Da Vinci's Inquest/That's the Way the Story Goes

That's the Way the Story Goes
Season 3, Episode 1
Airdate	October 4, 2000
Written by	Frank Borg, Alan DiFiore, Chris Haddock, Esta Spalding
Directed by	Stephen Surjik
← 2x13 Reality	3x02 → Bring Back the Dead
Da Vinci's Inquest — Season Three

That's the Way the Story Goes is the first episode of the third season of Da Vinci's Inquest, and the twenty-seventh episode overall.

Starring: Nicholas Campbell (Dominic Da Vinci), Suleka Mathew (Dr. Sunita "Sunny" Ramen), Sarah-Jane Redmond (Sergeant Sheila Kurtz), Donnelly Rhodes (Detective Leo Shannon), Venus Terzo (Detective Angela Kosmo), Ian Tracey (Detective Mick Leary), Gwynyth Walsh (Dr. Patricia Da Vinci), Robert Wisden (Chief Coroner Dr. James Flynn)

Guest Starring: Bill Mondy (Philip Simms), Alex Diakun (Chick Savoy), Sarah Strange (Helen), Peter Williams (Morris Winston), Lee Jay Bamberry (Detective Roy LaBoucane), Cam Chai (Cabbie), David Bloom (Rare Book & Stamp Dealer), Bart Anderson (Joe)

Co-Starring: Warren Takeuchi (Wayne), Deni Delory (Annie the Agent), Matt Bennett (Uniform #1), Benson Simmonds (Tony), Michael Lewis (Sam), Alonso Oyarzun (Mike), Grant Linneberg (Roy), Ray Galletti (Uniform #2), Carmen Aguirre (Uniform #3), Larisa Selezneva (Sasha), Manoj Sood (Man), Chris Wilding (Fit Man)

Plot Overview

As Dominic looks into the circumstances surrounding the death of a homeless man, he learns that Flynn is resigning as Chief Coroner. Hoping to learn who will take the vacant position, he finds himself on the outside in his aggressive pursuit.

Leo and Mick investigate a double murder in an office building, while Kosmo and Morris tackle an odd case of a woman found dead with a chopstick in her eye.

Notes

Music

Bocephus King - "The Way The Story Goes"

Arc Advancement

Characters

• Dominic learns Flynn is resigning to work for the Attorney General. He asks Helen to see if he's on the shortlist for the position of Chief Coroner, but Flynn dismisses her.

• Patricia mentions Gabriella's birthday is coming up and wants a piano.

Referbacks

• Leo asks Mick about the divorce lawyer he asked for in "A Cinderella Story (1)".

Trivia

Goofs

• The position of Olson's body changes, as well as his mouth going from open to closed.

• When Dominic first shows up at the building, you can see the police tape at the end of the street come undone and fall. Without any sign of another officer at the scene, it's seen back up in later shots.

• When Sam points at the parking meter-looking device, the constable can be seen looking up from her notepad in the two consecutive shots.

Quotes

• Philip Simms: Christ, is it still here? When are you going to get rid of this?

Dominic: What - What are you actually talking about, sir?

Philip Simms: This. It's blocking my door. How long is it going to be here?

Dominic: This, sir, is a man.

• Dominic: Well, Mr. Simms, with two M's, that's a deceased man that's in your doorstep there, and he's going to remain there until I decide, or not. But you, sir, will remain an asshole forever.

• Flynn: You've pissed off the wrong guy again.

Dominic: Well, let me know when I've pissed off the right guy. Maybe we'll see some action.

• Roy LaBoucane: So the bullet comes in through the wall, through the lamp, ends up in the bathroom. The guy says if he hadn't been laying down banging his girlfriend, he would've got it in the teeth.

Leo: He'd have been coming and going at the same time.

• Flynn: Given your expressed desire for the position of Chief Coroner, you may want to consider extending an olive branch to a very influential member of our civic community.

Dominic: Yeah, see there, right there. That's exactly the difference between you and me in a nutshell, Jimmy. You don't seem to think that the job requires calling somebody on their shit, even when they deserve it.

Flynn: That is not the job as described by the Coroner's Act, I know that.

Dominic: Well, maybe it goddamn should be!