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"S Epatha Merkerson has landed a role in a new CBS pilot. The drama, which is currently untitled, stars Patrick Wilson as a surgeon called Michael whose ex-wife dies and contacts him from the afterlife. Deadline reports that Merkerson will play Michael&amp;#039;s assistant Rita. Rita, who is described as tough and &amp;quot;sassy&amp;quot;, is the person who makes sure that Michael&amp;#039;s office runs smoothly. Merkerson is probably best known for her role as Lt. Anita Van Buren in Law &amp;amp; Order. She has also appeared in three episodes of The Closer. Jennifer Ehle and Julie Benz have already been cast in the CBS project. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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