Mom Duty (19 Jun. 2006)

When a juror dies during a mob boss trial, Brenda has to finesse her way to questioning the remaining jurors. Meanwhile an unannounced visit put her plans with Fritz on hold.

Director:

Gloria Muzio

Writers:

James Duff (creator), Wendy West

Stars:

Kyra Sedgwick, J.K. Simmons, Corey Reynolds

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Kyra Sedgwick	...	Deputy Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson
J.K. Simmons	...	Assistant Chief Will Pope
Corey Reynolds	...	Sgt. David Gabriel
Robert Gossett	...	Commander Taylor
G.W. Bailey	...	Lt. Louie Provenza
Tony Denison	...	Lt. Andy Flynn
Jon Tenney	...	Agent Fritz Howard
Gina Ravera	...	Detective Irene Daniels
Raymond Cruz	...	Detective Julio Sanchez
Michael Paul Chan	...	Lt. Mike Tao
Frances Sternhagen	...	Willie Ray Johnson
Joe Spano	...	Dr. Rose
K Callan	...	Julia Rose
James Avery	...	Dr. Crippen
Mark Harelik	...	Mr. Millbrook - Asourian's Attorney

Storyline

With a major mob boss on trial, Brenda and her team have to investigate the death of one of the jurors. No one wants to do anything that may prejudice the case but the mobster has interfered with jurors in the past so Brenda isn't prepared to just accept the death as being from natural causes. Assistant Chief Pope and Commander Taylor are worried about a mistrial and want Brenda to go slowly and smoothly, which isn't exactly her style. Interviewing the other jury members is also forbidden. The autopsy reveals that she died of an overdose of heart medication leading Brenda to focus on her husband, a doctor. Meanwhile, Fritz is at Brenda's house unpacking his boxes when Brenda learns that her mother, Willie Ray, is arriving in Los Angeles in a few hours. Panicked, she asks Fritz to re-pack everything and delay his moving until mom leaves. Willie Ray makes quite an impression on the squad.

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Plot Keywords:

african american female detective | african american woman

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 June 2006 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Shephard/Robin Company, The, Walking Entropy, Warner Bros. Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min 60 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

We find out that the Medical Examiner's name is Dr. Crippen

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Quotes

Brenda Leigh Johnson: There is no substitute for sugar.

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