Backstrom

Backstrom – Rock Bottom

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Backstrom - Rock Bottom

Backstrom‘s first (and possibly only) season comes to a close with Backstrom‘s (Rainn Wilson) attempts to prove his father Sheriff Blue Backstrom (Robert Forster) is a corrupt cop turning a blind eye to drug trafficking right under his nose. Backstrom also must deal with Dr. Deb (Rizwan Manji) who has finally tired of the detective’s antics and found him physically unfit to duty.

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Backstrom – Corkscrewed

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Backstrom - Corkscrewed

It seems family is going to be a big theme of the final two episodes of Backstrom‘s First Season. When the criminal who Backstrom (Rainn Wilson) threatened to stay away from Valentine (Thomas Dekker) shows up dead on the docks just outside their houseboat the unit quickly searches for other suspects besides the most obvious one. Discovering the victim and Valentine were working together on a wine-smuggling scam, Backstrom’s attention is pointed towards those hurt (especially once he learns that all the vintage wines being smuggled are forgeries).

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Backstrom – I Like to Watch

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“This is not the work of a sober person.”

Backstrom - I Like to Watch

The death of a performance artist leads Backstrom (Rainn Wilson) into a world of suspects he’s even more dismissive of than usual. The leading suspects in the case turn out to be the victim’s ex-girlfriend (Ever Carradine) who Backstrom nearly mounts during her web-televised life in a plastic box, after surprisingly finding common ground and a mutual attraction, and Valentine‘s (Thomas Dekker) former lover (Ray Santiago) making closing the case a little trickier than usual.

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Backstrom – Love Is a Rose and You Better Not Pick It

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Backstrom - Love Is a Rose and You Better Not Pick It

The murder of a sex surrogate, which Backstrom (Rainn Wilson) has trouble separating from hooker, leads the team on an investigation that will not only nab their killer but also reveal a bit more about Backstrom’s past and his relationship with his mother who it turns out didn’t die in childbirth after all. Backstrom offering little understanding for the death of someone he deems as nothing more than a call girl is hardly surprising, but his discussions with another surrogate, who later becomes a suspect, push Backstrom right out of his cocksure attitude.

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Backstrom – Inescapable Truth

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Backstrom - Inescapable Truth

Noticing an unexpected physical resemblance with Valentine (Thomas Dekker), along with an offhand comment from Niedermayer (Kristoffer Polaha), sends Backstrom (Rainn Wilson) down a rabbit hole wondering if Val might be his son. As such thoughts continue to fester, leading Backstrom to make a trip to see a former prostitute (Lolita Davidovich) he frequented in his youth (who is roomie’s mother), the squad is called in to investigate a missing musician who disappeared after escaping rehab.

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