Missing Persons (Terriers)
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Episode 7
| "Missing Persons" | |
|---|---|
| Terriers episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 7 |
| Directed by | Michael Zinberg |
| Written by | Jed Seidel |
| Cinematography by | Curtis Wehr |
| Editing by | Kimberly Ray |
| Production code | 1WAD06 |
| Original air date | October 20, 2010 |
| Running time | 42 minutes |
| Guest appearances | |
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"Missing Persons" is the seventh episode of the American crime comedy-drama television series Terriers. The episode was written by Jed Seidel, and directed by Michael Zinberg. It was first broadcast on FX in the United States on October 20, 2010.
The series is set in Ocean Beach, San Diego and focuses on ex-cop and recovering alcoholic Hank Dolworth (Donal Logue) and his best friend, former criminal Britt Pollack (Michael Raymond-James), who both decide to open an unlicensed private investigation business. In the episode, Hank and Britt try to find more about an amnesiac, which also unleashes a chain of events. Meanwhile, Steph's condition worsens.
According to Nielsen Media Research, the episode was seen by an estimated 0.444 million household viewers and gained a 0.2/1 ratings share among adults aged 18–49. The episode received extremely positive reviews from critics, who praised the character development and the performances.
Hank (Donal Logue) starts spending more time with Steph (Karina Logue) and notices her constantly mentioning their mother. He and Britt (Michael Raymond-James) arrive at their usual diner and assist an amnesiac man (Noel Fisher) locked in the restroom. While Britt suggests just leaving the man alone, Hank wants to help, finding similarities between him and Steph.
Finding a strange pill among his few belongings, they take him to meet with a former doctor, Johnson (Richmond Arquette), who explains that the pill is an anti-malarial that can cause memory loss, paranoia, and delusions among its side effects. The pair take the amnesiac to the police station, but he flees after taking a bulletin for a missing college student, Jessica Sampson. Mark also discloses that the anti-malarial can be used as rohypnol. Struggling to communicate with a distant Katie (Laura Allen), who refuses to talk about what is bothering her, leaves him uninterested in pursuing the case. Meanwhile, Steph leaves the house and befriends some of the neighbors, including a girl named Elle.
Hank and Britt visit Jessica’s apartment, learning from her roommate that Jessica was planning a trip to Cambodia before her disappearance. Using their hacker contacts, they discover Sampson missed her flight along with a man named Adam Fisher, who bought the plane tickets. They visit Adam's house, finding Jessica (Olivia Dawn York) bound and gagged in a closet. Learning from Jessica that she and Adam were classmates, Hank deduces that Adam harbored a crush on Jessica and the anti-malarial likely caused the paranoia that made him kidnap her; he urges Mark to treat Adam with compassion. Steph has a breakdown when she discovers that her encounters with Elle were just hallucinations.
Adam returns to Jessica’s apartment and holds her roommate at gunpoint, causing Mark to call Hank for assistance. Hank enters and quickly finds the gun is a fake. He confronts Adam and angrily demand that he accept help. Britt returns home to a still-distant Katie. Hank takes Steph to Country Villa Pines, a local psychiatric hospital, and pays with some of Lindus' bearer bonds. He agrees to constantly visit her, in contrast to her previous hospital stays.
