Needle

Season 2, Episode 9, Aired
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Hayward's cousin dies from a lethal dose of heroin, and Reeves must stop him from seeking revenge.
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  • The best episode of the second season.

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    By mylibby523, Sep 06, 2006 Report Abuse
    I rank this episode #1 for season 2 because of the character development of James Hayward. Hayward's young cousin Jason gets in too deep with drug dealers, becomes addicted to heroin, and dies from a lethal overdose. Hayward, disgusted and dissatisfied with the police, decides to take justice into his own hands and seeks out Trotter, the dealer, to kill him. He even goes so far as to purchase a handgun and call upon his neighborhood connections to get to Trotter. Meanwhile, Coach Reeves and his teammates desperately try to convince Hayward that killing him won't solve anything and that he will have to live the rest of his life knowing he murdered someone. Three moments at the end stand out: (1) Coach going into the neighborhood and trying to stop Hayward, wrestling with him, and Hayward, in his anger, pushing him through a store window, (2) Hayward, at the moment of pulling the trigger, struggling and deciding not to shoot, and (3) Coach putting out his hand at the end. We don't know if Hayward shook it or not, and that makes the scene, and this episode, more powerful. This was a pivotal episode for Hayward, as he learned to channel his anger and went on to become a great student and go to college and law school.moreless

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    • Goldstein: Now, why would he go to all that trouble if he wasn't looking to score? Thorpe: Because he's not looking to do the dope, he's looking to do the dope pusher! Edit

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