Da Vinci's Inquest/A Man When He's Down

A Man When He's Down
Season 6, Episode 12
Airdate	April 4, 2004
Written by	Chris Haddock & Alan Di Fiore
Directed by	George Mihalka
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Da Vinci's Inquest — Season Six

A Man When He's Down is the twelfth episode of the sixth season of Da Vinci's Inquest, and the seventy-seventh episode overall.

Starring: Nicholas Campbell (Dominic Da Vinci), Ian Tracey (Detective Mick Leary), Venus Terzo (Detective Angela Kosmo), Donnelly Rhodes (Detective Leo Shannon), Kim Hawthorne (Detective Rose Williams), Gerard Plunkett (Chief Coroner Bob Kelly), Sarah Strange (Helen), Alex Diakun (Chick Savoy) (credit only), Sarah-Jane Redmond (Sergeant Sheila Kurtz) (credit only)

Also Appearing: Fred Keating (Jack Pierce), Emily Perkins (Sue Lewis), Kandyse McClure (Marla), Colin Cunningham (Detective Brian Curtis), Bill Dow (Mayor Russ Hathaway), Alisen Down (Dr. Maria Donato), Leanne Adachi (Claire)

Co-Starring: Dave Cameron (Paramedic #1), Leedine Lah (Paramedic #2), Dean Marshall (Uniform #1 - Carter), Troy Healy (Rick), Richard D. Johnson (Kevin), Taylor Trowbridge (Anne), Andrew Johnston (Uniform #3), Paul Bittante (Uniform #4), Chris Shields (Uniform #5), James Tsai (Uniform #6), Tinsel Korey (Sheila), Trina Sxwithul'txw (Willa Edwards), John Mann (Samuels), Stefany Mathias (Brenda), Alonso Oyarzun (Rodney), Wanda Cannon (Joanne Chavez)

Plot Overview

When Rick is found murdered in his apartment, a resurfaced Brian is intent to paint Sue as a suspect.

Dominic believes that some bad heroin is being sold while readying his aim for Chief of Police.

Arc Advancement

Happenings

• Sue shows up at Rick's and finds his throat slit. She leaves, but calls the police the next morning.

• Brian suddenly shows up following Rick's murder. He claims to have been sick with the flu and holed with a girlfriend, which Marla supports. They need her to continue riding with him with their undercover investigation now stalled.

• Brian tells Mick about Pierce and him asking to get Rick's criminal record. He also claims Sue was partying Rick the night before. After giving Sue a heads-up, Mick and Kosmo question Pierce about Rick's murder. He admits he told Brian that he wanted Rick to go away. They advice him to get a lawyer and later approaches him with an appeal to cooperate.

• Brian later repeats this to Leo and Rose, but warns them that Sue is Kosmo's informant and that she might try to protect her.

• Willa Edwards finds another witness to the beating on Darcy Charlie. However, his record makes him hesitant as he feels like he lacks credibility.

• Klotchko recants his complaint regarding the O.D.

• Brenda moves out on Pierce and she believes he asked Brian to kill Rick.

• Brian later catches up with Sue and offers her a deal to pin it on Pierce by agreeing to plant something in his apartment.

Characters

• Mick admits to feeling better having been waking up at the beach, better than he did earlier in the year.

• Dominic admits he has a thing with Claire, but only in his mind.

Quotes

• Bob Kelly: So if you do become the next Chief of Police of our fair city, what can we expect?

Dominic: Probably a sudden rash of cardiac arrests the morning it's announced, followed by exodus to Ontario.

• Leo: You know, you should be careful, jumping in front of me like that. I got big feet. I could have stepped on you.

Brian: I'm trying to help you with your homicide, okay? I have some information for you.

Leo: Yeah? Well, I don't have to kiss your ass for it, do I?

Brian: Actually, yeah. Why don't you just do that? Why don't you kiss my ass?

Leo: Bend over and drop your drawers.