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Da Vinci's Inquest: Season 5

13 episodes Premiered Oct 27, 2002 Updated Sep 29, 2026
Previously on Da Vinci's Inquest

Season 5 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

  • ⚡ Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Da Vinci's Inquest Season 4.
  • ⚡ Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
  • ⚡ Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
  • ⚡ Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
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Season 5 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 5: Filler vs. Essential Canon

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Mytharc (3): Crucial lore & season climaxes
Core (10): Character development & subplots
Side Quest (0): Standalone / filler
S5·E1 Mytharc

A Big Whiff of A Real Bad Smell

Oct 27, 2002 · 60 min

Da Vinci investigates a deadly house fire, while Leary and Shannon try to solve a case involving a missing person.

S5·E2 Core

Ass Covering Day

Nov 3, 2002 · 60 min

Da Vinci investigates the death of a man who was crushed by a parking-garage door. Meanwhile, Shannon and Leary search for suspects involved in a suspicious death.

S5·E3 Core

A Big Enough Fan

Nov 10, 2002 · 60 min

Da Vinci investigates a cemetery with remains buried together, and declares it a crime scene. Meanwhile, a man claims that ahomeless man killed his wife, and another man is injured

S5·E4 Core

Run By The Monkeys

Nov 17, 2002 · 60 min

Da Vinci becomes suspicious of a man who survived two house fires. Meanwhile, Shannon and Leary investigate a double murder.

S5·E5 Core

At First It Was Funny

Dec 1, 2002 · 60 min

Kosmo investigates the fatal shooting of a drug dealer. Meanwhile, Da Vinci has difficulty with his house-fire investigation, and Leary and Shannon search for suspects in a gas-sta

S5·E6 Core

Dizzy Looking Down

Dec 8, 2002 · 60 min

Leary and Shannon investigate whether a hermit killed his wife. Meanwhile, Da Vinci looks into the death of a man who appears to have fallen out of the sky.

S5·E7 Core

God Forbid We Call It What It Is

Jan 12, 2003 · 60 min

Da Vinci uncovers some disturbing information about one of the commingled bodies. Meanwhile, Kosmo finds more evidence that a cop may be involved in a drug dealer's death and Rose

S5·E8 Core

Doing The Chicken Scratch

Jan 19, 2003 · 60 min

After a drinking binge, Leary scrambles to piece together the events of the previous night, leaving Shannon and Rose to have to work together. Meanwhile, Da Vinci thinks he knows w

S5·E9 Core

For Just Bein' Indian

Jan 26, 2003 · 60 min

A fatal crash is linked to Rose and Shannon's robbery-homicide case. Meanwhile, unreliable witnesses plague Da Vinci's investigation into the commingled bodies.

S5·E10 Core

Dogs Don't Bite People

Feb 2, 2003 · 60 min

Da Vinci is called to a fishing boat after a crew member is found dead in his bunk. Meanwhile, Kosmo encounters some obstacles as she continues to search for the killer of a small-

S5·E11 Core

The Ducks Are Too Depressing

Feb 9, 2003 · 60 min

Da Vinci and Zack have different theories about a possible hit and run. Meanwhile, Leary and Shannon try to figure out what happened to a cabbie found dead in his taxi.

S5·E12 Mytharc

You Got Monkey Chatter

Feb 23, 2003 · 60 min

Da Vinci investigates a homicide after a body is found amongst some blackberry bushes. Meanwhile, Laura Maitland creates new problems for Kurtz.

S5·E13 Mytharc

Everybody Needs A Working Girl

Feb 23, 2003 · 60 min

Shannon and Leary investigate the death of a woman whose body is found in the trunk of her car. Meanwhile, Da Vinci and Kosmo deal with a single, welfare mother.

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