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Memphis Beat Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
10 Episodes 2010 - 2010
A crime drama focusing on offbeat Memphis detective Dwight Hendricks (Jason Lee), a Southern charmer with a passion for his city and blues music. But this Southern charmer's loose crime-fighting manner clashes with his disciplined boss Lt. Tanya Rice (Alfre Woodard). Spinning around the detective's life are his spirited mother Paula (Celia Weston), his overly sensitive partner Detective Charles "Whitehead" White (Sam Hennings) and police officer Davey Sutton (DJ Qualls) who is new to the force. George Clooney serves as an executive producer.
Episode 1
It's Alright Mama (Pilot)
Tue, Jun 22, 2010 61 mins
A crime drama focusing on offbeat Memphis detective Dwight Hendricks (Jason Lee), a Southern charmer with a passion for his city and blues music. In the series opener, Dwight investigates the abuse of an elderly female disc jockey, but his loose crime-fighting manner irritates his disciplined boss (Alfre Woodard). Meanwhile, Dwight's spirited mother woos a neighbor. George Clooney serves as an executive producer.
Episode 2
Baby, Let's Play House
Tue, Jun 29, 2010 60 mins
Dwight steers ahead to find a missing truck driver. But Dwight is grinding gears in his personal life: He doesn't trust his mother's boyfriend, and his ex-wife continually sends him mixed signals. Juliette Lewis guest stars.
Episode 3
Love Me Tender
Tue, Jul 6, 2010 60 mins
Dwight and the squad spring into action when a teenage pageant queen goes missing, yet they soon realize there's much more to the case than meets the eye. Elsewhere, Dwight gives a helping hand to his ex-wife's health-food business; and issues about Lightfoot's wife inch to the surface.
Episode 4
Polk Salad Annie
Tue, Jul 13, 2010 60 mins
A mysterious someone tries to kill a barbecue king. The case sizzles when Sutton goes undercover to smoke out the culprit. Meanwhile, Lt. Rice's son turns to the wrong side of the law.
Episode 5
Thicker Than Water
Tue, Jul 20, 2010 60 mins
Dwight is on the beat when the matriarch of a famed family music group dies, followed by the group manager's plummet from a balcony. But rancorous rivalries within the group threaten to derail Dwight's case. Giovanni Ribisi guest stars.
Episode 6
Faith & the Fighter
Tue, Jul 27, 2010 60 mins
The gloves are off when a popular local boxer is assaulted. Dwight's suspicious mind focuses on those who would be negatively impacted by the pugilist's imminent retirement. Elsewhere, Sutton is haunted by his past; and a secret surfaces about Lt. Rice's ex-spouse.
Episode 7
Great Men
Tue, Aug 3, 2010 60 mins
Dwight investigates when a pair of elderly lottery winners go missing. Elsewhere, a potential romance buds between Lt. Rice and a Coast Guard officer, and Greenback catches his friend in a sticky situation.
Episode 8
I Shall Not Be Moved
Tue, Aug 10, 2010 60 mins
Dwight negotiates a hostage crisis, only to become a hostage himself. To resolve the delicate situation, he must delve into his captor's past and crack the mysteries of a decades-old murder. In the meantime, Lt. Rice's ex-husband stirs up trouble. Clarence Williams III and Veronica Cartwright guest star.
Episode 9
Blood of the Ferthermore
Tue, Aug 17, 2010 60 mins
A city councilman's aide disappears on the very day he was to wed the councilman's daughter. Mixing throughout the case and making it more complex: a vanished reporter, an ambiguous phone message and mysteries surrounding a pair of cuff links. In other developments, Dwight's mother makes a game-changing decision.
Episode 10
Eaglets
Tue, Aug 24, 2010 60 mins
In the Season 1 finale, Dwight explores the supposedly shady past of a man with amnesia, especially when he suspects the man may have ties to the cold-case slaying of a little girl. Meanwhile, Lt. Rice, mired in financial woes, ponders a career change.
