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Flashpoint
S4.E10
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  • Episode aired Oct 25, 2011
  • TV-14
  • 43m
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Amy Jo Johnson and Enrico Colantoni in Flashpoint (2008)
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What seemed a robbery turns out another kidnapping, bearing the mark of a Mexican gang which recently expended to Canada. Victim Colin Hamilton is the CEO of a multinational, which has repea... Read allWhat seemed a robbery turns out another kidnapping, bearing the mark of a Mexican gang which recently expended to Canada. Victim Colin Hamilton is the CEO of a multinational, which has repeatedly been blackmailed fro staff ransom in Mexico. A curious lead to mutilated, traumatize... Read allWhat seemed a robbery turns out another kidnapping, bearing the mark of a Mexican gang which recently expended to Canada. Victim Colin Hamilton is the CEO of a multinational, which has repeatedly been blackmailed fro staff ransom in Mexico. A curious lead to mutilated, traumatized former victim Esmeralda Vargas changes everything.

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    • David Frazee
  • Writers
    • Mark Ellis
    • Stephanie Morgenstern
    • Larry Bambrick
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    • Cristina Rosato
    • Ari Cohen
    • Michael Cram
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    • Director
      • David Frazee
    • Writers
      • Mark Ellis
      • Stephanie Morgenstern
      • Larry Bambrick
    • Stars
      • Cristina Rosato
      • Ari Cohen
      • Michael Cram
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    Cristina Rosato
    Cristina Rosato
    • Esmeralda 'Esmie' Vargas
    Ari Cohen
    Ari Cohen
    • Martin Terran
    Michael Cram
    Michael Cram
    • Detective Kevin 'Wordy' Wordsworth
    Jaime Del Aguila
    Jaime Del Aguila
    • Joaquin Vargas
    Patrick Garrow
    Patrick Garrow
    • Colin Hamilton
    Diego Fuentes
    • Miguel Salazar
    Hugh Dillon
    Hugh Dillon
    • Constable Ed Lane
    Amy Jo Johnson
    Amy Jo Johnson
    • Constable Jules Callaghan
    David Paetkau
    David Paetkau
    • Constable Sam Braddock
    Sergio Di Zio
    Sergio Di Zio
    • Constable Michelangelo 'Spike' Scarlatti
    Clé Bennett
    Clé Bennett
    • Constable Rafik 'Raf' Rousseau
    Enrico Colantoni
    Enrico Colantoni
    • Sergeant Gregory 'Greg' Parker
    Lauren Beatty
    Lauren Beatty
    • Hana
    Michael Kinney
    • Larson
    David Bronfman
    David Bronfman
    • Carlos
    Gale Garnett
    Gale Garnett
    • Daniela
    • (as Gale Zoe Garnett)
    Clemente Carrillo-Garcia
    • Ronaldo Torres
    • (as Clemente Carrillo)
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      • David Frazee
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      • Mark Ellis
      • Stephanie Morgenstern
      • Larry Bambrick
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    • Trivia
      During the raid at the flower warehouse, Sam shouts to Ed "hammer and anvil?" The hammer and anvil is a military tactic involving the use of two primary forces, one to pin down an enemy, and the other to smash or defeat the opponent with an encirclement maneuver.
    • Quotes

      Mike Scarlatti: I found a clean part of the call. I enhanced the background and made a loop, listen.

      [Plays loop from phone]

      Mike Scarlatti: Guesses?

      Gregory Parker: Shopping cart?

      Sam Braddock: Parking lot?

      Mike Scarlatti: Skateboards. Some guy not quite making a trick.

      Ed Lane: Home run Spike.

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    • Release date
      • October 25, 2011 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Canada
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Ontario Flower Growers Co-Op Ltd, Mississauga, ON, Canada(interiors)
    • Production companies
      • Avamar Entertainment
      • Pink Sky Entertainment
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    • Runtime
      • 43m
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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