A crime boss and a cop walk into a bar... and nobody walks out clean.
60 minSeason 2 • Episode 12
LatestReardon gains the advantage against the Americans when he uncovers their connection to the DEA and unites the other suppliers in a boycott against them. Mary learns that Blackmire is a CIA front, but worries that releasing the information could be risky to her operation and career. Adding to her problems is a volatile Julianna, whose unpredictable behaviour continues to threaten the Blackmire investigation.
Mary Spalding, the director of the Vancouver Organized Crime Unit, offers Jimmy Reardon, one of Vancouver's top organized crime bosses, immunity from prosecution in exchange for his role as a police informant.
Acting
Ian Tracey's Jimmy — charming, doomed, impossible to root against.
Writing
Chris Haddock's dialogue: cops and criminals speak the same language.
Production
Vancouver as itself, finally — rainy, unglamorous, perfect.
Creator
Chris Haddock
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Pre-dated the 'Canadian TV renaissance' by a decade; CBC buried it after two seasons despite critical worship. The country's eternal curse.
Haddock based Mary Spalding on real CSIS operatives he'd researched — the gender dynamics in a hyper-masculine world were intentionally subversive for 2006.
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