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Episode No. | Season | |
14 | 2x01 | II |
Business as Usual is the first episode in Season II and the fourteenth episode in Flashpoint.
Synopsis[]
Greg interviews a new female SRU officer to replace Jules who is recuperating in the hospital. Team One is called to a scene where three men have taken an executive hostage to force an apology.
Plot[]
Sam visits Jules who is still recovering in hospital and they discuss Callaghan's temporary replacement. Team One narrow down Donna Sabine and five others out of 300 possible people.
Lorne Wilkes' house is intruded by three men who take his belongings for a debt. Wilkes calls Brian Bauman and they get together with Stan Matthews. They enter the Stock Exchange Media Center and demand to see Joel Graves. They set up a tent and sign saying "Homeless, thanks to Grayson Kernes." Bauman and Wilkes go up when it is clear that Graves will not come down to them.
Greg interviews Sabine and has a concern over Sabine's self-report psych evaluations shows inconsistencies, pointing out that bonding and being who the subject wants to see is not as important as having someone to draw from.
Bauman and Wilkes spot Graves and Graves escapes. Matthews starts dousing himself in gasoline shouting at people to "stand back." Parker begins negotiation with Matthews and orders everyone with a firearm to leave the room. Firetrucks and ambulances are now on standby. Bauman and Wilkes comes finds and holds Graves at gunpoint. Wordy are on floor seven, Ed is rappelling in the elevator shaft, Braddock and Lou are on floor six and Spike is at the controls. The plan is to activate a security measure that makes the elevator go down a level and open. Graves is held at gunpoint by Bauman again so Braddock and Young cannot shoot and Lane cannot drop a flashbang in. Scarlatti activates the other security measure to bring the elevator down to the lobby level. Lane talks Bauman down and Bauman is apprehended. Matthews escalates and Young brings in a turbofan and contains Matthews.
Parker finally accepts Sabine after conversing with Lane.
Trivia[]
- Last appearance of Kira Marlowe.
- Guest stars Jessica Steen and Peter MacNeill previously starred together in Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future.
- This episode was erroneously credited as Season 2 Episode 5 in the US.
Cast[]
- Hugh Dillon as Ed Lane
- Amy Jo Johnson as Julianna 'Jules' Callaghan
- David Paetkau as Sam Braddock
- Enrico Colantoni as Gregory 'Greg' Parker
- Sergio Di Zio as Mike 'Spike' Scarlatti
- Michael Cram as Kevin 'Wordy' Wordsworth
- Mark Taylor as Lewis 'Lou' Young
Recurring Cast[]
Guest Starring[]
- Jessica Steen as Donna Sabine
- Peter MacNeill as Stan Matthews
- Hugh Thompson as Brian Bauman
- Aaron Abrams as Joel Graves
- Greg Spottiswood as Lorne Wilkes
- Matt Bois as Howie Cranwell
- Jean Daigle as Oliver Haskins
- Samantha Espie as Celia Westfall
- Robin Wilcock as Business Officer
Uncredited[]
- Mark Sparks as Security Guard
Producers[]
- Anne Marie La Traverse - Executive Producer
- Bill Mustos - Executive Producer
- Sharon Mustos - Associate Producer
- Adam Roberts - Associate Producer
- John Calvert - Producer
- Mark Ellis - Co-Producer
- Stephanie Morgenstern - Co-Producer
- R. B. Carney – Consulting Producer