Episode 15,
Season 5
Title: Blame Game
Story by:
Aron Coleite Eli
Directed by: Miguel Ferrer
Original Air Date: March 19, 2006
Description: (full synopsis)
Six firefighters die while
fighting devastating wildfires. Macy, Jordan and
Nigel discover that the men never should have died and
begin investigating whether they were murdered and who's
to blame. Meanwhile Bug works with Woody and Lu to
solve the mysterious death of an unidentified man
dressed in a superhero suit. Garret also has to
deal with his daughter when she threatens to leave
rehab.
Guest
Stars:
Alex McKenna (Abby Macy),
Lindsay Frost (Maggie),
Tyler Brooks
(Director of Rehab), Alan Conn (Suspect), Lisa Rotondi
(Dianne Anthony), David Ury (Arthur Hay)
Random Facts:
-
The Patron Saint of Firefighter is St. Florian. He was a Third
century officer in Roman army stationed in modern Austria. Military
administrator of the town of Noricum, and a closet Christian. Said to have
stopped a town from burning by throwing a single bucket of water on the blaze,
and thus his association with firefighters and those who protect us from fire,
including chimney sweeps. When ordered to execute a group of Christians during
the persecutions of Diocletian, he refused, and professed his own faith. Martyr.
- Tid bit: Allan Arkush (per the
CR board) informed us that the robots we rented as each one cost $3500 a pop.
They didn't work well and they ended up digitally cloning the robots. To
quote Allan: "They would do what was programmed for about 5 seconds then they
would topple over or veer off to the side & crash in to a wall."
Goofs:
- When Woody puts the robots in
the elevator he puts three in. Then he goes to close the freight elevator
doors. As he goes to close the door we see a shot of the robots again.
This time there are five robots in there.
Also one of the robots falls over
in the first shot. After a pan to Woody and Lu's face we go back to the
robots and they're all standing again. So unless the robots right
themselves...
- Where was the blood on the
superhero costume when they gave it to Mr. Gibbson (Keith's uncle). Does
the morgue now pay for dry cleaning?
Music:
Hit the Ground, Lizz Wright
Shaft, Isaac Hayes
Mea Culpa, Brian Eno & David Byrne
Quotes:
Nigel:
Well, finally my influence pays off, because you look
fabulous!
Nigel:
You finally did it?
Bug:
Yep. 271 horsepower, V8 with an ATI supercharger,
satellite imagery, GPS…
Nigel:
Ah, sweet…
Bug:
Uhuh, Aberdeen leather trim, six-way power bucket seats,
in-dash six CD changer, MP3 player.
Woody:
(to Lu) I’m sorry I can’t understand what you are
saying, you have a doughnut in your mouth
Woody:
… Maybe we should talk about last week.
Lu:
There’s nothing to talk about
Woody:
Of course there’s something to talk about, there’s
always something to talk about, the weather, the red
sox, the severed head we found in the alley behind
Mickey’s Steakhouse.
Lu:
Not my case, thank God.
Woody:
Not mine either, just an example. Should I just keep
talking until I get a reaction? (Lu ignores him)... Hang
on, hang on, you can’t even make eye contact and you
still don’t think we need to talk.
Nigel:
You parked your car on the street, are you insane?
Bug:
My space in the garage is next to Jordan’s, she dings my
door every time she opens hers
Nigel:
But your car could get stolen on the street, or broken
into
Bug:
oh contraire, when I leave the car I set the alarm (Man
falls out window)… If someone tries to break in, it
calls my cell phone… (cell rings)
Bug:
(sees body on his car) oh man!!!!!!
Nigel:
I’m taking an inventory, we have got everything we need
to go an retrieve the bodies.
Lily:
Nobody’s died.
Nigel:
Yet.
Abby:
That’s kind of judgemental dad.
Garret:
Asking you what goes on in group sessions is judgmental?
Abby:
What goes on is we talk, but what you asked was “have
they put you in with the hard core addicts."
Garret:
Well, I was wondering if they lump you all together, or…
Abby:
No, you and mom lumped me all together with these freaks.
Garret:
Abby, the first step to recovery is admitting you have a
problem.
Abby:
Yeah? Because I don’t hear that everyday, do you have
anything new?
Jordan:
Just a small point sir, the flags shouldn’t be touching
the ground
Garret:
I’ll talk to her.
Maggie:
No, this can’t be solved with dictates from Daddy.
Bug:
(to dead body) You ruined my car.
Nigel:
Ok, who’s going to say it? Leapt of a tall building, and
misjudged the landing. Passed out while flying by. Cape
malfunction.
Bug:
(to body) Did you really think you could fly?
Jordan:
This bluff is what they were trying protect.
Nigel:
What’s there?
Jordan:
Well connected rich people.
Nigel:
They don’t deserve fire protection?
Jordan:
Just answering the question.
Nigel:
Really?
Jordan:
Really.
Nigel:
Way to stick it to the man Bug!
Nigel:
…This way all my followers at nigelblog.com can get a
glimpse into my daily life.
Bug:
Now there’s a scary thought.
Bug:
Oh, I’m sorry I…
Lily:
No, I should have paid more attention…
Bug:
…should’ve looked where I was going….
Bug:
…According to my insurance agent, it all depends. Did he
jump, did he fall, or was he pushed. Suicide is
considered an ‘act of god’ for which the cheap bastards
pay out nothing, nadda, zip. I mean, the only way the
policy pays off is if someone deliberately tossed the
poor bastard out of the window. (does some computer
predictions) He took a header out of one of these
windows, on the 14th, 15th, or 16th
floor.
Robots:
Hello, I’m from the planet Zorgon, please take me home…
Woody:
Hey there little guys, hello little robot, how are…
Lu:
What are you doing?
Woody:
I’m going to send them down to the morgue.
Lu:
Do you really think that is a good idea?
Woody:
You have got to loosen up a little.
Hay:
Mr Gibson lives in a world of good and evil.
Woody:
Those robots for sale?
Hay:
oh no, they’re an advance strike force from the planet
Zorgon, we trying to neutralise them, if they escape the
earth is doomed… (Woody & Lu looks at him) I’m kidding.
Mr Shredder:
We shred things!
Garret:
What are you doing in here? You should be monitoring the
IV’s.
Nigel:
I am, I am, you need to see this Dr. Macy.
Garret:
You know this whole place runs like a ship without a
crew, it’s unbelievable.
Nigel:
Hey, hey, hey. I don’t know what your problem is but
nobody I’ve seen today is goofing off. Now if you could
just stop crabbing long enough to listen, I’ve got
something to show you.
Garret:
Well, lets see it.
Jordan:
Calm down Garret.
Garret:
You know it’s like appointing a carpet salesman chief
medical examiner.
Jordan:
It’s worse, carpet salesman don’t try to kill people
Bug:
Can you give me a hand?
Lu:
…no…
Bug:
Oh.
Lu:
Afraid you’ll break your scissors?
Bug:
It just doesn’t seem right to cut it.
Lu:
Does that mean your not mad anymore? About your car?
Bug:
It’s just a car.
Lu:
You’ve known Woody a long time?
Bug:
Yeah
Lu:
Think he’s a good guy?
Bug:
Yeah, but I wouldn’t want that to get back to him. So,
why do you ask?
Bug:
Who knew, superheroes get allergies!
Bug:
What did you find upstairs?
Lu:
Come see for yourself. And bring your crime buster kit!
Nigel:
(into radio) And then when I was 8 I have my first pony
ride at what you people would call a petting zoo. I
always thought that sounded faintly naughty…
Garret:
If you don’t know where the fault lies you can’t fix it.
Abby:
We’re all sitting in it, it’s one great big huge
stinking pile of fault, and it’s never going away!
Woody:
You know, he wore a costume under his clothes.
Mr Gibson:
What?
Woody:
Yeah, like a superhero thing, cape and all
Mr Gibson:
Really? The biggest disappointment of Keith’s life was
when he realised he couldn’t grow up to be a superhero,
he was 8. I never saw a kid so depressed.
Nigel:
Is Dr. Macy ok? He seems particularly crabby today.
Jordan:
I think he’s just worried about Abby
Nigel:
Oh good, I was afraid it was personal
Woody:
It doesn’t make sense, if I had millions of dollars…
Lu:
Millions of stolen dollars, he doesn’t want to throw up
red flags to the IRS.
Woody:
I’m not saying I’d go out an buy a yacht, but I’d at
least spring for a schooner.
Lu:
Or a dinghy.
Woody:
The obvious motive is that Mr Shredder doesn’t just
shred…
Lu:
Yeah, he looks at a clients documents first…
Woody:
When he finds hanky panky…
Lu:
He tries to cut himself in on the action…
Woody:
Keith Everett would not go for it…
Lu:
We’re finishing each others sentences, does that mean
anything?
Woody:
You’re the shrink, you tell me
Lu:
… then do some old fashioned leg work.
Woody:
I love leg work.
Lu:
I figure.
Mr Shredder:
(to Lu and Woody) Who are you guys? Crocket and Tubbs?
Woody:
One last thing, you left too soon, there was something
like $850,000 in his file cabinets. Cash. Get him out of
here.
Mr Shredder:
Damn him!
Lu:
You think that’s a confession?
Woody:
Sounds like a confession to me.
Woody:
He was playing Robin Hood.
Lily:
Who is William T. Jones?
Bug:
Someone who needed help
Lily:
I thought you were getting another car?
Bug:
I decided I wasn’t that guy
Lu:
So, you still want to talk?
Woody:
Talk?
Lu:
Yeah, about the weather, red sox, that severed head in
the Alley behind Mickey’s Steakhouse
Woody:
Not my case.
Lu:
Not my case either. It was just an example.
Woody:
Great, well, lets talk.
Lu:
Talk.
Jordan:
Expecting a call?
Garret:
No.
Jordan:
Thinking about making one?
Garret:
I can’t send the reports until you put them down.
Jordan:
Abby or Maggie? Who are you thinking about calling?
Garret:
I’m not exactly on their good sides right now.
Jordan: Why do you think that is?
Garret:
Because I can’t fix it.
Jordan:
Did they ask you to?
Garret:
They expect me to.
Jordan:
They do or you do? Nobody can fix it Garret, its not a
broken toy. It’s a process, its not easy but you can’t
just give up.
Garret:
I’m not.
Jordan:
You’re afraid to make a phone call.
Garret:
I’m trying to think what to say.
Jordan: Well, you gotta have the conversation with them, you can’t
have it in your head.
Garret:
I’m out of words Jordan, I’ve been talking until I’m
blue in the face.
Jordan:
Maybe just listen.
Garret:
About blaming someone. You know sometimes things happen
that somebody has to pay for, this isn’t one of them.
Maggie:
We can present a united front, supportive, no
judgemental.
Garret:
What good will that do?
Maggie:
I don’t know, we’ve never tried it. We’re the ones that
broke the family. This may be our last chance.
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