Smack Attack (29 Oct. 2010)

Three pupils of father Leo's prestigious Catholic high school St. Angelo's die from drug use at a party, hosted at home by classmate Caitlin Breyer. Jamie is able to save fourth used Carol ... See full summary »

Director:

Gwyneth Horder-Payton

Writers:

Robin Green (creator), Mitchell Burgess (creator),

Stars:

Donnie Wahlberg, Bridget Moynahan, Will Estes

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Donnie Wahlberg	...	Danny Reagan
Bridget Moynahan	...	Erin Reagan-Boyle
Will Estes	...	Jamie Reagan
Len Cariou	...	Henry Reagan
Tom Selleck	...	Frank Reagan
Amy Carlson	...	Linda Reagan
Nicholas Turturro	...	Sgt. Anthony Renzulli (as Nick Turturro)
Robert John Burke	...	Jyle Hogan
Kristen Bush	...	Carol Hoffman
Peter Gerety	...	Bishop Donovan
David Aaron Baker	...	Father Leo
Ella Rae Peck	...	Caitlin Breyer
Sami Gayle	...	Nicky Reagan-Boyle
Sean Cullen	...	Tom Breyer
Alice Kremelberg	...	Alyson Duvitz

Storyline

Three pupils of father Leo's prestigious Catholic high school St. Angelo's die from drug use at a party, hosted at home by classmate Caitlin Breyer. Jamie is able to save fourth used Carol Hoffman's life by mouth to mouth. It seemed an OD, then a bad designer drug. When known dealer Wayne Foster is arrested, after denunciation by school pusher Billy Romero, identified with some help from the archbishop after a talk with alumnus Frank, the lab shows the rest of his batch is clean. Danny must find a more personal motive, especially after his victim survives another attempt on her life, now by car.

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Plot Keywords:

drug overdose | designer drug | party | adolescent | hospital gown | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

29 October 2010 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Panda Productions Inc., Paw in Your Face Productions, CBS Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min 43 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

Snorting Potassium Chloride in the amounts shown would not be anywhere near fatal.

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Quotes

Frank Reagan: Like may not be fair, but that doesn't mean you have to be.

User Reviews

Worst Episode of Season 1 - Four Stars for this Episode

** This review may contain spoilers **

Let me start off by saying that I think Blue Bloods is an excellent series and that the acting is first rate.

But this episode left me wondering if the script writer was having a bad day when he sat down to write this. In addition to the chemical errors referred to in other reviews.

We are asked to believe that an 'Intelligent Woman' (as referred to by detectives) carried out a hit and run, using her own car, after which she removes the ID plate (why didn't she remove it before ?) and then continues to use and park the car in the road at her place of work so that it can be immediately identified by the police's first visit. Aside from which, the whole plot just wasn't believable.

I think that I could have come up with a better ending than that.

Thankfully, having seen 15 episodes of season 1, this episode is an exception to an otherwise brilliant series.