Plot summary
Frank Hatcher ( Benjamin John Parrillo ) a Wall Street executive is brutally stabbed during a gala honoring his boss, financial manager Archie Beuliss ( Norbert Leo Butz ), just as news of a fraud investigation by the SEC causes a halt to trading in the company. Detectives Nichols and Wheeler investigate his murder and uncover that Hatcher was most likely the whistleblower who caused the investigation. Beuliss admits himself to a rehab clinic under the management of controlling psychiatrist Dr. Walter Ernst ( Dennis Boutsikaris ) in an apparent effort to avoid questioning. When an investor/patient, Ron Hemmings ( Wass Stevens ) apparently commits suicide after a conjugal visit from Beuliss' wife, Elaine ( Alexa Havins ), Earnst becomes the prime suspect. Especially so after the detectives discover that he had been convincing his wealthy patients to invest in Beuliss's company and he feared that Hatcher's divulgence could have destroyed the company.
Credits
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