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.
A Cinderella Story (1) (Episode 1) 10.0
Writer: Chris Haddock
Air date: 1999-10-06
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Da Vinci is back in the headlines when he calls for Vancouver City to set up a red light district following the death of a high-priced escort, and the continuing mystery of the 28 missing prostitutes who are presumed dead.
A Cinderella Story (2) (Episode 2) 10.0
Writer: Chris Haddock
Air date: 1999-10-13
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Da Vinci is back in the headlines when he calls for Vancouver City to set up a red light district following the death of a high-priced escort, and the continuing mystery of the 28 missing prostitutes who are presumed dead.
The Hanged Man (Episode 3) 10.0
Writer: Chris Haddock
Air date: 1999-10-20
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Da Vinci desperately searches for the truth behind a death in custody and implications of police corruption. The death of an elderly woman during a suspected home invasion puts rookie Coroner Winston at odds with the Chief Pathologist.
Tommy's on the Corner (Episode 4) 10.0
Writer: Chris Haddock
Air date: 1999-10-27
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Da Vinci has to untangle the truth of two fatalities that happened during a controversial high-speed police car chase. Shannon and Leary try to solve that the hold up of an armoured car.
His Wife (Episode 5) 10.0
Writer: Chris Haddock
Air date: 1999-11-03
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Kosmo and Leary discover that when it comes to spousal abuse nothing is simple. Da Vinci steers through a political minefield when a body turns up under suspicious circumstances.
Sister's Light (Episode 6)
Writer: Chris Haddock
Air date: 1999-11-10
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: A fishing boat goes down in calm seas and three men with more than a century of experience die. Da Vinci, who is coping with his own grief, must navigate his way through the secrets of a grieving family, a stonewalling corporation and his own sympathies to find the truth.
A Nice Place in the Country (Episode 7) 10.0
Writer: Chris Haddock
Air date: 1999-11-17
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: The excavation for a water main turns up human bones. Kosmo takes up the challenge of piecing together the puzzle of Vancouver's 28 missing prostitutes.
Blues in A-Minor (Episode 8) 10.0
Writer: Chris Haddock
Air date: 1999-11-24
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: The death of a child always hits hard for those who have to investigate, especially when it looks like suicide. Da Vinci tries to rein in a community on a quest to publicly expose a suspect.
The Looking Glass (Episode 9) 10.0
Writer: Chris Haddock
Air date: 1999-12-01
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: A police shooting is always a complicated, politically charged matter. Da Vinci convenes a Coroner's Court to investigate, and untangle the web of conflicting evidence, some of it presented by his closest colleagues
The Lottery (Episode 10) 10.0
Writer: Chris Haddock
Air date: 1999-12-08
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Da Vinci and Shannon investigate a death that brings them face to face with their own ethics. Meanwhile, Leary takes on a dangerous undercover assignment.
Bang Like That (Episode 11) 10.0
Writer: Larry Campbell
Air date: 2000-01-05
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: When a baby dies from a brain injury, pathology turns up a lot of unanswered questions. Da Vinci is on the case. The police investigate a possible drug-related shooting.
Fantasy (Episode 12) 10.0
Writer: Chris Haddock
Air date: 2000-01-12
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: The police catch a man with a sex-trade worker bound and gagged in his truck. Da Vinci questions whether this was a consensual act or the work of a man who has killed before.
Reality (Episode 13) 10.0
Writer: Chris Haddock
Air date: 2000-01-19
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Larry Williams is out on bail. Da Vinci and the police must find evidence that will put him behind bars before his fantasies lead him to kill.
