List of Detroit 1-8-7 episodes

Detroit 1-8-7 is an American television police drama created by Jason Richman that ran on ABC from September 21, 2010 to March 20, 2011. The one-hour drama stars Michael Imperioli as Detective Louis Fitch, a homicide detective with the Detroit Police Department. On October 25, 2010 ABC announced the order of an additional 5 episodes to bring the first season to 18 episodes.^[1]

The thirteenth episode, "Road To Nowhere", was initially scheduled for January 18, 2011 but was replaced with a 20/20 special interview with Mark E. Kelly, the husband of U.S. Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords who is believed to have been the intended target in the shooting near Tucson, Arizona ten days before.^[2][3] The 2011 State of the Union Address was shown on January 25.^[4] "Road To Nowhere" was broadcast on February 1, 2011.^[2] On February 22, 2011 an episode of Primetime: What Would You Do was aired in place of the previously scheduled sixteenth episode, "Stone Cold".^[5] A special 20/20 interview with Charlie Sheen was broadcast on March 1, 2011, again displacing "Stone Cold".^[6][7]

Series overview

Season		Episodes	Originally aired		DVD release date
			Season premiere	Series finale	Region 1	Region 2	Region 4
	1	18	September 21, 2010	March 20, 2011	August 30, 2011[8]	N/A	N/A

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	U.S. viewers (millions)
1	"Pilot"	Jeffrey Nachmanoff	Jason Richman	September 21, 2010	9.34[9]
Detective Louis Fitch helps his new partner Detective Washington fit in to the homicide division while investigating a double homicide at a pharmacy. Sergeant Longford and Detective Mahajan investigate the murder of a lawyer found in a train yard. When forensics connect the cases they realize they have a serial killer seeking revenge on those whom he believes stole his family from him. Detective John Stone is re-assigned from narcotics to homicide.
2	"Local Hero / Overboard"	Kevin Hooks	Jason Richman & David Zabel	September 28, 2010	8.712[10]
Detectives Sanchez and Stone investigate the murder of college football star with a number of assumed suspects including the victim's best friend, brother and reformed criminal turned club owner. Meanwhile, Sergeant Longford and Detective Mahajan investigate the murder of a groom on his wedding night. They discover that no one liked the groom and anyone attending the wedding had a motive for his murder.
3	"Nobody's Home / Unknown Soldier"	Stephen Cragg	Jason Richman & David Zabel	October 5, 2010	7.829[11]
Detectives Fitch and Washington investigate who murdered an elderly woman in her home, even though the victim was not allowed to live in the house then connecting a big-time real estate developer, possibly behind the murder. Sanchez and Stone try to find who murdered a teenage boy and victimized his father by luring them with a vintage car ad.
4	"Royal Bubbles / Needle Drop"	Dean White	Byron Balasco	October 12, 2010	6.977[12]
Detectives Fitch, Washington, Stone, and Sanchez investigate the murder of a car-wash owner. They discover that the owner of the car-wash was laundering money for a local drug dealer and that his wife has the bank statements and receipts to prove it. Using the belief that her son is distraught at the separation from his mother Fitch and Stone trick her into meeting with them. Longford and Mahajan investigate the slaying of a rising hip-hop star who is found on the street in front of a record store. The murdered musician's vandalised car is atop the parking structure it is believed he was pushed off of. It is also revealed that Detective Stone might have been involved in some more illicit activities during his time working undercover narcotics. Xzibit guest stars as a record producer. J. D. Williams also guest stars.
5	"Murder in Greektown / High School Confidential"	Nick Gomez	Denitria Harris-Lawrence	October 19, 2010	7.936[13]
A teenage girl from the same school Lt. Mason's daughter Simone attends is murdered in a field near the school. Detectives Stone and Washington initially pursue a registered sex offender who flees when they approach the nearby construction site where he is working. Simone ends up giving a number of clues assisting Detectives Fitch and Sanchez in their investigation. Longford and Mahajan investigate the late night murder of a defense attorney's son in the kitchen of a Greek restaurant. Fingerprints on a bible left at the scene lead to a woman at a church. After she pulls a gun on them Sgt Langford realises that she has a sudden, profound fear of the police and negotiates a calm resolution to the standoff by reciting part of 1 Corinthians 13. The suspect, Zoe, later reveals that she witnessed the murder of her boyfriend and that the shooter was wearing a police uniform.
6	"Lost Child / Murder 101"	Paul McCrane	Jason Richman & Nikki Toscano	October 26, 2010	8.447[14]
A woman is murdered in a vehicle with a little girl in the back seat. The case later unfolds to involvement with city social workers. Elsewhere, Longford and Mahajan investigate the murder of a college janitor with two unlikable female medical students being the prime suspects.
7	"Broken Engagement / Trashman"	Ed Bianchi	Rob Hanning	November 9, 2010	7.551[15]
Fitch, Sanchez and Stone investigate the murder of a female technician. The woman's involvement in a complicated love triangle may have led to her murder. Longford and Washington investigate the murder of a petty drug dealer whose body was found in city trash bin. Mahajan tries to convince a scared witness to testify against a ruthless criminal.
8	"Déjà Vu / All In"	Jean de Segonzac	Mick Betancourt	November 16, 2010	8.030[16]
A teenage boy is murdered in his bedroom but his body is missing. Detectives Fitch and Washington look into his friends who are all obsessed with mobster movies. A witness leads them to a cross-border drug smuggling operation and the detectives go to Windsor to make a few inquiries of a known dealer. Elsewhere, Longford and Mahajan investigate the murder of a man from Kansas City who was taking part in a poker tournament.
9	"Home Invasion / Drive-By"	Kevin Hooks	Denitria Harris-Lawrence	November 30, 2010	7.293[17]
An eleven-year-old boy playing video games in his home is hit with a stray bullet. A woman is suspected of murdering her husband. It is then revealed that both crimes are connected due to the same exact gun being used.
10	"Shelter"	David Straiton	David Zabel	December 7, 2010	6.830[18]
Two bodies are found in an abandoned shelter. Longford's father, to everyone's surprise is able to help with this investigation. Meanwhile, Fitch, Washington, Stone and Sanchez investigate the murder of a Latina.
11	"Ice Man / Malibu"	Paul Edwards	Byron Balasco	January 4, 2011	5.200[19]
Detectives Fitch and Washington work with Lt. Mason to solve the homicide of a Hollywood actress who was murdered while filming a movie in Detroit. Detectives Stone, Sanchez, Mahajan, and Sgt. Longford try to figure out how a homeless man ended up frozen in a block of ice.
12	"Key to the City"	Seith Mann	Story by: Nikki Toscano Teleplay by: Jason Richman & David Zabel	January 11, 2011	5.05[20]
Sgt. Longford's surprise retirement party is overshadowed by news of the murder of an assistant prosecutor in the parking lot of the courthouse.
13	"Road to Nowhere"	Matthew Penn	Story by: Andrew Fash Teleplay by: Jason Richman & David Zabel	February 1, 2011	5.489[21]
Detective Fitch is the prime suspect in the murder of Henry Malloy (Todd Stashwick), a prominent philanthropist who had just been given the key to the city. Lt. Mason is not at all pleased when Jess Harkins, an FBI agent from Chicago, is brought in to lead the investigation just because Mr Malloy was the subject of a federal investigation. After interrogating Detective Fitch for a little while he asks Special Agent Harkins if he can go. When she says they are just getting started he turns and profiles her and says that she needs to learn to do her job better and excuses himself to go do his job. Special Agent Harkins continues her interviews of Fitch's co-workers while they investigate a shooting aboard a bus and a large sum of money littering the street. When advising next-of-kin of the shooting Detectives Washington and Fitch discover the money was a ransom payment and that the granddaughter of one of the men killed on the bus has been kidnapped. Realising that everybody who has seen the girl's father are now dead Detective Fitch agrees to go undercover as the distraught father who has the new ransom payment. While changing out of his work suit Detective Fitch confides in his partner that he left New York City because 'Big Al' Stram, a mobster he had been close to arresting, promised to kill his son if he didn't leave. The FBI arrests a known hit man for the murder of Henry Malloy. Detective Fitch is on his way home after stopping for some groceries when he gets a call from 'Big Al' Stram who offers his welcomes for helping to clean up Detroit and says that he is looking for a new friend.
14	"Beaten / Cover Letter"	Andrew Bernstein	Rob Hanning	February 8, 2011	5.493[22]
Sgt. Longford and Det. Mahajan look into a cold case when new evidence is brought to them by the victim's mother. Detectives Stone, Fitch, Sanchez, and Washington investigate the murder of the fiancée of a boxer just before one of the biggest matches of his career.
15	"Legacy / Drag City"	Dean White	Nikki Toscano	February 15, 2011	5.199[23]
Riley, Detective Stone's ex-girlfriend from his time working undercover narcotics, returns to complicate things for Detective Stone in his new relationship with Detective Sanchez. Detective Mahajan and Sgt. Longford investigate the murder of one of the city's most prominent drag queens. Detectives Washington and Fitch are assigned to the murder of two rival gang members and an ex-con confessing to having killed them in self-defense.
16	"Stone Cold"	Darnell Martin	Mike Flynn	March 8, 2011	5.085[24]
Detective Stone again crosses paths with Pup Clemmons (J. D. Williams), a drug dealer he knew from his days working undercover narcotics, when he investigates the murder of a college girl. When Pup's alibi is verified the detectives look to the host of a party the girl had attended and then to his mother. After learning that Riley was beaten up by drug dealers because she owes them for a kilogram of heroin Detective Stone tells her he is not helping her any more. When Pup later confronts Detective Stone he reveals that his is an undercover DEA agent and is needing Stone's help in a sting on some guys looking to claim territory in a drug war. The next morning, desperate for the money to pay her drug debt Riley shoots Detective Stone hoping to collect the bounty put out on him by the drug dealers whom he had arrested the night before. Detective Sanchez hears the shots and runs to the scene and shoots Riley.
17	"Motor City Blues"	David Zabel	David Zabel	March 15, 2011	5.644[25]
Everyone is dealing with the murder of Detective Stone in their own way. Detective Fitch attempts to once again be a father to his twelve-year-old son Bobby (Vadim Imperioli) when his ex-wife brings him from New York for a visit. Detective Fitch's attempts at a reconciliation are met with the announcement that she is going with her fiancé to Hawai'i for a week while Bobby visits with him. Sgt. Longford finally gets to the paperwork to formalize his retirement. The detectives investigate the murder of Jordan Loney, a graffiti artist. 'Big Al' Stram comes to Detroit.
18	"Blackout"	Kevin Hooks	Jason Richman	March 20, 2011	4.652[26]
Sgt. Longford reconsiders his retirement but gets told that it is not that simple to undo. Detective Fitch's time with his son Bobby (Vadim Imperioli) is interrupted by the arrival of 'Big Al' Stram (Tommy Flanagan) from New York. A family is killed over what is believed to be a drug debt. Special Agent Harkins confronts Detective Fitch about his claiming to have never heard of Al Stram because she now holds the unsealed case files of his investigation in New York. When it is discovered that the father of the murdered family was a supervisor with Customs and Border Protection at the Ambassador Bridge and that he had refused to work with Stram Detective Fitch realizes it is a message to him. When Detective Washington realizes that it was Stram whom he saw at the museum talking with his partner he informs Lt. Mason. When confronted about the secrecy Detective Fitch reveals that his case against Stram in New York ended because Stram had killed his partner and his partner's family and he believes that Stram will do the same to Detective Washington and his family if he isn't stopped. Determined to not let Stram get away again Detective Fitch entrusts his son to Detective Washington's care and with Detective Majahan and Sgt. Longford goes after the Scottish mobster, staying at least one step ahead of Special Agent Harkins who only wants to get Stram in custody. The rest of the department attends the baptism of Detective Washington's son.

References

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External links

• List of Detroit 1-8-7 episodes at the Internet Movie Database
• List of Detroit 1-8-7 episodes at TV.com