A Losing Season

Episode aired Feb 21, 2001
TV-14
44m

IMDb RATING

7.2/10

262

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Crime Drama Mystery Thriller

A convicted drug dealer is accused of killing a pregnant loan officer, but it turns out to be part of a larger plot involving a professional basketball player who may be the baby's father.A convicted drug dealer is accused of killing a pregnant loan officer, but it turns out to be part of a larger plot involving a professional basketball player who may be the baby's father.A convicted drug dealer is accused of killing a pregnant loan officer, but it turns out to be part of a larger plot involving a professional basketball player who may be the baby's father.

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IMDb RATING

7.2/10

262

YOUR RATING

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This episode appears to be based on two separate cases/incidents
The 1999 Rae Carruth case. Carruth was an NFL football player who on November 16, 1999, in Charlotte, North Carolina, shot his pregnant girlfriend, Cherica Adams, four times in a drive-by shooting. Doctors saved her son, Chancellor, in an emergency Caesarean section, but Adams died a month later on December 14. Born prematurely and in distress, Chancellor has cerebral palsy. Carruth turned himself in, and posted bond, however, after Adams died, he fled, becoming a fugitive. He was eventually recaptured after having been found hiding in the trunk of a car outside of a motel in Nashville, Tennessee. On January 15 2001 he was found not guilty of attempted murder of Adams, however was found guilty of conspiracy to commit murder and was sentenced to 18 years 11 months jail. He is eligible for parole in 2019.
The 1994 arrest of O.J. Simpson.

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Marcus Cole: Now, see, y'all ain't got no probable cause to be searching my stuff like that. That's poison from the fruit tree.
[McCoy rolls his eyes]

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Featured review

Twists for their own sake

This convoluted story has plenty of dead ends and red herrings in the investigation by Jerry & Jesse: will the real suspects be among small-town boosters who steal car parts, bank employees working in Harlem or a pro basketball player down on his luck.

The victim is a pregnant girl, found dying in a car trunk after an accident. Our intrepid heroes, including d.a.'s office Sam and Angie, track down the real bad guy, but it's not very interesting, given the lack of real clues or suspense. Instead, the viewer is merely passively following the trail. And a subplot about corruption in pro sports goes nowhere.