Boomtown- Episode Guide:
Season Two: Episode 24

Title: Big Picture

Episode: 24

First Air Date: Dec 28, 2003

Writer:

Director:

Guest Stars:

Virginia Madsen
Howard Hesseman
Katee Sackhoff
John Mese
John Kenton Shull
Irene De Bari
Sonya Leslie
Joe Rassulo

Fan Rating: 10/10 (Average of all fan submitted ratings)


Synopsis:

Turcotte blames himself for not saving the life of a B-movie actress (guest star Virginia Madsen) after responding to a routine call; Stevens and Smith investigate the director (guest star Howard Hesseman) with whom the starlet spent the night.

(From TV Guide)
Howard Hesseman (WKRP in Cincinnati, Head of the Class) breaks from his genial sitcom image to play a seedy producer who's implicated in the mysterious disappearance of a desperate, wannabe Hollywood star (Virginia Madsen). Particularly troubled by the case is Off. Turcotte, whose intensely personal involvement worries Det. Pierce (Vanessa Williams). As she tells Turcotte, “The hardest part for me, for all good cops, is walking that fine line between being invested and being objective. Because once you cross over, it's pretty hard to find your way back.”

(From NBC)
BACK ROBBERS BARRICADED IN A WESTSIDE MALL HOLD TERESA HOSTAGE - When a trio of murderous bank robbers barricade themselves inside a Westside mall taking several hostages including Teresa (Lana Parilla), Detectives Stevens (Donnie Wahlberg), Smith (Mykelti Williamson) and Pierce (Vanessa Williams) respond to the scene to end the stand-off. While Pierce attempts to talk the men down, the detectives along with the help of officer Hechler (Gary Basaraba), attempt to free the hostage before the gunmen decide to continue the killing spree. Neal McDonough and Jason Gedrick also star.

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