For the first nine minutes plus this episode, opening season two, has us watching action in the same location, i.e. an aerial of a fly infested warehouse, the outside of the same building when Chief Johnson arrives, the time spent inside examining the slain victims, the exit of the Chief followed with a confrontation and a solemn moment when a slain cop is gurneyed to a Coroner's vehicle. It is in these nine minutes skepticism enters into Chief Johnson's head regarding the likelihood the victims shot one another. Brenda is immediately focused on solving the crime, presuming there was one at the warehouse, but as usual, there is interference from within the organization, her own division, Pope and the Central Division hierarchy.
People are continually reminded to leave personal issues at home because the job requires life-threatening decisions be made daily; there just isn't room for the outside interruptions, clear heads save lives. Pope seems to forget what is taught daily to police and he allows his world to clash with those around him. Sidebar to Chief Pope, clean up your own house, move on and keep it in your pants. Precious is the line ending this episode referring to Agent Howard and Brenda Leigh shacking up, leaving Pope to search elsewhere.
This is a heavy episode presented in a manner to show justice and sorrow; it is very watchable and superbly done. One detective took his partner's life, at a time when, as Chief Johnson declares, I can't help but think you may have overreacted, speaking to the guilty detective. Set aside the episode's side shows, the story dwelling on a detective's behavior after his wife died, his son having cancer, his partner being the father of that same son, all work on the man's behavior; ending tragically.
Brenda goes about finding the guilty party after suspects with motive are eliminated. First she has confirmed her guess about there being another person in the warehouse, based on Lt. Tao's slide show demonstration of the shots fired at each victim. She qualifies Detective Xavier and informant Ari Cohen are both telling the truth; neither was involved in the warehouse murders.
As with any episode in this great series, there are key factors or primary instances where Chief Johnson is made aware of sufficient data to ascertain guilt. Factors include the realization there was someone in the warehouse with the victims, a third party; Detective Hubbard sincerely cared for and loved Charlie Hubbard, even though he was not the father. A review of the sexual habits concerning the victim, Detective Tim Martin, helped Brenda put things together. Hubbard's own marrow was not a match for his son's cancer, while his own partner for years had not attempted to submit his blood for testing. According to the National Marrow Donor Program, only 30 percent of bone marrow recipients will find a successful match within their family.
People are continually reminded to leave personal issues at home because the job requires life-threatening decisions be made daily; there just isn't room for the outside interruptions, clear heads save lives. Pope seems to forget what is taught daily to police and he allows his world to clash with those around him. Sidebar to Chief Pope, clean up your own house, move on and keep it in your pants. Precious is the line ending this episode referring to Agent Howard and Brenda Leigh shacking up, leaving Pope to search elsewhere.
This is a heavy episode presented in a manner to show justice and sorrow; it is very watchable and superbly done. One detective took his partner's life, at a time when, as Chief Johnson declares, I can't help but think you may have overreacted, speaking to the guilty detective. Set aside the episode's side shows, the story dwelling on a detective's behavior after his wife died, his son having cancer, his partner being the father of that same son, all work on the man's behavior; ending tragically.
Brenda goes about finding the guilty party after suspects with motive are eliminated. First she has confirmed her guess about there being another person in the warehouse, based on Lt. Tao's slide show demonstration of the shots fired at each victim. She qualifies Detective Xavier and informant Ari Cohen are both telling the truth; neither was involved in the warehouse murders.
As with any episode in this great series, there are key factors or primary instances where Chief Johnson is made aware of sufficient data to ascertain guilt. Factors include the realization there was someone in the warehouse with the victims, a third party; Detective Hubbard sincerely cared for and loved Charlie Hubbard, even though he was not the father. A review of the sexual habits concerning the victim, Detective Tim Martin, helped Brenda put things together. Hubbard's own marrow was not a match for his son's cancer, while his own partner for years had not attempted to submit his blood for testing. According to the National Marrow Donor Program, only 30 percent of bone marrow recipients will find a successful match within their family.
