On The Mysteries of Laura, NYPD detective Laura Diamond (Debra Messing) investigate the murder of perfume mogul Michael Dunham. There are a number of suspects including Dunham’s son, John (Jerry O’Connell). John looks a lot guiltier when the police discover that John’s fiancé slept with his father and they find dead dad Michael’s blood on his son’s lab coat. When lawyer Brenda Phillips walks in and announces that John is not inheriting any of his father’s money, the plot thickens. Phillips also becomes a suspect.
Brenda Phillips is portrayed by Stockard Channing. The veteran actress is known for several roles including The Good Wife (Alicia Florrick’s mother Veronica), and she had a long run on The West Wing (First Lady Abbey Bartlet). Channing is also recognized for her roles in the films Grease (Rizzo), Six Degrees of Separation (Ouisa), Smoke (Ruby), Practical Magic (Aunt Fraces), and The First Wives Club (Cynthia), among others on the big screen and on stage. The Mysteries of Laura airs Wednesdays at 8pm on NBC.
