He is medically retired from the force.ĭempsey and Gail send their son, Damon, away to camp for the summer. In part due to Nick's carelessness, Dempsey is shot during a night raid on a tenement building and his doctor says he is paralyzed from the waist down. Alan Rhinehart is another detective who thinks Dempsey is dirty and resents him for being the star on the force. Nick is having an affair with Dempsey's wife, Gail. His brother, Nick, is also a cop but is generally viewed as a screw-up despite Dempsey's attempts to help him. On May 27, 1995, 6 days after the film's release, Reeve himself was paralyzed from the shoulders down after suffering a spinal cord injury in a horse riding accident.ĭempsey Cain is a top detective in San Sebastian, California. In the film, Reeve plays a paralyzed cop who plots to murder his wife. Macy, who also has a small role in the film. American TV series or program Above SuspicionĪbove Suspicion is a 1995 American crime thriller made-for-TV movie directed by Steven Schachter, and starring Christopher Reeve, Joe Mantegna and Kim Cattrall.
