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Colter is tasked with tracking down a “ghost” when hired to find a man who seemingly died in a car accident months earlier. Meanwhile, Colter catches a break in his white whale case.

Premiere Date: December 1, 2024         CBS     9pm 

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Floriana Lima as Camille Picket

Brent Sexton as Detective Keaton

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Jolie Jenkins as Detective Goodman

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Freda Foh Shen as Barbie Lee

Next New Episode: February 16, 2024     

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Colter certainly has faith in the criminal justice system (and its speed).  Not only is he guaranteeing that the rich politician will go to jail, but it will happen soon enough that the kid can come out of witness protection immediately.  *sigh*

I did like the woman who disappeared people.  It's a good thing Colter is honest; I can see them running a scam where she disappears them and then Colter finds them, and they both get paid.  

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2 hours ago, possibilities said:

No scenery this time,

Oh, but that opening shot of "San Francisco" was something to be believed.  I'd kind of like to know which suspension bridge hangs over a 4 lane metropolitan expressway in town.

I'm also curious as to why a police lieutenant would meet a developer in a bar to talk about new housing, and how both of them missed all the FBI windbreakers on scene.

They're lucky this wasn't taking place in Chicago.  Severide would have been all over that arson fire and the back room.  That escape ring would be shut down pronto.  I think we can assume that Ms. Lee opened the body bad just a bit after Lucas was put inside the coroner van because, as far as I know, body bags don't have inside zippers.

Alright, so the retired deputy talked himself into a recurring role.  Let's hope he's not a dead man walking now that we have a big bad in the shadows.

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I noticed that at the start of the ep the show name in big letters on the screen had an image of the Golden Gate bridge superimposed/overlaid atop it.  Have they always done this (had an ep-specific image superimposed on the show name)?

12 hours ago, ahrtee said:

I did like the woman who disappeared people.  It's a good thing Colter is honest; I can see them running a scam where she disappears them and then Colter finds them, and they both get paid.  

I also liked Barbie Lee.  I usually like Freda Foh Shen.

Was Reenie in the episode at all?  I don't recall seeing her.

Was Gina Picket mentioned at all during S1?  I don't recall a 'white whale' storyline from last season.

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4 hours ago, possibilities said:

I don't like the torturing of the witness. They tried to keep Our Guy innocent by having his "friend" do it, but I thought his acceptance of it made him just as guilty of it as the guy doing the actual hitting.

Colter has been shown to rough up anyone from whom he needs information, right up to breaking into houses and shoving a gun in their face.  He's not innocent of anything in my opinion.  

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The premise was a little "silly" how could an average person afford to fake their own death destroying 3 vehicles and a "small" gasoline tanker truck full of gas. I think I would have opted for the "budget" death option.

It seemed like the the peanut butter cup wrapper (before everybody started touching it) and the tape that was removed from the ceiling would have been the perfect surfaces to collect fingerprints from if they would have tried it.

Shouldn't the brother have taken the evidence with him before he went into hiding, it is not like he didn't have time to get his affairs in order?

I am pretty sure I am going to hate everything about this "teacher" storyline.

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I like the backdoor pilot for The Night Movers! Yeah, I prefer more rustic scenery but this had an interesting twist. Although I'm not sure why Lucas did not contact the FBI in the first place instead of running to a Youtuber - kids these day!

So, we got the Big Bad Wolf err.. Whale. He does sound a bit like Daddy dearest, so Colter might be able to exorcise some demons in bringing him down.

Call Dory back!

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38 minutes ago, AnimeMania said:

The premise was a little "silly" how could an average person afford to fake their own death destroying 3 vehicles and a "small" gasoline tanker truck full of gas. I think I would have opted for the "budget" death option.

Well, the sister had a spare $25,000 to pay Colter, so they're obviously not hurting for cash.  

Also, it's (moderately) easy to fake a death; getting a new identity I would think is much harder.  Fake SS #?  Try getting a job, a credit card, a car loan or even a bank account without one.  (Maybe the family has enough money not to need any of the above!) 

And wouldn't someone named "Isaac Newton" raise a few eyebrows when he checked into a motel?  Maybe they should choose a name not only non-google-able but also not so obviously fake.  

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2 hours ago, ahrtee said:

Well, the sister had a spare $25,000 to pay Colter, so they're obviously not hurting for cash.  

Not even that much. It was only $15K.

Colter sure stumbles upon a lot of women in law enforcement.

2 hours ago, ahrtee said:

And wouldn't someone named "Isaac Newton" raise a few eyebrows when he checked into a motel?  Maybe they should choose a name not only non-google-able but also not so obviously fake.  

You give people more credit than I do. I would bet more Americans would associate the name with a fig cookie.

 

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3 hours ago, ahrtee said:

Maybe they should choose a name not only non-google-able but also not so obviously fake.  

Pick a name of a star in a certain film industry, like John Holmes, f'rinstance.  Not traceable either, but anyone chasing after him would land it that rabbit hole right quick.  "Hey, Eddie, come here.  You gotta see this."  And just like that they spend two hours watching videos.

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19 hours ago, fastiller said:

While it probably wasn't meant to be, this ep could have been a back-door pilot for a series called The Night Movers starring Freda Foh Shen.

I'd watch the hell out of that!

Colter is definitely more likable this season and I'm glad that the Shaw family mystery isn't that relevant anymore but I wasn't expecting this show to go down the cliché serial killer road "arc". Maybe Colter and Sexton will solve the case in the next episode but I doubt it. The Teacher(terrible name imo) kinda reminded me of Red John after the writers decided to extend that arc and basically ruined the Mentalist.

On 12/2/2024 at 2:16 AM, Dowel Jones said:

 

I'm also curious as to why a police lieutenant would meet a developer in a bar to talk about new housing, and how both of them missed all the FBI windbreakers on scene.

 

That's the second time the show used a really theatrical  entrance with feds, in the season finale the corrupt cop somehow missed dozens of agents hiding in the woods, it was a remote location and he was watching the road waiting for Colter.

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You don't need to burn down the entire building just because you have incriminating evidence in one room, I am sure you can build a secret room that burns without destroying everything else. You could have burned down the entire neighborhood, Mrs. O'Leary. Think about your neighbors and customers you have known for years. Barbie could have left the store to some young people in the neighborhood who had trouble finding work.  

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37 minutes ago, TheCathedral said:

I'd watch the hell out of that!

Colter is definitely more likable this season and I'm glad that the Shaw family mystery isn't that relevant anymore but I wasn't expecting this show to go down the cliché serial killer road "arc". Maybe Colter and Sexton will solve the case in the next episode but I doubt it. The Teacher(terrible name imo) kinda reminded me of Red John after the writers decided to extend that arc and basically ruined the Mentalist.

That's the second time the show used a really theatrical  entrance with feds, in the season finale the corrupt cop somehow missed dozens of agents hiding in the woods, it was a remote location and he was watching the road waiting for Colter.

And "The Teacher" makes me think of Sir in Found. Where there's also a long-time missing person who is close to a character in the show (in that case, Margaret's son--this is not any sort of spoiler, incidentally). I enjoy that show more than this one overall. And I think it works better because the team is generally working together, rather than lone wolf Colter going out there to investigate.

Back to this Tracker ep: Add me to those who didn't like the ex-cop torturing the guy to get information. I was hoping he'd have found it in some other way, like maybe he contacted an old cop buddy who remembered a similar case in a neighboring area. Or connected with someone still on the force to get info.

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Maybe they're intending to explore Colter's dark side, as in, "how far will the good guy/knight go to get closure on this case"? The ex-cop seems to have embraced his dark side (I can't imagine he did much torturing while working, or hopefully would have been retired sooner.  In TV, shooting a badguy is OK, torture is not! 😀)

So is he there to tempt Colter?   

Of course, we know the answer, but maybe Justin wants to show some range (or at least, a few new expressions).

 

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I know that shows  like this play fast and loose with technology, but Bobby’s ability to look up any reservation in any fleabag hotel in the country in less than five seconds was next level.

Colter has been looking for Gina for over ten years, marking the anniversary by beating up Whales followed by boning the sister, and has nothing to show for his efforts. But the retired cop finds a person of interest without breaking a sweat or knowing anything about a ten year old cold case. And I liked the way he called Colter in SF and told him to meet up with him someplace that’s hundreds of miles away and was eagerly waiting to greet him in his torture lair. Did her periodically beat up the bad guy to keep him fresh or did he go home for a spell?

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On 12/2/2024 at 9:40 AM, possibilities said:

I don't like the torturing of the witness. They tried to keep Our Guy innocent by having his "friend" do it, but I thought his acceptance of it made him just as guilty of it as the guy doing the actual hitting.

Hey, Colter DID give him the side eye. 

I was very disappointed to see the ex-cop torturing someone, and really brutally. (I suppose all torture is brutal, but this looked really bad.) Anyway, I was hoping this ex-cop would continue to be a good guy, just like he seemed in the previous ep.

On 12/2/2024 at 2:03 PM, AnimeMania said:

The premise was a little "silly" how could an average person afford to fake their own death destroying 3 vehicles and a "small" gasoline tanker truck full of gas. I think I would have opted for the "budget" death option.

That did seem over-kill, so to speak. They needed to have a fire so the body wouldn't be easily identified, and I suppose it had to look like an accident so there wouldn't be an investigation. I can't think of anything else. I know Colter asked Barbie if she had someone inside the coroner's office (or somewhere), and she didn't disavow it, but where did they get the body? Maybe just the morgue. I hope.

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It seemed like the the peanut butter cup wrapper (before everybody started touching it) and the tape that was removed from the ceiling would have been the perfect surfaces to collect fingerprints from if they would have tried it.

I didn't think about that because I was focused on what a nice peanut butter cup that looked like. If I were Colter I would have had a hard time not unwrapping and eating it. It looked better than a Reese's (which are pretty darn good).

 

On 12/3/2024 at 9:25 AM, MarylandGirl said:

And "The Teacher" makes me think of Sir in Found.

I thought of Sir, too. And he was a teacher. I'm not crazy about the serial killer storyline.

I immediately figured the woman detective was a bad guy. 

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