Writer:	Erica Shelton
Director:	Kevin Bray
Star:	John Finn (Lt. John Stillman),  Kathryn Morris (Lilly Rush),  Thom Barry (Will Jeffries),  Jeremy Ratchford (Nick Vera),  Danny Pino (Scotty Valens),  Tracie Thoms (Kat Miller (Episodes 3.13+; recurring previously))
Guest Star:	Aisha Hinds (Lorraine Henderson (2007)),  Jamil Walker Smith (Malik/Theseus (2003/2006/2007) (as Jamil Walker)),  Stevie Walsh Junior (Malik (1986) (as Stevie Wash)),  Mustafa Shakir (Akon Dupree (2007) (as Mustafa S. Shakir)),  Sy Richardson (Byron (2007)),  Terrence Hardy Jr. (Corey Middleton (2006/2007)),  Bob Morrisey (Dr. Ben Breslyn (2007)),  Brian Silverman (Dr. Ben Breslyn (1986)),  Chaz Monet (Kadija Hobbs),  Kevin Ramsey (Wilford Grimes (2007)),  Ja'net DuBois (Edna Johnson (2007)),  Cleavant Derricks (Lloyd (2003/2007)),  Justin Martin (Shemar Reynolds (2007)),  Montae Russell (Charles Hollister (2007)),  Ryan O'Neil DeSouza (Wilford Grimes (1986))

International Airdates:
- Denmark: January 30, 2008 on TV3+
- Czech Republic: June 25, 2008 on TV Nova
- Finland: July 1, 2008 on MTV3
- Germany: July 16, 2008 on Pro7
- Norway: July 23, 2008 on TVNorge (edit) Music Featured in This Episode:

• Undeniable by Mat Kearney from Nothing Left to Lose (2006)
• The People by Common from Finding Forever (2007)
• Get Em High by Kanye West feat. Common & Talib Kweli from The College Dropout (2004)
• Put Your Records On by Corinne Bailey Rae from Corinne Bailey Rae (2006)
• You're Gonna Make It by KJ-52 feat. Blanca Reyes from The Yearbook (2007)

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Lilly: Look at his eyes. He knows.
Scotty: Knows what?
Lilly: He's gonna die alone. Loneliest thing in the world, that. (edit)

Nitpick: At the end of the episode, the various victims' families are shown watching the killer's body being rolled on a gurney. Presumably, this was only a few minutes after the situation was resolved. How did they know where to go to watch this? Even if the media got a hold of it, how would all these people be able to get so quickly? (edit) Nitpick: At the end of the episode, Tyrell is shown being walked out of the bathroom where he was being tortured by the killer, after the killer's body is rolled out. Shouldn't the EMTs take a living tortured and traumatized victim away before worrying about removing a dead body? The living would have a higher priority. (edit) In the beginning of the episode, Lt. Stillman shows Shemar's earring to Lilly. Curiously, the evidence bag is dated 11/14/07, making the events in the episode take place few days in the future compared to real time. (edit) There were four victims in this episode:

• #1, DeMont Henderson, went missing in October 1999
• #2, Kendyck Malone, missing since July 2001
• #3, Marcus Hollister, missing since March 27, 2003
• #4, Shemar Reynolds, missing since August 23, 2007

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Theseus
In the Greek mythology, Theseus was a legendary king of Athens who was half-human, half-immortal on account of him having two fathers (Aegeus, the king of Athens, and Poseidon, the god of sea). Contrary to what the episode claims, Theseus wasn't sent by his father to revenge the deeds of bad guys -- at least, not directly. Instead, he encountered these enemies on his way from his mother's land to Athens to claim his birthright as the king. (edit) Title: It Takes a Village
Shemar's grandmother refers to the saying the episode title is taken from: "It takes a village to raise a child." The saying has been attributed to an old African proverb although its origins have not been verified. The same proverb has also been used by Hillary Rodham Clinton in the title of her 1996 book It Takes a Village: And Other Lessons Children Teach Us. (edit)