Butch & Sundance 

While investigating a triple homicide, Lydia and Rene realize they have very different styles of detective work; And Ben confronts John about his reliance on pain pills.

Director:

Nelson McCormick

Writers:

Ann Biderman (creator), Robin Green

Stars:

Kevin Alejandro, Arija Bareikis, Michael Cudlitz

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Kevin Alejandro	...	Detective Nate Moretta
Arija Bareikis	...	Officer Chickie Brown (credit only)
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
Amaury Nolasco	...	Detective Rene Cordero
Emily Bergl	...	Tammi Bryant
Laz Alonso	...	Detective Gil Puente
Patrick Fischler	...	Detective Kenny 'No-Gun'
Taylor Handley	...	Wade
Wood Harris	...	Trinney Day
Yara Martinez	...	Mariella Moretta
Lex Medlin	...	Detective Andy Williams

Storyline

Ben suspects his mentor Cooper is getting addicted to painkillers, but can't do anything about it. They find Dr. Rich Ryerson badly wounded outside his looted fine home, where his wife and daughters were bloodily slaughtered. Detective Rene Cordero braves Lydia's prejudiced contrariness to find out about the killer and his boss trough a rehab clinic. Detective Sammy Bryant has joined partner Nate Moretta in his ex-partner's drug task force, mainly for stake-outs, which reveal Nate's daughter is hooked up with a Trinney Day gang suspect. Ben is not amused when his sister Olivia Sherman tricks him into a blind sushi date, leaves despite Lila Greenberg making a good impressions because of boyfriend wade and some obnoxious bimbos Olivia also brought along.

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Plot Keywords:

drug trade | therapy | medical examination | loyalty | drinking | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Did You Know?

Goofs

Officer Sherman mistakenly advises dispatch that the license plate of the suspect's vehicle reads: "Three-Tom-Henry-OCEAN-Four-Seven-Nine." Although Ocean is the correct phonetic for the letter O, most states, including California, do not implement the letter on state license plates because it can easily be confused with the number zero.

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Soundtracks

Mystery Achievement
(uncredited)
Written by Chrissie Hynde
Performed by The Pretenders

User Reviews

Formulaic Southland

Coming off of the season opener, 'Butch and Sundance' plays far more like a conventional cop show. Maybe the title gave me a false impression (still love the sound of it) but the big case - a grisly triple homicide - feels very derivative; it's the kind of thing you've seen countless times/ There's a little bit of bonding between Lydia and her new partner because of it, and it's nice to see something positive in their relationship. But it's primarily Cooper and Sherman, left to deal with the lasting images of that horrific crime scene. It speaks to the necessity for an officer to cope with what they see on the street, but again, we've seen this on plenty of other shows.

6/10

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 March 2010 (USA)

Filming Locations:

MacArthur Park, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

John Wells Productions, Warner Bros. Television

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color (HD)

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1