Third Watch - Third Watch Season Five Discussion Part #1

***Wildfire Girl*** · 06-08-2005, 08:39 AM

THE TRUTH AND OTHER LIES 09/26/03 - SEASON PREMIERE RESUMES FROM LAST YEAR'S FINALE AS MAYHEM, GRIEF AND BETRAYAL STALK COPS AND CAREGIVERS; VERONICA HAMEL GUEST-STARS -- The season premiere continues following the chaos of last year's season finale as Officer Yokas (Molly Price) fights for her life after being shot by Sergeant Cruz (Tia Texada), who in turn was wounded and hospitalized after a bizarre drug arrest -- and while a guilt-ridden Bosco (Jason Wiles) is ready to confess all, a vengeful Fred Yokas (Chris Bauer) seeks him out for endangering his wife. But the sorrowful Bosco is shocked to learn about the missing pieces of the widening crime'case's deadly puzzle. Meanwhile, a hideously burned firefighter (guest star John Michael Bolger) begs Doc (Michael Beach) to end his life while the late Taylor's mother (guest star Veronica Hamel, "Hill Street Blues") thanks the paramedic for his efforts to help her doomed daughter.

MY OPENING FAREWELL 10/06/03 - BOSCO TRIES TO PROTECT WOUNDED YOKAS WHILE ANGRY DOC PONDERS PARAMEDIC'S FUNERAL; VERONICA HAMEL ('HILL STREET BLUES') GUEST-STARS -- A guilt-wracked Bosco (Jason Wiles) is persona non grata among his fellow cops as he tries to finagle a way to keep wounded partner Yokas (Molly Price) from taking the fall for a three-way police shootout until Yokas awakes in the hospital to discover that she is paralyzed -- and husband Fred (Chris Bauer) wants Bosco out of her life forever. Elsewhere, a bereaved Doc (Michael Beach) blames a new paramedic (guest star Michael Gladis) for not taking his assigned shift the day that Taylor was blown apart. Worse, Doc seethes when he cannot find the words to speak at Taylor's funeral despite a personal request by her mother (guest star Veronica Hamel, "Hill Street Blues"). In addition, Kim (Kim Raver) desperately needs to know more about her former lover -- the late author Aaron Noble. Anthony Ruivivar, Tia Texada, Coby Bell, Eddie Cibrian and Skipp Sudduth also star.

LOCKDOWN 10/13/03 - SUSPICIOUS VAN BLOWS PAST BROOKLYN BRIDGE AND FUELS FEAR OF PLAGUE -- The city's worst fears are aroused when Davis (Coby Bell) and other officers chase after a suspicious van that blows past the checkpoint on the Brooklyn Bridge but after it crashes, they discover the cargo is smuggled Chinese immigrants -- some of whom have symptoms of a plague that could quarantine the hospital while the search goes on for one who escaped. Meanwhile, a recovering Officer Yokas (Molly Price) is gingerly brought home but she resents the special attention and the visit of her mother-in-law (guest star Jean DeBaer). In addition, Sergeant Cruz (Tia Texada) chafes after her demotion to wearing a uniform and Officer Bosco (Jason Wiles) is paired with Monroe (Nia Long), a new but unimpressed partner. Chris Bauer, Michael Beach, Eddie Cibrian, Kim Raver, Anthony Ruivivar and Skipp Sudduth also star.

IN LIEU OF JOHNSON 10/20/03 - DOHERTY FEELS THE HEAT AFTER NEW PROMOTION WHILE FAMOUS RAPPER HITS THE STREETS; DMX AND MIA FARROW GUEST-STAR -- The newly appointed -- but unsure -- Lieutenant Doherty (Eddie Cibrian) finds it difficult to earn his men's respect when he makes a serious mistake in training while Officer Bosco (Jason Wiles) and his new partner Monroe (Nia Long) confront an audacious rap recording star (guest star and rap star DMX) whose minions are causing havoc by beating up street vendors who sell counterfeit CDs. Elsewhere, a recuperating Yokas (Molly Price) resists her physical therapist's efforts to rehabilitate her at home, causing friction with her mother (guest star Mia Farrow, "Rosemary's Baby") and Officer Davis (Coby Bell) considers returning to his once-foresaken law studies. Chris Bauer, Bonnie Dennison, Kim Raver, Anthony Ruivivar and Skipp Sudduth star. Charles Haid ("Hill Street Blues") both directs and appears briefly as a fire captain.

GOODBYE TO ALL THAT 10/31/03 - SAVIOR SULLY GETS NEW JOB GUARDING FEMALE JUDGE FROM ASSASSINS; ANN-MARGRET, MIA FARROW GUEST-STAR -- A grouchy Officer Sullivan (Skipp Sudduth) finds himself thrust on center stage when he reacts to a suspected bomb blast by pushing a noted female judge (Oscar nominee and guest star Ann-Margret, "Grumpy Old Men") out of the way but he chafes when the grateful jurist asks for him personally as her nighttime bodyguard until the would-be assassin is found. On other beats, Cruz (Tia Texada) convinces her superior officer to place her undercover again -- this time, teaming with Monroe (Nia Long) as a "masseuse" to expose a sex-for-medical-services scam. Meanwhile, Yokas (Molly Price) suffers a setback in her attempts to recover and Kim (Kim Raver) feels betrayed when she receives a written reprimand from one of her own. Jason Wiles, Anthony Ruivivar, Coby Bell, Michael Beach, Bonnie Dennison and Chris Bauer. Oscar nominee Mia Farrow ("Rosemary's Baby") guest-stars.

SURRENDER 11/07/03 - SULLY FIGHTS TO KEEP VITAL JUDGE ALIVE FOR IMPORTANT COURT CASE; OSCAR NOMINEE ANN-MARGRET GUEST-STARS -- After another bomb blast threatens the life of a prominent judge (Oscar nominee and guest star Ann-Margret, “Grumpy Old Men”), a desperate Officer Sully (Skipp Sudduth) takes her to the only safe place he knows for the night -- his modest apartment -- as the police scramble to protect her until the jurist can preside over the murder trial of “Animal,” a drug-dealing biker gang member. Meanwhile, a defiant Cruz (Tia Texada) seeks out the man who sexually humbled her while she was undercover as a masseuse but her vengeance causes her to forget a crucial court date to testify against “Animal.” Elsewhere, a recuperating and furious Yokas (Molly Price) consults a psychiatrist over her extreme phantom pain for which doctors have no explanation. Chris Bauer, Coby Bell, Anthony Ruivivar, Nia Long, Kim Raver and Jason Wiles also star.

PAYBACK 11/14/03 - OFFICERS FACE OFF AGAINST WIRED BOMBER WHILE CRUZ CONFRONTS SUSPECT WHO HUMILIATED HER -- Davis (Coby Bell) faces down the trigger-fingered biker-bomber who's been trying to blow up Judge Halsted (Oscar nominee/guest star Ann-Margret, "Carnal Knowledge") while Cruz' (Tia Texada) vengeful plan to secretly find the man who sexually assaulted her is shredded when other cops bust the prostitution front where she worked undercover. As Cruz fears being exposed to the whispers of her fellow cops, Doc (Michael Beach) overreacts against fellow paramedic Rossi (guest star Michael Gladis) after his emergency vehicle is struck by a passenger bus. Elsewhere, Sully takes the edge off his icy relationship with the judge, while a recuperating Yokas (Molly Price) reminisces about what her life was like before she became a police officer. Chris Bauer, Kim Raver, Anthony Ruivivar, Jason Wiles and Nia Long also star.

FURY 11/21/03 - VENGEFUL CRUZ, BOSCO CLOSE IN ON MURDEROUS BIKER WHO ALWAYS SEEMS JUST BEYOND THEIR REACH --A reluctant Cruz (Tia Texada) and Bosco (Jason Wiles) work with the FBI as they doggedly pursue the elusive, drug-dealing biker (guest star Timothy Devlin) who killed her sister but the new information from their criminal informant (guest star Glenn Fleshler) only jeopardizes more lives in a spree of gunfire and mayhem. Meanwhile, supervisor Doc (Michael Beach) suddenly reappears for a shift on the street and demands the keys to an emergency bus as he re-teams with Carlos (Anthony Ruivivar) -- who receives grievous medical news about his baby daughter whom he gave up for adoption. Coby Bell, Kim Raver and Skipp Sudduth also star.

A TICKET GROWS IN BROOKLYN 12/05/03 - BOSCO AND MONROE SEEK JUSTICE BY MESSING IN MOBSTER'S FAMILY BUSINESS -- Officers Bosco (Jason Wiles) and Monroe (Nia Long) stumble upon a small-time mobster/restaurateur (guest star Nicholas Turturro) who's trying to squeeze out an honest businessman (guest star Steven Randazzo) and his hot-headed son, but their efforts at peacemaking only result in deadly recrimination -- which galvanizes the unlikely cop partners to pursue the case even more. Meanwhile, Carlos (Anthony Ruivivar) desperately searches for a bone-marrow match for his ailing baby daughter, but with Doc's (Michael Beach) help, his plight receives national press attention -- resulting in a call from a crying woman who claims to be the mother who abandoned him. Coby Bell, Eddie Cibrian and Skipp Sudduth also star.

THE SPIRIT 12/19/03 - CHRISTMAS BRINGS FORTH GUSHER OF VARIED EMOTIONS AS SULLY SAVES GIRL AND MONROE SCAVENGES FOR RARE TOY -- As the final days before Christmas tick off, Offficer Sully (Skipp Sudduth) rushes into a fiery house and saves an orphaned but feisty 12-year-old girl (guest star Lily Kershaw) whom he befriends while Officer Monroe (Nia Long) desperately scrounges for a popular doll for her nephew. While searching for the rare toy, Bosco (Jason Wiles) arrests a store Santa and the pair take pity on a teary-eyed man whose gifts for his five kids are stolen on Christmas Eve. Elsewhere, Carlos (Anthony Ruivivar) avoids the man (guest star Adam Beach) who claims to be his long-lost brother while his embittered partner Doc (Michael Beach) struggles with his abject loneliness on the holiday. Coby Bell, Eddie Cibrian and Kim Raver also star.

A CALL FOR HELP 01/09/04 - UNIDENTIFIED CALLER TIPS POLICE TO BLOODY TRAIL LEADING TO SUSPICIOUS YOUNG MAN IN SERIES LANDMARK 100TH EPISODE -- An anonymous caller informs the police that someone is screaming for help but when mismatched Bosco (Jason Wiles) and Monroe (Nia Long) arrive in an alley, they find a strange and bleeding young man (guest star Warren Blosjo) who only wants to go home -- but a trail of blood nearby and the suspect's evolving story only annoys the hotheaded Bosco. Soon, paramedics and other police arrive, including Sergeant Cruz (Tia Texada), who tries to take charge only to see cops and paramedics squabbling with each other as the investigation widens into a murder probe. Michael Beach, Coby Bell, Kim Raver, Anthony Ruivivar and Skipp Sudduth also star.

BLACK AND BLUE 01/16/04 - PARANOID PUBLIC RECOILS AS REAL POLICE SEEK MURDEROUS BOGUS COPS -- The police of the 55th Precinct are on edge when one woman is murdered and another sexually assaulted by men dressed as cops. As the crime spree continues, the frightened public becomes suspicious of the real officers as paranoia creeps in -- and even veterans such as Sully (Skipp Sudduth) must keep an eye on unrecognized brothers in uniform. Elsewhere, Kim (Kim Raver) and the newly reformed Firefighter Doherty (Eddie Cibrian) agree to keep their rekindled romance under wraps while Officer Monroe (Nia Long) takes pity on a lonely young boy (guest star Jake Cherry) who witnessed his mother's attack. Jason Wiles, Anthony Ruivivar, Tia Texada and Michael Beach also star.

SLEEPING DOGS LIE 02/06/04 - KIM AND DOHERTY FORM NEW BOND JUST BEFORE HE DISAPPEARS IN INDUSTRIAL BLAZE -- As Kim (Kim Raver) and Doherty (Eddie Cibrian) re-cement their romantic relationship, she worries when Doherty is offered a promotion that requires him to work in a dangerous part of the city and is later trapped in a sweatshop inferno with a woman he had hoped to rescue. Meanwhile, Officer Monroe (Nia Long) again runs afoul of the intense Cruz (Tia Texada) when she tries to prevent the wrong man from confessing to a brutal murder -- an admission extracted under pressure by the defiant Cruz. Back at the station, Doc (Michael Beach) frets that a new captain (as Steeper, guest star Paul Michael Glaser) will close their station as he has repeatedly done before. Jason Wiles, Anthony Ruivivar, Coby Bell and Skipp Sudduth also star.

BLESSED AND BEWILDERED 02/13/04 - FUMING BOSCO MIGHT FALL INTO MOBSTER'S SNARE -- An enraged Officer Bosco (Jason Wiles) renews his feud with a small-time gangster (guest star Nicholas Turturro) when the mobster toys with Bosco's mother -- but his anger only makes it easier for him to fall into his enemy's trap. Meanwhile the tough new fire chief tells Kim (Kim Raver) that he intends to exile her paramedics from the station house to the street. Doc (Michael Beach) is unusually upbeat when he throws a house party for his co-workers. Coby Bell, Nia Long, Anthony Ruivivar and Skipp Sudduth also star.

NO MORE FOREVER 02/20/04 - FIREMAN IS SHOT AS ONE OF 55TH'S LIFE-SAVING PERSONNEL MAKES CO-WORKERS HOSTAGES -- The world of the 55th Precinct is changed forever when one of their own cannot withstand the pressure-cooker job anymore and takes a gun and holds fellow life-savers hostage -- and when one fireman is shot, police sharpshooters line up a killshot. Meanwhile, as Officer Yokas (Molly Price) returns to the job, ex-partner Bosco (Jason Wiles) is himself taken prisoner by Nardo (guest star Nicholas Turturro), a fugitive mobster who has kidnapped the cop's mother and has specific plans for his hated enemy Bosco. Chris Bauer, Michael Beach, Coby Bell, Nia Long, Kim Raver, Anthony Ruivivar and Skipp Sudduth also star.

FAMILY TIES 02/27/04 - BOSCO SUSPICIOUSLY EYES SOBERED-UP BROTHER WHO OFFERS TIP IN DEADLY ECSTASY TURF WAR -- When Bosco's (Jason Wiles) trouble-prone brother professes to be drug-free yet offers him a tip on a murderous turf war between rival Ecstasy dealers, the officer teams with rehabilitated former partner Yokas (Molly Price) to bust up an operation fronted by an unlikely religious sect -- a major coup that irritates ambitious Officer Cruz (Tia Texada). Meanwhile, in the wake of the firehouse shooting, a psychiatrist (as Breen, guest star TBA) who interviews an uneasy Kim (Kim Raver) and Carlos (Anthony Ruivivar) for any lingering after-effects makes some startling evaluations. Coby Bell, Bonnie Dennison, Chris Bauer and Skipp Sudduth also star. Patti D'Arbanville guest-stars.

FAMILY TIES PART II 03/05/04 - BOSCO'S BROTHER ON THE RUN AFTER COP KILLING IN CONCLUSION OF TWO-PART STORY -- In the second of a two-part story, Sergeant Cruz (Tia Texada) has reason to believe that the no-account brother (guest star Charlie Day) of Officer Bosco (Jason Wiles) is involved in the deadly shooting of her crime-unit cohort (guest star Sterling Brown) -- and they discover that other suspects linked to a drug gang are using ammo that even kills cops wearing bulletproof vests. In addition, Bosco must find find his fearful brother before the vengeful Cruz does while a fire department psychiatrist (guest star Susan Dey, "L.A. Law") tries to insinuate herself with the distrustful paramedics as she probes into their collective psyches after a bloody firehouse incident. Anthony Ruivivar, Coby Bell, Chris Bauer, Kim Raver, Skipp Sudduth and Molly Price also star..

PURGATORY 04/09/04 - GOOD COP HAS BAD DAY AFTER CAR ACCIDENT LEAVES CHILD DEAD -- Things go from bad to worse for Officer Monroe (Nia Long) when she is temporarily suspended after her gun was used in a previous crime. Wracked with guilt, she accidentally rear-ends another car -- causing an explosion that claims the life of a child in the backseat. Meanwhile, the combative Cruz (Tia Texada) confronts new firefighter Hart (guest star Joe Sikora) over her history with the former cop, all of which intrigues the Cruz-hating Yokas (Molly Price). As Davis (Coby Bell) comforts the conscience-stricken Monroe, he must make time to take the LSAT exams with partner Sullivan (Skipp Sudduth). Jason Wiles, Anthony Ruivivar, Bonnie Dennison and Chris Bauer also star.

SPANKING THE MONKEY 04/16/04 - DRUG GANG WAR MATCHED BY RIVAL POLICE PROBES PITTING YOKAS AND BOSCO VERSUS CRUZ -- Officers Yokas (Molly Price) and Bosco (Jason Wiles) shadow one of two warring Ecstasy drug dealers after Bosco's brother Mikey (guest star Charlie Day) provides key information to the despised Sergeant Cruz (Tia Texada) -- but the friction between the rival police investigations has both sides smacking into each other after a deadly fire begins at a crowded rave party -- trapping revelers and paramedics. Meanwhile, rookie fireman Hart (guest star Joe Sikora) raises new suspicions with his involvement with the club's shady management as the rescuers notice that one of their own has been left behind in the inferno. Anthony Ruivivar, Coby Bell, Kim Raver and Skipp Sudduth also star.

IN PLAIN VIEW 04/23/04 - BOSCO KEEPS WARY EYE ON BROTHER'S SHIFTY DEFENSE LAWYER; 1970S TV ICONS HENRY WINKLER AND KATE JACKSON GUEST-STAR -- Bosco (Jason Wiles) has suspicions about his brother Mikey's defense attorney Martin (guest star Henry Winkler, "Happy Days") after his curious questions during courtroom testimony -- but Yokas (Molly Price) has even more after she discovers that Martin's daughter might have been abused by his jittery wife (guest star Kate Jackson, "Charlie's Angels") amid squalid living conditions. Elsewhere, Sully (Skipp Sudduth) is shocked to learn how little he knows of the man who served him breakfast every day after he was shotgunned to death in his diner. In addition, Davis (Coby Bell) lovingly tries to ease Officer Monroe's (Nia Long) transition back to the force while Yokas endures some chilly domestic relations with her husband Fred (Chris Bauer)..

HIGHER CALLING 04/30/04 - HEADLESS TORSO LEADS TO GRIEF IN PRECINCT HOUSE; 1970S ICONS KATE JACKSON AND HENRY WINKLER GUEST-STAR AS PROBLEM PARENTS -- When the officers find a headless torso, they have no idea that one of their own will later share in the worst kind of grief while Yokas (Molly Price) is appalled when she probes possible child abuse charges against a dysfunctional mother (guest star Kate Jackson, "Charlie's Angels") and father (Henry Winkler, 'Happy Days")-- the latter a slimy lawyer now in lockup. While the cops sympathize with their mournful fellow officer, Yokas doggedly pursues the curious background of the recovering girl's legal custody but time away from her family could be jeopardizing her own domestic tranquility. Coby Bell, Kim Raver, Carlos Ruivivar, Skipp Sudduth and Jason Wiles also star.

MONSTERS 05/07/04 - SINS OF A VENGEFUL FATHER COULD COST MANY POLICE LIVES -- A vengeful father (guest star Gene Simmons) throws the weight of his crime organization in an all-out operation to kill as many police officers as possible -- especially the ones he deems were responsible for the car-chase death of his son including the pursuing officers, Cruz (Tia Texada) and Bosco (Jason Wiles). As the cops are lured to their fates in different destinations, Yokas (Molly Price) gets some startling family news and the new paramedic Grace (guest star Cara Buono) turns some heads with her take-charge street savvy. Coby Bell, Anthony Ruivivar, Chris Bauer, Kim Raver, Nia Long and Skipp Sudduth also star.

***Wildfire Girl*** · 06-08-2005, 08:42 AM

Sunny and I decided it would be nice to start individual threads for each season of Third Watch. I know we have the "Welcome to Camelot" reruns thread, and it will still serve a good purpose if we need it to discuss random episodes we've seen that we aren't sure where it went, or whatever. Or if we end up not using that thread, and these eppy discussion ones instead, it's great. But at least with the season by season discussions, we can let those just now getting certain seasons overseas be able to discuss the season without being too spoiled on others.

***Yellow Mustang Girl*** · 06-29-2005, 06:42 PM

Wow Sis Awesome thread....

Michelle21 · 09-06-2006, 11:06 AM

The last couple episode of this season were my favorite episodes

**sunnykerr** · 09-06-2006, 01:50 PM

Hi Michelle!

The last episodes of this series were awesome. For a little while there, we had our 55-David back.

jayne190 · 09-06-2006, 05:39 PM

Another amazing season, especially with the episodes "A Call for Help", "No More Forever" (excellent Bosco and Doc storylines), and everything from "Family Ties" onwards. It's such a shame that the season preceeding had to be so awful!