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Episode Recap: "Senseless"
In this last episode of 2007 we start off in flashbacks in 1995 of two young boys in a Barber shop. As we flash forward through the years we see two boys and a girl in a playground throughout the years. When we get to present day; things are not looking good for the now teenage year friends. They are gunned down in the park by three suspecting gang members, but why?
Major Case sends Logan and Falacci to try and make sense of this truly senseless crime of three bright college freshmen. The two boys did not make it, the twin sister of one of the boys, Naomi, is barely hanging on after being shot in the stomach. After 48 hours on the case, the detectives still have nothing much to report, but they catch a break when Naomi wakes up in the hospital and is able to give a description of the three boys that were involved.
The police sketches bring the case back to the two boys from the Barber Shop – Hector and Paco. Paco, the younger brother who is an honor student, is the first one brought in for questioning. When the name Felix is brought up – Paco is so scared by it he confesses to the three killings and is put in a holding cell.
Logan and Falacci know he is not the killer, but hope this will get a confession out of his older brother. Hector, also unnerved by the name Felix, after some deal talking from Logan decides to write down what really happened – naming Felix as the shooter of Naomi but his brother , under threats by Felix, as the shooter of the boys.
But who is the mystery Felix that everyone is afraid of? Falacci soon finds out when she finds herself being used as a hostage with a knife to her throat – when they track Felix down in the park. But our little spit-fire Falacci didn’t last a minute before she got out of his hold and Logan fired off a shot – she did however injure her arm in the process. Side note: I thought the show wasted a good opportunity for more drama if they let this scene play out longer then having Falacci quickly get out of the hold.
This couldn’t have all been for an iphone right? Once in questioning, Felix proclaims he did it because she [Naomi] wanted him to – that she was acting better than him. In the end I think those voices in his head just got to Felix – he needs some help.
Mentionables:
Logan asking about the cab driver.
Falacci saying “gangsta style,” and we also learn she speaks Spanish.
Logan finally getting heated and yelling at Capt. Ross.
Logan interrogating Felix, “ Hector said he made you his bitch?”
Has Daphne Rubin-Vega acted well in anything since RENT?
What a sad ending – and story overall- for the last new episode this year. I hope everyone has a lovely holiday and I will see you back here for the fresh episodes in 2008! In the meantime don’t forget to comment on tonight’s episode.
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Dec 13, 2007 11:55 PM
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My husband could not stop making fun of Falacci when she said "Gangsta style" like she knew what she was talking about. He laughed for an hour after she said it. I guess it was the look on her face when she said it.
It was a good episode, but a sad one. Three good kids die because of some idiot who should be in a mental institution or in prison where he can be somebody's bitch.
Anyway can't wait till the 2008 episodes.
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Dec 14, 2007 12:53 PM
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I thought it was a well done episode...and so aptly titled "Senseless."
I kept waiting for there to be a big 'twist' in the end... but it never came. The crime really was just a senseless act of violence from one really sick individual.
I must say...I've enjoyed Alicia Witt's stint on CI...I thought she played the character with spunk...which gave Chris Noth's "Logan" a fresh twist.
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Dec 14, 2007 1:57 PM
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Felix was an illegal and if he had been made to stay in his own country, it wouldn't have happened, now would it?
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Dec 14, 2007 1:59 PM
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That's the "b story" on this ripped from the headlines episode. There's actually a "c story", but I guess they had enough balls in the air, plus the actual survivor hasn't gone public with it yet.
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Dec 14, 2007 2:19 PM
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anyone can get caught in random violence - doesn't that make you sleep better? love logan, not so much any of the three partners or the trade every other week - goren & eames. (sp?)
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Dec 14, 2007 5:52 PM
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This episode was the best one yet! I heard about this case, but haven't followed up on it much in the last few months. Though sad, it was a great ending. Hats off to the actors playing those roles, knowing that this was based on a real story. Love Logan, I'm not a Falacci fan. I don't care for her personality. Logan's line at the end was well done. "..sorry for your loss. That line has always been automatic...., but this time...."
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Dec 14, 2007 11:00 PM
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I am really sad to see Alicia Witt go. She actually made me able to stand Logan and I liked the element of his personality that her character brought out.
She will be missed. I much prefer her over his old/regular partner.
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Dec 16, 2007 7:16 PM
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I'm a little late on this because I took a mini vaca. I just had to comment, though, because I think this episode was the best Logan episode ever. I'm a die-hard Goren/Eames fan, but I'm enjoying the Logan episodes more and more. I really like Alicia Witt and the character of Falacci. I'll be sad to see her go. I like that their episodes have a sense of humor even when dealing with such a tragic story as three innocent young people being senselessly murdered.
This episode made me cry, made me laugh, made me think and had me on the edge of my seat the whole time. It was hard to watch since the true story the show was based on was so recent. I live on the opposite side of the country from New Jersey, but tragedies like that touch us all. Kudos to the writers for treating the subject so sensitively and to the actors for portraying such an emotionally charged topic so well.
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Edited by mlmjlm0627 at 12/18/2007 6:28 PM
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Dec 18, 2007 7:11 PM
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