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Season 1  "I Am a Bird Now"  1x4

Aired 10 years ago - Feb 12, 2015

Backstrom and the team at the Special Crimes Unit investigate the murder of a prominent member of Portland's LGBT community. Meanwhile, Backstrom has to testify in front of the Civilian Oversight Committee regarding his shooting of a suspect from a previous case.

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Recap of Backstrom Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 1
I'm gonna require penile verification.
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this man was hiding behind a curtain at half-mast,
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Lieutenant, until you testify, the district attorney
 Recap of Backstrom Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 4
Ho, ho. That's hot.
 Recap of Backstrom Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 5
Recap of Backstrom Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 6
Would you tell us about Jason's life
 Recap of Backstrom Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 7
Recently, he seemed settled down,
 Recap of Backstrom Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 8
So, it will take me some time
 Recap of Backstrom Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 9
Hey, you know, I think you got it confused.
 Recap of Backstrom Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 10
Niedermayer: Jason Rose was traveling approximately 40 miles per hour
 Recap of Backstrom Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 11
He's copying you, lieutenant,
 Recap of Backstrom Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 12
Recap of Backstrom Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 13
Oh, yeah.
 Recap of Backstrom Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 14
Possibly.
 Recap of Backstrom Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 15
Nothing makes men hornier than death.
 Recap of Backstrom Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 16
[Indistinct conversations]
 Recap of Backstrom Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 17
Okay, so you think I should help him out?
 Recap of Backstrom Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 18
Recap of Backstrom Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 19
[Chuckles]
 Recap of Backstrom Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 20
Even a hate crime?
 Recap of Backstrom Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 21
Backstrom: Hey, Niedermayer.
 Recap of Backstrom Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 22
There's physical fidelity and emotional fidelity.
 Recap of Backstrom Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 23
Okay, lieutenant, Jenna was a convincing female, it's true,
 Recap of Backstrom Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 24
You decided which shoes you were gonna wear this morning,
 Recap of Backstrom Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 25
Wait a minute.
 Recap of Backstrom Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 26
You mean a dark side aside from the side that wears women's dresses?
 Recap of Backstrom Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 27
She didn't appropriate you, too, did he... she... he?
 Recap of Backstrom Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 28
I'll go wait in the car.
 Recap of Backstrom Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 29
in the future.
 Recap of Backstrom Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 30
and that's not the press,
 Recap of Backstrom Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 31
I [Sighs]
 Recap of Backstrom Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 32
Uh... hey.
 Recap of Backstrom Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 33
so I selected the repeaters and identified their I.P. addresses.
 Recap of Backstrom Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 34
The next item up for auction...
 Recap of Backstrom Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 35
I was doing a favor
 Recap of Backstrom Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 36
"Bye-bye, bling. Sad face, happy face."
 Recap of Backstrom Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 37
[Laughs]
 Recap of Backstrom Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 38
Recap of Backstrom Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 39
what you are experiencing is called a panic attack.
 Recap of Backstrom Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 40
The bruises might gain me some sympathy.
 Recap of Backstrom Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 41
Recap of Backstrom Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 42
Recap of Backstrom Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 43
Yeah.
 Recap of Backstrom Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 44
Recap of Backstrom Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 45
three days before death, but over 100 times.
 Recap of Backstrom Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 46
The bullet from the dashboard of Jenna's car
 Recap of Backstrom Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 47
You wing her, she crashes,
 Recap of Backstrom Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 48
possibly avoid execution.
 Recap of Backstrom Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 49
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Recap of Backstrom Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 2
this man was hiding behind a curtain at half-mast,
#2 Recap of Backstrom Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 3
Lieutenant, until you testify, the district attorney
#3 Recap of Backstrom Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 4
Ho, ho. That's hot.
#4 Recap of Backstrom Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 5 #5 Recap of Backstrom Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 6
Would you tell us about Jason's life
#6 Recap of Backstrom Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 7
Recently, he seemed settled down,
#7 Recap of Backstrom Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 8
So, it will take me some time
#8 Recap of Backstrom Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 9
Hey, you know, I think you got it confused.
#9 Recap of Backstrom Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 10
Niedermayer: Jason Rose was traveling approximately 40 miles per hour
#10 Recap of Backstrom Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 11
He's copying you, lieutenant,
#11 Recap of Backstrom Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 12 #12 Recap of Backstrom Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 13
Oh, yeah.
#13 Recap of Backstrom Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 14
Possibly.
#14 Recap of Backstrom Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 15
Nothing makes men hornier than death.
#15 Recap of Backstrom Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 16
[Indistinct conversations]
#16 Recap of Backstrom Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 17
Okay, so you think I should help him out?
#17 Recap of Backstrom Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 18 #18 Recap of Backstrom Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 19
[Chuckles]
#19 Recap of Backstrom Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 20
Even a hate crime?
#20 Recap of Backstrom Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 21
Backstrom: Hey, Niedermayer.
#21 Recap of Backstrom Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 22
There's physical fidelity and emotional fidelity.
#22 Recap of Backstrom Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 23
Okay, lieutenant, Jenna was a convincing female, it's true,
#23 Recap of Backstrom Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 24
You decided which shoes you were gonna wear this morning,
#24 Recap of Backstrom Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 25
Wait a minute.
#25 Recap of Backstrom Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 26
You mean a dark side aside from the side that wears women's dresses?
#26 Recap of Backstrom Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 27
She didn't appropriate you, too, did he... she... he?
#27 Recap of Backstrom Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 28
I'll go wait in the car.
#28 Recap of Backstrom Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 29
in the future.
#29 Recap of Backstrom Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 30
and that's not the press,
#30 Recap of Backstrom Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 31
I [Sighs]
#31 Recap of Backstrom Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 32
Uh... hey.
#32 Recap of Backstrom Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 33
so I selected the repeaters and identified their I.P. addresses.
#33 Recap of Backstrom Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 34
The next item up for auction...
#34 Recap of Backstrom Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 35
I was doing a favor
#35 Recap of Backstrom Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 36
"Bye-bye, bling. Sad face, happy face."
#36 Recap of Backstrom Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 37
[Laughs]
#37 Recap of Backstrom Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 38 #38 Recap of Backstrom Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 39
what you are experiencing is called a panic attack.
#39 Recap of Backstrom Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 40
The bruises might gain me some sympathy.
#40 Recap of Backstrom Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 41 #41 Recap of Backstrom Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 42 #42 Recap of Backstrom Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 43
Yeah.
#43 Recap of Backstrom Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 44 #44 Recap of Backstrom Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 45
three days before death, but over 100 times.
#45 Recap of Backstrom Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 46
The bullet from the dashboard of Jenna's car
#46 Recap of Backstrom Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 47
You wing her, she crashes,
#47 Recap of Backstrom Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 48
possibly avoid execution.
#48 Recap of Backstrom Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 49 #49 Recap of Backstrom Season 1 Episode 4 (S01E04) - 50 #50