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Discretion

Episode Number: 33    Season Num: 2    First Aired: Sunday December 19, 2004    Prod Code: n/a
The team re-opens the 2000 case of a prominent Puerto Rican assistant district attorney when rumors about his connection to a large amount of money gone missing at the time of his death start to circulate. However, his widow insists that the claims are not true. The re-investigation reveals that the victim was prosecuting a murder trial and the man convicted for the crime after his death may possibly be innocent.

Cast and Crew

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Writer: Henry Robles
Director: James Whitmore Jr.
Star: Jeremy Ratchford (Det. Nick Vera),  Danny Pino (Scotty Valens),  Kathryn Morris (Det. Lilly Rush),  John Finn (Lt. John Stillman),  Thom Barry (Det. Will Jeffries)
Recurring Role: Kevin McCorkle (Gil Sherman),  Nicki Lynn Aycox (Christina Rush)
Guest Star: Tyna Tyler (Hooker),  Aris Alvarado (Antonio),  Phil LaMarr (Kiki Solis),  Geoffrey Rivas (Salvador Martin),  Anthony Diaz-Perez (Greg Vizcaino),  Alexandra Barreto (Anna Vizcaino),  Jeffrey Licon (Ramon),  David Shatraw (Harold Mott)

Notes

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International Airdates:
- Denmark: February 23, 2005 on TV3+ (edit)
Music Featured in This Episode:
- Kryptonite by 3 Doors Down
- Run by Collective Soul
- Natural Blues by Moby
- I Thank God I Can Explain by Splender
- Put Your Lights On by Santana feat. Everlast
- Why Does It Always Rain on Me? by Travis (edit)

Quotes

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Scotty: Maybe I'll look at this job, Sinclair Thomas.
Lt. Stillman: You got any direction?
Scotty: I just like his name. (edit)
Lt. Stillman: It's got to be personal – you don't stab someone twelve times just to rob them and then leave the car and money behind. (edit)

Trivia

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Nitpick: The medical examiner found 12 stab wounds in the victim. In the flashback scene showing the murder, there were only 9 stabs. (edit)
Both Det. Valens and the victim are Puerto Rican, which is why Scotty is the one to "see" him at the end of the episode. (edit)

Allusions

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This episode is likely based on the 2003 case of Jonathan Luna, an up-and-coming Baltimore DA who disappeared one night from the federal courthouse. Luna was found stabbed to death in Pennsylvania, and toll records showed that his car had gone on a mysterious multi-state journey before his death. The previous year, $40,000 in untraceable evidence money disappeared from the courthouse, leading some to suspect a connection to Luna's murder. (edit)
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9.3
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Discretion
"Fine example"
How much more convenient for Greg Vizcaino's career if a Puerto Rican kid raped and murdered the white girl in the park? Who's going to believe a gay hustler? A dope dealer? But blood isn't thicker than truth. The killer didn't know that.
Continue » Posted May 28, 2007 11:30 pm PST

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7.5
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Discretion
"Cleverly plotted"
Well-plotted version of 'who killed the ADA?'
Continue » Posted Sep 15, 2005 4:16 pm PST
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