Nothing is at it seems when Thatcher, Kowalski and Welsh all witness a murder in a mall. Each person saw a different event, and it's up to Fraser to help solve the crime.

Detailed Overview

Fraser, Thatcher, Welsh and Kowalski are at a local mall for the dedication of a gift - an Inuit Inuksuk -- from Canada to the United States. Kowalski thinks the Canadians could give a much more practical gift than a 'pile of rocks.' While the quartet all briefly scatter before the ceremony, a loud argument begins between three people at a nearby table. The argument -- and ensuing death of one of the trio -- is witnessed by Thatcher, Welsh and Kowalski. Fraser was busy chasing a purse-snatcher and missed the excitement. However, nobody saw the same thing, and each has a different idea of the killer's identity.

The situation gets no better when Fraser takes down all their statements back at the police station, and the two suspects in custody refuse to talk, or even identify themselves. Fraser asks his fellow officers to detail what they saw, which evolves into an interesting and humorous study of how each individual's personality is reflected and intertwined into what they saw: Welsh saw it as a Mob rub-out; Stan saw it as a crime of passion involving kids; and Thatcher definitely saw it as a crime of passion (which results in quite an embarrassing moment for her!).

They finally discover the identities of the two suspects: Judy Cates and Keith Warren, the former of whom is the daughter of a wealthy man. And then it gets worse when everybody begins confessing to the crime.

Fraser decides to employ hypnosis when all leads go nowhere. Alas, little is yielded by the session. However, Fraser does leave a few little post-hypnotic suggestions.

But soon Fraser weaves the details together and a suspect is sought out, which results in a shoot-out in the police station's parking lot. The suspect is caught, and the crime is solved.

Music

NOVEMBER *
SIRENS
PREMONITION
Mythos, "Mythos"
(c) 1998 Higher Octave
# 724384657222
All songs performed by Mythos
All songs written by bob D'Eith & Paul Schmidt
Publishing administered by Round Table Publishing
Courtesy of Spark Records, a Division of Spark Music, Inc.
'November' is heard during the argument between Mike and the young couple, 'Sirens' plays during Thatcher's account of Fraser running, and 'Premonition' plays as Fraser begins hypnotizing Thatcher and the others.

* - This song is part of the Second due South Soundtrack.

Interesting Trivia

• Canadian Nielsen Rating - #10 (1,099,000 viewers)
• Notice the blooper: Fraser throws the knife, yet when they switch back to him, he's still got it in his hand and quickly hides it behind his back.
• Stan was abducted by a UFO ... ???
• Francesca has remodeled the Civilian Aid uniform, much to Welsh's dislike.
• It's quite possible the climatic shoot-out scene was filmed in the Due South studio's parking lot.

Original Broadcast Information

• Australia: April 8 / April 22, 1998
• Austria: November 23, 1998
• Canada: October 12, 1997
• South Africa: December 3, 1997
• Sweden: September 5, 1998
• Switzerland: February 22, 1998
• United Kingdom: June 27, 1998
• United States: Week of October 13-19, 1997

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