Episode
Detroit 1-8-7: Royal Bubbles/Needle Drop
Overview
The owner of a car wash is tortured and shot, and his business trashed; the investigation into a rising hip-hop star's death reveals a secret life.
Details
- Series
- Detroit 1-8-7
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 4
- Air date
- 2010-10-12
- Runtime
- 42 min
Episode context
Royal Bubbles/Needle Drop is Episode 4 in Season 1 of Detroit 1-8-7. It aired on 2010-10-12. The runtime is 42 min.
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Episode 3: Nobody's Home/Unknown Soldier
When they investigate a woman's murder, Fitch, Washington, Longford and Mahajan stumble upon something much bigger; a murdered teenager is found along with his severely beaten father, a Vietnam veteran.
Episode 5: Murder in Greektown/High School Confidential
A teenager is killed at the high school Lt. Mason's daughter attends; a prominent defense attorney's son is murdered.
More episodes from this season
Episode 2: Local Hero/Overboard
A local football star is murdered; an unpopular groom disappears during a boisterous wedding reception on a boat.
Episode 6: Lost Child/Murder 101
A woman in an SUV is shot multiple times while hiding a 2-year-old in the back of the vehicle; a college janitor with drugs in his system is found dead.
Episode 1: Pilot
Detectives Washington and Fitch investigate a double homicide at a pharmacy; Longford and Mahajan try to track down the killer of an attorney who had many enemies; the investigations culminate in a high-speed pursuit.
Episode 7: Broken Engagement/Trashman
Stone and Sanchez, dealing with the fallout from their personal attraction, are assigned with Fitch to investigate the murder of successful executive Abigail James from Detroit's "Tech Town."
At the same time, Longford and Washington need to piece together the back story of another fresh murder case -- the lifeless body of a young drug dealer, "Toucan," is discovered in a trash bin.
Episode 8: Deja Vu/All In
A missing teen seems to have been murdered; a poker player is killed.
Episode 9: Home Invasion/Drive By
Longford, Mahajan, Stone and Sanchez investigate the slaying of a wealthy, retired auto industry executive in his palatial home; Fitch, Washington and Lt. Mason comfort the family of an 11-year-old boy who was killed by a drive-by shooter.
Episode 10: Shelter
Two bodies are found in an abandoned shelter. Longford's father, to everyone's surprise is able to help with this investigation. Meanwhile, Fitch, Washington, Stone and Sanchez investigate the murder of a Latina.
Episode 11: Ice Man/Malibu
The squad investigates the murder of a movie star who had been filming in the city; a young homeless man is found encased in ice in a shantytown.
Episode 12: Key to the City
A stunned squad investigates the shooting death of an assistant prosecutor.
Episode 13: Road to Nowhere
When a respected philanthropist is found dead in his car, Detective Fitch is the main suspect; three murder victims are found on a bus.