The Collection (Justified)
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| "The Collection" | |
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| Justified episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 6 |
| Directed by | Rod Holcomb |
| Written by | Graham Yost |
| Featured music | Steve Porcaro |
| Cinematography by | Francis Kenny |
| Editing by | Keith Henderson |
| Original air date | April 20, 2010 |
| Running time | 41 minutes |
| Guest appearances | |
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"The Collection" is the sixth episode of the first season of the American Neo-Western[1] television series Justified. It is the 6th overall episode of the series and was written by series developer Graham Yost and directed by Rod Holcomb. It originally aired on FX on April 20, 2010.
The series is based on Elmore Leonard's stories about the character Raylan Givens, particularly "Fire in the Hole", which serves as the basis for the episode. The series follows Raylan Givens, a tough deputy U.S. Marshal enforcing his own brand of justice. Following the shooting of a mob hitman, Raylan is sent to Lexington, Kentucky to investigate an old childhood friend Boyd Crowder, who is now part of a white supremacist gang. In the episode, Raylan must find a missing art collection while Winona asks him to investigate her husband Gary's business associates.
According to Nielsen Media Research, the episode was seen by an estimated 2.06 million household viewers and gained a 0.8/2 ratings share among adults aged 18–49. The episode received positive reviews from critics, although some expressed frustration with the episode's pace and lack of payoff in many subplots.
Raylan (Timothy Olyphant) visits Boyd (Walton Goggins) in prison, wanting information on Arlo but Boyd does not help him. Later, while making out with Ava (Joelle Carter), Raylan warns her about Johnny's statement that Bo Crowder will soon be released from jail. Ava states she will not leave Kentucky.
Mullen (Nick Searcy) then takes Raylan to Cincinnati to investigate the case of Owen Carnes (Peter Jason), an art owner who stole money years ago. They visit his house and find that Carnes owns some of Adolf Hitler's paintings. Raylan also meets Carnes's young wife Caryn (Katherine LaNasa) and the horse trainer Greg Davis (Brett Cullen). After discovering that the paintings are false, Raylan and Mullen leave the house. Carnes, Caryn and the original painting owner David Mortimer (Tony Hale) discuss the events when Greg shows up and kills Carnes. This is part of a plan in order to avoid having to lose their money due to Carnes's actions and a missing painting.
The following day, Raylan and the deputies arrive with an arrest warrant for Carnes and find him dead, made to look like a suicide by Caryn. Raylan expresses skepticism on the scene, especially about Carnes still holding the gun after "shooting himself". Raylan meets Assistant United States Attorney David Vazquez (Rick Gomez), who says he is investigating Raylan's shootings, especially Tommy Bucks's. During the investigation, Raylan is approached by Winona (Natalie Zea), who asks for his help in running down a list of names associated with her husband Gary (William Ragsdale). Raylan accepts, although the task could negatively impact his career.
Raylan questions Caryn about the events and one of his comments throws way his suspicions, forcing Caryn and Greg to act quickly and decide to kill David to hide their tracks. David arrives at the house and is knocked unconscious by Greg. When Greg hesitates to pull the trigger, Caryn reminds them of their plan and accidentally confesses to Carnes's murder. Greg is revealed to be working with the deputies and both are arrested. Raylan finds that the gallery owner Karl Hanselman (Robert Picardo) buys and burns Hitler's paintings as a result of his father's association with him. Raylan later meets Winona at her house, where he questions the reason behind their divorce. Winona simply states feeling a connection with Gary at the time due to Raylan's job. Raylan then says that he didn't find anything suspicious with Gary's colleagues. The episode ends with Raylan paying another visit to Boyd, telling him to forget about Arlo.
