Help Wanted (19 Jul. 2010)

Brenda's case involving a murdered Hispanic nanny escalates into a serial rapist investigation, but why is Captain Raydor shadowing her in this case and scrutinizing her every move?

Director:

Nelson McCormick

Writers:

James Duff (creator), Steven Kane

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
Michael Paul Chan	...	Lt. Mike Tao
Raymond Cruz	...	Detective Julio Sanchez
Phillip P. Keene	...	Buzz Watson
Jon Tenney	...	Agent Fritz Howard
Mary McDonnell	...	Captain Sharon Raydor
Jonathan Del Arco	...	Dr. Morales
Titus Welliver	...	Gregory Disken
Robert Neary	...	Agent Joe Meyers
Catherine Dent	...	Melissa Disken

Storyline

After Assistant Chief Pope gets a special request from the Mayor's office, he assigns Brenda and the Major Crimes Unit to look into the disappearance of Adriana Gomez, a nanny who worked for a rich LA family. Gomez had worked for the family for 11 years, was an American citizen and in every way seemed responsible and reliable. The police find her dead in her home,however beaten to death and savagely raped. DNA ties her attacker to two other cases, also Hispanic nannies, and Brenda believes they are dealing with a serial rapist and murderer. Throughout the investigation, Brenda is being shadowed by Capt. Raydor who is conducting some type of investigation. Everyone assumes it's a background check on Pope who has applied for the Chief's position but Raydor has a surprise for her.

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Plot Keywords:

husband wife relationship | internal affairs investigator | internal affairs | internal affairs investigation

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

19 July 2010 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

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

Technical Specs

Runtime:

55 min 55 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

User Reviews

Outstanding

I've heard that Kyra Sedgwick won her Emmy when submitting "Maternal Instincts" for consideration. I think this episode could have given her another Emmy...I think she would have deserved it. It's a great episode because we are able to see the fun dynamics between Brenda and cap. Raydor (like Brenda eating her candy when the captain enters her office). It's good because it seems like it hasn't changed but we end up discovering that it has indeed, which makes sense since the way things ended last time they ran into each other. The best thing about the episode is that we end up wanting to see more: we see Kyra's acting skills when discovering she has given so much information to the suspect and decides to go protecting the victim. I really wanted to see more of the aftermath: the other women in the van and especially the talk between her and Fritz because it's comprehensible the way he scolded her, why wouldn't he? She was in danger but she never acted jack-bauer-like fearless and irresponsibly. It's in the top 5 for me.