Sylmar 

A.D.A. Dekker faces the difficult task of prosecuting a group of white American Muslim extremists for the murder of two children, without allowing the case to spiral out of control and become a political soapbox for the defense.

Director:

Constantine Makris

Writers:

Dick Wolf (created by), Blake Masters (developed by)

Stars:

Skeet Ulrich, Corey Stoll, Rachel Ticotin

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Skeet Ulrich	...	Detective Rex Winters
Corey Stoll	...	Detective Tomas Jaruszalski
Rachel Ticotin	...	Lieutenant Arleen Gonzalez
Megan Boone	...	Lauren Stanton
Terrence Howard	...	Jonah Dekker
Peter Coyote	...	D.A. Jerry Hardin
Conor O'Farrell	...	Lane Garfield
Kathleen Rose Perkins	...	Amy Powell
Shannon Lucio	...	Kim Miller
Tim Guinee	...	Colonel Richards
Joshua Close	...	Kevin Miller (as Josh Close)
Kenneth Mitchell	...	Terry Walker
Robert Kazinsky	...	Ronnie Powell (as Rob Kazinsky)
Clyde Kusatsu	...	Judge Bradley Rumford
Dee Wallace	...	Ellen Powell

Storyline

When two innocent children are killed in an accidental meth lab explosion, Detectives Rex Winters and Tomas "TJ" Jaruszalski track down the dealer's family. The investigation quickly takes a sharp turn when the detectives discover those involved in the explosion are planning something more destructive. As the federal government steps in and attempts to take over the case, DDA Dekker fights to keep the trial in California.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-14

Did You Know?

Trivia

Denatured alcohol is ethanol (the type of alcohol used in liquor) that has additives to make it poisonous, bad tasting, foul smelling or nauseating, to discourage recreational consumption. Denatured alcohol is used as a solvent and as fuel for alcohol burners and camping stoves. In some countries, sales of alcoholic beverages are heavily taxed. In order to avoid paying beverage taxes on alcohol that is not meant to be consumed, the alcohol must be "denatured", or treated with added chemicals to make it unpalatable.

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Goofs

The Air Force Colonel of the LA Air Force Base JAG Office is wearing his tie clip in full view above the opening of his blouse. While wearing one's blouse, the tie clip should not be visible.

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Connections

References Dora the Explorer: Dance-Along Musical Adventure (2007)

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Soundtracks

Dora the Explorer Theme
(uncredited)
Written by Josh Sitron, Billy Straus and 'Sarah Durkee (I)'
Plays on the car radio during the opening scene

User Reviews

A poor copy of American Jihad (Law and Order)

The 'American turned Jihadi murderer' has been done to death (pardon the pun) on various US law and order/various cop shows and this one was a very poor copy of my review title; American Jihad (2002). I have only seen episodes 1 and 4 of this cheap Law and Order knock- off, and based on what I've seen so far, I doubt that I will follow it through the rest of what appears to be only one complete series. Maybe there is a reason that it didn't make it any further than that. Additionally, was it coincidence that Peter Coyote as D.A. Jerry Hardin is a dead ringer for Jack McCoy? Thankfully here in the UK the original Law and Order together with Criminal Intent and SVU are shown on a regular basis, so this poor effort will not be missed.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 October 2010 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Wolf Films, Universal Media Studios (UMS)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1