Episode 15, Season 1
Title: Acts of Mercy

Written by: Elizabeth Sarnoff
Directed by: Alex Zakrzewski
Original Air Date: 4 February 2001


Description:

Jordan catches a suicide case involving a terminally ill senior citizen, re-uniting her with "country bumpkin" Detective Woodrow Hoyt -- Unfortunately, their reunion is marred by murder as the evidence points to a mercy killing carried out by the victim's doctor. Meanwhile, Garrett deals with a possible mercy killing of his own as he investigates a murder-suicide, and Bug and Nigel live out their Hollywood fantasies when they audition for a cable autopsy show.  

Guest Stars:

Nicolas Surovy (Arthur Grambill), Mary Joan Negro (Mrs. Grambill), Georgann Johnson (Grandmother), Lynne Marta (Celia Bracket), Marcia Lynn (Dying Patient), Tom Gallop (), Ian Abercrombie (George), Alexandra Barreto (), Gloria Dorson (), Jeremy Davidson (Daniel Brackett)
 

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Music:

Lonesome Day Blues, Bob Dylan
Everything I Own, Jude
If You Don't Know Me by Now, Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes

Quotes:

Garret: Who watches an autopsy show?
Jordan: Talk about must miss TV.

Jordan: Call me old fashion, but I believe murder is wrong.
Doctor: How very small minded of you.
Jordan: Yeah, well me and my small mind are going straight to the police.

Jordan: She was terminal.  He was merciful.  Let’s call the whole thing off.

Jordan: Garret!  Don’t juggle.  You’re bad enough with one.
Garret: I stopped it before it got out of hand.
Jordan: Good!  Cause you know I liked Maggie…but the two of you together was not pretty.

Jordan: Meet at this address.  It’s a bar.
Woody: My cologne finally got to you huh?
Jordan: (gives look) Is that what that was?

Jordan: I had to walk a mile; some idiot on a morgue tour took my parking space.
Garret: TV crew here doing research for an autopsy show…who the hell watches an autopsy show?
Jordan: Talk about must miss TV.

Garret: So who is she?
Jordan: My grandmother.
Garret: I thought Max’s parents were dead.
Jordan: They are.

Bug: Thank me.
Nigel: Why?
Bug: Because I pitched you to him.
Nigel: What am I, a fast ball?

(Jordan is cutting into a body)
Jordan: Lookin’ a little green there Woody.
Woody: (with his face in a mask) I can’t believe you actually do this everyday.

Woody (talking about Nigel): I’ve never met a real TV star before.
Jordan: Yeah, and you still haven’t met one.

Jordan (to Nigel): Good work boy wonder.

Jordan: So uh, I guess you’ll wanna speak to him by yourself?
Woody: I kinda spoke to him back at the house, maybe you could get somethin’ outta him one-on-one.
Jordan: You know I could uh, get used to working with you Woody.

Jordan (to Dr. Gramble): Call me old fashioned, but I believe murder is wrong.

Woody: Jordan, you may not have guessed this, but I’m from a small town.
Jordan: No really, you?
Woody: I know, hard to believe. And in a small town there’s something called privacy. What is your business stays your business.
Jordan: That your special way of telling me you’re not going to enforce the law?

Lily: I think of Maggie as a ladies hard sided trolic tote. She’s indestructible, she’s attractive, and she’s often an encumbrance.

Jordan: Oh, ok I get being sick and wanting out, you wanna do it yourself, fine. But this bastard has no right budding in.
Max: All I know is if it were me in a jam that way, I’d hope you pull the plug.
Jordan: You know what; let’s jump off that bridge when we come to it.

Jordan: Oh, by the way, uh, I’ve been summoned….to the palace for high tea.
Max: Oh, I think you should go.
Jordan: What!? We hate her!
Max: And how many years are we gonna do that?
Jordan: It’s worked pretty well for the last 20.

Stylist: Now for Dr; Bug I’m thinking Armani.
Nigel: Armani makes a lab coat?
TV Agent: Ya think Noah Wyle wears off the rack? Pretty sure he’s not.
Nigel: Noah who?

Grandma: You come right from work?
(Jordan looking at her outfit of jeans and a casual shirt)
Jordan: Oh uh, it’s casual Wednesday.

Jordan: So are we talking about a mercy killer?
Woody: From the sound of things we’re looking at a serial killer.

Garret: I had dinner with Maggie last night and it got awkward.
(Garret opens door for Jordan)
Garret: After you.
Jordan: Garret..geez…don’t juggle, you’re bad enough with one.

Jordan: Wow, that’s a nice skirt. Boy don’t ya love that skirt Garret.

(Jordan hands Woody a box of matches from the Pougue)
Jordan: Meet me at this address. It’s a bar.
Woody: My cologne finally got to you.

Bug (to Nigel): The truth is…if you hadn’t screwed up so badly, we might be stuck in some glamorous life we really hated.

Woody: I felt bad about leaving you with that sick lady, and I uh, just wanted to make sure you were ok.
Jordan: You’re a nice guy.
Woody: Does that mean I finish last?
Jordan: No, uh, it means I’d like to buy you a drink.
Woody: Sure.
Jordan: Excuse me while I negotiate with the owner.

Max: You did the hard thing Jordan. It’s always the best.
(Jordan kisses Max on the cheek)
Max: What was that for?
Jordan: I don’t know. You raising me…doing the hard thing.
Max: Oh in this case the hard thing would have been anything else.
 

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