A low key episode that attempts to keep our focus on the key personal issues faced by the members of the main cast. Instead of focusing on one key plot to provide the foil for all the characters, the writers have opted to use several shorter sub-plots and one or two that look like they will linger into episodes beyond this one. In this respect the only real worth to be found is in the characterisation, which keeps this episode from being downright average.
Most scenes unfortunately never register beyond a level of averageness, though a couple of action scenes do their best to raise the pulse to keep the pace moving forwards. However, the short scenes provide a sense akin to that of the impulses of a heart monitor, in that we know that very shortly the path of the teleplay will change to something else. This actually works very well in ensuring you will retain your focus on proceedings rather than being bored and switching over.
Dialogue is perhaps the only aspect of this particular tale that is consistently better than average throughout.
Hoping it picks up in the next few episodes.moreless
An investigation is opened when Officers Cooper, Sherman, and Brown find an abandoned baby in the middle of an intersection. However, the case proves to be too close to home for Det. Adams, whose involvement with the investigation forces her to deal with past issues. Meanwhile, Detectives Bryant and Moretta find themselves in a difficult situation when they can't seem to gather sufficient funds to place a teenager under police protection for her safety.moreless
 Kevin Alejandro |
Det. Nate Moretta |
 Arija Bareikis |
Officer Chickie Brown |
 Michael Cudlitz |
Officer John Cooper |
 Shawn Hatosy |
Det. Sammy Bryant |
 Regina King |
Det. Lydia Adams |
 Michael McGrady |
Det. Daniel "Sal" Salinger |
 Lisa Vidal |
Mia Sanchez |
Guest Star |
 Lori Alan |
D.A. Deborah Janowitz |
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Ronnie Gene Blevins |
Barry |
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 Emily Bergl |
Tammi Bryant |
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 Patrick Fischler |
Kenny No-Gun |
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 C. Thomas Howell |
Officer Billy "Dewey" Dudek |
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(after Kimmy spies Mia Sanchez making out with her father)
Kimmy Salinger: Dad, she's so cool.
Sal Salinger: What?
Kimmy Salinger: She's so beautiful. I've seen her on the news.
Sal Salinger: You're being disrespectful towards your mother.
Kimmy Salinger: Mom's a bitch!
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Cooper: (after Sherman misreads a situation and cuffs the wrong man) You may be a great shot, but you still know [bleep] about being a cop.
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Officer #2: (interrupting Cooper's explanation of the Mozambique to Sherman to congratulate him on his takedown on the last shift) They don't put you up for the medal for this? Something's wrong.
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Opening Voiceover: Detective Lydia Adams, at the end of a very long day, had to give up a baby. It wasn't the first time.
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Sherman: You know who my father is, right?
Cooper: Scum bag defense lawyer, Ben Sherman.
Sherman: Yeah... Yeah. My father represented this drug dealer, guy's brother went to jail. Dealer was pissed, thought it was my dad's fault. Had some people over to, uh, visit our house. Only problem was, that my dad had already walked out, left us. They were pretty pissed off. I was ten. After that, this kid I was in school with, his, uh, his dad thought I should learn to defend myself. So, he took me and his son to the gun club every Saturday. Taught us both to shoot.
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This episode originally aired on NBC on April 16, 2009.
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The music heard in this episode was "Born to Be Wild (Easy Rider Version)" by Steppenwolf and "Tears Dry on Their Own" by Amy Winehouse.
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