Created by: Mark Ellis & Stephanie Morgenstern
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 Nicholas Campbell (6)
Did You Know? - Nicholas Campbell was nominated for a Gemini Award for the role of George Orston in this episode.
Read about 'Asking For Flowers', the fourth episode of Flashpoint.
Episode 5 - Who's George?
This job isn't easy. And this episode drives that message home hard. Sam is trying to excel at the negotiation part of the job but finds it hard. How do you connect with the bad guys? Yes, how do you indeed?
After watching all 5 seasons of Flashpoint, I learned that the guy holding the gun is not always rotten to the core. Yes, some of them are. But sometimes, it's just a guy pushed by his circumstances that cause him to make really bad choices. There's always two sides to a coin. And there's always more to a story or situation than it seems. Because every word, every action, follows a reaction. Cause and effect. Episode 5's case of the week is one of those that makes me really emotional.
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| This is a really funny scene. Ed and Lou make very convincing baddies though. |
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| And Spike is hilarious! |
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| Okay so obviously 'Samtastic' sucks at negotiating. |
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| Whoa! Calm down Lou! Mark Taylor who plays Lou is a great actor methinks. |
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| "Jackass? Did he say jackass?" Spike really is the comedian in this team. |
Lou: Why now? What do I got to lose?
Sam: You sound very upset.
Lou: You damn straight I am.
Sam: Alright I hear what you're saying...
Wordy: Stay in control. This is your negotiation.
Sam: What do we need to do so we can all go home?
Lou: You can give me what I want.
Sam: I'd like to try.
Lou: You know what I'd really like? I'd like some coke. How 'bout that? You give me an ounce, this is over. Hello...
Ed: I'm gonna do it. Hello...
Spike: A little help here. Hello!
Ed: Hello?
Spike: Hello!
Lou: You hear me but you not doin' nothin' about it.
Ed: He's a lying pig!
Sam: I'm not a liar.
Greg: Don't argue. Just get him back.
Sam: Okay look, you're obviously very upset.
Lou: Yes. Yes. You know what that means?
Jules: You know I really wish a cop would negotiate us to safety.
Greg: Come on Sam, just talk to them.
Lou: Dude! You know what I want!
Sam: I'm not giving you cocaine jackass!
Ed: Bang. Bang.
Spike: Jackass? Did he say jackass?
Greg: Okay Sam let's talk this through.
Sam: Just give me a minute Sarg.
Greg: Long way from Kandahar huh?
Sam: I was doing everything right wasn't I? Mirroring, emotional labelling, eye messaging, everything in the book but I just...
Greg: Need to listen. Look you can kick ass like nobody's business and you look great in the cool pants, but as long as you're out there and you're trying to talk to somebody you've got to be able to listen. You've got to be able to connect.
Sam: I know. Okay, it's just...
Greg: How do I connect to bad guys when I spend 4 years shooting them?
Sam: I just need to finish this review.
Greg: No, you need time. Field training. A little patience. Okay. Remember you got the cool pants down.
Greg: Okay, okay, you figure out how to get into the impossible building and I'll go talk to the killer with nothing to lose.
Ed: If you put it that way.
Greg: Sam you're with Ed, Jules you're my second.
Sam: Let me be second Sarg.
Jules: Easy cowboy. You know you can't blow or shoot anything up in the truck right?
Sam: I could use the field training. So long as you're scared of blowing anything up.
Jules: No.
Greg: Alright, follow me.
Greg: Okay we've got just over 2 hours. What do we do when he demands his money?
Sam: Refer to high authority, get concessions, try to keep him on the line.
Greg: Good. So how do we make a connection with this guy? Can't talk anybody out of anything if he thinks you don't understand. So what do you understand?
Sam: I don't know, guy's a thief...
Greg: You take pride in your job, so does he. Connection. Right? But remember what the point is Sam. It's not you. It's not him. It's those hostages. It's Ruth Skellar. She's the point.
