Episode
Blue Bloods: Reality Check
Overview
Danny partners with Anthony to solve a double homicide when Anthony's shady cousin proves to have ties to the crime. Eddie and Jamie's work and personal relationship becomes strained.
Details
- Series
- Blue Bloods
- Season
- Season 12
- Episode
- Episode 8
- Air date
- 2021-12-03
- Runtime
- 42 min
Episode context
Reality Check is Episode 8 in Season 12 of Blue Bloods. It aired on 2021-12-03. The runtime is 42 min.
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Episode 7: USA Today
Danny and Baez's attempts to find who assaulted a shop owner are hindered by the community's refusal to cooperate. Erin's suspicions about her boss increase. Gormley, Garrett and Baker are threatened by a new staff member.
Episode 9: Firewall
Frank enlists the help of an old friend to investigate a cyber-attack on the NYPD that forces Danny and Baez to release an evasive suspect. Baez questions her place within the NYPD. Eddie is torn over a workplace dilemma. Jamie wrestles with a family secret.
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Episode 6: Be Smart or Be Dead
Frank causes family tension when he assigns Jamie to guard Danny after a hit is put out on him. Frank tries to stop his grandson from seeking revenge after he’s attacked. Eddie gets a hostile new partner.
Episode 10: Old Friends
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Episode 5: Good Intentions
Jamie and Eddie experience marital tension when Eddie allows her newly released ex-convict father to live with them. Danny and Baez go out of their way to help a desperate man find his missing sister.
Episode 11: On the Arm
Danny pursues a con artist pretending to be legendary singer Jimmy Buffett. Frank investigates an impressive police captain who is using her badge to get free wares from local stores.
Episode 4: True Blue
Jamie faces backlash from fellow officers when he partners with Erin and Anthony to investigate an underground bar the NYPD and FDNY use to hide their criminal indiscretions. Eddie's partner considers leaving the force.
Episode 12: The Reagan Way
Frank is at odds with his friend Archbishop Kearns when he says the NYPD arrested the wrong man for a murder. Eddie tries to get justice for a sexual assault survivor. Jamie and his nephew butt heads over fair police practices.
Episode 3: Protective Instincts
Frank must decide between remaining police commissioner and pursuing a new professional chapter when his old friend presents him with an exciting job offer. Danny and Baez investigate the murder of a restaurant delivery man.
Episode 13: Cold Comfort
Frank contends with a potentially dirty cop within the ranks. Eddie and Badillo track down the culprits behind the theft of valuable, rare works from a celebrated bookstore. Erin snoops into the background of a new woman in Anthony's life.
Episode 2: Times Like These
Tension escalates between Frank and Mayor Chase after Frank makes a public arrest that goes viral. Danny and Baez investigate a gang attack that takes an unexpected turn. Jamie worries when Eddie lies to him about where she's going in the evenings.
Episode 14: Allegiance
Erin's nephew becomes aware of witness tampering in a trial. Baez forces Danny to help her find the killer of her favorite TV personality. Eddie questions her decision to become a sergeant.