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Episode 1AEB09
Title: The Lying Game
First screened in Australia: December 6, 2001
First screened in the USA: May 4, 2001
Credits:
Director: Richard Compton
Writer: Nandi Bowe
Starring:
Guest Stars:
- Tony Denison as Larry Rose
- Catherine Dent as Carol Strode
- Peter J. Lucas as Ara Frumin
- Robert Lewis as Jeff Strode
- Mitch Pileggi as Assistant Director Walter Skinner
- Robert Rozen as Mr. Memory
- Maria Louisa Figura as Larry’s Wife
- Lawrence Cotton as Waiter
- Glenn Ennis as Bartender
- Jano Frandsen as FBI Guard
- Raoul Ganeery as Goon
- Kim Kondrashoff as Angry Guy
- Angela Piette as Guest #1
- Frederick Pleasure as Tow Truck Driver
- James Tsai as Guest
Plot:
The Gunmen learn that appearances can be deceiving when they investigate the supposed murder of a professional blackmailer. When the apparent victim's sister comes to them seeking help in bringing his killers to justice, the boys are dazzled by her beauty and determined to impress her by solving the case. Surprisingly, the Gunmen's evidence points to A.D. Skinner (from The X-Files) as the killer. The guys unravel the tangled web of lies and intrigue and discover the "victim" isn't dead. The victim is a part of an FBI sting operation that Skinner is also working on to net a group of Russian mobsters who sell plutonium on the black market. Making matters worse, they learn the beautiful sister of the "victim" is actually a transsexual who was once Byers' male roommate in college.
My Rating: 9/10
An excellent episode that has intrigue, humour, is well-written, shows some background to the characters plus an appearance by Mitch Pileggi as AD Walter Skinner!
Where Have I Seen That Face Before?
Catherine Dent (Carol Strode) appeared on The X-Files episode Trevor. She's also had guest roles on "The Pretender", "Frasier" and "The Sopranos" and starred on the soap "One Life To Live". Around the time this episode was filmed she had roles in three movies "Someone Like You", "The Replicant" and "The Majestic".
Peter J Lucas (real name Piotr Andrzejewski ) (Ara Frumin) has his own Official Site. The Polish born actor has appeared in guest roles, often as a Russian, on many TV shows plus appeared in the movies "Independence Day" and "Heart Of Stone".
Tony Denison (real name Anthony John Sarrero) (Larry Rose) had a recurring role on "Melrose Place" and has been in episodes of "Walker: Texas Ranger" and "Wiseguy" (4) plus many B-grade movies including the recent "Island Prey".
Trivia:
We get to see for the first time the very neatly organized living quarters for Byers in this episode. It is a largish room upstairs from their warehouse working area with a full-sized bed and a closet for all his suits.
We also saw Jimmy's space in the Gunmen's warehouse as well. It is disorganized, with posters and a bunch of photos and other things on the walls. His bed is near a computer that gets Frohike's email.
The title refers to Neil Jordan's 1992 movie "The Crying Game." There was a wonderful conspiracy of silence among those who had seen it early, with everyone admitting there was quite a surprise in the storyline but nobody eager to give it away and spoil the shocker moment. The Crying Game was one of the most talked about films of 1992.
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