Plot summary
Detectives Goren and Eames investigate the death of a female astronaut Jessica Hart ( Kelly Sullivan ) who is found murdered in her hotel room on the morning of a press conference to promote an upcoming shuttle launch. The investigation leads the detectives to a jealous male colleague, Major Craig Hurley ( Peter Bradbury ), the flight trainer Sandy Delgado ( Charissa Chamorro ) and shuttle commander Luke Nelson ( Tate Donovan ). When an evidence trail points to a Nelson having affairs with both Jessica and Sandy, they begin to suspect Nelson's wife Edie ( Amy Ryan ) who had both the motive and the capacity to cause the downfall of the competitors for her husband's attention and affection.
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