Episode
Blue Bloods: Past Tense
Overview
After a woman is murdered in her apartment, Danny and Baez turn to her daughter for help, but instead she complicates the investigation. Someone from Jamie and Eddie’s past launches a smear campaign against them. A mobster shows up in the DA’s office claiming to be Anthony’s long-lost brother.
Details
- Series
- Blue Bloods
- Season
- Season 9
- Episode
- Episode 16
- Air date
- 2019-03-08
- Runtime
- 45 min
Episode context
Past Tense is Episode 16 in Season 9 of Blue Bloods. It aired on 2019-03-08. The runtime is 45 min.
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Episode 15: Blues
While off duty, Danny witnesses a gas station robbery in progress and is forced to use his weapon, leaving him shaken and his family and co-workers concerned. Eddie apprehends a turnstile jumper who pleads for leniency by offering information on a missing weapon that's vital to one of Erin's cases. Frank learns that a top officer in his department has a dark past.
Episode 17: Two-faced
Frank's longtime friend Lenny reveals to him that an upcoming exposé will air some of the NYPD's dirty laundry. Erin must decide how to charge a doctor whose experimental treatments led to the death of his terminally ill daughter. Danny and Baez investigate the mysterious overdose of a promising artist. Jamie follows a lead about a corrupt officer in his precinct.
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Episode 19: Common Enemies
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Frank questions whether a run-in with community activists was an accident or a setup. Jamie strives to rely less on Frank’s input to make decisions. Erin helps Anthony protect his daughter and ex-wife from a dangerous psychiatric patient. Danny and his neighbor size each other up when they learn their kids are dating.
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Episode 10: Authority Figures
When a video surfaces of officers partaking in a clear case of entrapment, Frank focuses on finding the cop who leaked the video. Eddie retaliates against a co-worker who is pranking Jamie. Danny and Baez investigate the murder of a tabloid writer who worked in the hip-hop scene. Erin gives a high-profile case to a young ADA under her tutelage.
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