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The Bends

  • Episode aired Dec 2, 2013
  • TV-14
  • 42m
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When a colleague gets shot in a drug related situation, John is the only one who believes in the innocence of his old classmate. Rudy sees an opportunity for his fifteen minutes of fame when... Read allWhen a colleague gets shot in a drug related situation, John is the only one who believes in the innocence of his old classmate. Rudy sees an opportunity for his fifteen minutes of fame when a drug cook is needed for an undercover operation.When a colleague gets shot in a drug related situation, John is the only one who believes in the innocence of his old classmate. Rudy sees an opportunity for his fifteen minutes of fame when a drug cook is needed for an undercover operation.

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    • Kenneth Fink
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    • J.H. Wyman
    • Daniel Grindlinger
    • Cole Maliska
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    • Karl Urban
    • Michael Ealy
    • Minka Kelly
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      • Cole Maliska
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      • Michael Ealy
      • Minka Kelly
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    Karl Urban
    Karl Urban
    • Detective John Kennex
    Michael Ealy
    Michael Ealy
    • Dorian
    Minka Kelly
    Minka Kelly
    • Detective Valerie Stahl
    Mackenzie Crook
    Mackenzie Crook
    • Rudy Lom
    Michael Irby
    Michael Irby
    • Detective Richard Paul
    Lili Taylor
    Lili Taylor
    • Captain Sandra Maldonado
    Benito Martinez
    Benito Martinez
    • Captain Alexio Barros
    Josh Blacker
    Josh Blacker
    • The Bishop aka Maxwell
    Patrick Gallagher
    Patrick Gallagher
    • Tony Han
    Joe Smith
    Joe Smith
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    Anthony Konechny
    Anthony Konechny
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    Darren E. Scott
    Darren E. Scott
    • MX-43 '2'
    Garfield Wilson
    Garfield Wilson
    • MX-43 '3'
    Steve Bradley
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    Jane McGregor
    Jane McGregor
    • Kelly Cooper
    Robert Parent
    Robert Parent
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    Rudy goes on a Rampage

    This episode is hard to swallow - Especially if you swallow too much of a new drug called "The Bends".

    A cop "Cooper" is killed while offering up a "cook" for this stuff, and it is said that he had turned Bad Cop- As a large quantity of "The Bends" is found in his trunk.

    But Kennex is gobbling up some noodles in his favorite skid row noodle joint, Dorian is not patient enough to sit and watch him eat. As Kennex Insists that it would be rude to not eat EVERYTHING on his plate, Dorian sets him up with a nice juicy SLUG for dessert.

    So this Cop that got shot, Kennex insists he would not have been selling dope. Kennex thinks his friend was on an unauthorized mission to bust a dealer, but unfortunately the head of Narco won't look into it. But Maldonado can, and will.

    Kennex and Dorian Fringe Out a clue and an identity falls out: "The Bishop" - Someone Narco had been looking for, for a decade: Cooper had smoked him out but his cover was blown.

    So Kennex wants to pretend to be a cook and get the guy, But to make any potential cook believable, they have to be a Geek- Aka a "Rudy".

    Whoever got the drop on Cooper is getting too much info from the Department - Rudy has a cocktail of some Nano-Junk that makes him Fart out his GPS location - But "The Bishop" gives him The Antidote.

    The question is, since the GPS Fart Goop was brand new, how did "The Bishop" get the antidote, or even know Rudy had swilled it down? Rudy fakes his way through a cooking session, and gets to meet the real "Bishop".

    So The bigger question is who The Bishop really is, Maldonado basically tricks the info out by Ye Olde Reverse-Phone-Lookup, Rudy has to stall somehow, gets creative. This has got some great Robot-on-Robot action and some Digital Balls get busted in this Ep. It's the Rock-Em-Sock-Em VX vs DRNs.

    And Kennex has to take Rudy to the classy Cop Bar at the end, hopefully all of the GPS fart-juice has been ejected.

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      Captain Sandra Maldonado: You can't cook ramen.

      Detective John Kennex: Hey, I can cook ramen! Okay, I can order ramen.

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    • Release date
      • December 2, 2013 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
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    • Languages
      • English
      • Japanese
    • Filming locations
      • Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Frequency Films
      • Bad Robot
      • Warner Bros. Television
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      • 42m
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      • Stereo
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      • 16:9 HD

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