Gideon's Crossing Life Sentences (Season 1, Episode 14)
TV Episode | Drama

Gideon's Crossing

Life Sentences (Season 1, Episode 14)

TV Episode | Drama

A frequent drug-test volunteer to whom Ollie has gotten close is diagnosed with leukemia. He responds to an experimental treatment, only to get arrested for robbery, but the bright side is that he can't be treated in jail.

Director

Jon Hutman

Writers

Paul Attanasio (created by) | Samantha Corbin-Miller (written by) (as Samantha Howard Corbin)

Producers

Jon Hutman | Gerrit van der Meer

Composer

Steve Porcaro

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Edit Released

Updated Feb 5, 2001

Release date

Feb 5, 2001 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 1 Primetime Emmy Award. Another 1 win & 8 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
18 cast members

Name	Known for
Andre Braugher Dr. Ben Gideon Dr. Ben Gideon See fewer	Homicide: Life on the Street (1993)
Rubén Blades Dr. Max Cabranes Dr. Max Cabranes See fewer	Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003)
Rhona Mitra Dr. Alejandra Ollie Klein Dr. Alejandra Ollie Klein See fewer	Underworld: Rise of the Lycans (2009)
Hamish Linklater Dr. Bruce Cherry Dr. Bruce Cherry See fewer	The Big Short (2015)
Ravi Kapoor Dr. Sid Shandar Dr. Sid Shandar See fewer	Four Samosas (2022)
Russell Hornsby Dr. Aaron Boies Dr. Aaron Boies See fewer	The Hate U Give (2018)
Hedy Burress Money Raspberry Dupree Money Raspberry Dupree See fewer	Valentine (2001)
Richard Edson Eddie Santucci Eddie Santucci See fewer	Do the Right Thing (1989)
Jack Forbes Guard Guard See fewer	Southland (2009)
Pete Kasper Guard #4 Guard #4 See fewer	Volcano (1997)
Manny Kleinmuntz Rabbi Kligman Rabbi Kligman See fewer	Envy (2004)
Jonathan Hall Kovacs John John See fewer	The Family Tree (1983)
Randy Mulkey Guard #3 Guard #3 See fewer	The Lincoln Lawyer (2011)
Noah Nelson Guard #1 Guard #1 See fewer	Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops (2006)
Abdoulaye NGom Bazelais Lucien (as Abdoulaye N'Gom) Bazelais Lucien (as Abdoulaye N'Gom) See fewer	Blended (2014)
Tim Pulice Guard #2 (as Timothy Pulice) Guard #2 (as Timothy Pulice) See fewer	Pacific Heights (1990)
Dan Schafer Lab Tech (as Dan Schaffer) Lab Tech (as Dan Schaffer) See fewer	The Practice (1997)
Doug Spearman Visitor Visitor See fewer	The Burial (II) (2023)