Smother (13 Apr. 2011)

The Red Cell team must track down a suspect who is kidnapping young mothers. Meanwhile, Beth discovers why this particular case hits close to home for Mick.

Director:

Phil Abraham

Writers:

Chris Mundy (creator), Edward Allen Bernero (creator),

Stars:

Forest Whitaker, Janeane Garofalo, Michael Kelly

Cast

Episode credited cast:
Forest Whitaker	...	Sam Cooper
Janeane Garofalo	...	Beth Griffith
Michael Kelly	...	Jonathan 'Prophet' Simms
Beau Garrett	...	Gina LaSalle
Matt Ryan	...	Mick Rawson
Kirsten Vangsness	...	Penelope Garcia
Brendan Michael Coughlin	...	Trevor Norwood (as Brendan Coughlin)
David Haydn-Jones	...	Kurt Reston
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ashley Lane Adams	...	Sarah Travers
Tom Beyer	...	Searching Man
Brendan Brandt	...	Store Employee
Dylan Burns	...	8-Year-Old Boy
Jennifer Ann Burton	...	Tanya Reston
Kate Burton	...	Deirdre Norris
Ali Damji	...	Officer in Park (as Al Damji)

Storyline

The Red Cell team must track down a suspect who is kidnapping young mothers. Meanwhile, Beth discovers why this particular case hits close to home for Mick.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 April 2011 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Mark Gordon Company, The, Bernero Productions, CBS Television Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

41 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Quotes

Mick Rawson: I know it's not my place, but do you mind if I give you some advice?
Kurt Reston: I'm taking anything I can get these days.
Mick Rawson: When he's ready, tell Ben that you need his help with the little one. Let him know that it's his job to tell his sister about their mother. It'll keep her alive for both of them.

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Soundtracks

"Blood"
Performed by The Middle East

User Reviews

Smothered in Ickiness

Here we have an episode that went where few shows dare to go. The killer in this episode is acting out on the fact that his mother abused him sexually as a child. While child sex offenders of all types are despising, I find it particularly horrible when it is a mother who is abusing her own child. It was for this reason that I gave this episode a 10. I actually felt sorry for the killer by the time this episode was over, and the fact that he turned out to still be a kid was only one part of the reason.

As I get further into this season I am becoming more and more comfortable with the characters so my reviews are more episode content oriented as we go along. I enjoyed this episode. If only because I found it very hard to watch.