Broken Home (Body of Proof)

"**Broken Home**"
"Broken Home"
Body of Proof episode
	Megan Hunt (Dana Delany) (above) with victim Nikki Parkson (Mary Fegreus) (below). This shows the neck of Nikki, noting the bruising to show strangulation, with the detail called "fascinating".
Episode no.	Season 1; Episode 9
Directed by	Andrew Dettman
Written by	Nelson McCormick
Production code	108
Original air date	May 17, 2011
Guest appearances
	Jill Eikenberry as Lillian Parkson; Jeffrey Nordling as Todd Fleming; Mary Mouser as Lacey Fleming; Jo Armeniox as Sara Parkson; Eric Sheffer Stevens as Bill Parkson; Charlie Semine as Shane Rinaldi; Mary Fegreus as Nikki Parkson; John Hillner as Detective Dryer ; John Hickok as Dr. Reynolds; Jason Alan Carvell as Principal Brian Weaver;
Episode chronology
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	Body of Proof (season 1)
	List of episodes

"Broken Home" is the ninth and final episode of the first season of the American medical drama Body of Proof. It was originally broadcast in the United States on ABC on 17 May 2011. The episode was directed by Nelson McCormick and written by Andrew Dettman.

In this episode, Megan Hunt (Dana Delany) stops the funeral of Nikki Parkson (Mary Fegreus) after seeing irregularities in her death. Nikki's mother Lillian (Jill Eikenberry), and siblings Sara (Jo Armeniox) and Bill (Eric Sheffer Stevens), all say that Nikki was suicidal, with evidence at the scene suggesting this, but when Megan and Peter Dunlop (Nicholas Bishop) do an autopsy, the evidence suggests otherwise. Meanwhile, Megan finds out from daughter Lacey (Mary Mouser) that her ex-husband Todd (Jeffrey Nordling) is in a relationship with her boss Kate Murphy (Jeri Ryan).

The episode received mixed to positive reviews, and was watched by 10.33 million viewers, according to Nielsen ratings, on the Sunday night it aired in the United States. Christine Orlando of TV Fanatic was unsure whether the episode was good enough to be the season finale, however she did praise this "solid" episode, saying it had an "intriguing murder, lots of suspects, and an interesting personal twist for Megan". This episode was nominated at the 21st Annual Environmental Media Awards, however lost out to the CSI: Crime Scene Investigation episode "Fracked".
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