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ere are some sample scripts and outlines in PDF format. The scripts were written over the years using a variety of screenwriting programs so there may be some formatting errors. All the scripts were written by Lee Goldberg & William Rabkin unless otherwise noted. Watch this space for more script uploads.





FAST TRACK

Fast Track—The final shooting script





DIAGNOSIS MURDER

Diagnosis Murder Writers Guidelines—The "bible" for seasons five and six

Diagnosis Murder Writers Guidelines—The "bible" for seasons five and six

Trash TV Part 1 (1999)

Voices Carry (1999)

Blood Ties (1999)—Unsold pilot for the spin-off "Whistlers"

Murder Blues (1998)—Fifth season Opener

A Mime is a Terrible Thing to Waste (1998)—Unsold pilot for an untitled spin-off

Slam Dunk Dead (1998)

Must Kill TV (1998)

Retribution Part 1 (1998)—Unsold pilot for the spin-off "The Chief"

Retribution Part 2 (1998)

Obsession Part 1 (1998)—Fifth season finale

Obsession Part 2 (1998)

Resurrection Part 1 (1998)—Sixth season opener

Resurrection Part 2 (1998)

Murder By The Busload (1996)

Passion For Murder (1996)—A very early draft of the outline

Many Happy Returns (1994)—First draft of second season premiere

Many Happy Returns (1994)—Second draft

New Healers (1994)

Sea No Evil (aka Beached Blonde) (1994)

The Last Laugh (1994)

Last Laugh Outline





NERO WOLFE

In Bad Taste (2001)—An early draft of the two hour movie that combined the Rex Stout novellas "Poison A La Carte" and "Murder Is Corny." The movie aired in the U.S. as two, one-hour episodes. Scenes that "connected" the two stories were not included in the U.S. airings.

Champagne For One (2000)—An early draft of the two hour movie version of the Rex Stout novel.

Prisoner's Base (2000)—An early draft of the two hour movie version of the Rex Stout novel. This script was nominated for an Edgar Award by the Mystery Writers of America.





MISSING

Delusional (2004)—The pink revised draft

Last Stop (2004)—(Second Season) The blue revised draft

Domestic Bliss (2004)—(Second Season) The pink revised draft

Puzzle Box (2004)—(Second Season) The blue revised draft

Insomnia (2003)—The final production draft

72 Hours to Kill (2003)—The blue revised draft

Basic Training (2003)—The green revised draft





MARTIAL LAW

Sammo Blammo (Season 2 Premiere)

Freefall

Martial Law Writers Guidelines





SEAQUEST

Smoke on the Water

Chains of Command

Resurrection—Early draft of the episode

Depths of Deceit Treatment—One page summary for the 15th episode

About Face Treatment—Two page summary for the 17th episode. The script was being written at the time the series was canceled.

Depths of Deceit Outline—Detailed beat sheet for the unproduced, 15th episode of the final season. The script was completed and in preliminary pre-production at the time the series was cancelled.

Depths of Deceit Script—The script for the unproduced, 15th episode of the final season





SLIDERS

Prince of Wails—An early draft of Lee & Bill's freelance episode, a satire mixing the legend of Robin Hood with the rhetoric of Rush Limbaugh





LIKELY SUSPECTS

Smells Like Teen Spirit—An early draft of Lee & Bill's Edgar-nominated teleplay from the short-lived whodunit series about a homicide detective and his partner, played by you, the viewer





SHE-WOLF OF LONDON

Can't Keep a Dead Man Down Part One

Can't Keep a Dead Man Down Part Two

Little Bookshop of Horrors

She-Wolf of London Writers Guidelines





STICK WITH ME, KID

Man of A Couple Faces—This little-known, British series was produced by Disney and aired only in Europe, though reruns occasionally show up on The Disney Channel. The show, a variation on "Remington Steele," followed the adventures of Rip, a brilliant, 12-year-old deductive genius with a knack for solving crimes. The problem is, no one will listen to him. So Rip enlists an inept, out-of-work actor to be his front, the great detective Grant Logan, and the fun begins.





COBRA

Something In The Air—An early draft of a script from the short-lived Stephen J. Cannell syndicated series which starred Michael Dudikoff as Scandal Jackson, an operative for a secret agency that helps people in trouble





SPENSER FOR HIRE

Sleepless Dreams

Play It Again Sammy—An early draft of the second "Sammy" episode and a pilot for a proposed spin-off series





BEAUTY AND THE BEAST

Night Must Fall—the first draft of Lee and Bill's freelance episode, based on a story by Andrew Laskos. The episode was ultimately produced under another title and substantially re-written by different writers (PK Simonds and Philip Reed).


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