Failure Drill (1 Mar. 2011)

Back pain and excessive painkillers render Cooper insufferable even for Ben and a danger to the public, as is an ancient driver. Sammy is back on the job and forced to color-coordinate a ... See full summary »

Director:

J. Michael Muro

Writers:

Ann Biderman (creator), Chitra Elizabeth Sampath (teleplay),

Stars:

Michael Cudlitz, Shawn Hatosy, Regina King

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Michael Cudlitz	...	Officer John Cooper
Shawn Hatosy	...	Detective Sammy Bryant
Regina King	...	Detective Lydia Adams
Ben McKenzie	...	Officer Ben Sherman
Jenny Gago	...	Detective Josie Ochoa
Emily Bergl	...	Tammi Bryant
Maurice Compte	...	Officer Rodrigo Morales
Bokeem Woodbine	...	Officer Jones
Zoran Korach	...	Detective Roche
Charles Malik Whitfield	...	Detective Manheim
Jamie McShane	...	Sergeant Terry Hill
William Charles Mitchell	...	Pastor Blake (as William C. Mitchell)
Lombardo Boyar	...	Mr. Estrada
David Del Rio	...	Martin Estrada
Shannon McLemore

Storyline

Back pain and excessive painkillers render Cooper insufferable even for Ben and a danger to the public, as is an ancient driver. Sammy is back on the job and forced to color-coordinate a nursery if he wants to see his unborn child. Mr. Estrada is arrested prime murder suspect without proof but his dying wife's last words, but they were bitterly divorced and his firstborn martin swears father's innocence, mainly fearing separate foster care for him and two kid siblings.

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Plot Keywords:

prison | father son relationship | paternity | bare chested male | bathing | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 March 2011 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

John Wells Productions, Warner Bros. Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

42 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Detective Sammy Bryant: No. No no, I-I am a Gangs Detective. I cannot have a fucking "Find My Friend App" on my phone.

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Connections

References Animal House (1978)

User Reviews

One of the Best...****

Terrific next-to-the-last show of the current season. It really summed up what the police are and have to go through in their daily lives directly on the job.

We see the effects of the pills taken by the drug-addicted officer to supposedly cure his back pain. We see the dangers of the job when Regina King's partner takes a bullet during a wild factory shootout and we also see the idea that the social service agencies aren't really the best place to put brothers and sisters into because they will invariably be separated from each other. We see the oldest of 3 children lie to the authorities regarding the culpability of their father in the murder of their mother so that the children will not be divided up. Regina King steals the episode by her approach to the older son to come clean regarding his father. It is absolutely heartbreaking.

I hope this worthwhile series continues.