Network: CTV
Cast: Enrico Colantoni (1), Hugh Dillon (2), Amy Jo Johnson (3), Sergio Di Zio (4), David Paetkau (5), Michael Cram, Mark Taylor, and Henry Czerny (6)
Did you know? - Henry Czerny won a Gemini Award for the role of Jack Swanson in this episode.
Read about 'Scorpio', the pilot episode of Flashpoint.
Episode 2 - First In Line
More often that not with a police procedural type series, I follow it diligently to get a glimpse of the story lines of the various cast characters on the show. However with Flashpoint, I find myself drawn into the case of the week as well. And more often than not, the case of the week is even more compelling than the characters stories themselves.
In the all important second episode, Flashpoint not only delivers a great case, it also continues to show us how the main characters are affected and expand on their personalities. Sam's continued education about what the SRU is all about continues meaning that we also continue to get to know more about what their job entails. In episode 2, a father pushed by unfortunate circumstances pulls a gun on everyone and demands that his daughter is given the heart instead of another man on the list. Is he right? Of course not. But is what he's doing wrong? Well that's a gray area isn't it? You can't help but empathise with him and understand why he's doing what he's doing.
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| Henry Czerny's compelling and heartbreaking turn as Jack Swanson makes you think about what's right and wrong, and every thing in between. |
Hospital Director: Mr Swanson I'm afraid we've had a bit of a miscommunication.
Jack: What's up?
Hospital Director: The transplant coordinator... The recipient list had been updated and she had not been made aware of that. I know this is distressing but the truth is another patient has had to be given priority.
Jack: I'm sorry what?
Hospital Director: I'm so sorry Mr Swanson, but the next heart will be Phoebe's.
Jack: Urm maybe you don't know this but Phoebe has been on the waiting list for 14 months.
Hospital Director: I really have to apologise.
Jack: She's first in line, she's been first in line for months.
Hospital Director: This is not a deli counter Mr Swanson you know that.
Jack: Oh Heather can you please explain to him. Look she was here once last week already. She was prepped and everything but the heart was flawed. Do you know what that's like?
Hospital Director: Considering the travel time of this organ...
Jack: Yeah...
Hospital Director: ...the window of survivability is shorter.
Jack: So then why are we standing here!
Hospital Director: In this situation, the computer selects the recipient closer to the hospital.
Jack: Closer to... Closer? The only reason we were at home was because you, because the hospital told us to go home to prepare ourselves to say goodbye. Did your computer tell you that?
Hospital Director: Mr Swanson.
Jack: And now you're telling me that if we had just stayed...
Hospital Director: I'm telling you that you should not have been paged to.
Jack: I don't care. This is my daughter, this is my daughter!
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| "Job's not about being a good shot. Job's about saving lives." |
Ed: Let's set command post on site.
Greg: Copy that. Jules you'll be my secondary tech and required.
Jules: Got it.
Ed: Wordy, cover the boss. Spike, com links, explosives if we need them.
Spike: Copy copy. A bomb, make it a bomb. I never get a bomb. Explosive entry at least I would settle for.
Ed: Lou you're less lethal. It's a hospital so no gas.
Lou: Less lethal?!
Ed: Mr Braddock, you may observe from the command post.
Sam: Observe?
Greg: Job's not about being a good shot. Job's about saving lives.
