Memphis Beat Episode Guide

1 :01x01 - That's All Right, Mama

First aired: Jun/22/2010
Writer: Liz W. Garcia, Joshua Harto
Director: Clark Johnson
Guest star: Christopher Stanley (Patrick Collins a.k.a Ray Pruitt), Jeffrey Friend (Unknown), Angel Campbell (Tamara Sully), Mildred Covert (Dottie Collins), Daniel Hugh Kelly (Tony Bellew), Dylan Kussman (TJ Williams), Margo Swisher (Female Uniform), Disko Blaze (J&L Perp), Yuki Matsuzaki (Yoshi Takamura (as Yuki Masuzaki)), Cary Mizobe (Asian Elvis #2), Michael Liu (Asian Elvis #4), Vince Canlas (Asian Elvis #4), Lawrence Sykkmon (Asian Elvis #6), Leon Lamar (Morris Tisdale), Darcel White Moreno (Sabine Basquie), Arthur Joseph (Abonnis Canu)

Detective Dwight Hendricks (Jason Lee) investigates the abuse of elderly woman who happens to be a legendary Memphis disc jockey known as the “First Lady of the Airwaves.” But his loose investigative style is cramped by his new by-the-book boss, Lt. Tanya Rice (Alfre Woodard), who brings a den mother approach to her job. Meanwhile, Dwight’s mother (Celia Weston) starts dating a charming new neighbor.

2 :01x02 - Baby, Let's Play House

First aired: Jun/29/2010
Writer: Sean Whitesell
Director: Kevin Dowling
Guest star: Matthew Lintz (Scotty Groves), Daniel Hugh Kelly (Tony Bellew), Devon Werkheiser (Troy Groves), Sunny Mabrey (Alex), Juliette Lewis (Cleo Groves), Camille E. Bourgeois Iii (Mike Card (as Camille Bourgeois)), Buddy Joe Hooker (Band Member), Shelley Calene-Black (Principal Goodman), Gralen Banks (Manny Sud), Tommy Vita (Actor), John McCann (B-Boy #1), Earl Maddox (Marty Flynn)

Dwight and Whitehead search for a missing truck driver after his young son tells his classmates he was kidnapped. Juliette Lewis guest stars as Cleo Groves, a mother who will stop at nothing to hold her family together, even as poverty and the terrible secret of her husband's disappearance threaten to tear them apart. Meanwhile, Dwight tries to come to terms with his mother dating a man he doesn't trust. And Dwight's ex-wife, Alex, keeps sending mixed signals.

3 :01x03 - Love Her Tender

First aired: Jul/06/2010
Writer: Liz W. Garcia, Joshua Harto
Director: John Fortenberry
Guest star: Kelli Goss (Jess Hatcher), Caitlin Custer (Kate Caldwell "Miss Bluff City"), Rhoda Griffis (Elizabeth Hatcher), Sunny Mabrey (Alex), Christian Clemenson (Jimmy Masterson), Kate Verdin (Lady Of The Night), Jennie Stumpf (Ivy Hatcher), John Joly (Bic), Heather Hickey (Lady Fiddle Player), Joseph Rene Herrera (Marine), Harold Evans (Butler (as Harold X. Evans)), Brandon Hirsch (Raleigh Flank), Jim Garrity (Glen Hatcher), Miko Defoor (Bobby Thyme), Rob Boltin (Cyril Houston), Alix Angelis (Poised Girl / Screaming Girl)

A missing teenage beauty pageant queen has the entire squad on the trail, but every corner they turn seems to reveal another level to her complicated situation. Dwight tries to help his ex-wife, Alex, get her health-food catering business off the ground. And everyone's concerned about the way Lightfoot's wife has been treating him.

4 :01x04 - Polk Salad Annie

First aired: Jul/13/2010
Writer: Tom Smuts, Meredith Stiehm
Director: David Von Ancken
Guest star: Robert Bailey, Jr. (Rodney), Paul Rae (Lewis 'Fat Red' Jones), Sunny Mabrey (Alex), Melanie Lynskey (Annalise Jones), Mike Kimmel (Brice Cutter), Stephen Lewis (Merrick Delay), Todd Voltz (Ronald Warsaw), Ashley Treadaway (Renee)

When a fellow Restaurant owner gets stabbed, Dwight and Charlie investigate to who would kill him. In the midst of a traditional barbecuing contest, the pressure is on and the detectives have to think of different methods in order to catch the culprit red handed. But things spiral out of control and things make a turn for the worse. Meanwhile, Dwight comes to a reality that has been missing for a while.

5 :01x05 - One Night of Sin

First aired: Jul/20/2010
Writer: Angelina Burnett
Director: Alex Zakrzewski
Guest star: Jd Evermore (Leonard), Ernie Lively (Doc Boswell), Sherri Saum (Melinda Conner), Jackie Tohn (Delilah Boswell), Giovanni Ribisi (Gene Templar), Tina Parker (Sadie Boswell), Tracy Miller (Frank Dixon), Donna DuPlantier (Gloria the M.E.), Randy Austin (Benny)

Dwight and Whitehead are called when a country band's manager is found dead outside the memorial service of Darlene "Ma" Boswell. With signs pointing to suicide, Dwight doesn't agree with them. There is a murder and Dwight has to put the piece together mix in with a family that, on stage, are the best of friends, but off the stage are a walking trainwreck. Will Dwight and Charlie be able to find the murderer amongst a schizophrenic, a distraught member of the band and other leads?

6 :01x06 - Run On

First aired: Jul/27/2010
Writer: Sean Whitesell
Director: Randall Zisk
Guest star: Samuel Ball (Randi Perkins), Karl Makinen (Jerry "Bug" Bugner), Erik King (Ron Funk), Stephen Sutton (Wendall "Honey Boy" Taylor), Sean Huze (Desk Cop), Brent Henry (Phil Jorgensen), Lance J. Guidry (Guy/Steve AKA John Doe), Gregory Bright (Pee-Wee), Ellen McElduff (Mrs. Speaz), Donna DuPlantier (Gloria the M.E.), Brandi Coleman (Billie Howard), Tim Bellow (Pastor Andre)

After very popular local boxer is beaten up, suspicion falls on several people who stood to lose a lot from his impending retirement. Sutton goes on a quest to correct a missed opportunity from his past.

7 :01x07 - Suspicious Minds

First aired: Aug/03/2010
Writer: Scott Kaufer
Director: Michelle MacLaren
Guest star: Holley Fain (Ms. Austin), Daniel Hugh Kelly (Tony Bellew), Richard Speight, Jr. (Donald), Tony Sanford (Bailiff), Richard Labit (Six Year Old Boy), Chardonnay Houlette (Chicken King Cashier), Kenneth Brown Jr. (Sgt. Keith Monroe), Anthony Bean (Judge Seymour), Margo Swisher (Uniformed Cop), Matthew Rimmer (Spencer Gibson), John McConnell (Karl King), Rio Hackford (Bennett Barnes), Andrew Sensenig (Tyler Oney)

When a private plane is found abandoned in a riverside park, the squad hits the trail in search of a pair of the owners, a couple of elderly lottery winners who may have been kidnapped. Meanwhile, Greenback catches a close friend in a compromising position. And Lt. Rice catches the eye of a handsome Air Force officer.

8 :01x08 - I Shall Not Be Moved

First aired: Aug/10/2010
Writer: Scott Kaufer
Director: Kevin Bray
Guest star: Clarence Williams III (Sebastian LaGrange / Leroy Hitch), Sandra Thigpen (Shirley), Veronica Cartwright (Miranda), Shawn Thomas (Kid on Bike), Odessa Sykes (Neighborhood Woman), Michael Dennis Hill (Male TV Reporter), Douglas M. Griffin (Chief Peter Carlson), Kerry Cahill (Lt. Dawn Hudson), Marco St. John (Mayor Brian Turlock), Stephanie Honore (Marissa Grotonville), Lyle Brocato (Jeffrey McManus (Hostage))

Dwight tries to resolve a hostage crisis by becoming a second hostage. He then proceeds to dig through his captor’s past to learn the truth about a decades-old cold case with connections that stretch from Memphis to Louisiana. Meanwhile, Lt. Rice’s ex-husband causes her problems. Clarence Williams III (The Mod Squad) and Veronica Cartwright (Alien) guest-star.

9 :01x09 - Don't Be So Cruel

First aired: Aug/17/2010
Writer: Joshua Harto, Liz W. Garcia, Angelina Burnett
Director: John Fortenberry
Guest star: Kayla Mae Maloney (Hilary Orlen), Daniel Hugh Kelly (Tony Bellew), Sam Anderson (Councilman Orlen), Richard Zeringue (Don Watson), Mike Martindale (Larry Boyles), Denise Lee (Birdie), Mayra Leal (Juana), Mark Krutov (Stanislav), Judy Henderson (Gloria Watson), Santiago Cirilo (Manuel), Marc MacAulay (Chester Bayonne), Chardonnay Houlette (Sleepy), James Aaron (Colin Stephens)

An aid to a city councilman disappears on the day of his wedding to the councilman’s daughter. But a missing reporter, a cryptic phone message and a pair of cufflinks prove there’s more to the situation than a groom’s cold feet. Meanwhile, Dwight’s mother makes a big life decision that leaves Dwight a little uncertain about the future.

10 :01x10 - I Want to Be Free

First aired: Aug/24/2010
Writer: Joshua Harto, Liz W. Garcia
Director: John Fortenberry
Guest star: Brett Rickaby (Zachary Drake), Pruitt Taylor Vince (Martin Matthews), Tamlyn Tomita (Noreen Drake), Daniel Hugh Kelly (Tony Bellew), Carol Sutton (Ruby Cooper), Micaiah McZeal (Bella), T.J. Bellow Jr. (Dee-Dee Cooper), Tonea Stewart (Miss Angelina), Jerry Leggio (Dr. Thomas Burke), Donna DuPlantier (Gloria the M.E.)

A man with amnesia turns up with a bullet wound in the middle of a seedy section of Memphis, leading Dwight to believe he may be connected to a three-year-old unsolved case involving the beating death of a little girl. Lt. Rice, facing financial difficulties after her ex-husband steals a large sum of cash, contemplates a career change.

11 :02x01 - At the River

First aired: Jun/14/2011
Writer: Jan Nash
Director: Michael Katleman
Guest star: Ali Hillis (Stacy Ekler), Eric Jungmann (Joey Ekler), Connor Gibbs (Jack Ekler), Beau Garrett (Det. Claire Ryan), Drew Powell (Officer Clay Williams), Scott A. Martin (Richard Turner), Garrett Kruithof (Victor), Samuel Butler (Pastor), Vernel Bagneris (Judge Winslow), Christopher Berry (Travis)

The squad is plunged into a case involving the death of an admired police officer who may have been involved with a white supremacist group. The case hits home for Dwight, who relates to the son of the officer left behind. It also introduces Dwight to Claire Ryan, a tough investigator from Internal Affairs. Meanwhile, Rice starts riding Whitehead about taking the lieutenant's exam, but her reasons for wanting him to pass aren't exactly a vote of confidence.

12 :02x02 - Inside Man

First aired: Jun/21/2011
Writer: Bill Chais
Director: Elodie Keene
Guest star: Gregory Sporleder (Jeffrey Gibbs), Michael Reilly Burke (Miles Ahomana / Miles Hart), Jake McDorman (Shane Vereen), Thomas Lennon (Keith Grant), Veronica Berry (Allison Foster), Jeanne Caldarera (rich person #2), Robert Larriviere (bitter man), Kristin Samuelson (rich person #1), Lauren Swinney (elderly woman), Dennis Bagneris (shady crook), Liann Pattison (Mrs. Vereen (as Liane Pattison))

A series of home burglaries has Hendricks and White looking into a previous unsolved series of similar burglaries from years ago. A very knowledgeable citizen comes forward to assist the investigation, much to Hendricks disgust.

13 :02x03 - Lost

First aired: Jun/28/2011
Writer: Jim Adler
Director: Aaron Lipstadt
Guest star: Holland Roden (Jill Creskoe / Jill Simon), Clayne Crawford (Derek Simon), Heather McComb (Lisa), Wade Williams (Ted Creskoe), Nedal Yousef (Arkansas trooper (as Ned Yousef)), Lloyd Dillon (store employee), Tony Bentley (Edwin (Insurance Agent)), Lance E. Nichols (Hank Miller (D.A.))

A despondent father comes to Dwight to help search for his missing daughter. When it appears she may have been the victim of foul play, suspicion immediately falls on her abusive husband. Lt. Rice finds herself left out of a big piece of family news, and Whitehead goes to a surprising source when he needs to brush up his firearm skills.

14 :02x04 - Flesh and Blood

First aired: Jul/05/2011
Writer: Liz W. Garcia, Joshua Harto
Director: Mike Listo
Guest star: Jillian Armenante (Dolores Toscano), Danielle Panabaker (Sister Catherine Thomas), Graham Rogers (Damon Eagan), Bill Martin Williams (Louis Eagan), Sheryl Ned (Wilma Eckersdorff), Mark Adam Miller (Pete Branson), Rebekah Kennedy (Christie Thomas), Maggie Eldred (Sister Agnes), John Wilmot (Hank), Ritchie Montgomery (naked man), David Jacobs (Harlin Thomas), Maureen Brennan (homeless woman)

Dwight and Whitehead are on the case of a reported missing person, but they are shocked to discover that a nun may be their prime suspect. And when Sutton discovers an abandoned baby in his car, he turns to Dwight’s mom, Paula Ann, to teach him baby basics.

15 :02x05 - The Things We Carry

First aired: Jul/12/2011
Writer: Blair Singer
Director: Randall Zisk
Guest star: Red West (Tim Mason), Lesley-Ann Brandt (Arianna), Chelsea Field (Megan Hargrove), Michael Paré (Dave Hargrove), Leanne Cochran (Mystic), Dave Davis (Bryan), Nicholas Sean Gomez (Harry V), Judd Lormand (Neil Dekay), John Neisler (Hilliard Sherman (Special Prosecutor)), Doug Olear (Ernie Matson), Carl Palmer (Clark Matheson), Jack Radosta (Jackson Green), Jeff Riddick (patrolman)

When the Landmark Movie Theater, a beloved Memphis attraction, mysteriously burns down, Rice decides to sharpen her detective skills by working the case under Whitehead. Meanwhile, Dwight and Paula drive to New Orleans to talk to the man who shot Dwight's father. Dwight is determined to put to rest his suspicions that his father may have been a dirty cop.

16 :02x06 - Troubled Water

First aired: Jul/19/2011
Writer: Matt Payne
Director: Greg Beeman
Guest star: Jonathan Adams (Detective Moran), Jessica Collins (Margo), Leslie Uggams (Estelle), Vincent Ventresca (Jimmy Wagner), Scott Jefferson (Winston (The Fence)), Casey McMurray (singer), Brian Oerly (Darien Denman), Tony Senzamici (Mills Ryan)

Paula calls on Dwight to help one of his oldest friends, who has been arrested in a case involving three gunmen who robbed a party boat. Dwight’s investigation brings him face to face with an old flame and gives him a chance to perform with one of his old band members from his high school days.

17 :02x07 - Body of Evidence

First aired: Jul/26/2011
Writer: Sonya Winton, Jonathan I. Kidd
Director: John Showalter
Guest star: Garret Dillahunt (Tim Wayne), Geoffrey Blake (Chet Mayland), Bug Hall (Matt Harris), Keb' Mo' (music teacher), Tequan Richmond (Jesse), Adella Gauthier (Grace (as Adella Gautier)), Dana Gourrier (Shawna), Indigo (Devon), Lyndsay Kimball (Kat Melvin), Chris Marroy (Martin), Caleb Michaelson (Ben (MPD)), Ron Flagge (Minister), Deneen Tyler (June Watts)

In the middle of the funeral for a man known for helping at-risk kids, his body goes missing, and it' up to Dwight and Whitehead to find it.

18 :02x08 - Identity Crisis

First aired: Aug/02/2011
Writer: Jim Adler
Director: Aaron Lipstadt
Guest star: Brad William Henke (Mark Hayden), Lauren German (Mark's neighbor), Daniel Hugh Kelly (Tony Bellew), Jennifer Marsala (Allie Thomas), Kelly Lynch (Marie Minetti), A.J. Allegra (Micah), Turner Crumbley (Gary Harris (Forger)), Joel Davis (angry man), Damon Lipari (Roy Smith), Jesse Moore (Jerry Poole), Shauna Rappold (Amber), William Schilling (Vic Minetti), Geraldine Singer (Thomasina), Margo Swisher (ND Officer), Robert Wailes (Dr. Connor), Patrick Weathers (ED)

Dwight and Whitehead are called to a local bank where a man has taken hostages, claiming he was the victim of a scam. Dwight promises to make things right for the man, but in doing so discovers this scam may go a lot deeper than he ever expected. Tony breaks up with Paula Ann, and Dwight has to pick up the pieces.

19 :02x09 - Ten Little Memphians

First aired: Aug/09/2011
Writer: Bill Chais, Blair Singer
Director: Anton Cropper
Guest star: Gail O'Grady (Chloe Archer), Andre Royo (Ronnie (Joe)), Aja Evans (Madeline Diamante), Nicholas Gonzalez (Dominic), Graham Norris (Jeremy Archer), Grant James (Uncle Frank), Amelia Jeffries (Katie)

There’s a storm brewing in Memphis, and Dwight and Whitehead are off visiting a haughty Southern family from Whitehead’s past. When the storm worsens, the pair become trapped in a mansion during a murder investigation that is straight out of a “who done it” mystery novel. Meanwhile, back at M.P.D, Lt. Rice, Davey and Greenback have to help identify a man they found in jail with no clue how he got there.

20 :02x10 - The Feud

First aired: Aug/16/2011
Writer: Jan Nash
Director: Michael Katleman
Guest star: Amy Madigan (Kate Murphy), Lauren German (Kaylee Slater), Jordan Masterson (Pete Harrison), Emily Montague (Ella Murphy), Clarke Peters (Fred), Lance Henriksen (Tom Harrison), Gabe Begneaud (bartender), Kesha Bullard (Rachel), Kim Collins (Randy), Lyman Chen (EMT), Oscar Gale (guard), Will Rothhaar (Dean (Dean Harrison)), Rob Steinberg (Glen Layendecker)

In the Season 2 finale, a family feud reaches a fever pitch, resulting in the shooting of a girl. Meanwhile, Dwight's peers discover he has a new girlfriend. Dwight tries to separate his love life from his professional life, but that proves difficult.