Mother's Little Helper (3 Jan. 2007)

Interconnected dreams begin when Allison and Ariel stumble across a murder scene, and Ariel's resentment grows as she's needed to help catch the killer.

Director:

Vincent Misiano

Writers:

Glenn Gordon Caron (creator), Moira Kirland

Stars:

Patricia Arquette, Miguel Sandoval, David Cubitt

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Patricia Arquette	...	Allison Dubois
Miguel Sandoval	...	D.A. Manuel Devalos
David Cubitt	...	Detective Lee Scanlon
Sofia Vassilieva	...	Ariel Dubois
Maria Lark	...	Bridgette Dubois
Jake Weber	...	Joe Dubois
Jordan Baker	...	Patty Chase
Reynaldo Rosales	...	Mr. Wallaby
Joel Anderson	...	Ben Radley
Maite Schwartz	...	Janet (as Maité Schwartz)
Brent Jennings	...	Wayne
Jennifer Lawrence	...	Claire Chase
Susan Grace	...	Teacher
Annamarie Kenoyer	...	Ashley Whitaker
Katie Cecil	...	Celeste (as Kaitlyn Cecil)

Storyline

Ariel has hopes to attend the big spring dance at school an has a particular dress in mind. When she and Allison go to the dress shop how they find that the shop owner and her teenage daughter have both been shot dead. Subsequently, both Ariel and Allison start having dreams; Ariel from the teenager's point of view and Allison from the mother's point of view. We learn that the mother had recently ended her relationship with a married man and that her daughter was receiving nasty e-mails from someone unknown. As the dreams follow their day to day life in the shop - including having to deal with irate customers - the solution to the murder can only be found when Ariel and Allison combine the information they have.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 January 2007 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Picturemaker Productions, Grammnet Productions, CBS Paramount Network Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min 49 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

At the beginning of the episode when Allison closes the fridge the magnets spell out "HARLOW" which is a reference to Patricia Arquette's real daughter. The name "Enzo" can also be seen through out series 1 which is a reference to her real life son.

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Connections

References Carrie (1976)

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