Unknown Trouble (9 Apr. 2009)

A rookie LAPD cop has a very busy shift on his first day in the field while a seasoned detective handles an apparent kidnapping involving a young girl.

Director:

Christopher Chulack

Writers:

Ann Biderman (creator), Ann Biderman

Stars:

Kevin Alejandro, Arija Bareikis, Michael Cudlitz

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Kevin Alejandro	...	Detective Nate Moretta
Arija Bareikis	...	Officer Chickie Brown
Michael Cudlitz	...	Officer John Cooper
Shawn Hatosy	...	Detective Sammy Bryant
Regina King	...	Detective Lydia Adams
Michael McGrady	...	Detective Daniel Salinger
Ben McKenzie	...	Officer Ben Sherman
Tom Everett Scott	...	Detective Russell Clarke
Emily Bergl	...	Tammi Bryant
Scott Michael Campbell	...	Mr. Davis
Suzanne Cryer	...	Mrs. Davis
Patrick Fischler	...	Detective Kenny 'No-Gun'
Taylor Handley	...	Wade
C. Thomas Howell	...	Officer Dewey Dudek
Lex Medlin	...	Detective Andy Williams

Storyline

Rookie Ben Sherman's first day on the job is with his experienced partner who belittles him due to his silver-spoon upbringing. Their busy day ends with a call to investigate a noise complaint that deteriorates into a shootout. This incident involves a gang that had, earlier in the day, gunned down a teenage boy for no reason. Meanwhile Det Lydia Adams is assigned a missing child case, which appears to be a kidnapping by someone into pre-teen sex.

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Plot Keywords:

missing child | shootout | arrest | food court | gang violence | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Armenian

Release Date:

9 April 2009 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

John Wells Productions, Warner Bros. Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color (HD) Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Both Shawn Hatosy and C. Thomas Howell have played serial killers in the show Criminal Minds.

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Goofs

When Officer Cooper is driving around with Officer Sherman on his first day, Cudlitz calls what appears to be a prostitute over to the cruiser. She leans in the open window and chats them up, revealing she's an undercover vice squad cop. She would not blow her cover that way. Moments later, Cooper pulls up next to an unmarked car containing two undercover cops. There's no way they'd blow cover like that.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Title card: Only 9,800 police officers patrol the city of Los Angeles, an area of 500 square miles and 4 million people...
[a wounded police officer is taken away by paramedics, and arrests are made following a street shooting; Officer Ben Sherman emerges from an apartment complex and crouches next to a dead man lying in the street, staring at the body]
Crime Scene Photographer: You okay, son?
[Sherman continues staring at the body, oblivious to the question]
Crime Scene Photographer: [insistently] You okay, son?
Narrator: Ben Sherman just finished phase ...

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Connections

References Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990)

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Soundtracks

"School"
(uncredited)
Written by Roger Hodgson and Rick Davies
Performed by Supertramp

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