Sam Waterston returned to TV in a big way. He’s not only reprising his role as District Attorney Jack McCoy on season 21 of, but he’s also portraying former U.S.
Secretary of State George Shultz on, a true-crime series depicting the rise and fall of Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes. With the former notorious for ripping its stories from the headlines, Waterston says “it’s not surprising” that season 21 included an early episode loosely based on the real-life events surrounding Holmes’ medical technology startup.
During episode three (“Impossible Dream”), the COO of the biotech company, Hythena, is found murdered in Central Park, leading the authorities to investigate his partner and CEO Nina Ellis (Rachelle Lefevre) and uncover a web of fraudulent practices within the business.
It’s eventually revealed an ex-employee was trying to leak the truth about Hythena’s medical tests, which were fabricated by Ellis.“Well, it’s a big deal, isn’t it?
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