Da Vinci's Inquest — Season 5
He speaks for the DEAD to protect the LIVING.
About this season
Da Vinci's Inquest is a Canadian dramatic television series that aired on CBC Television from 1998 to 2005. While never a ratings blockbuster, seven seasons of thirteen episodes each were filmed for a total of ninety-one episodes. The show, set and filmed in Vancouver, stars Nicholas Campbell as Dominic Da Vinci, once an undercover officer for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, but now a crusading coroner who seeks justice in the cases he investigates. The cast also includes Gwynyth Walsh as Da Vinci's ex-wife and chief pathologist Patricia Da Vinci, Donnelly Rhodes as detective Leo Shannon, and Ian Tracey as detective Mick Leary.
Episodes (13)
1. A Big Whiff of A Real Bad Smell
Aired 27 October 2002 • 60 min
Da Vinci investigates a deadly house fire, while Leary and Shannon try to solve a case involving a missing person.
2. Ass Covering Day
Aired 3 November 2002 • 60 min
Da Vinci investigates the death of a man who was crushed by a parking-garage door. Meanwhile, Shannon and Leary search for suspects involved in a suspicious death.
3. A Big Enough Fan
Aired 10 November 2002 • 60 min
Da Vinci investigates a cemetery with remains buried together, and declares it a crime scene. Meanwhile, a man claims that ahomeless man killed his wife, and another man is injured in a suspicious house fire.
4. Run By The Monkeys
Aired 17 November 2002 • 60 min
Da Vinci becomes suspicious of a man who survived two house fires. Meanwhile, Shannon and Leary investigate a double murder.
5. At First It Was Funny
Aired 1 December 2002 • 60 min
Kosmo investigates the fatal shooting of a drug dealer. Meanwhile, Da Vinci has difficulty with his house-fire investigation, and Leary and Shannon search for suspects in a gas-station robbery.
6. Dizzy Looking Down
Aired 8 December 2002 • 60 min
Leary and Shannon investigate whether a hermit killed his wife. Meanwhile, Da Vinci looks into the death of a man who appears to have fallen out of the sky.
7. God Forbid We Call It What It Is
Aired 12 January 2003 • 60 min
Da Vinci uncovers some disturbing information about one of the commingled bodies. Meanwhile, Kosmo finds more evidence that a cop may be involved in a drug dealer's death and Rose continues to help Shannon and Leary in their search for a killer.
8. Doing The Chicken Scratch
Aired 19 January 2003 • 60 min
After a drinking binge, Leary scrambles to piece together the events of the previous night, leaving Shannon and Rose to have to work together. Meanwhile, Da Vinci thinks he knows who's responsible for commingling the bodies at the cemetery.
9. For Just Bein' Indian
Aired 26 January 2003 • 60 min
A fatal crash is linked to Rose and Shannon's robbery-homicide case. Meanwhile, unreliable witnesses plague Da Vinci's investigation into the commingled bodies.
10. Dogs Don't Bite People
Aired 2 February 2003 • 60 min
Da Vinci is called to a fishing boat after a crew member is found dead in his bunk. Meanwhile, Kosmo encounters some obstacles as she continues to search for the killer of a small-time drug dealer.
11. The Ducks Are Too Depressing
Aired 9 February 2003 • 60 min
Da Vinci and Zack have different theories about a possible hit and run. Meanwhile, Leary and Shannon try to figure out what happened to a cabbie found dead in his taxi.
12. You Got Monkey Chatter
Aired 23 February 2003 • 60 min
Da Vinci investigates a homicide after a body is found amongst some blackberry bushes. Meanwhile, Laura Maitland creates new problems for Kurtz.
13. Everybody Needs A Working Girl
Aired 23 February 2003 • 60 min
Shannon and Leary investigate the death of a woman whose body is found in the trunk of her car. Meanwhile, Da Vinci and Kosmo deal with a single, welfare mother.