Medical Investigation: Spiked

Several people are struck with a disease that Dr. Connor and his team have no clue on what it is. They suspect the disease are being transfer from seals to humans. The team swipe the beach clean, but find nothing. Frank Powell retrieve some garbage that floated ashore, thinking that it's the waste that is infecting the seals and humans. But the results also come back negative.

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8/10 (2 Votes cast)

Episode Info

Episode number: 1x12
Production Number: 40547012
Airdate: Friday January 07th, 2005

Director: Tucker Gates
Writer: Peter Egan

Alternate Airdates:

BE (VT4)	Jul 11, 2007
NL (Veronica)	Oct 18, 2009

Guest Stars

Colby French As Keith Jacobs	Erich Anderson (1) As Landsbury
Jen Pavley As Sharon	Jim Holmes (1) As Unknown
Katrina Nelson As Beth Miller	Lauren C. Mayhew As Sudie Miller
Marguerite MacIntyre As Dr. Karen Lowe	Noel Conlon As Joe Burris
Rachel Wacholder As Dana

Recap

Several women playing volleyball in the beach discover a dead man floated on shore with rashes on him. One of these woman also has the same rashes and is being send to the hospital. Many believes it's the seals that are transferring a disease into these victims. Dr. Karen Lowe, a marine biologist that studies seals, call her friend, Dr. Stephen Conor, to help settle the case and prove it's not the seals that are infecting the people. Meanwhile, a man is planning to kill off the seals, thinking that it's the seals that are infecting the people and needs to be destroyed. Karen tries to push a court order to stop the him, but failed. The man prepares for the assault...

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Episode Notes

Ratings: households: 6.5/12
adults 18-49: 3.0

A recent article has lead actor Neal McDonough saying he told producers that he doesn't want his character, Dr. Steven Connor, in a potential romantic relationship with Dr. Natalie Durant.