Black Jack (28 Feb. 2007)

A trip to a trading outpost for a windmill part turns risky when a rule is broken. Back at home, Roger finally reveals to Emily a little of what happened to him, and Gail gets some things off her chest to Mary.

Director:

Helen Shaver

Writers:

Jonathan E. Steinberg (creator), Josh Schaer (creator),

Stars:

Skeet Ulrich, Ashley Scott, Lennie James

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Skeet Ulrich	...	Jake Green
Ashley Scott	...	Emily Sullivan
Lennie James	...	Robert Hawkins
Michael Gaston	...	Gray Anderson
Sprague Grayden	...	Heather Lisinski
Erik Knudsen	...	Dale Turner
Candace Bailey	...	Skylar Stevens
Pamela Reed	...	Gail Green
Gerald McRaney	...	Johnston Green
Clare Carey	...	Mary Bailey
Bob Stephenson	...	Jimmy
Siena Goines	...	Sarah Mason
April Parker-Jones	...	Darcy Hawkins (as April D. Parker)
John Diehl	...	Governor Trader
Christopher Darga	...	Trader

Storyline

As Jericho's fuel supplies are barely enough for two weeks now winter approaches, a party must search for the parts to repair the windmills which are their only alternative. Jake and his dad ex-mayor Johnston Green take charge, and luckily have a supply of salt from the mine, as their apparently more valuable barter goods are less in demand at the Black Jack Fairground market, which also centralizes news, so they learn that no less then six federal government members have taken over 'control' of part of the country after the president's death. Dale finds the trader is criminal and when Johnston refuses to deal with him steals the part, but is seen and captured; freeing him makes the part go lost.

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Genres:

Action | Drama | Mystery | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 February 2007 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Junction Entertainment, Fixed Mark Productions, CBS Paramount Network Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

41 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Morse Code during the opening title says: Bleeding KS [or Bleeding Kansas]

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Goofs

When Johnston Green tells Jake that he is 59 years old and was the mayor (earlier stated 25 years in the position) and then a retired Ranger with combat time (20 years in military to retire) he would have had been 14 when he entered the military.

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Quotes

Jake Green: Did you ask Mom?
Johnston Green: Son, I'm 59 years old, I was mayor of this town since the Carter administration, I'm a retired US Army Ranger, and a combat veteran. Of course I asked your mother.

User Reviews

A pretty cool beginner episode

I missed a little bit of the first half but i caught up pretty quick. Heather returns to help Jake and Johnston with repairing a broken windmill for power and the Sarah character enters Roberts life. It was a very tense episode and continued where the last on left off. Jake and Dale and the other 2 (Heather and Johnston) go to a Trading post to find a machine piece to fix the windmill. They don't get it but Heather finds and old friend and with his buddies she plans to work side with them to create their own little government, seeing as others are making their own governments. Sarah, near the end of the episode, seems to be looking for the bomb that Hawkins never set off. And she is planning on using his family to do it, seeing how he loves them so much. So a very enjoyable episode, can't wait for more!