Episode
Without a Trace: A Day in the Life
Overview
After young Shawn Hopkins disappears one night after leaving the arcade, his parents soon begin to believe that the team is not doing everything to find their daughter, and are shocked to learn that their son has been gambling and has also been seen with a local drug dealer. After learning that Shawn had taken up the cause of a friend who had been raped, Larry and Susan Hopkins are relieved to learn that their son wasn't doing anything wrong, but worried that he still might not come home.
Details
- Series
- Without a Trace
- Season
- Season 4
- Episode
- Episode 8
- Air date
- 2005-11-17
- Runtime
- 44 min
Episode context
A Day in the Life is Episode 8 in Season 4 of Without a Trace. It aired on 2005-11-17. The runtime is 44 min.
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Episode 7: The Innocents
The team worries about a grieving father who couldn't accept his daughter's death, especially after child pornography is found in his home.
Episode 9: Freefall
Max Cassidy vanishes after leaving a message on his wife's voicemail, with both Jack and Ann frantic to find him. While investigating, Jack realises that Max was having an affair, and that he's gotten much deeper into a case than he should have following the murder of his partner, Jimmy, a man Max had felt was too green for undercover work. Both Jack and Ann fear the worst as the team tries to hunt down Max.
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