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.
That's the Way the Story Goes 10.0
Air date: 2000-10-04
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Da Vinci ""tilts at windmills"" while investigating a death on the streets of his beloved downtown eastside. Shannon and Leary pursue an enigmatic double murder.
Bring Back the Dead 10.0
Air date: 2000-10-11
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: A death in custody is reported, but the prison warden says that no one's died. Da Vinci investigates. Shannon and Leary lead the homicide team in the search for a young boy who disappears after his mother is beaten to death.
It's a Bad Corner 10.0
Air date: 2000-10-18
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Da Vinci is challenged by the father of a young woman killed in a fire. When a squeegee kid is killed, Shannon and Leary don't have much to go on except the observations of an unreliable witness.
Do You Wanna Dance 10.0
Air date: 2000-10-25
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Da Vinci and Kosmo unravel the relationship between a young boxer and his mother's abusive boyfriend. Shannon and Leary pursue another cabbie murder. Patricia and Bobby Marlowe teach a group of medical students the nuances of crime scene investigation.
The Hottest Place in Hell 10.0
Air date: 2000-11-08
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Da Vinci prepares for an inquest into a propane truck accident. Will a reluctant witness stop him from finding out what really happened? A skeleton is discovered in the Grandview Cut, Kosmo and Leary go undercover to investigate.
This Shit Is Evil 10.0
Air date: 2000-11-15
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Da Vinci investigates the death of a man left to die outside the emergency room. The whole homicide team is called in when an infant is abducted from her nursery.
An Act of God 10.0
Air date: 2000-11-22
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: A decomposed body in the back of a stolen truck puts Shannon and Leary on the trail of a bounty hunter. A young man dies working for his father's contruction company: Da Vinci investigates. Kosmo helps a woman who thinks her husband is an imposter.
All Tricked Up 10.0
Air date: 2000-11-29
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: When the body of a woman is discovered in a trunk shipped across the border, Da Vinci is called in to investigate. Shannon and Leary pursue the killer of a pool hustler burned to death in a car fire.
Better Broke Than Naked 10.0
Air date: 2001-01-09
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Da Vinci leads the search for the body of a boy who fell into a river. Is there something more to the death than just a tragic accident? Kosmo investigates a man whose wife has disappeared. A doctor is shot on his way to a clinic. Shannon and Leary chase down his killer.
You See How It Begins? 10.0
Air date: 2001-01-16
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: A jockey is found dead in a stall at the race track. Da Vinci investigates. A former member of the Guatemalan secret police claims to be dying after being attacked at a bus stop. Pursuing the attacker, Leary confronts the harsh truth about the victim's past.
It's Backwards Day 10.0
Air date: 2001-01-23
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: In this real-time episode, a hit and run in an alley on the downtown Eastside and a shooting at a convenience store put Da Vinci, Shannon and Leary in a high-pressure situation.
The Sparkle Tour 10.0
Air date: 2001-01-30
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: After a downtown Eastside activist is found dead, Da Vinci is approached by a witness who last saw the victim getting into a police cruiser. A woman is found dead in a dumpster with no signs of what killed her. Kosmo and Winston investigate.
I'm an Anomaly and an Anachronism, but I'm Alone 10.0
Air date: 2001-02-06
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Patricia, Sunny and Da Vinci give conflicting testimony in a murder trial. Da Vinci, Shannon, and Leary investigate the shooting death of a cancer patient.
