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Boomtown

Each episode of this series, set in present day Los Angeles, examines one crime from many different viewpoints - uniformed cops, detectives, witnesses, the media, the fire department and rescue squad, even the criminals themselves.

10 Votes (8.1)

2002 HD United States English Ended
Crime Drama
los angeles california california criminal investigation

Credits:

Graham Yost

director

Mykelti Williamson

Police Department Detective II Bobby 'Fearless' Smith

Neal McDonough

Assistant District Attorney David McNorris

Donnie Wahlberg

Detective Joel Stevens

Jason Gedrick

Police Department Police Officer II Tom Turcotte

Gary Basaraba

Police Department Police Officer III Ray Hechler

Lana Parrilla

Teresa Ortiz, paramedic in season one, rookie police officer in season two

S1E1 - Pilot 2002-09-29

The circumstances leading to the murder of a teenager and the wounding of a little girl in a drive-by shooting unwind from the points of view of the deputy district attorney, police, paramedics and reporters who report to the scene, and finally, that of one of the perpetrators and his grandfather. David McNorris, the deputy district attorney, manipulates the tragedy to feed his insatiable appetite for power, prestige, and media exposure. Detectives Joel Stevens and Bobby ""Fearless"" Smith and Officers Ray Hechler and Tom Turcotte encounter protective parents, traffic accidents, and a near-drowning as they investigate the shooting and track down the teenaged suspects. Paramedic Teresa Ortiz tends to the wounded young girl and provides the detectives with the information they need to solve the case. Reporter Andrea Little flirts with danger as she strikes up a conversation with her lovers wife to get one scoop on the story, and shows humanity when she refuses to capitalize on a mans gri

S1E2 - Possession 2002-10-06

Joel and Fearless, and Ray and Tom, discover that things are not what they seem as they set off in a high speed pursuit of a man who is overheard by a telemarketer murdering one person and planning to kill another; as he arranges several meetings with Andrea, David works overtime to allay his wifes suspicion that hes having an affair.

S1E3 - The Squeeze 2002-10-13

When the charges against Robert Colson, a prominent attorney accused of murdering his former girlfriend, are dismissed at a preliminary hearing, the detectives and patrol officers look for ways to put pressure on Colsons brother and his family to get one of them to flip on him; Andrea takes a personal interest in the story, which keeps Davids name on the front page and causes friction with her mother; Joel, who also has taken the case to heart, risks his life as he obtains the evidence that will close the case legitimately after he disagrees with Rays planting evidence against Colsons sister-in-law to use as leverage.

S1E4 - Reelin' in the Years 2002-10-20

Joel and Fearless solve the 26-year-old cold case of the murder of Paul Turcottes partner during a bank robbery, forcing Tom to relive his childhood memories of the shooting and the effect it had on his father, and validating Andreas five year struggle to free the unwitting accomplice originally convicted for the slaying.

S1E5 - All Hallow's Eve 2002-10-27

Teresas ambulance is hijacked by a thief who threatens to kill her if she doesnt save his brother, whos been shot in the heart during a burglary; Ray and Tom go undercover to track down a trio of larcenous pranksters, who get the scare of a lifetime when theyre captured; David has a horrifying time at a Hollywood Halloween party when Andrea breaks off their relationship and Marian accuses him of adultery.

S1E6 - The Freak 2002-11-03

Haunted by a promise he made to an old friend, Fearless risks his life to protect a little girl who is the only cooperating witness to a mob hit; Ray and Tom investigate a stolen corpse that was shot through a cannon and landed in a hot tub.

S1E7 - Insured by Smith & Wesson 2002-11-10

Joel and David face off over negotiating with armed robbers who have taken hostages during the heist of a sporting goods store; stung when he fails to get a promotion based on not ""stepping up"", Ray insists upon going undercover as a paramedic to scope out the situation inside the store; after being recognized as a cop by one of the perps, Ray is beaten, tied up and threatened with death and must convince the store manager, a former actor who once played a cop on TV, to step up to the plate and resist the gunmen; when one of the robbers forces Ray to have a last telephone conversation with his wife, Ray calls Tom instead and gives him the information the swat team snipers need to end the standoff; in the aftermath, Ray discovers an unpleasant truth about the store manager, whose television character inspired Ray to become a cop.

S1E8 - Crash 2002-11-17

Joel and Fearless work with a claims investigator, who is also Fearlesss ex-girlfriend, to uncover the insurance fraud ring behind a fatal multi-car collision.

S1E9 - The David McNorris Show 2002-12-01

A powerful Hollywood producer offers to advance Davids career in exchange for Davids obstructing justice to protect the producers teenage son whos accused of the murder of a teenager; Joel and Fearless uncover the painful family secret which led to the girls murder; after David confesses his affair with Andrea, Marian leaves him.

S1E10 - Coyote 2002-12-08

Joel and Fearless enlist the help of Andrea and a psychiatrist in obtaining information about the kidnapping of a teenager from the only witness to the crime, a psychotic homeless man who was Andreas friend in high school.

S1E11 - Monster's Brawl 2003-01-05

Investigating the brutal murder of a homeless man bludgeoned to death with a brick, Joel and Fearless follow up on a tip from Teresa and discover two filmmakers who pay vagrants to become would-be gladiators and battle each other in the park; when the detectives realize that the filmmakers bribed a homeless drunk to land the fatal blows, they team up with Tom and David in the search for evidence to convict them.

S1E12 - Sinaloa Cowboys 2003-01-12

Responding to a domestic disturbance call, Ray and Tom find themselves in the middle of a homicide investigation as their feuding couple is linked to a fatal meth lab explosion; when the husband has his throat cut outside of the police station, their drug dealer becomes the prime suspect.

S1E13 - Home Invasion 2003-03-02

Joel and Fearless search for killers who prey on unsuspecting families in their sleep and stake out the family that they believe to be the next target; when Andreas reporting skills threaten their investigation, the detectives are forced to give her a front row seat to their trap.

S1E14 - Execution 2003-03-09

In the hours before his execution, a gangbanger gives McNorris a last-minute ultimatum to either save his life or risk the death of a cop kidnapped by his cohorts; Rays contacts on the street lead the police to the location where the officer is being held, but they arrive too late to save their fellow officer.

S1E15 - Storm Watch 2003-03-16

When he responds to a burglary call, Ray finds two cops murdered in an apparent ambush, and discovers that the shooters were tipped off by someone within the precinct; the FBI locks down the station, leaving Joel to uncover the mole; despite Andreas nearly costing him his badge a year earlier, Ray enlists her help in tracking down the perps.

S1E16 - Fearless 2003-03-30

Fearless faces demons from his past as he investigates the shooting death of a small-time drug dealer.

S1E17 - Blackout 2003-04-13

David awakens from a blackout to find blood and a smashed headlight on his car, and panics when he hears about a late-night hit-and-run; Tom and Ray respond to a possible kidnapping, only to find an elderly Alzheimers patient tied to a bed; as David tries to reconstruct the events of the night before, he raises the suspicions of Joel, Fearless and Ray, whose investigative abilities find the common link between the two cases.

S1E18 - Lost Child 2003-04-20

During a search for a kidnapped newborn, Joel and Fearless uncover an obstetricians plot to steal the babies of recovering addicts; on the eve of entering rehab, David gives Joel the heads-up that IAB is reopening the investigation into Emmas death; Tom takes the upper hand and neutralizes Trumpers attempt to coerce him into snitching on Joel; Kelly and Joel discover that although they each feel guilty for the death of their daughter, there was nothing they could have done to save Emma from the cerebral aneurysm that ended her life.

S2E1 - The Love of Money 2003-09-26

Joel and Fearless enlist Ray and Tom in an covert op to track down the thieves who killed Wisnicki and Chandler when the detectives assigned to the case fail to go after John Donadoni, the man behind the murders; when tailing Donadoni leads to Sabrina Fithian, Joel and Fearless break into her apartment to wire it, and stumble into a surveillance led by Katherine Pierce, a Robbery/Homicide detective whos been after Sabrina, and knows that Sabrina and her partner Rachel are the cop killers theyre after; after Donadoni threatens Kelly and Willy, Joel lets Donadoni know that Donadonis mother can also find herself in danger; at Joels urging, Katherine gets herself reassigned to their squad and gets Ron to assign them to her task force; Sabrina is captured after the team interrupts her latest burglary, but not before Sabrina wounds Katherine and then shoots a two-timing Rachel with Katherines gun; Joel warns Donadoni that hes a marked man, no matter what happens to the case against S

S2E2 - Inadmissible 2003-10-03

David comes out of rehab and lands in the middle of the case against Sabrina and Donadoni, although not in the position hed like at first; Ray and Katherine get bloodied on the witness stand at the preliminary hearing by Sabrinas attorney; Davids struggle to stay sober is sorely tested when his father comes for a visit bearing extremely troubling news; when the diamonds stolen by Sabrina and Rachel cant be found, the task force puts their heads together with David to recover the gems, find the key to getting Sabrina to do a full flip on Donadoni, and put Donadoni behind bars.

S2E3 - Wannabe 2003-12-27

Called to the police academy to investigate a murder, Joel and Fearless discover that the recruit who discovered the body is none other than Teresa; Ray and Tom work with Katherine to stop a ring of thieves posing as police officers.

S2E4 - Haystack 2003-12-27

Bank robbers attempting to flee the scene end up at a local shopping mall and take several hostages, including Teresa, whose ""shoot, dont shoot"" lessons at the academy come in handily at a critical moment.

S2E5 - The Hole-in-the-Wall Gang 2003-12-27

When the body of a college student is found in a house under renovation, David joins forces with Katherine, Joel, and Fearless to determine which of the victims frat brothers is responsible for his demise and burial in the wall of their former frat house twenty years earlier.

S2E6 - The Big Picture 2003-12-28

Wracked with guilt for not following his instincts on a domestic disturbance call when the woman involved is reported missing and presumed dead several hours later, Tom works with Katherine to uncover the whereabouts of the woman and the person who murdered the chief suspect in her disappearance.