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Deadline•Season 1•Episode 10

The First Commandment

8.1/10 · 10 votesMar 31, 200160 min

Ranked #3 of 13 in Season 1•+0.5 vs season avg

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Benton is led astray while investigating the murder of a prominent rabbi's wife, causing him to delve into the holy man's background.

Written byMatt Pyken

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Seasons1

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Season 1 Episodes13

Pilot

Lovers and Madmen

Perception

Daniel in the Lion's Den

Howl

The Old Ball Game

Don't I Know You?

The Undesirables

Somebody's Fool

The First Commandment

E11 7.8

Just Lie Back

E12 7.8

Shock

E13 6.6

Red Herring

Cast7

Oliver Platt

Wallace Benton

Lili Taylor

Hildy Baker

Hope Davis

Brooke Benton

Damon Gupton

Charles Foster

Christina Chang

Beth Khambu

Tom Conti

Si Beekman

Bebe Neuwirth

Nikki Masucci

Crew1

Matt Pyken

Writer

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Episode Summary

"The First Commandment" is episode 10 of Deadline season 1. It scored 8.1/10 from 10 votes, ranking #3 of 13 episodes this season (season average 7.6). Written by Matt Pyken, it aired on March 31, 2001.

Next: E11 · Just Lie Back Best of Season 1