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Initiative 38

Initiative 38

2009TV Episode⏱️ 44mTV-14
CrimeDramaMystery
8
IMDB Rating
352 votes

An LA councilwoman is found shot in their family's outdoor jacuzzi. She was working to get Initiative 38, a comprehensive ban on handguns, passed. Was the murder committed by gun-nuts or is there more to the case than meets the eye?

Director
John Behring
Writers
Rand Ravich, Far Shariat, Wendy Calhoun
Stars
Damian Lewis, Sarah Shahi, Brent Sexton
Release Date
April 1, 2009
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Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Damian Lewis
Damian Lewis
as Detective Charlie Crews
Sarah Shahi
Sarah Shahi
as Dani Reese
Brent Sexton
Brent Sexton
as Robert Stark
Donal Logue
Donal Logue
as Captain Kevin Tidwell
Adam Arkin
Adam Arkin
as Ted Earley
Gabrielle Union
Gabrielle Union
as Jane Seever
Kevin Kilner
Kevin Kilner
as Howard Amis
Marisol Nichols
Marisol Nichols
as Whitney 'Plum' Paxman
Darby Stanchfield
Darby Stanchfield
as Ella Holden
Lauren Cohan
Lauren Cohan
as Jackie Rolder

🎬 Technical Specs

Filming Location
Stage 44, Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA

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CrimeDramaMystery

⭐ Featured Review

Where's the Second Amendment?
by rbr-412992023-10-09
5/10

"While the series is outstanding this episode has a ludicrous premise. The victim championed a legislative initiative to ban handguns, because guns are evil. A fictitious handgun manufacturer is presented as the opponent to this "reasonable" project, as if it is the company's fault because a criminal uses a gun. The CEO of the handgun manufacturer predicts that Initiative 38 would fail because of polling data. What the screenwriter totally avoided mentioning is that Initiative 38 would be deemed unconstitutional. In the real world such efforts by the Left have been sued by the NR..."

📖 Synopsis

An LA councilwoman is found shot in their family's outdoor jacuzzi. She was working to get Initiative 38, a comprehensive ban on handguns, passed. Was the murder committed by gun-nuts or is there more to the case than meets the eye?