grief, Da Vinci investigates a boating accident in which three experienced fishermen drown. Da Vinci must wade through the difficulties of a divided family, a belligerent corporate lawyer, and his own sympathies to discover the truth.

Season 2, Episode 7: A Nice Home in the Country

Original Air Date: 17 November 1999
The Coroner's Office and Homicide investigate the finding of dead body - Robert Magus - buried in the yard of a private home. Beyond the fact that the body was obviously buried, the initial findings do not seem to indicate foul play. When a second body is found on site, the investigation points to the previous owner of the home, Viola McKnight, who ran a bordering house for pensioners there and where Magus was living when it is assumed he dies. An elderly woman, Viola, with her mentally challenged adult son Bert, has run a series of boarding houses catering to pensioners with mental issues. She currently is doing so at another site. In reality, Viola, has been taking charge of her tenants' finances, systematically poisoning and burying them, and then committing fraud by taking on that identity and collecting on their personal incomes such as pension checks. With each move, she has taken on that as an assumed name, her current alias being Elizabeth Grass. When the authorities catch up with Viola/Elizabeth, they know that she is guilty, but she plays her caring but doddering little old lady routine to a T. Homicide admits they don't have enough concrete evidence for a conviction. Viola's son, Bert, may be of some assistance, especially after his dog, Plato, is found dead after a tenant feeds him her poisoned food. The balance the authorities face is placing all the guilt on Viola without implicating an obviously innocent Bert.

Season 2, Episode 8: Blues in A-Minor

Original Air Date: 24 November 1999
Adolescent Byron Mizlowski is found dead on the shores of Burrard Inlet. It looks as if he either jumped or was pushed off the Ironworker's Memorial Bridge. Byron was a bright and responsible child and his parents gave him much leeway. They think that his biological father may have something to do with the death as Byron was physically abused by him in the past. However Patricia discovers in the autopsy that Byron was also sexually abused, as recent as the night of his death. Det. Bobby Marlowe from Sex Crimes thinks this case is linked to his case involving alleged sexual molestation of children by Byron's band teacher, Richard Zeto. Marlowe has a victim, Ryner Paget, who is remembering the sexual molestation incidents after the fact. To appease the territorial issue between Homicide and Sex Crimes, Da Vinci suggests he seize Zeto's property under the Coroner's Act to share between the investigators. After formally talking to Zeto, the authorities have much evidence against him but not enough to convict on any of the supposed charges. Once news spreads within the community of the investigation against Zeto, other evidence surfaces. Tragic consequences occur before the authorities discover who killed Byron. Meanwhile, Leary investigates a blood spattered apartment but no body. And Winston has a hit and run dead body. They don't yet know that they two are related.

Season 2, Episode 9: The Looking Glass

Original Air Date: 1 December 1999
Simon Sloan, wielding a knife, is fatally shot by Constable Lyle Rook in what looks to be on the surface an attempted robbery at a retail store. The Coroner's Office decides to take the case to inquest to determine if there was any police misconduct in the shooting. Flynn wants Da Vinci to take a particularly hard stance against the police department as the inquest is heavily populated by individuals representing the police. In the words of one police officer on the scene, Sloan wanted to die. Most testify that the police took adequate and appropriate measures under the circumstances, except for the fact that a police dog was on the scene and although Constable Rook asked for the dog to be released, the dog master didn't do so. The inquest also brings to light that Sloan had a history of mental and violent issues. Who Da Vinci really wants on the stand is a Louis Holly, who was a former roommate of Sloan's. Da Vinci wants Holly's testimony to shed some light on Sloan as a human being and not just an anonymous knife wielding man. Da Vinci does eventually speak to Holly who provides important information, but it is ultimately Constable Rook who provides the most important piece of information while on the stand. A letter written by Sloan to Holly received after the inquest conclusion corroborates the inquest findings.

Season 2, Episode 10: The Lottery

Original Air Date: 8 December 1999
The dead body of Clarence O'Malley is found by his long time best friend, George. It looks like Clarence died of natural causes. What Da Vinci and Shannon also find in O'Malley's apartment is a series of lottery tickets. Although drunk at the time the winning numbers are announced, Shannon is lucid enough to know that Clarence owns a ticket worth $2 million. Da Vinci and Shannon contemplate what to do with this knowledge. They go through a series of options, including keeping the ticket for themselves, especially if Clarence had no living relatives. Their resolve to "do the right thing" strengthens when they meet who looks to be Clarence's only surviving relative, an opportunistic Rick O'Malley. Da Vinci and Shannon definitely do not want Rick, who cared nothing for Clarence, to get the money. Da Vinci and Shannon finally decide on an option they feel is equitable and humanistic. Meanwhile, Leary is involved in a high stakes poker game at a private gambling club on what looks to be his off time. The players are all pretty intense on the game except for chatty Greg Prentice. Prentice's chattiness gets Leary talking, which suits the two men's purposes just fine. But Leary gets the final say in the conversation.

Season 2, Episode 11: Bang Like That

Original Air Date: 5 January 2000
Three year old Terrence Ellison is found dead by his eight year old sister, Julie, in their backyard from what looks to be a head injury sustained from a fall from the swing. Based on the autopsy, Patricia and Sunny surmise he died from being shaken. On first glance, neither the parents, Ben and Claire, or Julie are capable of committing such a violent act, but the authorities cannot see how it could not have been one of the three that caused the death. Upon a site visit, Family Services is unconcerned about Julie being also physically abused if it was one of the parents. After hearing the news of how Terrence died, Ben is in denial, while Claire questions every move in her childrearing. After Da Vinci takes drastic measures with Julie, the steadfast resolve of the collective Ellison family crumbles when one member admits to what happened. Meanwhile, Shannon and Winston investigate the death of Bobby Symes, who was shot twice in the head. The first leads they have are missed telephone calls on his cell phone from Ed, a photo of his girlfriend Ruby in his wallet, and small amount of dope stashed in his wallet. Both Ed and Ruby don't seem totally forthright in their statements. In fact, both provide misleading and intentionally wrong information. Called on their individual lies by Shannon, both Ed and Ruby tell conflicting stories of what really happened. It isn't until Ruby and Ed get face to face that the truth comes out.

Season 2, Episode 12: Fantasy

Original Air Date: 12 January 2000
The police discover a man concealing a sex trade worker bound and gagged in his truck. Da Vinci questions whether the situation represents a consensual act or the work of a serial killer.

Season 2, Episode 13: Reality

Original Air Date: 19 January 2000
A suspected serial killer has been released on bail. Da Vinci and the police must find enough evidence to recapture him before his fantasies lead him to kill again.

Next US airings:

Mon. July 7

3:00 AM

WGNSAT

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Season 3

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Season 3, Episode 1: That's the Way the Story Goes

Original Air Date: 4 October 2000
Da Vinci investigates the death of a man found laying in the entrance of an apartment building on the downtown east side. Kosmo investigates a woman found killed by a chopstick through her eye. While investigating a double murder, Leary becomes concerned about Shannon's health and covers for him with their sergeant.

Next US airings:

Sun. July 13	1:35 AM	CBS
Mon. July 14	3:00 AM	WGNSAT

Season 3, Episode 2: Bring Back the Dead

Original Air Date: 11 October 2000
An inmate serving a life sentence for killing a police officer forces Da Vinci to interpret a heart stoppage in an ambulance as a death in custody. Mick and Shannon search for the son of a woman who was beaten to death in her apartment. Winston is trapped in an elevator with a corpse. Da Vinci looks for a piano for Gabriella's birthday.

Season 3, Episode 3: It's a Bad Corner

Original Air Date: 18 October 2000
Cory Wilkins, a squeegee kid, is beaten to death while washing a windshield. His girlfriend, Lily, happened upon the scene immediately following the beating and only caught a brief glimpse of a woman running away from the scene, that woman who either did the beating or possibly knows who did. They do find the woman, a junkie, who did witness the beating by the driver of the car she was chasing. They do identify the vehicle, which was reported stolen by its owner, Frank Carver. Leary, Shannon and Savoy recover some evidence from the found car and a possible murder weapon close to where the car was abandoned, which points to one probable suspect. Although the junkie girl cannot positively identify the suspect, Lily, who happened to be at the police station when the suspect is brought in, can. Da Vinci investigates the death of Janie Steadman, who was found in the aftermath of a house fire. Da Vinci rules the death accidental, the fire started by a tipped over candle. This information is insufficient for Janie's father, Morris Steadman, who wants to know exactly and everything that happened in his daughter's death. Not wanting to think that his daughter did anything wrong in her life (the autopsy identified cocaine in her system), Steadman hires a private investigator, Tom Sprawl, whose mandate seems to be to provide Steadman with the information he wants to hear. Sprawl seems to be working on his own motives. Back at the morgue, Patricia is facing a case of déjà vu - she is to perform an autopsy on a John Doe, but she swears she did an autopsy on that same man two days prior, that John Doe with a $50 bill in his right shoe, this John Doe with a $50 bill in his left shoe. Wayne backs up Patricia's memory of the situation. Are they going crazy or is there a plausible explanation for the two identical John Does? Da Vinci finds a piano for him and Patricia to buy as a present for Gabriella. The problem is getting the piano from its present location back to the house.

Season 3, Episode 4: Do You Wanna Dance

Original Air Date: 25 October 2000
Da Vinci and Kosmo investigate the relationship between a young boxer and his mother's abusive boyfriend. Shannon and Leary investigate the latest in a string of cab driver murders. Patricia and Bobby Marlowe teach a group of medical students about crime scene investigation.

Season 3, Episode 5: The Hottest Places in Hell

Original Air Date: 8 November 2000
A human skeleton is found in the Grandview Cut, just below an overpass. The body is determined to be that of Elaine Walker, a woman that has been missing for a year. The authorities suspect her husband, Robert Walker, as her killer as he has a $1 million double indemnity life insurance policy on her, a policy on which he was trying to collect even before conclusive evidence that she was dead. He also admits he was in an extramarital affair with a woman by the name of Melanie Stone at the time Elaine went missing, Melanie who currently lives with him. Leary and Kosmo go undercover as a couple who are looking after the house next door to Walker's house. They want to discover conclusive evidence of his guilt through surveillance. When they find out Walker has purchased a single one-way ticket to Jamaica, they inform Melanie that her life may be in danger. Melanie says she believed in Walker's innocence up to this point, but decides to provide whatever information she knows against Walker. Once the authorities discover the murder weapon in the Cut based on Melanie's testimony, the information provided by Melanie as a whole becomes more useful to them in solving the case than Melanie could have ever imagined. Da Vinci holds an inquest into a vehicle crash between a propane truck and a minivan. The minivan driver, Herbert Carlyle, died at the scene of a heart attack. The resulting explosion from the accident also caused the disfigurement of John Cray, a bystander coming to the aid of Carlyle and his wife, Gladys, the minivan's passenger. The inquest not only will try to prove what caused the accident, but also put the spotlight on the lack of safety of hazardous materials trucks operating on residential streets. The problem Da Vinci is having is that the key impartial witness, Cray, refuses to testify as his disfigurement has caused him to become a recluse. Da Vinci requires the assistance of sheriffs to bring Cray to the inquest; Cray testifies but obviously against his wishes. Back at the Coroner's Office, Kelly starts his new job as Chief Coroner, burying his staff under mounds of paperwork. And Gabriella starts piano lessons.

Season 3, Episode 6: This Shit Is Evil

Original Air Date: 15 November 2000
Eric DeWitt is found dead, his lungs filled with fluid, his mouth stuffed with dirt and his arms with burn marks. The authorities discover that DeWitt has a criminal past mainly related to drugs. Da Vinci pieces the information together that DeWitt was operating a crystal meth lab. DeWitt must have died from a leak at the lab. The problem facing the authorities now is to find the location of this potentially explosive lab. Sandy, DeWitt's strung-out junkie girlfriend, is of no assistance. The authorities ultimately find the lab when two more dead bodies, those of innocent victims, are found at a local motel from crystal meth fumes circulating through the motel's ventilation system. Sandy eventually gives up Paul, DeWitt's meth partner, and the site of another lab. Unfortunately, the authorities arrive on that scene a split second too late. Meanwhile, Joe and Leanne McNally are distraught when they discover that their infant daughter is missing from her crib. Joe eventually finds her dead in a garage down the street from their house. Although both parents are suspects in the death, the authorities don't really believe the parents did it. Patricia determines that the baby was sexually molested before death, but that there was no pattern of previous molestation. The authorities discover that William Collette, a suspected child molester, lives in the neighborhood, but all the evidence they have on him is circumstantial. Joe does whatever he can to ensure that justice in his mind is done.

Season 3, Episode 7: An Act of God

Original Air Date: 22 November 2000
Da Vinci investigates the death of a young man working for his father's construction company. Shannon and Leary investigate a decomposed body discovered in the back of a stolen truck. Kosmo helps a woman who thinks her husband is an impostor.

Season 3, Episode 8: All Tricked Up

Original Air Date: 29 November 2000
A charred dead body is found outside the wreckage of a burning car, the body which was bound before the fire. The car is registered to Phil Wilkins, a pool hustler. After uncovering some evidence, Shannon and Leary learn that the body is that of Wilkins, who lived life high but had no money. But the nature of the fire indicates that the perpetrator would have also suffered significant burns. Shannon and Leary suspect either one of his pool colleagues who he stiffed or Bobby, the manager of Wilkins' local pool hall as Wilkins was having a clandestine affair with Bobby's wife, Janice. When story of an insurance scam surfaces related to Wilkins, Leary and Shannon think they have their answer to the death. Janice is just relieved that Bobby doesn't have to be told of her affair. Da Vinci investigates the death of a young teen-aged woman, who was found dead inside a shipping truck. Someone was shipping her across the border from Portland to Vancouver, but a delay in transport caused the oxygen supply she was carrying to run out. The addressee, Darryl Morris, states that he was not expecting a shipment. Later, a second identical trunk addressed to Darryl Morris is found in the bonding warehouse, this time with a dead young teen-aged boy. Da Vinci decides the only way to find out who the trunks were actually being delivered to is to make the delivery and see who picks up the trunks. Nobody does. It isn't until Patricia determines that the deceased were brother and sister and probably from Mexico that Da Vinci pieces together the puzzle with some further information from Morris. Back at the coroner's office, Morris Steadman, still grieving over the death of his daughter, asks to review all Da Vinci's files as he still thinks her death was homicide. Da Vinci agrees to let Steadman review the files if only he agrees to see a grief counselor. On some personal fronts, Sunny's car is keyed; Leary thinks he knows the culprit. And Da Vinci starts what looks to be a relationship with Gabriella's piano teacher.

Season 3, Episode 9: Better Broke Than Naked

Original Air Date: 9 January 2001
Five year old Alex Woods goes missing, presumably drowned by the log booms in the Fraser River after he supposedly jumped or fell off a pier. The death becomes suspicious when Helen discovers that Alex's mother, Sarah, lost another child five years previous in a similar situation. But Da Vinci feels he has to walk a fine line as there is a possibility she is innocent in both deaths. The suspicions continue after they find Alex's body. Both Da Vinci and Kurtz are also concerned that Sarah has yet another infant child at home, and that at least the two youngest were somewhat "unwanted" pregnancies from the fathers' perspectives. Elsewhere, Dr. Ian Stroud dies in an automobile accident. During the autopsy, Sunny finds that Dr. Stroud was killed by a gunshot wound to the head, the reason it not noticed at the accident scene being that the bullet had exited his body and the shot was clean. The rational for the shooting becomes clearer when Leary and Shannon discover he performed abortions and was on an anti-abortion hit list. They narrow down the killer after determining the shot was fired at close range, meaning that it was a someone in another car on the road at the time. Fred Turner is suspected of murdering his wife, Susan, based on speculation by a neighbor, Molly Wolnic, who had reported domestic disturbances at the Turner's previously. This time, she heard an argument, saw Fred carry something outside, and since that incident Susan has not been seen despite usually working in her garden. Kosmo and LaBoucane investigate the story, and Fred seems like a up-front guy to them, until they catch him in a few lies, namely about some blood in the kitchen and stories about his missing dog, Ginger. They hold Fred down in remand on suspicion of murder. It isn't until Susan's body is discovered that the full story emerges in both Fred and Susan's favors. Meanwhile, Leary learns of Shannon's clandestine dance lessons.

Season 3, Episode 10: You See How It Begins?

Original Air Date: 16 January 2001
Da Vinci investigates a jockey found dead in a race track stall. A former member of the Guatemalan secret police staggers into a hospital, claiming to have been punctured with a fatal poison. Investigating the assault, Leary confronts the violent truth about the victim's past.

Season 3, Episode 11: It's Backwards Day

Original Air Date: 23 January 2001
In a back alley in the Downtown east side, Da Vinci and Zack McNab investigate a fatal hit and run. During the course of the investigation, the on duty female police constable reminds Da Vinci that during one of his drunken sprees a few years back, he made a play for her but had not called her since that night, her and the incident Da Vinci only vaguely remembers. Da Vinci later finds out that the constable is Zack's daughter, Ramona. Simultaneously around the corner from the hit and run, Shannon, Leary and robbery detective Rose Williams investigate the shooting homicide of a convenience store clerk named Jim. Jim was a popular figure in the neighborhood, running tabs for his regular customers until they received their bi-weekly welfare cheques. Rose also mentions to Shannon and Leary that Jim had been robbed 4 times in the past two months by a historically non-violent junkie named Lucas Ross, a kid originally from a stable upper middle class family. After it was determined that Lucas had previously broken into the store to steal cash to support his habit, Jim preferred to hand over a small amount of cash to Lucas than to go through the pain and cost of any property damage caused by a break-in. Despite these robberies, Lucas was one of Jim's regulars and treated him as such. The two investigations merge when the driver of the car is found, she being a high school friend of Lucas'. From the driver's information, the investigators determine that Lucas is holed up in a padlocked abandoned building in the alley. Uncertain as to Lucas' mental state as well as whether he is armed and dangerous seeing as to Jim's shooting, the investigators are unsure what to do. Da Vinci, with Leary and Rose's support, takes matters into his own hands and negotiates with Lucas to come out of the building, to which Lucas replies through a young woman junkie also holed up in the building that he will come out peacefully after Da Vinci gives him a hit of dope. Despite Da Vinci's negotiations, Zack wants Shannon to make the decisions about what to do since he is the senior officer at the scene. Shannon nervously decides that he will give Lucas 5 minutes to come out of the building, after which he will call in the ERT. Meanwhile Da Vinci, with Leary's assistance, scores some dope for Lucas. Da Vinci tells the dope dealer that Leary, flashing his badge, will arrest him if he doesn't sell Da Vinci the dope: "what can I say, it's backwards day" is Da Vinci's line. Da Vinci makes it back to the building with the dope before the arrival of the ERT to negotiate his way into the building successfully. True to their word to each other, Da Vinci gives Lucas the dope for his much needed hit and Lucas and Da Vinci exit the building peacefully, however not before Da Vinci makes Lucas tell the real story of the shooting and the hit and run.

Season 3, Episode 12: The Sparkle Tour

Original Air Date: 30 January 2001
Da Vinci investigates the death of Tom Hill, a well-known Native activist who advocated for the rights of Natives and the disadvantaged in his neighborhood, the Downtown Eastside. Hill was found in the middle of a residential street on the west side of town - not his own neighborhood - with head injuries, broken legs and no footwear. At the scene, all Da Vinci can determine is that Hill was run over, but the actual cause of death is uncertain. Back at the morgue, Sunny and Patricia can't definitively conclude the sequence of events leading to his death. Charles Downey, a Native ex-con junkie, tells Da Vinci that he witnessed two police constables earlier that evening forcibly hauling Hill off from his Downtown Eastside neighborhood. Downey is reluctant to provide any official information to the police because he is afraid that his testimony - from a junkie on parole - would not hold up against that of police officers and that there would be possible retaliation. As such, Da Vinci promises Downey that he will act as his intermediary in the investigation. Other witnesses come forward, with some useful but inconclusive information which includes Hill sustaining a possible beating causing the head injuries prior to being run over. And when officially questioned, the two police officers who allegedly hauled Hill off - Constables Miller and Kozak - tell a somewhat unusual but credible enough story against the theory that they were the ones who hauled Hill off. With all this information, Da Vinci is still convinced that the two constables took Hill on a midnight ride, or what Shannon calls a sparkle tour, named because the victim can count the number of stars on the cold walk home to while away the time. Da Vinci ultimately learns who ran over Hill - the story which is convoluted enough - but is still certain the constables played a role in his death. Meanwhile, Kosmo and LaBoucane investigate the death of Rachel Rosenblum, whose dead body was found in a residential dumpster. They learn that she died of an overdose of barbiturates and alcohol. Her casual boyfriend, Lee, states that he is unaware of what happened in her death. However, Kosmo and LaBoucane catch him in some lies, which forces him to confess what he knows. Although Lee did not kill Rachel, his story disgusts Kosmo.

Season 3, Episode 13: I'm an Anomaly and an Anachronism, But I'm Not Alone

Original Air Date: 6 February 2001
A pre-trial hearing is held in the suspected stabbing murder of Stacy Miller, a young female hiker, by Joel Hardy. With Da Vinci, Patricia and Homicide's notes from the initial investigation, Hardy's lawyer is trying to prove his client's innocence by playing on the discussed theory that Miller was killed by a cougar attack. Da Vinci knows that is not the case, Patricia knows that is not the case and Homicide knows that is not the case, but Hardy's lawyer is using the notes against their writers. To further support his case, Hardy's lawyer calls in an expert witness - a pathologist specializing on animal attacks - and subpoenas Sunny who has to recall her discussions with Patricia and Da Vinci about the investigation. Elsewhere, Leary, Shannon and Da Vinci investigate the break and enter shooting death of Abigail Jefferson. A former cancer patient, Abigail was shot through the heart while in her bedroom, the murder weapon being her own gun. The murder occurred while her husband and two adult children were out shopping. The initial suspect is a neighborhood kid who does odd jobs for the Jeffersons, but certain aspects of the Jeffersons' collective stories do not quite add up, including a delay between them finding the body and the call to 911. In addition, the investigators learn that Abigail's cancer was not in remission as she told her family. It isn't until Chick uncovers some evidence regarding the gun that the pieces of the story start to fall together. On other fronts, Morris Steadman continues his crusade to find evidence as to foul play in his daughter's death, Da Vinci continues his relationship with Suzanne Reilly, and Shannon wrestles with the thought of putting his wife Lana into an extended care facility.

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Season 4

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Season 4, Episode 1: Too Late for Mr. Early

Original Air Date: 30 September 2001
Da Vinci, Shannon, and Leary investigate an apparent suicide in the woods of an ex-convict released on day parole. Patricia starts her new job as a professor at the university. Sunny finds some interesting artifacts in historic Chinatown. Kosmo tries a new approach to an old unsolved case.

Season 4, Episode 2: Oppenheimer Park

Original Air Date: 14 October 2001
Patricia, Sunny and Kosmo's new assignments are progressing. Patricia gets an office at the university. Another skeleton is found at the archaeological dig site. And Kosmo gains the trust of the some of the girls and johns in her investigation of the missing prostitutes, thinking that they may be able to assist in noticing unusual behavior during the course of their transactions. Kosmo befriends a young prostitute named Sue, who is thus far pretty open about her dangerous life. Meanwhile, Da Vinci investigates two separate deaths. The first is of an elderly woman named Ariana Welles, who is found in a public park washroom after hours. Park maintenance was letting her sleep in the washroom at night, the door to which she barricaded from the inside. This fact seems odd since rumors are that she has enough money not to have to live on the street. Da Vinci later learns that she did have money, but decided to live on the street for reasons of independence from her daughter. Back at the scene, a pair of scissors was found under her body, the scissors indicating that whoever may have killed her might have sustained injuries him/herself. Also at the scene, a young man named Dave seems oddly interested in the situation despite not knowing Ariana. In canvassing the neighborhood, Leary and Shannon learn about a hooker who took refuge at a local shelter the evening of the death, the hooker who looked to have been injured. This information leads back to Dave, who ultimately tells the story of Ariana's death. The other death Da Vinci is investigating is that of Jack Finnigan, who died of a heart attack in the back of limousine. One of Finnigan's business clients, Felix Reynard, thinks Finnigan was murdered because Finnigan allegedly swindled his clients, including Reynard. In the course of the investigation, a problem occurs when someone steals the limousine with Finnigan's body still in the back. Da Vinci eventually learns who stole the car and the body, the thief who was literally out for his pound of flesh.

Season 4, Episode 3: Banging on the Wall

Original Air Date: 21 October 2001
Da Vinci investigates the death of an eight-year-old child. Shannon and Leary investigate the double shooting of a bouncer and a stripper.

Season 4, Episode 4: Cheap Aftershave

Original Air Date: 28 October 2001
Da Vinci investigates a Chinese boat migrant who dies on a hunger strike while in detention. Shannon and Leary's prime suspect in a double shooting is a possible stalker.

Season 4, Episode 5: Ugly Quick

Original Air Date: 4 November 2001
Da Vinci and Kurtz investigate Leary's shooting of an officer.

Season 4, Episode 6: Birds Have Been at Her

Original Air Date: 11 November 2001
Leary and Shannon are back at work following Josie's shooting. Leary is still feeling the emotions of the incident, and reflects on his life. Shannon wants to make Leary feel that he is there for him by telling him a dark secret about his past. With work, Kurtz delegates the worst jobs to them, their first case being an abandoned car belonging to Jessica Bailey. Homicide is investigating if only because there is a good deal of blood on the back seat. Jessica is missing despite having her car listed for sale. She is pregnant and soon to give birth. Her bank account has systematically been emptied. She was contemplating giving the baby up for adoption since her boyfriend was not too happy about the pregnancy. Meanwhile, the dead body of Donna Sykes is found in a motor boat run aground on the beach, the death an apparent suicide. Donna's husband, Warren, cannot understand why his wife would commit suicide, especially since she had just given birth to her first baby, a baby that the Sykes had been trying to conceive for quite some time. The cases of Jessica Bailey and Donna Sykes merge into one when Jessica Bailey is found, when Wanda's autopsy provides some interesting findings and when Warren finds some blood stained sheets in his house. Elsewhere, Patricia wants to use the deceased body of Queenie King to do an autopsy for her class, Da Vinci not too happy that Patricia seemed to purposely circumvent him to achieve the necessary approvals. At the archaeological dig, two bystanders seem overly interested at what's going on. And Kosmo continues to foster her relationship with Sue, who uses Kosmo at every turn she can.

Season 4, Episode 7: Shoulda Been a Priest

Original Air Date: 18 November 2001
A young John Doe is found dead in a locked boxcar in the railroad yard. Da Vinci accuses the railroad security guard of purposely locking him in the boxcar, an accusation the security guard does not take too kindly. Da Vinci's words have a greater impact than he could ever have imagined. With the John Doe's notebook in hand, Helen tries to determine who this young man was. If she can't, he will be ultimately be buried in a pauper's funeral. Da Vinci's second case is that of Roger Wilford, a jumper off the Burrard Street Bridge, Wilford's dead body which is fished out of English Bay. Leary and Shannon locate Eric, the man who was reported on the bridge with Wilford when he jumped. From Eric, they learn of Wilford's story before his death. Wilford's death ultimately hits Eric a little harder than he lets on. Back at the morgue, Patricia is doing the autopsy on Queenie King for her class, when she notices bruising on her wrists and ankles made by restraints. Queenie's death is now a possible homicide. Upon further investigation, Kosmo notices that some of the prostitutes in the area also have those same marks, which seem to be made by zap straps. Irish Billy Mulvaney, Queenie's pimp who is currently in custody, plea bargains and gives up a fellow by the name of Alex Mills, who according to Mulvaney is "up to some weird shit" with the hookers he picks up, such as restraining them. Kosmo thinks that Mills may have something to do with her missing prostitutes. Patricia also wants to find out about Queenie's tubal ligation, which she thinks was unnecessary. The doctor who is reported to have done the procedure Patricia learns has a suspected history of such unnecessary operations. Meanwhile, Leary is still quietly suffering pangs of guilt in Josie's death. To make matters worse, Sunny questions Leary about rumors she's heard about his possible personal involvement with Josie.

Season 4, Episode 8: Sixes and Sevens

Original Air Date: 2 December 2001
Da Vinci and Traffic Inspector Zack Mc Nab investigate a highway accident in which the driver is missing. Shannon and Leary investigate the murder of an elderly lady in a penthouse. Kosmo is stymied with her prime suspect in the case of the missing prostitutes.

Season 4, Episode 9: Be a Cruel Twist

Original Air Date: 6 December 2001
A basement suite fire claims the lives of two, Daniel Dupont and his infant son Peter, the house which was owned by Daniel's father who is distraught over the incident. Da Vinci and the fire investigator are about to rule the fire accidental, until Daniel's father offers some information about threatening shoplifters at Daniel's collector LP business and until the investigators find some cigarette butts outside the basement suite's window. Rose Williams, who helped Da Vinci with some robbery information, tries to use this case as a stepping stone into Homicide. Kosmo, in her continuing investigation of Alex Mills, wants to dig up a newly poured concrete floor in one of his abandoned houses, Kosmo thinking that Alex's wife, Sarah, is buried underneath. Some new evidence prematurely stops the excavation at the house, but not before Chick finds a body, however not that of Sarah. Despite finding the body, Kosmo can no longer hold Mills, but convinces Kurtz to allow her to conduct an undercover surveillance operation on Mills. Kosmo is somewhat surprised at Kurtz's choice of the undercover operator. At the archaeological dig site, Sunny discovers more bodies in shipping crates and a separate body with a bullet wound to the head. Chick surmises that the separate body was someone of Chinese descent. The Chinese community becomes involved, wanting to ensure the bodies get a proper burial. On a personal front, Leary and Sunny's relationship seems to be on the skids.

Season 4, Episode 10: Simple, Sad

Original Air Date: 13 January 2002
As a favor to Gina Otaviani, Da Vinci looks into the case of Hanna Reese, a young incarcerated woman who gave birth in custody; the baby died shortly thereafter. Hanna tells of a difficult delivery made more difficult by harsh treatment by prison officials while in labor, especially guard Dolores Williams, who left Hanna shackled during delivery. The investigation shifts from the shackling to Hanna's prenatal care or lack thereof as a possible contributing factor of the death. It ends up being a case of he said/she said, with Da Vinci having to come to his own conclusions. Sunny's autopsy also uncovers some unsettling information about the baby's health status, which has major implications for all involved in the case. Meanwhile, Kosmo gets her surveillance team in place. Although they will monitor Alex's movement, they focus their surveillance on Sarah at the bar at which she works. Kosmo's team includes Junior and Alfie who have infiltrated the bar as regulars, Maria as waitress, and Danny Leary as bartender. Danny manages quickly to strike up a friendship cum relationship with Sarah to assist in the surveillance. On the personal side, Danny would like to start things up with Kosmo again, but Kosmo keeps her emotional distance. And Mick and Sunny's relationship totally deteriorates. At the archaeological dig site, Chick uncovers a notebook which may lead to the identity of the body with the bullet wound to the head.

Season 4, Episode 11: Pretend You Didn't See Me

Original Air Date: 20 January 2002
The dead body of Alexander Winchester is found in an apartment complex courtyard, an eyewitnesses who saw him fall from the sky. Alexander, a Jamaican national wanting to emigrate to Canada, was staying in his brother John's apartment in the complex. While canvassing the complex's tenants, Da Vinci learns there was music blaring from the apartment at the time of the incident and that Alexander was having an argument on the third floor with someone else just before the fall. Leary and Shannon, investigating for Homicide, eventually speak to John who was not present when the death occurred. John tells them that Alexander was a schizophrenic and as such the Immigration Department was denying him even landed immigrant status. Because of this, Alexander was living much of his existence in Canada under John's identity so that he could get work (as a dishwasher as a Gastown restaurant) and get medication for his illness. When Leary and Shannon learn that the restaurant where Alexander worked was raided by the Immigration Department the night before the death, they think they have the mystery of Alexander's death solved. Meanwhile, Da Vinci is wandering the streets of the Downtown Eastside looking for Rita Samuels to give her the unfortunate news of her brother's death. Between that task and trying to find a few minutes to grab some lunch, Da Vinci has philosophical chats with colleagues and locals about surveillance cameras, fly fishing and life in general.

Season 4, Episode 12: Gather Up All the Little People

Original Air Date: 21 January 2002
Eleven year-old Nelson Kauf is found dead, hanging off the roller coaster. He is known to police as he continually called them regarding domestic problems at home. These were all deemed by the police to be nuisance calls. He was also cited by others for mischief. Da Vinci learns that Nelson was on antidepressants, the prescribing doctor - Dr. Ludlow - who has a history of over-prescription. Da Vinci is about to sign off that Nelson's medication dosage and his death have no relationship, until he learns more about the earlier death of Nelson's father, also with a history of depression and suicide attempts and whose doctor was also Dr. Ludlow. Meanwhile, Kurtz is pressuring Kosmo for results from the surveillance on Alex and Sarah regarding the body found under the concrete floor in one of Alex's houses. Kosmo turns up the heat on both Alex and Sarah. Kosmo is playing both husband and wife off each other, a tactic she openly plays to Sarah. As such, Sarah is feeling backed into a corner, and she turns to Danny for advice. The tactic pays off. With the investigation into the tubal ligations of the young aboriginal women, Patricia decides to question the operating doctor, Dr. Wyman, but she is too late to ever get any useful information from the doctor.

Season 4, Episode 13: In the Bear Pit

Original Air Date: 21 January 2002
McNab and Da Vinci find a dead body in the trunk of an abandoned car, the totaled car which was involved in a high speed chase and eventual traffic accident. The second car is nowhere in sight. The dead man, Joseph Leroni, died of carbon monoxide poisoning. Leroni is a known bank robber. The car, reported stolen, belongs to Charlie Victor who works at the racetrack as a trainer and who Da Vinci personally knows more casually as Victor Charlie. Victor doesn't know Leroni or how the car got stolen (there was no sign of forcible entry). An eyewitness comes forward who can identify the driver of the car. Da Vinci learns the truth when he confronts the driver. The only unanswered question is who was chasing the car that caused the accident to begin with. A second case that Da Vinci investigates is the dead body of a homeless man found in the polar bear enclosure at Stanley Park. He died of a head injury. It looks as if he was living in the now not used bear pit. Personal effects of the deceased found in the pit indicate that he was a war hero. Leary and Shannon canvass the neighborhood for information about the homeless man, only hearing stories of an interesting old stranger. With personnel issues, Kurtz wants to recruit Rose Williams into Homicide, much to Shannon's chagrin. Leary isn't too excited about his and Kurtz's discussion about her wanting him to partner with someone else other than Shannon, a discussion he doesn't divulge to Shannon. Kosmo fosters her relationship with Sue, which becomes that of big sister in addition to unofficial handler. And Danny Leary leaves Vancouver, still undercover, but not before emotional goodbyes to both Kosmo and his brother.

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Season 5

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Season 5, Episode 1: A Big Whiff of a Real Bad Smell

Original Air Date: 27 October 2002
Da Vinci and Fire Marshal Sid Fleming investigate a massive house fire which claimed the lives of two children and their mother. The sole survivor of the fire is the father/husband of the deceased, Glen Moorehouse, he who suffered severe burns. The troubling aspect is that Moorehouse is a survivor of another remarkably similar house fire five years earlier, where his first wife and their children died. Tragic coincidence or...? Equally troubling for Da Vinci is that Morris Steadman is on the scene, still grieving and still angry. Elsewhere, Leary and Shannon are working on the kidnapping case of Alice Meisner, whose father, Ed, is a wealthy lumber magnate. Alice and Ed have somewhat of a strained relationship due to her drug use, but Ed never denied her anything. In the process of the ransom drop which Leary and Shannon are monitoring undercover, the pickup guy is run over and killed in an innocent traffic accident and an unmonitored third party runs off with the ransom. Even before locating Alice's car which provides some evidence of the kidnappers, the authorities suspect that Alice herself may be part of staging her own kidnapping. Ultimately, "a big whiff of a real bad smell" lead the authorities to Alice. Meanwhile, Rose Williams makes it known that she'd like to be promoted to Homicide, which doesn't sit well with Shannon. And Sue tells Kosmo of a new "business relationship of convenience" she has with a dirty vice cop named Brian - whose badge she stole - who has an equally dirty narc cop friend named Joe. Kosmo wants this information under wraps until she investigates.

Season 5, Episode 2: Ass Covering Day

Original Air Date: 3 November 2002
In the vicinity of the kiddie stroll, a dead beaten body of a male is found next to a still running car. After doing some canvassing, Leary and Shannon learn that there have been altercations between "spotters" protecting the prostitutes and the neighborhood residents, who have an organized patrol to get the prostitutes and johns out of the area. The deceased was a john, leaving the prime suspects being either neighborhood patrol or spotters. Glen Paul, also known as Shorty, is a spotter who seems to be in the middle of the incident. Da Vinci investigates the death of Brad Greig, whose dead body was found trapped above a garage door of the condominium building he managed. The garage door was inspected only five weeks prior and was deemed then in good working order. Gregory Randolph, a tenant who found Greig, reported that Grieg earlier had an argument with another tenant, Sam Cooney, about the not functioning garage door. Da Vinci thinks Cooney had something to do with Greig's death, this view strengthened after garage door maintenance figures out what happened with the door itself. Da Vinci eventually accuses Cooney, who fights back. Elsewhere, Kurtz asks Kosmo to deal with a pesky neighbor who has reported a suspicious accident involving her professor boss and his wife, the latter who died in a hiking accident in Switzerland. Shannon faces a personal crisis with Lana, who is now in a nursing home. Da Vinci warns Kelly about okaying the moving of the bodies in the cemetery associated with the former Ravenhood Psychiatric Hospital. And Sue identifies the cop who has been using her services and doing drugs with her as Det. Brian Curtis.

Season 5, Episode 3: A Big Enough Fan

Original Air Date: 10 November 2002
Leary and Shannon investigate a home invasion double homicide. While in his basement, George Brooks heard his wife screaming upstairs. Getting to her, Brooks found an intruder who killed her and the intruder who Brooks subsequently killed. The intruder is identified as a homeless man who did odd jobs around the neighbourhood and who had self-professed mental health issues. Something about Brooks' story doesn't sit right with Shannon, who looks for evidence to corroborate his gut feeling. Elsewhere, Da Vinci is dealing with two longer term cases. One is the moving of the cemetery associated with Ravenhood Hospital. When the moving process discovers multiple bodies in a few caskets, Da Vinci wants to deem the cemetery a criminal investigation site. Kelly totally disagrees with Da Vinci's assessment. And Fleming and Da Vinci can finally speak to a still severely burned but awake Glen Moorehouse about the fire at his house that killed his wife and children. Meanwhile, Kosmo continues to probe Jim Schulte regarding his wife's hiking death in Switzerland, this a favour to Kurtz's neighbour, Laura Maitland. Maitland seems to have more problems in her life than just wanting answers regarding Schulte.

Season 5, Episode 4: Run by the Monkeys

Original Air Date: 17 November 2002
The boyfriend of one of Taylor's informants is washed ashore Burrard Inlet, dead, after what looks to be a drug deal gone bad. However, the informant says that a dirty cop is involved, which Taylor has no reason to doubt. Kosmo suspects the cop is Brian Curtis. She asks Kurtz to stay on this "cop chasing" case, which Kurtz cautions. Leary, Shannon and Williams investigate a gas station robbery, which resulted in the death of the clerk. There have been a string of gas station robberies, this one being the first involving a death. Viewing the surveillance video, Williams does recognize them perpetrators as those that have committed the other robberies. Shannon doesn't appreciate William's involvement as he thinks she's muscling in on their territory. Shannon is correct in that Williams lets Kurtz know that she'd like to be considered for promotion to homicide. In the ongoing investigation of the Moorehouse house fire, Moorehouse's former in-laws, Richard and Barbara Westerbrook, ask Da Vinci to reopen the investigation in their daughter's death. Apparently they have new information from a witness about the case. And as they dig deeper into the current investigation, red flags are raised about the suspicious nature of the latest fire. Elsewhere, Councillor Jack Pierce has been taped entering a known drug house where prostitutes work. This information does not bode well for Da Vinci, since Pierce is the only political ally on Council working for prostitute's rights and a Red Light Zone, an issue near to Da Vinci's heart.

Season 5, Episode 5: At First It Was Funny

Original Air Date: 1 December 2002
Da Vinci, McNab and McNab's daughter Ramona investigate what looks to be a hit and run death. Although they find evidence at the site, they can't conclusively fit the pieces together. It isn't until they find out about the deceased's history in the area and locate the flatbed truck that was seen at the site of the death that they get their necessary answers. Leary and Shannon continue their investigation of the gas station robbery. All they know at this point is that the primary suspects are two aboriginal men. They apprehend Tommy, an arms dealer who they suspect provided the guns used in that homicide. In the continuing saga with Glen Moorehouse, Morris Steadman does whatever he can to find out about the case, which irks Da Vinci. Da Vinci finds out more about Jack Pierce's supposed relationship with a hooker by the name of Brenda Eberhart, who is less than forthright when questioned by Da Vinci. Da Vinci learns directly from Pierce what's going on with Brenda. Kosmo tries to find out more about the girlfriend of the deceased drug dealer found on the waterfront. Kosmo finds out through secondary sources that the drug dealer's name is Danny Zinn, his girlfriend's name is Carla. Taylor is open with Kosmo about not wanting to be implicated in turning over the girlfriend informant, but Curtis does whatever he can to keep Kosmo away from Carla. And Leary seems to be unraveling emotionally, this due to the lingering issues around Josie's shooting.

Season 5, Episode 6: Dizzy Looking Down

Original Air Date: 8 December 2002
Da Vinci investigates the death of a man who fell from the sky landing on top of a stolen pickup truck. He learns that the dead man is William Walter Freed, a United States military private who has gone AWOL. Da Vinci traces Freed back to the hotel where he was staying. He and Constable Carter think they put the pieces together when they arrive at the hotel and speak to Freed's companion. Leary and Shannon investigate the death of Marlene Quinte. Her husband, Lorne, who called 911, was with her in the back seat of their car when the authorities arrive. Marlene was bound in duct tape. Leary and Shannon find that the existence of Marlene was a mystery to most who knew Lorne. Information and evidence shows that Marlene may have been brainwashed and/or unlawfully confined by Lorne. Lorne portrays himself as not possessing all his mental faculties, but Leary and Shannon are unsure if this portrayal is an act or reality. The autopsy uncovers some useful information but Lorne ultimately needs to answer the questions for the authorities to really know the truth. And Kosmo continues her investigation in the death of Danny Zinn. Sue fuels the rumor that a police officer was involved. If true, Kosmo speculates that it could be Curtis. As Kosmo questions Taylor, Taylor distances herself from her partner, Curtis.

Season 5, Episode 7: God Forbid We Call It What It Is

Original Air Date: 12 January 2003
With the gas station robbery, Williams tracks down the names of the suspects, Rob Walker and Kerry Walker, father and son. Along with Leary and Shannon, Williams locates Rob's brother, Vern, and decides to see if he can shed any light on his brother's whereabouts. Upon questioning, they learn that Vern is a crack user and Rob, down from the family home in Ocean Falls, came to the city to bring Vern home to get away from the drugs. Other than that, Vern says Rob is a model citizen. Leary and Shannon decide to tail Vern, who sails up Indian Arm to a self-made camp in the bushes. With the Ravenhood cemetery issue, Da Vinci discovers the identity of one of the co-mingled bodies. He was a "walk away" in the mid-1970s who, according to the headstone, would have been buried on the day he was listed as missing. Da Vinci decides to look into all walk aways from that era to see if they match the other two co-mingled bodies found thus far. With Danny Zinn's murder, Kosmo notices some similarities with another drug dealer murder five months previous. But without Carla who is still missing, Kosmo's trail goes cold. However, Carla is found, a little too late. And Da Vinci has another chat with Brenda Eberhart about her relationship with Jack Pierce. Da Vinci is more straightforward with her this time. Their chat has a few unintended consequences.

Season 5, Episode 8: Doing the Chicken Scratch

Original Air Date: 19 January 2003
During a drunken evening, Leary loses his gun. Shannon does whatever he can to help his partner find the weapon, but only Leary knows what he did. As Leary frantically retraces his steps from the previous evening, Shannon begins a bond with Williams over a personal matter. The two decide to follow up on the tail of the Walkers, Vern who is still camping in the bushes. They stumble upon Rob and Kerry, the tail ending in tragic consequences. In the murders of Danny Zinn and Carla, Taylor, after viewing the dead body of her informant and friend Carla on the autopsy table, vows to assist Kosmo on the case in whatever way she can. However, Taylor's partner, Curtis, seems to be pushing her into a corner on the investigation, inferring partly that she was a reason Carla was killed. In the Moorehouse house fire, Chick uncovers some evidence leading to the arrest of Moorehouse for this fire. Da Vinci informs the Westerbrooks of this news, they who want further answers on their daughter's death in light of what seems to be the cause of this fire. Also with this investigation, Steadman hires a forensic specialist to review his daughter's death. With the Ravenwood Cemetery issue, all the co-mingled bodies end up being walk aways. Da Vinci receives eyewitness testimony of abuse and possible killing of patients during the 1970's. Da Vinci uses this information to implicate the cemetery grounds keeper, Ken Folkstone, this before Da Vinci learns of the unreliability of the witness. Laura Maitland becomes more of a nuisance to Kurtz, Maitland whose objective seems to be more than just protection from a stalker. And at the end of a long day, Leary finally decides to talk to Josie's sister, Annie.

Season 5, Episode 9: For Just Bein' Indian

Original Air Date: 26 January 2003
During Shannon and Williams' tail, Rob Walker accidentally drives into the inlet to avoid a collision with another vehicle. Rob's son, Kerry, ends up drowning. Shannon and Williams, although doing nothing wrong in the pursuit and not at all a cause of the accident, feel somewhat responsible. In addition, they find out that Rob and Kerry are probably not the two responsible for the gas station robberies and homicide as they originally suspected. Kosmo continues her clandestine investigation of Curtis in Danny Zinn and Carla's murders. Taylor offers whatever support she can against her partner. Taylor mentions that Joe Tang, unlike stories provided by Sue, is on the up and up and is not working with Curtis in illegal activities. Curtis continues his own surreptitious dealings, blackmailing Brenda Eberhart's boyfriend, Rick Prentice, into providing information about her and Jack Pierce's relationship. With the Ravenhood co-mingled buried bodies, Da Vinci finds the last surviving walkway, Mark, who also implicates Ken Folkstone not only in the co-mingled burials, but also of abuse of patients as well as being a direct cause in the deaths. Elsewhere, Williams investigates a suspicious attempted break-in at Laura Maitland's apartment. A frantic Leary is still looking for his gun, and tries to find the tattooed man with the dog which attacked him the night he lost his gun; he ultimately gets a lucky break. And an angry McNab learns that Da Vinci once tried to pick-up his daughter, Ramona.

Season 5, Episode 10: Dogs Don't Bite People

Original Air Date: 2 February 2003
John Wiley, a member of a fishing boat crew, is found dead in his bunk while the boat is out to sea. He had a head wound, probably received in a fight the evening before. Da Vinci traces Wiley's steps from that evening, which included a bar crawl, several drinks and an altercation with bouncers at a bar. Da Vinci has to determine if the bouncers' actions directly caused Wiley's death. Some paint fragments embedded into Wiley's head wound may provide some vital answers. With Carla and Danny's murders, Kurtz orders Kosmo to drop the investigation on Curtis, thinking Sue's information unreliable. Kosmo continues to investigate on her own, with both Sue and Taylor thinking that Curtis did kill Carla. But after an argument with Kosmo, Sue switches allegiances and tells Curtis about her conversations with Kosmo. With the red light committee, Pierce manages to get things back on track, with support from other council members. Shannon convinces Leary to clear the air with Sunny about their mostly off again relationship. And Laura Maitland implicates herself in Kurtz's professional and personal life.

Season 5, Episode 11: The Ducks Are Too Depressing

Original Air Date: 9 February 2003
Two mysterious deaths happen overnight. The first is a cabbie who is found in his vehicle. His last fare is located, who admits having an argument with the cabbie, but nothing beyond that. The second is that of Chester Womack who is found pinned underneath two parked vehicles. After the two investigations start, Da Vinci believes the two deaths may be related. A young woman who Womack tried to pick up may be able to shed some light on the situation. A third death is investigated by Da Vinci, that of Louis Green, a young wheelchair bound quadriplegic who drowned in Lost Lagoon. A witness saw him in the water but not how he got there. Louis' social worker informs Da Vinci that Felix Charles, an escaped psychiatric ward patient who was the one who inflicted the original beating that put Louis in the wheelchair, may have something to do with this incident. Da Vinci finds Charles, who tells a story of what happened with Louis. Meanwhile, in their new alliance, Sue plants some drugs in Jack Pierce's apartment for Curtis. With search warrant in hand, Curtis finds the drugs. Pierce knows that this is a set-up but is still stuck between a rock and a hard place. And Williams reports to Kurtz that there is something illogical about Laura Maitland's break and enter story.

Season 5, Episode 12: You Got Monkey Chatter

Original Air Date: 23 February 2003
Laura Maitland ends up killing a man in the garage of her apartment building, the man who she claims is her stalker. However, her story is taken with a grain of salt as Kurtz has found out that she has a history of mental illness, which is consistent with the the fact that her stories to date have had a sense of unreality. The deceased is Daniel Cousins, a resident of the building. She also reports that he had an accomplice who managed to get away. In their investigation, Leary and Shannon discover that Cousins was a pretty straight-laced individual with a couple of what would be considered regular or common indiscretions. But they still have to consider that Maitland actually is telling the truth. Elsewhere, Paul Risi reports a dead body amongst the bramble in the yard of a house he tends. Risi pleads ignorance of the body or the house, but slowly he divulges information, first of which that the house contains a grow-op. In the end, Da Vinci surmises that the deceased and the house had no connection whatsoever. Meanwhile, Curtis blackmails Pierce to not support the red light district publicly. And Taylor brings forward her two witnesses in the escort investigation, the two who want to report Curtis' sexual indiscretions toward them. Kosmo isn't quite sure what yet to do with this information.

Season 5, Episode 13: Everybody Needs a Working Girl

Original Air Date: 23 February 2003
Within an abandoned car across the street from the police station, Laura Maitland's dead body is found inside the trunk. Although the cause of her death may have been by the hands of her alleged stalker, certain evidence points to the death being self-induced: she may have placed herself in a tenuous position in the likelihood that she would be found before dying. Under Curtis' blackmail, Pierce does publicly not endorse the concept of a red light district, which cause Da Vinci to go on a tirade against Pierce. Despite their previous bad history, Brenda implies that she's going to help Da Vinci find out why Pierce had a change of heart. Kelly offers his support by not publicly endorsing the concept since it would allow Da Vinci the full resources of the office in dealing with the issue. Meanwhile, Da Vinci and Kosmo investigate what looks to be a murder-suicide of an infant by its mother, the mother found by a distraught old boyfriend. Kosmo and Sue make amends. Two probable perpetrators are picked up in the gas station robberies. Da Vinci has news for the Showshine about his friend, Lamont. And Da Vinci and his mother mark the third anniversary of his father's death.

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Season 6

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Season 6, Episode 1: Thanks for the Toaster Oven

Original Air Date: 23 November 2003
In the Police Department, there are some assignment changes. Taylor has moved into the Robbery Division. Curtis is now partnered with Marla, an old colleague of Taylor's from the police academy. Taylor sees Marla as just a female version of Curtis. Williams has been promoted to Homicide, where she's partnered with Shannon. And Kosmo and Leary are now partnered. This change may do Leary some good as he, who still deeply affected by Josie's shooting death, has given away all his home possessions and has started living out of his truck parked on the beach. Kosmo, Leary and Taylor investigate a robbery/homicide - in an attempted robbery, a man assaults and rapes the elderly homeowner, and entering the basement suite with a grow-op, the man gets electrocuted in what looks like a booby-trapped operation. The authorities follow his known associates for more information. Da Vinci investigates the latest in a long string of suspicious deaths among the elderly shut-in population, who all attended the same church. Their collective deaths cannot be just coincidence. Elsewhere, Darcy Charles is working at the needle exchange. The police raid the exchange and in the process, Charles is assaulted, her glasses broken. Da Vinci not only counsels Charles on what she should do, but he also takes the matter up with the Mayor. A few days later, Charles dies, Da Vinci speculating from injuries suffered at the raid. Meanwhile, Curtis continues his blackmail of Pierce. Sunny will soon be taking a sabbatical from the Coroner's Office. And the Mayor makes a suggestion to Da Vinci, which Da Vinci seriously considers despite the outward impossibility: a run at the Chief of Police job.

Season 6, Episode 2: Send in the Clowns

Original Air Date: 23 November 2003
Da Vinci, Kosmo and Leary investigate the death of Lee Fallon, previously a police officer but now a boxer who was found outside they gym where he worked out. His body was found the morning following the night of a charity boxing event. Once Da Vinci hears the name of Gus Cook, the ring doctor, he immediately thinks the good doctor may have been involved in the death. Da Vinci previously pulled Cook's license for malpractice. Shannon and Williams investigate a dead body found in the middle of a field. The body was dumped there. They suspect that a gray sedan seen in the vicinity has something to do with the death. Once they find the deceased's wallet, they at least find where the man was killed. With the ongoing investigation in Carla and Danny's deaths, Carla's neighbour positively identifies Curtis as at least a supplier of drugs. Kosmo and Leary look for Sue, who is one of the few people with connections to Curtis that could help them in this investigation on him. Dr. Maria Donato replaces Sunny as pathologist in the Coroner's office. And Pierce slowly comes back into Da Vinci's good books when he at least agrees to read Da Vinci's proposal on a safe injection site.

Season 6, Episode 3: Bury My Own Bones

Original Air Date: 30 November 2003
Kosmo and Leary investigate the suspicious behavior of an injured, bloody man at a laundromat, he stating incoherently that "they're all gone". "Michael" ends up dying quickly on them of a head wound from a bullet. Kosmo and Leary now have to find out who Michael was talking about, and if the who's are indeed, as they infer, dead. They do find Michael's house and the gruesome discovery inside. There is however one family member unaccounted for. They think they've found the missing son. Unfortunately for Leary, he can relate to what he sees as the motive for the deaths. Shannon and Williams continue their investigation of the dead body found in the field. He ended up being James Toresi, a well respected stock broker. The autopsy determined that he was tortured - he slowly bled to death from several wounds - and a safety deposit box key was found in his stomach. The contents of the box lead them further in the investigation. The dead body of Deborah Moyer is found in a known shooting gallery. Da Vinci uses this death as yet another piece in the arsenal for his plan for a safe injection site. The Mayor and his assistant Claire continue to court Da Vinci for Chief of Police. Claire warns Da Vinci to clear all old skeletons out of his closet. Da Vinci speaks to one of his competitors, Inspector Bill Jacobs, who Da Vinci sees as the leading candidate. Jacobs tells him that he isn't going to go for the job will back Da Vinci's bid for the job. And Kosmo and Leary find Sue, who they co-opt in their plan to sting Curtis. Sue quickly tells them about Curtis' blackmail of Councillor Pierce and the dope that was planted in Pierce's apartment.

Season 6, Episode 4: Iffy Areas Around the Edges

Original Air Date: 7 December 2003
For twenty years, Farris Dunlap has been threatened by Wendell Quinn, who believes Dunlap killed his brother, Roger. Dunlap denies even knowing the Quinn brothers. The latest round of threats started when Quinn was released from prison, he being there for manslaughter. This threat includes the mailing of a severed finger to Dunlap. On the flip side, Quinn states that Roger was a police informant who witnessed some wrong-doing by Dunlap. Just as Roger was supposed to testify, Wendell received the severed finger, which he knows belongs to his brother due to a scar. Roger's body was never found. Shannon and Williams speak to Clayton Hurley, the cop who led that case twenty years ago. After speaking to all involved, Shannon and Williams have a strong impression of who actually killed Roger Quinn. Da Vinci wants to hold an inquest into Darcy Charles' death. Because the autopsy came back as inconclusive, Da Vinci needs some material witnesses or some evidence of complaint by Charles herself. She never filed a police complaint but luckily did with lawyer, Phil Rosen. In reality, he wants to use this case as leverage both for pushing the issue of the safe injection site, and to bolster his run for the Chief of Police position. Kosmo and Leary set up the the beginnings of the sting on Curtis. They ask Sue to re-instigate her friendship with him so that she can monitor his movements. She does so as well as provides direct information and evidence of drug dealing by Curtis and Rick Prentice. They also decide to get to Councillor Pierce through Da Vinci. And Da Vinci investigates the death of a man found hanging within in the overhead stove exhaust of a restaurant kitchen.

Season 6, Episode 5: Twenty Five Dollar Conversation

Original Air Date: 14 December 2003
A severed body is found by the railroad tracks, apparently run over by a train. It turns out to be a young teen-aged boy by the name of Shane Tyler. It sounds as if Shane was down by the tracks dealing drugs. Da Vinci learns that Shane came from a troubled home, and that his mother, Matty, is also a drug dealer. After the autopsy, Da Vinci further learns that Shane was chronically abused. Da Vinci is certain that Matty is his abuser. Although Da Vinci never confirms the root cause for Shane's death, he speculates Shane may have taken his own life to escape his abusive environment. Meanwhile, Shannon and Williams investigate the death of a young woman found inside a car. They learn from Taylor that the car, reported stolen, was earlier used in a bank robbery. Taylor identifies the deceased as Tanya Myers, who, with her husband Kent, is suspected in a swath of bank robberies in the American Pacific Northwest. In this case, a police officer shot at the departing vehicle, which apparently hit Tanya fatally. The Myers' modus operandi: Kent romances a bank teller, who unwittingly provides information about the bank itself. Taylor also provides information on the Myers that may link them to the James Toresi murder. Shannon and Williams now need to find Kent, who on the latest sighting has hijacked another vehicle with a young female hostage inside. Elsewhere, Da Vinci approaches Pierce about what he knows about Curtis' blackmail.

Season 6, Episode 6: Can Bend, But I Won't Break

Original Air Date: 18 January 2004
Kosmo and Leary investigate the death of Sarah Peters, her body found in the underground parking lot of her apartment building. They learn from William Chen that Peters was a material witness for the Crown in the homicide case against Roy Willetts. Chen also tells them that Willetts was incarcerated with Peters' estranged brother, Gary. Kosmo later also learns from Sue that someone is selling merchandise purchased with Sarah Peters' credit card. That someone is Dennis Lucas, who Kosmo and Leary pick up. Lucas admits that he knows who killed Sarah, but that the killer was hired by Roy's mother, Tammy. Lucas plea bargains - he'll help Kosmo and Leary trap Tammy into confessing. Meanwhile, Da Vinci and Shannon investigate the death of William Mattucci, who was found dead of stab wounds to the chest. According to his wife, he had a history of attempted suicides; the knife in his hand would indicate he took his own life. By circumstance, Constable Thurman notices blood stains in the bathroom of the Mattucci's downstairs tenant, Lena Whelan. The blood stains end up being more than meets the eye, which Whelan knows as she runs off during the investigation. The authorities find Whelan, who tells a story of domestic problems both in the Mattucci household and her own household which led to Mattucci's accidental death. Elsewhere, Da Vinci speaks to Joan Hanes, a witness in Darcy Charles' assault. Sue continues to assist Kosmo and Leary on the sting against Curtis. And Claire advises Da Vinci on a way to proceed with the safe injection site proposal, however it compromises his want for the Red Light District, at least for the immediate future.

Season 6, Episode 7: Out of the Bag and All Over the Street

Original Air Date: 25 January 2004
Da Vinci investigates the deaths of Ray Stone and Gloria Keane. It looks to be a double suicide, with a succinct suicide note for the pair: "AIDS x 2". Some alarm bells ring in Da Vinci's head when he finds some prescription bottles for AIDS medication in their apartment, as the prescribing doctor is Gus Cook, whose license was once pulled by Da Vinci for malpractice and who Da Vinci is currently investigating concerning the recent death of a boxer. Dr. Cook tells Da Vinci about a paranoid Stone, who came in regularly for HIV tests, which always came back negative. Regardless, Dr. Cook prescribed AIDS medications to Stone to give him peace of mind. Meanwhile, a woman by the name of Kathleen Mills comes in to speak to Shannon and Williams because of her nightmares. Six months prior, she saw a decapitated head in a bucket in the van of the friend of her then boyfriend, Alvin Pike. The car belonged to Daryl Cunningham, the head she recognized as belonging to Daryl and Alvin's friend, Cory James. Since Alvin is currently incarcerated, Shannon and Williams decide to try Cunningham, who still owns the van. With much circumstantial evidence in hand, Shannon and Williams try to get Cunningham to break under interrogation. Cunningham is tight lipped until Shannon comes with a bucket in hand. Elsewhere, Curtis is worried about Kenny Bell, a new drug dealer in town. Little does Curtis know, Bell is working undercover for Homicide. Since he didn't talk to Da Vinci, Kosmo and Leary decide to confront Pierce about Curtis - Pierce still doesn't talk. The last piece in the Curtis investigation is the status of his new partner, Marla. Kosmo and Leary ask Taylor to find out which side of the Curtis fence Marla sits. Da Vinci and Kelly butt heads over Da Vinci's want to go to inquest over Darcy Charles' death, Kelly who sees this move solely as a political one to get Da Vinci into the Police of Chief job. And the Mayor and Da Vinci agree on the location of the safe injection site, the Mayor however not being totally forthright with issues about the location.

Season 6, Episode 8: The Squirrels Are of English Descent

Original Air Date: 1 February 2004
The dead body of Robert Camden is found on the rocks offshore of Stanley Park. The authority's first inclination is that his death is related to the fact that they are near a known gay stroll. Local reporter, Josh Warner, feeds the fire as he tells Da Vinci that the previous night, the police questioned but let go a bunch of rowdies in the area who were uttering gay slurs. The trail runs cold after speaking to all the known witnesses. But feathers are ruffled when the press runs speculative stories, naming names. Kosmo and Leary investigate the death of a man on the top level of a double decker sightseeing bus. They learn he is Valery Titov, a pickpocket who looked like he was on the bus working. The autopsy discovers that he died swallowing a razor blade. Taylor tells them that the razor blade is a old pickpocketer's trick to cut purse straps. A witness also states that he saw Titov get assaulted on the bus, which may explain how he swallowed the razor. A necklace with a man-made stone stolen by Titov may lead them back to who assaulted and therefore killed Titov. And Da Vinci's wanted inquest on Darcy Charles' death faces a major obstacle when his only witness, Joan Hanes, is found dead of a drug overdose. But his run for the Police of Chief job gets a boost when McNab tells him of some skeletons in the closet of Lenny Banks, one of his chief competitors.

Season 6, Episode 9: Jungle's Dark But Full of Diamonds

Original Air Date: 8 February 2004
Da Vinci is involved in a vehicular hit and run traffic accident, the other vehicle doing the running. Da Vinci ends up with a gash on his head. There were two eyewitnesses, each with a different viewpoint of who caused the accident. Despite this bad start to his day, Da Vinci goes to work. His first case is that of Nick McLeod, who was found hanging in a new unoccupied house for sale. He is the realtor. He looks to have been squatting in the house. They later learn he was separated from his wife. But the unusual aspect of his death is that there is no physical way he could have hung himself with what evidence is at the scene. But they also find evidence of others who looked like they had been partying at the house. They later find Shawn Finch - one of the partiers - who tells them what he saw. Shannon and Williams investigate the death of Glen Bardsley, whose body is spotted underneath fallen leaves at the bottom of a ravine in a wooded area. Their investigation takes them to Bardsley's daughter and wife, the latter who is in a coma in an extended care facility. But Nina, one of the care nurses, knows more about what happened to Bardsley than she lets on. Meanwhile, Da Vinci has a run in with Police Constable Charlie Klotchko, Da Vinci not understanding what problem Klotchko has with him. Lenny Baker withdraws his candidacy for the Chief of Police job, McNab thinking that Da Vinci blabbed to someone about Baker's secret problem. Bell sets up his relationship with Rick Prentice in hopes of getting to Curtis. And Leary continues to live out of his truck parked down by the beach.

Season 6, Episode 10: There's a Story Goes Along with This

Original Air Date: 22 February 2004
A traffic incident occurs when a man driving a stolen vehicle stops an ambulance, the driver of the stolen vehicle, wielding a shotgun, demanding morphine from the paramedic. After the incident, the driver of the stolen vehicle fled on foot, leaving the vehicle behind. The ambulance delay caused the death of the elderly woman being transported. Fingerprints retrieved from the stolen vehicle indicate the driver is probably Douglas James Shelby, who kidnapped his daughter from his estranged wife; Shelby is currently on the run with his young daughter, Jennifer. Shelby's wife hired Lawrence Doan, a private investigator, to track her husband and daughter. Doan has tracked Shelby to a local motel. When Shannon and Williams, the two working on this case for Homicide, arrive at the motel, they learn why Shelby stopped the ambulance in the first place. Meanwhile, Da Vinci investigates the death of a painter, who was found on fire on a mechanized swing stage, the platform on the ground at the time the death occurred. Da Vinci eventually finds a second building painter, also dead, on top of an adjacent trailer. It looks as if he was electrocuted. Da Vinci later learns that the painting company had a history problems, one with the swing stage which may have led to the deaths. Elsewhere, Kosmo and Leary continue their sting on Curtis. They question Marla, who vows to "stay clear" when Curtis is eventually taken down. During this process, Curtis pulls a fast one on Prentice. And Da Vinci learns that Bill Jacobs has always had every intention of running for the Chief of Police job, despite telling Da Vinci the exact opposite. Da Vinci also learns the reason for Constable Charlie Klotchko's bad mouthing of him: he's Bill Jacob's brother-in-law. Jacobs implies he's going to make it a dirty fight.

Season 6, Episode 11: Okay It's Official

Original Air Date: 21 March 2004
An eyewitness sees a car drive into False Creek. One male passenger in the vehicle managed to make it out of the water and flee the scene, whereas one female passenger drowned. The male ends up being university professor Harold Stanley Keller (it was his car), the deceased female one of his students named Ellen DeWitt. Shannon and Williams interrogate Keller, who initially tells a story of a purely innocent professor/student relationship and a malfunctioning car. After Shannon and Williams find some evidence to the contrary, Keller eventually tells them that he was meeting DeWitt to end a sexual relationship, but that the car going into the water was purely an accident. Danielle, a former roommate of DeWitt's also tell them that DeWitt was a controlling woman - "creepy" was the word Danielle used to describe DeWitt. But they still have to determine if the car going into the water was indeed an accident or done on purpose by Keller to get rid of his problem. Da Vinci investigates a naked dead body found near a water hazard of a golf course, he being soaking wet despite no rain, and his clothes piled nearby. The authorities discover that he is Leon Dean Barrett, his abandoned car found down the road. Ned Partridge, an eyewitness who called 911 tells them that he saw Barrett's car weaving erratically along the road. However, another eyewitness tells another story of seeing Barrett's car in a traffic confrontation with another vehicle, the driver of that vehicle who Da Vinci has already met. With Kosmo and Leary's investigation of Curtis, Curtis goes missing after the dope deal with Prentice. And Shannon threatens Klotchko about harassing Da Vinci.

Season 6, Episode 12: A Man When He's Down

Original Air Date: 4 April 2004
Sue stumbles into Rick Prentice's apartment and finds him dead. Totally freaked, she runs out, but the next day informs the authorities. During the investigation, Homicide - which includes Kosmo, Leary, Shannon and Williams - freeze Curtis out, who tries to get in on the premise that Rick was his informant. In reality, the Homicide detectives all know in their hearts that Curtis killed Rick. With Rick's murder, Councilor Pierce finally decides to talk to Homicide about being blackmailed by Curtis, and admittedly asking Curtis if he could make Rick just "go away". Kosmo and Leary ask Pierce if he is willing to assist in wearing a wire in his next meeting with Curtis. Curtis finally gets his in in the investigation when he catches up with Sue. He admits to her that he can and will make either her or Pierce take the fall for Rick's death. As such, a scared Sue agrees to cooperate with Curtis. Elsewhere, Da Vinci investigates a series of drug overdose deaths. It looks like there's some bad dope out on the street. He needs to find the supplier and get the dope off the street. The Mayor, having found some more money, gets closer to helping Da Vinci open the safe injection site. And Willa Edwards finds another witness for Da Vinci in the Darcy Charles beating, albeit a witness with a self-admitted bad history of his own.

Season 6, Episode 13: Seven Tentacles

Original Air Date: 4 April 2004

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Season 7

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Season 7, Episode 1: Not So Pretty Now

Original Air Date: 12 October 2004

Season 7, Episode 2: Wash the Blood Out of the Ring

Original Air Date: 19 October 2004

Season 7, Episode 3: That Sounds Like What We Call a Mutiny

Original Air Date: 26 October 2004
Da Vinci investigates the death of a Chinese freighter crew member; Kosmo and Leary look into the police beating of a young drug dealer.

Season 7, Episode 4: Mr. Ellis Himself Woulda Been Proud

Original Air Date: 2 November 2004

Season 7, Episode 5: That's Why They Call It a Conspiracy

Original Air Date: 9 November 2004

Season 7, Episode 6: You Promised Me a Celebrity

Original Air Date: 16 November 2004
Da Vinci attracts attention from Ottawa while remaining in conflict with the Mayor and Chief of Police over his investigations of the accident and beating death. Leary and Kosmo discover that a murdered drug runner was under police surveillance. Shannon's reaction to a personal loss puts his job in jeopardy.

Season 7, Episode 7: First the Seducing Then the Screwing

Original Air Date: 23 November 2004

Season 7, Episode 8: The Ol' Coco Bop

Original Air Date: 30 November 2004

Season 7, Episode 9: Better Go Herd Your Ducks

Original Air Date: 7 December 2004
Da Vinci is front and center when the media learns of the mayor's involvement in the hit-and-run accident. Leary uncovers a possible Russian connection in the murder of his childhood friend. A longshoreman's wife insists her husband was killed by his co-workers.

Season 7, Episode 10: Ride a Crippled Horse

Original Air Date: 11 January 2005

Season 7, Episode 11: A Delicate Bloodbath

Original Air Date: 18 January 2005

Season 7, Episode 12: Before They Twist the Knife

Original Air Date: 23 January 2005
A murder results from the police patrolling of the safe injection site. Despite being demoted to robbery, Kosmo is relieved that the Crown is finally investigating Curtis and Finn. A potential witness to Will's murder comes forward. The mayor makes a decision about his future.

Season 7, Episode 13: Must Be a Night for Fires

Original Air Date: 23 January 2005
Two arsons are investigated. The first is a car fire which killed the car's occupant. And the second is on the exterior of Kosmo's house, the fire which took place while she was at home. Evidence indicates the two were set by the same person, and circumstances point to Curtis. Sue is rushed to hospital on a possible OD. As with all of Curtis' cases, the murder charges against Sue are going to be stayed of which she is unaware. Sue, faking the OD, manages to escape from custody. In preparation for the announcement of his candidacy for mayor, Da Vinci brings his team together to discuss his platform, including the controversial issues of the safe injection site and a Red Light District. However some leaked news indicates that there is a mole in Da Vinci's team working in part for his political foe and possible mayoral candidate, the acting mayor Joyce Simkins. Da Vinci uses this mole for his own purposes and ends up having a mole of his own in the opposing camp. Because of this assistance, Da Vinci manages to announce his candidacy with great fanfare and without incident. Leary accused Simms of knowing and covering up that Tuan was behind Summer's death. Chick and Carter monitor Tuan's movement, thinking he is being aided by Summers to flee to the States while Leary tries to secure an arrest warrant to nab him before he flees. Taking Tuan into custody, Leary receives pressure from Jacobs and Klotchko to release Tuan to the DEA. Circumventing this directive, Leary manages to keep Tuan in Canada on murder charges; Leary doesn't mind burning his bridges with Jacobs as Leary is on the move to the Coroner's Office. And the perpetrator of a slew of bank robberies is found dead, the perpetrator well-known to those in the Police Department.

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