Guns and Roses (21 Apr. 2006)

An ATF agent is found in her home, an apparent victim of suicide. Don, having been involved with her, asks Charlie to run algorithms to determine if she was likely suicidal, or she was murdered.

Director:

Stephen Gyllenhaal

Writers:

Cheryl Heuton (creator), Nicolas Falacci (creator),

Stars:

Rob Morrow, David Krumholtz, Judd Hirsch

Cast

Episode cast overview:
Rob Morrow	...	Don Eppes
David Krumholtz	...	Charlie Eppes
Judd Hirsch	...	Alan Eppes
Alimi Ballard	...	David Sinclair
Navi Rawat	...	Amita Ramanujan
Diane Farr	...	Megan Reeves
Peter MacNicol	...	Dr. Larry Fleinhardt
Michelle Nolden	...	AUSA Robin Brooks
Matthew John Armstrong	...	Richard Davis
Eric Steinberg	...	ATF Agent Rho
Lesley Fera	...	ATF Agent Annie Wilson
Markus Flanagan	...	ATF Supervisor Eric Turner
Joshua Leonard	...	Roy Mitchell
Bobby Hall	...	Guard
Sandra Lindquist	...	Nikki Davis

Storyline

An ATF agent is found in her home, an apparent victim of suicide. Don, having been involved with her, asks Charlie to run algorithms to determine if she was likely suicidal. After determining that she had much to live for, Charlie and Don take the investigation from the ATF and decide to hunt down likely killers. A local Ayrian bike gang proves a useful lead and Don finally discovers (with the help of the usual CalSci graduates) that the agent's death was really an inside job.

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Plot Keywords:

suicide | atf agent | pokies | fatalism | dinner | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 April 2006 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

CBS Paramount Network Television, Barry Schindel Company, The, Scott Free Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min 55 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Crazy Credits

[This appears on the beginning of the episode] 738,000 Law enforcement officers 54,000 Domestic disputes 400 Suicides 1 Job

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Connections

References Chicken Little (2005)

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Soundtracks

"Spring to Kingdom Come"
Performed by Flunk.
Played at the beginning of the episode.

User Reviews

Utterly ridiculous...

This series, like most TV Crime shows, strains credulity at times. However, this episode is the worst I have ever seen.

An ATF agent is dead of an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. FBI has what they believe may be a recording of the shot. So Charlie wants to recreate the scene and try to match the sound signature. How to do this? By having an agent lie on the bed and fire a blank at the ceiling! Then Charlie says the sound signatures don't match, and they start talking about were the drapes drawn, was something removed from the room, etc. How about the fact that a blank fired at the ceiling won't sound ANYTHING LIKE a live round fired with the muzzle of the gun pressed against a human head? DUH!

There are all sorts of other plot elements requiring complete suspension of disbelief. The only interesting thing about this episode from 2006 is that the ATF agents in it were involved in an operation that bears an eerie resemblance to the treasonous real-life Operation Fast & Furious of 2009-2009. Life imitates art...