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Season 1  "Dragon Slayer"  1x1

Aired 9 years ago - Jan 22, 2015

The Special Crimes Unit investigates a college student's suicide, which may actually have been a homicide. Backstrom bangs head with his doctor, who promises to fail him on his physical if he doesn't start making better dietary choices.

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Recap of Backstrom Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 1
I'm not going anywhere. This is why I became a detective--
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Mom and Dad wanted her to take a little time,
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The man who did it had me locked in a room
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a treasure trove. I disagree.
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Well, that's an easy enough theory to test.
Recap of Backstrom Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 8
There was an ample selection of snapshots
Recap of Backstrom Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 9
As far as details that might actually help.
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but that is all I did wrong.
Recap of Backstrom Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 11
What do you mean?
Recap of Backstrom Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 12
We figured it might be hers.
Recap of Backstrom Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 13
She's being stupid. Today was supposed to be
Recap of Backstrom Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 14
Only had a few calls on it, all to other disposables,
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(trembling breath)
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(clears throat) Well, what, uh, happened at the house is, uh...
Recap of Backstrom Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 19
he came back and asked for me a few times.
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She's been... she's been living with it for years.
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this man is, why he's doing what he's doing.
Recap of Backstrom Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 24
You think he took a bus out of town?
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I told the other eight cops-- I don't know anything.
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what's really happening here, I hope you don't find him.
Recap of Backstrom Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 27
And what is it you did not want Marcus to know?
Recap of Backstrom Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 28
Simon didn't take any medication when he was in prison.
Recap of Backstrom Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 29
or changed their health insurance
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No question. But at the end of the day,
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I came here to apologize.
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through your windows.
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Well, I couldn't get Kitty either.
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Well, that's a good thing, right? It makes
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He told me his own people
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I have a phone number for Simon.
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We figured that would happen.
Recap of Backstrom Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 38
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Remind your people to go slow.
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Hey?
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One that used to sit in the driveway
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BELL: Right now a warrant's being issued
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You're already with her?
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You wished to see me?
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But there was more.
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for bringing people around to her way of seeing things.
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It's perfectly intact.
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It's not him.
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sobriety was a struggle, not a state of being.

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Mom and Dad wanted her to take a little time,
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The man who did it had me locked in a room
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a treasure trove. I disagree.
#6
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Well, that's an easy enough theory to test.
#7
Recap of Backstrom Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 8
There was an ample selection of snapshots
#8
Recap of Backstrom Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 9
As far as details that might actually help.
#9
Recap of Backstrom Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 10
but that is all I did wrong.
#10
Recap of Backstrom Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 11
What do you mean?
#11
Recap of Backstrom Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 12
We figured it might be hers.
#12
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She's being stupid. Today was supposed to be
#13
Recap of Backstrom Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 14
Only had a few calls on it, all to other disposables,
#14
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(trembling breath)
#15
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(clears throat) Well, what, uh, happened at the house is, uh...
#18
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he came back and asked for me a few times.
#19
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She's been... she's been living with it for years.
#22
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this man is, why he's doing what he's doing.
#23
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You think he took a bus out of town?
#24
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I told the other eight cops-- I don't know anything.
#25
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what's really happening here, I hope you don't find him.
#26
Recap of Backstrom Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 27
And what is it you did not want Marcus to know?
#27
Recap of Backstrom Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 28
Simon didn't take any medication when he was in prison.
#28
Recap of Backstrom Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 29
or changed their health insurance
#29
Recap of Backstrom Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 30
No question. But at the end of the day,
#30
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I came here to apologize.
#31
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through your windows.
#32
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Well, I couldn't get Kitty either.
#33
Recap of Backstrom Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 34
Well, that's a good thing, right? It makes
#34
Recap of Backstrom Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 35
He told me his own people
#35
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I have a phone number for Simon.
#36
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We figured that would happen.
#37
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Remind your people to go slow.
#39
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Hey?
#41
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One that used to sit in the driveway
#42
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BELL: Right now a warrant's being issued
#43
Recap of Backstrom Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 44
You're already with her?
#44
Recap of Backstrom Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 45
You wished to see me?
#45
Recap of Backstrom Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 46
But there was more.
#46
Recap of Backstrom Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 47
for bringing people around to her way of seeing things.
#47
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It's perfectly intact.
#48
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It's not him.
#49
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sobriety was a struggle, not a state of being.
#50