Jim's orders were to hold the Chopec pass...which he did with the help of the natives. When his native troops surround the SF unit, Jim approaches and asks if they are here to relieve him.
And so, after spending eighteen monthes in the jungles of Peru, Ellison is rescued and brought back to the states.
After Blair blows it with his "Thin Blue LIne" theme, to get Simon to okay Blair as a police observor, Jim claims Blair is his cousin's kid.
There are hints that Blair has lived in Cascade since early adolescence
Blair is the man who tells Jim what is happening to him when his senses kick in and teaches him how to find the control he so desperately wants.
Blair is a self confessed voyeur
BLAIR IS NOT A WIMP. He's never backed down from Jim, not from the first ep when Jim slammed Blair into the wall.
We know he plays guitar. They never really did anything with this but it did add color to his character and his mother's.
(The guitar used to belong to his mother, Naomi, and was a gift to her from Jimi Hendrix.)
He kept a journal. We have seen him in Flight either making an entry or taking notes on Jim's behavior. Actually, it has been talked about in canon that he keeps a personal journal. In one ep, Blair and Jim are walking down the hallway, and into the Major Crimes Bullpen--and Blair was talking about being honest with a girlfriend by showing her his journal. Said journal had stuff about previous galpals and the current (ex?) girlfriend was pissed off with him.
Jim tells Blair *not* to write his sexual escapades down in his journal as his love-life's criminal (or something like that...) saying somethng along the lines of "honesty isn't always the best policy -- especially not when discussing old girlfriends with new ones."
Blair has a tendency to hyperventilate and was not happy in the high situations at the window and when he was first put on the helicopter in Seige.
Blair tells Jim that he is "a human crime lab with organic surveilance equipment."
Blair and lying--
In the Seige, Blair admits that he will do anything to fit in. He lies about his studies to Simon (ineffectively because he doesn't know what Simon will 'buy') But as the day progresses, he overhears the militants tell Joel that Joel's status as a cop makes him more important as a live hostage than as a dead body. So he knows what *they* will 'buy.' So he pulls that on Kincaid -- he tells the lie that the person needs to hear. In the helicopter, when he pulls the flaregun on the pilot, the pilot 'needs to hear' that Blair can pilot that copter -- that is the only reason he gives in.
Siege has Blair praying behind the vending machine. He promises God that if he gets through this, he'll stop lying. "If you get me out of this I'll stop lying. I'll stop lying ..." (may he figures that's his one major vice -- something God would want to hear about) Anyway he says he'll stop lying to ... and names Jill, and Michelle......" 3 women's names in all.
Blair doesn't need a gun. He has a black belt in Academia.
But that does not mean he is afraid of guns
Blair fired a gun in "Storm Warning" and did quite well. In "Seige" Blair tossed a guy (Kincaid) from a helicopter with homocidal intentions and held a gun (flare gun, but what the hell) on the pilot with every intention of using it to inflict bodily harm. In "Four Point Shot" Blair takes a gun without hesitation or comment.
Blair may be in favor of gun control, as he stated in "Storm Warning" but that does not mean he can't or won't use a firearm. And there are many cops who never fire their weapons in the line of duty their entire careers.
Jim asks her at one point why they are better friends divorced than when they were married
Carolyn has a sister whose wedding was planned in the first ep, then canceled in the second
He is a child with issues....the main one being that his parents are divorced and he is feeling neglected by his father, Simon.
In the Seige, Daryl blames his father for not doing anything while he's suspended from the wndow. Taggart smoothes this over.
(His middle name ws established *only* on an ID sheet the Pet Fly art department made up as a prop. It has never been used in an episode.)
there are times when you have to wonder where Jim was when the lessons in manners were
being delivered in the Ellison household. :) Not that he's maliciously withholding thanks, by any means... more like he's not even *thinking* of it, if you go strictly by the dialogue.
Jim spent 4 days alone on the stakeout for the Switchman.
While Jim is helping Blair get the paperwork done for his observor status, Jim tell's the personnel officer that her perfume, "White Shoulders" reminds him of his grandmother
In Seige, Jim makes his first comment concerning "Wonder Burger" as his preferred restaurant.
Jim's biggest cross is being different. He'd rather just be "normal" and is always worried about being outed with those damn freakish senses.
That, and the need to be in control. When Blair raves about his sentinel abilities, ending in "....What more do you need?" he responsess with "Control." No hesitation, no thought. Just one simple word
The following information is taken from The Gun Digest Book Of 9mm Handguns, 2nd Edition, by Steve Comus.
The SIG Sauer P228 might be considered as the compact
version of the P225. It is slightly smaller than the full-size P225, yet remains what one would term a "high capacity" semi-auto pistol.
Although the major market for such a pistol is in the
law enforcement arena, where it lends itself to off-duty and concealed carry, this also happens to be the model which was adopted by the U.S. Army for all of its "compact" pistol uses. The P228 used by the Army has the K-Kote finish and tritium night sights.
Essentially, the P228 is a high capacity variant of
the P225. The only real differences are the magazine capacity and the grip frame contour to accommodate the larger capacity magazine. Specifications for the P228 are:
Overall Length -- 7.08 inches
When a shooter grasps this model, it has a comfortable
feel. It points about as naturally as any of the SIG Sauer line, and might be considered one of the better bets for self- or home-defense. it is configured in such a way that shooters with smallish hands would
have no problem handling it. Yet, it fits larger
hands, like the author's, comfortably. That's quite an achievement.
Like all of the SIG Sauer pistols, the P228 is available with blue, nickel or K-Kote finish.
Another feature available on any of the pistols is the
option of tritium night sights which are called SIGLITE sights. The pistols come standard with fixed sights (drift adjustable for windage) and the three-dot system. Wood handles also are available to replace
the standard composition handles supplied with the
various models.
It is unlikely that any of the SIG Sauer pistols is
about to win a beauty contest -- they are not what one might call "pretty" pistols. They are not ugly, either, but they simply are not cosmetically
gracefu. That's because they are business all the way.
This reality sinks in instantly when a shooter grasps one of them and takes over at the controls.
Speaking of controls, there are not a lot of them, and
those which are in evidence are where they should be and are both easy and quick to operate.
The magazine release button, for example, is a la 1911
design -- at thumb level just aft of the trigger well. The trigger, of course, is also one of the controls, and it is located in the traditional spot, as well.
At the top of the handle on the left side of the
pistol are the two main controls -- the slide release lever and the decocking lever. The slide release lever is the smaller of the two controls, and is the most rearward. When the slide is locked to the rear, simply depress the lever and the slide slams forward.
The decocking lever is in exactly the right spot, and
gives the whole line of handguns its signature identity. Whenever the pistol is cocked and the shooter wants to put it back into a safe mode, all
that he or she needs to do is to depress the decocking
lever, and the pistol is safe. However, to fire, all that needs to be done is to pull the double-action trigger and it goes bang. How quick. How handy.
Disassembly of the SIG Sauers also is quick and
simple. First, assure that the pistol is not loaded. Then, remove the magazine and pull the slide to the rear, locking it rearward by pushing upward on the slide release lever.
Next, rotate the take-down lever (located on the left
side of the frame just above the trigger) clockwise until it stops. Then, when the slide release lever is depressed, the slide can be moved forward and off the frame (hold onto the slide, or it may go sailing across
the room).
The recoil spring and guide are removed a la any P-35
or its derivatives. Grasp the spring and base of the guide where they rest against the bottom of the barrel, pull back slightly, then guide the spring and guide up and out of the bottom of the slide. Next, jiggle the barrel up and out of the slide. That's as far as the pistol normally needs to be disassembled for routine cleaning and maintenance.
It was the SIG Sauer design which brought an exciting
variation of an old theme to the gun industry. This design really doesn't have a classic ejection port as did semi-auto and auto pistols which preceded it. Rather, empty casings are ejected through a square cut
which extends all the way across the top of the
square-profile slide, and down a bit on the right side.
This squared cut in the top of the slide not only
serves as an ejection port, but it is an integral part of the locking mechanism. Corresponding shoulders in the breech area of the barrel lock into the slide via this huge cut/ejection port. This form of lockup has
been copied by other companies in the 9mmP pistol
business since -- and why not? It works.
A close look at the recoil spring bespeaks the amount
of thought and attention to detail which are common with the SIG Sauer line. It is a compound spring, comprised of two strands of spring steel wrapped around each other as they were formed into an elongated
coil. Why did they do that? A number of reasons,
actually, but primarily among them is the fact that the pistol works more reliably in extremely cold weather as a result.
In fact, there is that level of attention to detail
extant throughout each of these pistols. Where they need to be precise, they are. Where the metal needs to be hardened, it is. The result? They shoot, and shoot, and shoot and then keep shooting some more.
But longevity is not the only concern one would have
when considering a 9mmP handgun. Frankly, it is the way in which these pistols, individually or as a group, feel, fit and hit the target which is most impressive.
Indeed, they are world class pistols, and are among
only a handful of designs which one might consider totally appropros to take into a gunfight.
Although this entire line is now known as the SIG
Sauer offering, that combination of names may give pause to some of the old timers. An understandable degree of confusion might result. Yes, there are SIG firearms, there are Sauer firearms --and there are
SIG Sauer firearms.
As a backup, Jim uses a Glock.
Glock Models 20, 21, 22, 23 -- Austria
These four models are large-calibre variants of the 17
and 18. The 20 is in 10mm auto calibre, the 21 in .45ACP, the 23 in .40 S&W. All are based on the 17 and differ slightly in dimensions. The 24 is in .40 S&W and is the 'compact' version, equivalent to
the Model 18.
Specification & Operation
Cartridge: 10mm Auto (20,21) or .40 S&W (22,23)
Dimensions: (Model 22)
In service dates: 1990-
Markings: 'GLOCK XX (model number) AUSTRIA 9x19' Left
side of slide. Serial number right side of slide.
Safety: There are no manual safety devices; a trigger
safety bar protrudes from the trigger face and is automatically pressed in when taking pressure on the trigger. This unlocks an internal safety device, and further pressure on the trigger cocks the striker and
then releases it.
Unloading: Magazine catch at left side of butt behind
trigger. Remove magazine; pull back slide to eject any round in the chamber; inspect chamber through ejection port. Release slide, pull trigger.
Jim was in the Army during the time they made the transition from Colts to
Barrettas. In the early 80's he would have carried a Colt .45 ACP (Model
1911A1), in the mid-80's the army switched to Barretta Model 92 9mm.
Many urban police forces are moving away from the use of Glocks, they just
aren't sturdy enough, and the 9mm calibers do not have enough stopping
power. I've read that a popular choice of weapon among cops is the Smith &
Wesson .40 caliber (I don't remember the exact model number), it has
excellent stopping power and has a 13 round magazine.
Most handguns with high capacity (13 to 15 round) magazines require bigger
hands to fire comfortably, and most newer handguns are high capacity, and if
you are ever writing a scenario where small sized character must fire a
handgun, that is something to remember. For example, Megan is tall, and
probably has very long elegant fingers, and should have no problem with a
standard police issue handgun.
Joel's sweet and affable, but he can also give a mean right hook to any bad-guy that comes along!
While Joel is a rather large man, he is respected. There were *no* fat jokes, no racial jokes. Joel iss treated with the respect he deserved from his rank, seniority, and the highly dangerous job does.
Physically, Joel might be heavy, but he isn't weak. There's a lot of trength in that round body.
He wasn't afraid to tell his fellow officers he was afraid after he almost got blown up. He didn't run away from that; he tried to deal with it, get over it for the sake of his job.
That takes dedication and grit.
Plus, the man is smart.
He speaks with an accent that he trys to hide.
He comes off like a shy type. Like he trying to prove to others that he can do it. Trying to fit in. He likes to play jokes and make you laugh.
Simon's secretary
Leader of the Sunrise Patriots
Spent time in the Washinton Statr Psychiatrict Ward.
Her father served with Jim in the Special forces. He died in the Peru disaster
In Switchman she is working as a tour guide for the Cascade Harbor Tours
SWITCHMAN
Blair's first contact with Jim is in the guise of "Dr McCoy {Mckay, as Blair says, claiming to use the Gallic pronounciation}
When Jim follows the address of the only man who can help him, on a card given to him by the pretender, he discovers Blair bopping to 'jungle music'
After throwing Blair up against the wall and threatening to arrest him, Blair explains that he's been searching for a true sentinel and shows Jim the paper written by Sir Richard Burton {not the actor} over a hundred years before
Jim listens and rejects Blair's theory, but Blair has one more thing to tell him.
Meanwhile, Jim has zoned out on a frisbee...standing in the path of an on-coming truck. Blair throws Jim to the ground just seconds before the truck passes over them. And a budding partnership is formed
On the boardwalk, Blair begins his testing of Jim's senses by asking his to isolate the rose scent from a flower stand. While Jim is trying, two co-ed's approach.
After they leave he asks Jim what they are saying about him. Jim responds "She thinks you're a dork", when in truth the girl had said he was adorable.
When Jim rejois the investigation, he and Blair discover a strand with an unusual scent. They proceed to track down that scent.
It turns out to be a special blend of essential oils: CINNAMON BARK, TROPICAL RAIN AND PURPLE ORCHID. The store just happens to keep a client list. A list that has the name of a person Jim recognizes as the daughter of one of the men who died in Peru...Veronica Saris
Jim and Blair track her down while she's giving a tour. When Jim goes up to arrest her, Blair waits below.
Meanwhile, Veronica is settling her tour group on a bus.
Blair spots her and sneaks aboard.
Jim realizes what's happening and dashes down only to find the bus leaving and his car being towed. He commandeers a taxi and pursues.
Veronica forces the bus to stop in the middle of the GREEN STREET BRIDGE
Things move quickly here. Jim smashes through the bus' window. When Veronica refuses to tell where the bomb is hidden, he hands off his gun to Blair and uses his hearing to find it.
Seeing her plans failing, Veronica struggles with Blair for the gun and he is forced to knock her cold.
on a fnal note, in thios episode, Jim drives a Land Rover with a roll-cage/light-bar setup visible across the hood, while Veronica Sarris' vehicle is an actual *Jeep*.
In later eps, they switched Jim from the Land Rover to the Ford F-150. Definitely the F-150 is a much more photogenic vehicle.
From Jim's comments at the end, this takes place about a couple of weeks after Switchman. We also know from the argument in the garage at the beginning that Jim and Blair have been discussing/rehearsing their approaches to Simon, but they can't agree. So we know here that Blair is no pushover (well we know that, but here's more evidence).
We also get a little tidbit about Blair's personality. He is willing to do whatever he thinks is necessary to be accepted into Jim's 'little Dirty Harry world,' even if it means "...[dressing] up in an evening gown like J. Edgar Hoover...." This speaks of someone who likes to blend into the closed societies he studies, who doesn't take the old approach of standing off at a distance.
We see a first instance of Blair not doing what he's told [because 'thesis-speak' is his specialty, not realizing that 'thesis-speak' doesn't work as 'cop-speak.']
We now know from the chat, that when Jim speaks of his mom, he had reason to believe that Simon knew there was a mom out there somewhere.
We know from this ep, that Jim has up until now 'always worked alone' [We find out in the second season that he had worked with other people, notably his partner Jack, but hasn't worked with anyone since Jack's disappearance (about 4 years before this time)] This means to me that the problem with the senses are serious enough and Blair has impressed him enough that he's made a HUGE concession.
We see one of the first instances of Jim's awkwardness/cluelessness with certain social niceties [maybe especially around women]. The comments to Vera about her perfume reminding him of his grandmother he says as though it's a compliment (see I noticed your perfume; I'm being nice). Blair just shakes his head at this. In this scene, I also liked how ...
straight-ahead Blair behaves with Vera. He talks to her straight across. (Can't explain what I mean by this)
I like how buddy-ish Jim and Carolyn are. I like how straightforward she is. We also get hints about Jim's backstory/personality from her, such as that he tends to feel responsible for 'every nutcase loose' on society.
They used all five of Jim's senses in this episode -- something that is not true in other episodes after this.
Guys: notice the jacket that Blair is wearing. Notice the hole in the shoulder that happens after he jumps out the window into the window-washer's platform. That same hole will be patched in time for Cypher. Nice continuity.
Also this is the first appearance of the earrings.
This shows the first aborted father-son fishing trip-- fish paintings first appear.
There is no second door out of Simon's office yet.
LOTS of Officer Buxton sightings tonight (that's the ever-nice Melanie who has been such a sweetie to set visitors and to fandom in general). This is an episode where she is credited as an actor, not just an extra. First Buxton sightings: 2 brief glimpses before the comm room shootings.
Vera wears White Shoulders, Hoskins wears too much Skin Bracer BUT no one actually wears the English Leather cologne.
Buxton is the female cop in the breakroom. She and the male cop from the breakroom are the two who support the wounded Taggert.of the few times it is snowing in TS.
The bad guys' van is from Totem rentals.
Does Carolyn lean on the horn and blast Jim's ears as he crouches?
There is the Sentinel EYE as wall graffiti in a scene with Jim's truck. Someone can't spell their graffiti seen in the gate down/shooting scene.
The sign on THE vending machine: Office security
Blair's title: Lt.Sandburg, Narcotics, partnered with Ellison.
Note: Joel does not flinch at Kincaid's close shot -- Mr Nerves of Steel.
Buxton is one of the officers who holds the gun on Southern & McBride. Southern, McBride, and Kincaid -- same actors used in 4PT shot.
Kincaid clears the precinct by sending all availible units to a false plane crash. He then proceeds to lock down the building, taking everyone hostage in the bull pen. Six people are killed in te first wave.
Henry Taggart is shot in the leg while attemptng to make a break.
Blair escapes the first sweep of the building by hiding in the restroom. He's fine with just hiding quietly in the stall while the other guys come in and go out. But it's because he slips and accidently flushes while one of the terrorists is in the restroom, alerting the terrorist to his presence, that he starts panicking/hyperventilating and then does that panicky kick at the door, which downs the guy. I'm not saying the kick was accidental -- but it wasn't truely pre-meditated nor did it seem to be his preferred way of dealing with the presence of the guys in the bathroom.
Jim, Carolyn are not in the building when it is locked down, having left for "Wonder Buger". Simon also escapes, being at a meeting.
When Simon asks that a hostage be released as a good will gesture, Kincaid hangs young Daryl from the window, threatening to drop him to his death.
The govenor calls in the National Guard against Simon's advice.
To complicate matters, a gas leak is suspected in the area. This new development, does however, inspire Jim and Simon to entire the locked down building through the sewers.
After fleeing the restroom, Blair hides behind a candy machine. While there, he makes a promise to god that he will stop lying to several woman if he can just get out of this mess alive.
As if in answer, a terrorist, angry with the machine not giving him his purchase, begains shooting into the machine. When the terroirst fires into the machine Blair panics with "Don't shoot, don't shoot!!!" and does his panicky push. Again, it doesn't seem 'thought out,' not his first choice.
After Kincaid loses patience and hits a building with a missle, the govenor releases Alton and Morrisson
Meanwhile, Blair has fled to an office where he breaks a window and tries to escape by using a window washer's scaffold. He is captured at this time
Taken before Kincaid, Sandburg claims to be Jim's partner from the Narcotic's Unit. Taggart backs up this story.
When Kincaid has captured Blair and Blair is sitting on a desk, he lowers his gaze. (Later in The Debt, we hear him tell Jim not to make direct eye contact with Larry the Barbary ape; they take that as a sign of aggression ... and then goes on to explain that the behavioral
patterns of a Barbary ape are a lot like humans') Lowering your gaze is a sign of submission. It's a way to avoid violence with a more powerful aggressor.
And then when Kincaid 'gets in Blair's face' and threatens to kill him, after some discussions with his men, he turns to Blair and says, "Execution's off... I can *use* a man like you."
Meanwhile, Jim takes out one of the terroist's, claiming to have smelled his skin bracer. Simon asks if he's going to catch the next one through English Leather.
With Jim and Simon closing in, Kincaid takes Blair hostage and makes a dash for the waiting heliocoptor, instructing his men to meet him at Camp Liberty after they execute the remaining hostages.
To rescue Blair from the chopper, Jim catches a ride on the landing gear. To avoid slipping, he handcuffs himself to the landing gear.
Meanwhile, Simon intecepts the fleeing terrorists on the ground by ramming the truck.
When Kincaid realises Jim has hitched a ride, he attempts to shoot him. Blair kicks him from the chopper,
When Blair pushed Kincaid out of the helicopter he commited an act which could easily have resulted in Kincaid's death. Blair committed a homicidal act. However, it was also at that moment that Kincaid was about to shoot Jim, who was hanging onto the helicopter. So Blair was acting 'in the moment' and fulfilling part of his contract with Jim -- to watch Jim's back as the partner to a sentinel. It did NOT seem pre-meditated, but driven by fear and adrenalin. [Also, he has heard Kincaid name the game: this is war -- there are no prisoners, there are no witnesses (kill all the hostages) so he knows that as a hostage, he is still slated for execution.] It was a 'kill or be killed' situation -- one in which words were not an available option.
He then holds a flare gun on the pilot, claiming to know how to fly the machine and forces an immediate landing, with Kincaid dangling from Jim's leg.
In regards to the flaregun, Blair clearly intended to pursuade the pilot to turn around, not to kill him. And when the pilot doubted that the gun was a threat (since you don't kill a pilot, leaving yourself vulnerable to a helicopter crash), he bluffed some more. So here, given time to think, Blair chose words over shooting
In the final scene, a lot more about Blair's character is revealed.
Blair comes over after Jim has told Simon what is REALLY going on and who Blair really is. And Blair is cringingly asking "Did he, like, freak out -- or what?!" He's standing so close to Jim he as to look up. Jim is looking down with a look that I can't really describe and saying it's really going to be ok. And he pats Blair on both cheeks But then, Blair does this comic gulping cringe and asks, "This wasn't, like, a *typical* day for you, was it?" And Jim is just grinning and won't tell him, chuckles a bit and walks away. Leaving Blair to to go, "Well, was it?!" In that semi-hysterical, voice-cracking manner.
He knows that things like the Switchman can happen, but I suspect he didn't realize how dangerous the city of Cascade can be and thus how much danger he would be putting himself in on a regular basis, by being partnered with a *detective,* whose job he likened as a 'human crime lab with organic surveillance equipment.' I think he saw the job as mainly a forensic one, not a fighting one. Until now.
The mark of a hero.
With this event, we see the first instance of Jim's sentinel senses going wonky when he's emotionally distraught and not dealing with those emotions.
And we begin to get the list of people who Jim cared about dying on him. The men in Peru, now Danny Choi. [There were other people but we hear about them later]
Jim was Choi's mentor/big brother figure and Choi chose to go into cop work as a result of his association with Jim. Notice the way in which Jim is affected at the scene of the death.
Jim is not really aware of when his senses are operating at their hyper levels .. and that gets him into trouble. We see Blair shaking his head at this in the courtroom.
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We also see another sign of Blair trying to coach Jim on social nuances when he can't understand why Carolyn suddenly gets abrupt with him about the IRS thing.
We see Blair turning down the suggestion that he not ride with Jim (when Jim is suspended) "Looks like you'll need another thesis subject" "Says *who*?!"
We see Blair once again liken anthropology with detective work. He analogizes the crime scene to an archeological dig. These guys really are not that different, if you look past the surface.
Beverly Sanchez drinks beer [goes against a stereotype that women don't drink beer] and suggests that they be 'friends.'
What is it with bad guys that lick their lips at Jim? Tommy Juno on the courthouse steps (I think) does it and later in Murder 101 during that hot interrogation scene, Brad Ventriss does it.
Speaking of the courthouse steps scene. We see another instance of Blair serving as Jim's 'moral' guide, not just his backup. Just as in Vendetta, he keeps Jim 'safe' by not allowing Jim to vent his anger in a self-destructive manner.
Jim refers to "The Sandburg Zone"
This ep shows how incredibly barren Jim's loft is before Sandburg moves in.
(since I only caught the final half of this ep, I'm just relating what I saw. Any help to fill in the blanks would be appreciated)
Shooter, Tommy Juno, falls four stories.
In the hospital, the doctiors find no brain activity and internal injuries, big shock there..
While Jim stops at a lunch stand he is the victim of a drive by shooting attempt. The shooter appears to be Tommy Juno.
When Jim arrrives back at hospital, he discovers that Juno has died of his injuries.
Further investigation reveals that the two shoters have identical DNA. Something that only happens in the case of identlical twins.
It is discovered that the twins real identities are Tommy and Dillian.
They are from Ireland, and members of the IRA
The trucking company was O'Toole Trucking
It is here that Tommy, the real Tommy, kills his IRA buddies to save his own life.
He then kidnaps Bevery Sanchez to force JIm to meet him on the fairground midway.
Jim goes, offering to trade Dillian for Beverly.
To convince Tommy that the dead Dilian is all right, they set him up in a remote control wheel chair and with Balir at the controls, wheel him off. Unfortunately things go south when the chair hits a hole in the walk, upsetting the apple cart and a shoot out finishes the trade.
Note the lift of Blair's eyebrows when Jim is talking to Animal Control and mentions a permit.
Blair pays $850 for the warehouse.
The Barbary ape that Blair is studying is named Larry
Blair's apartment is cluttered.
He wear's several layers of clothes in his home, signifying tat the place is cold.
His home is next door to an "ice" lab.
In the episode teaser, the drub lab is attacked by several unknown motorcycle riders and as a result of the lab being bombed, Blair's apartment is destroyed, leaving him homeless and in need.
The gang that ran the ice lab were the 357s.
The reason for the attack on the lab? Half million dollars worth of stolen ice.
Earl Gaines, an ex-football player and now a cop, is a friend of the gang leader, Anton Hollands suspected of making the run on the drug lab.
The suspected gang is called the Duces
After Gaines meets with Anton (who claims the lab was hit by cops) someone from the 357s hits Anton, killing him. Gaines chases down the shooter, losing his gun in the foot chase. As he is about to make the arrest, the shooter, Jason Garvey, is gunned down…with Gaines lost gun.
A search warrant finds drugs and the gun in Gaines' apartment, closing the fram tighter around him.
Meanwhile, Jim and Blair track down Tyrell, the leader of the 357s. Jim forces a chat between him and the gang leader by scenting drugs in his truck and threatening to bring in drug dogs unless Tyrell agrees to a 48 hour truce, so they can have time to learn the truth.
Gaines contacts Jim, refusing to turn himself in, but voices his concerns for his grandmother, Leila Laqua. Jim arranges for Blair to go in, pretending to be a social worker, to bring the elderly lady out. The woman refuses to leave her home, remembering the times when neighbors protected each other. Giving Blair an idea.
When Jim calls, Blair informs him that the woman will not leave and that he is staying with her. Then he calls an apartment meeting.
Jason Garvey is killed in his hospital room even though he has a police guard
Angered by the way things are going the Duces leader orders two of his gangers to pick up Grandmother Laqua
The Roosevelt Garden Safety Committee, organized at Blair's apartment meeting, stops the abduction with very little trouble.
Meanwhile, Jim is beginning to suspect that Gaines partner, Lt William's is behind the frame-up. His reason, cigarette smoke he recognizes from meeting William's. He discusses his suspicions with Simon.
An investigation into William's activities reveals several out of state calls to on John Magneson, and major west coast dealer. The Major Crimes Unit track down the appointed meet and stop the sale. Apprehending Williams and clearing Gaines.
Blair and Jim are called in on the murder of Susan Faiser, a woman found apparently killed in the bathtub with a yellow scarf looped around her neck
Blair, distressed by the murder, tells his date, Christina Hong about it.
The signiture of this particular murder…, random victim selection, the yellow scarf, personal items missing, placed in the tub and a 911 call are revealed on a newscast the next day.
Other victims of similar mureders were Adam Walker, a drug dealer, and Billy Bright, who played in a band at the Club Doom.
The reporter is Donald Hoss.tells Jim there is a leak in the department. His concern…Has Blair spoken out of turn.
At Fraiser's funeral, Blair accidently alerts the suspected serial killer to the fact that "she" has been spotted by gesturing toward "her" A car chase insues and the suspects exscpes by jumping from the bridge.
No body is found.
After this episode, Simon comments that it might be best to cut Blair loose. Jim disagrees saying he needs Blair's help.
Simon then informs Jim that he has called in Anthony Bates, an FBI profiler to aid in the case.
While watching the reporter's tape of the suspect fleeing the funeral, Jim realizes they are looking for a man. Women do not have adam's apples.
Blair disobeys Jim and takes his current lady, Chris to Club Doom thinking he might be able to uncover a clue to the murders.
Meanwhile, Jim responds to a call of a strange man staring into a window. They arrest the man, DuWayne Underwood, only to discover that he was hired by the real killer, David Lash to pose as the serial killer.
Back at the bullpen, Blair bounces a theory off Jim, Simon and Bates: He has discovered the link between the victims, and suspects that the killer is stealing his victim's lives.
Soon after that Jim discovers that Bates treated the now suspected Lash. When they try to find Bates, they discover a message scrawled on the restroom mirror.
The message: "who am I now?"
Another news report, revealing the case to date brings them to the realization that the leak had been Lash
When the MCU brings in Lash's father, they discover that he had a brother, Jimmy, who died at the age of five. After his brother's death, Lash took over Jimmy's life. The reason, a mother that abused him.
Lash's mother's favorite color was Yellow.
Lash's mother got custody of David after his parents separated.
When Blair admits to Chris that he actually suspected she had been the department leak, she blows him of. While he's trying to calm her down he thinks he sees lash watching them in the cab window's reflection.
Panicked, he retreats to the loft where he tries to call Jim.
Scene of Jim working out in the gym.
Lash busts into the loft and takes Blair.
Jim discovers the loft has been broken into and trashed. Blair is gone.
Blair regains consciousness bond to a dentist's chair
Jim, afraid for Blair returns to his only clue, contaminated water. He manages to get permission to break the seal on a vial of water (evidence) and through scent, identifies bird waste in the water. The water came from a duck pond.
The department narrows the locaton down to Alfred's Pond in the warehouse district.
This is the show that first mentions the fabled NIPPLE RING. when Blair mentions he might get a tattoo Jim asks, "Above the nipple ring?" Blair responds with a huge grin. "How'd you know about that?"
Night Train
Rogue
Love and Guns
Attraction
Vow of Silence
SECOND SEASON
Flight
Out of the Past
Deep Water
Reunion
Payback
True Crime
Ice Man
The Rig
Spare Parts
Second Chance
Black or White
Blind Man's Bluff
Hear No Evil
Light My Fire
Secret
Dead Drop
Red Dust
Smart Alec
Private Eyes
Vanishing Act
Pennies From Heaven
Survival
Brother's Keeper
Sleeping Beauty
THIRD SEASON
Warriors
Three Point Shot
The Girl Next Door
Poachers
Inside Man
Vendetta
Fool Me Twice
Storm Warning
Red Ice
Dead Certain
Breaking Ground
Prisoner X
The Trance
Mirror Image
Finkleman's Folly
Sweet Science
Remembrance
Love Kills
Crossroads
Foreign Exchange
Neighborhood Watch
Night Shift
Sentinel Too, part 1
Fourth Season
Sentinel Too, part 2
Murder 101
4-Point Shot
Dead End on Blank Street
The Waiting Room
The Real Deal
Most Wanted
The Sentinel: by Blair Sandburg
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DARYL BANKS
Daryal is 14 when he is introduced to the series.
DETECTIVE JAMES JOSEPH ELLISON
James Joseph Ellison, son of William, brother of Stephen. I think his mom was Grace. He has a cousin Rucker Ellison.
Jim is a sentinel, a person with five hyper sensitive senses, is chosen because of a genetic advantage. These senses are honed by solitary time spent in the wild
Jim carries a SIG Sauer P228 Here's everything you always wanted to know about it (probably not, but here it is anyway).
Overall Height -- 5.35 inches
Overall Width -- 1.46 inches
Barrel Length -- 3.86 inches
Rifling Twist -- One turn in 9.84 inches
Number Of Rifling Grooves -- 6
Sight Radium -- 5.71 inches
Weight (Without Magazine) -- 26.1 ounces
Weight of Empty Magazine -- 3.0 ounces
Weight of Pistol and Empty Magazine -- 29.1 ounces
Trigger Pull Weight -- 12.12 pounds (double-action);
4.4 pounds
(single-action)
Magazine Capacity -- 13 rounds
Length o/a: 185mm
Barrel: 114mm
Weight: 645kg
Rifling: hexagonal, rh
Magazine capacity: 15
SOME ADDITIONAL HANDGUN TIDBITS
A bit of handgun history:
Taggert *was* the Captain of the Bomb Disposal Unit. He is now a detective
in Major Crime.
Joan Banks is Simon's ex-wife
Rafe Is good to look at.
EPISODE GUIDE/SYNOPSIS
SPOILERS FOLLOWThere is a bomber loose in Cascade, Washington. And Jim's senses have just come back "on-line."
We do get to get a sense of who the guys are *individually* in this one.
THE SIEGE
The Cascade Police Department is taken over by a group of milita called the Sunrise Patriots after two members, Alton and Morrison, are sentenced to life imprisonment.
VARIOUS THOUGHTS ON "THE KILLER"
The death of Danny Choi --
THOUGHTS ON THE DEBT
NOT YET AIRED ON SCIFI