Jeff Goldblum and Julianne Nicholson cover a peculiar case of the murder of a Manhattan party girl, typical of the Dick Wolf series' penchant of doing pastiche stories sort of torn from the headlines, featuring a bevy of odd characters representing cliches of the New York society and nightlife scene -the sort of people whose comings and goings are given bold-face status in the New York Post's Page Six column.
It's impossible to out-guess the scripters in this type of whodunit, since the disparate types who parade across the screen don't connect until our intrepid duo suss out the psychology behind folks' varying motives. It's a telling point that both Nicholson and their cop boss Eric Bgoosian both recite lines of the "Phew!" variety, glad that neither of them ever was part of this fast-lane segment of society.
Watching the show more than a decade after airing, the main drawback to "Salome" is the absence of big-name talent in the guest cast: no stars or actors who later achieved household-name status. Back in the day of the classic Gene Barry series "Burke Law", this turf would have been a natural for a parade of guest cameos. At least we get just a taste of Goldblum's prowess as a jazz pianist as he plays the 88s alone and gets inspiration on piecing together some clues concerning the key celebrity chef and restaurateur subplot centered on Eric Balfour and Shawn Hatosy.