Episode
S.W.A.T.: Short Fuse
Overview
A terminally ill inmate escapes from a hospital determined to settle old scores before he dies; Nichelle faces a life-changing event that affects her relationship with Hondo.
Details
- Series
- S.W.A.T.
- Season
- Season 5
- Episode
- Episode 13
- Air date
- 2022-03-13
- Runtime
- 42 min
Episode context
Short Fuse is Episode 13 in Season 5 of S.W.A.T.. It aired on 2022-03-13. The runtime is 42 min.
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Episode 10: Three Guns
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Episode 16: The Fugitive
When bodycam footage left at a local news station seems to show Hondo shooting two police officers, he is forced to go on the run while the team works to clear his name.
Episode 9: Survive
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Episode 17: Cry Foul
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Episode 8: Safe House
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Episode 18: Family
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Episode 7: Keep the Faith
Hondo returns as leader; the team is pulled into a dangerous case involving a large stockpile of cash and the Russian mob; Daniel Sr. opens up to Hondo about a painful time in his past.
Episode 19: Incoming
When a plane carrying Street and the dangerous prisoner he's transporting is hijacked, the team races to save the innocent passengers onboard -- and one of their own; Hondo takes a big step in his relationship with Nichelle.