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- While waiting for her husband to recover in a hospital, a mother stays with her estranged daughter, Maria, who fled her parents rural home in Andalusia because she could no longer bear her father's abusiveness and her mother's passivity.
- James MacKinnon and Alisa Smith, authors of "The 100 Mile Diet", try to sign up the residents of Mission, British Columbia on the diet for 100 days. In doing so, they are encouraging people to think about where their food comes from in order to eat more healthily and sustainably. To their amazement, they sign up dozens of families for the challenge. The pair will follow six to monitor their progress for the 100 days: the Clark/Vernons, the Haweses, the McIntoshes, the Peterses, the St. Cyrs and the Weremchuk/Williamses. Each family signs up for a different reason, but James and Alisa feel that this change in lifestyle will benefit some more than others, especially those that have very poor eating habits and resulting possible health issues. Some families feel that work issues and time pressures may be reasonable excuses for not following the diet. Others do have legitimate concerns, such as one who suffers from agoraphobia which will make it difficult physically to source local product, and one family that has the issue of feeding their picky autistic infant son. And yet others think the challenge will be no challenge at all. James and Alisa worry about those families that do not know how to cook well, but also fear that those that do or already produce much of their food may believe the challenge easier than it really is. The challenge becomes reality when James and Alisa empty out the families' cupboards of non-100 mile product. In thinking about the challenge, some decide to grow their own food, perhaps not realizing that much of it will not be ready for harvest within the span of the challenge. After day 1 of the challenge, most families realize how unprepared they are. The challenge may be too difficult for some to start, let alone complete.
- The McIntoshes have dropped out of the challenge, which is disappointing for Jocelyn McIntosh, who feels her husband didn't support the idea of the task. And James and Alisa feel that Kyle McIntosh would have benefited the most of all the individuals health-wise in doing the diet. The remaining five families are finding that in the initial days of the challenge they have not yet figured out how to vary their diet. Some individuals miss specific food items which they will have to try and replace. With James and Alisa's help, some do manage to source replacements while some need to make their own. For sweet tooth Cassie Clark Vernon, it is sugar that she misses. The Clark/Vernons take a visit to a local honey farm and learn how honey is made. For Alma Hawes, it is red wine that she misses. James and Alisa point the Haweses to a local organic winery, where they barter work for some bottled red. For Angela St. Cyr who is probably the best cook among all the families, it is salt that she misses. The St. Cyrs take a trip to the beach to make their own salt from sea water. And for Alex Weremchuk, it is coffee that she misses. She finds a possible replacement that grows wild in the area. But all families miss wheat, which is used in so many food products in a western diet. Steve Peters, who works as a local grocer, feels it is his responsibility to source a local supplier of wheat flour. He comes up short of demand from the families, both in terms of quantity and actual product. James and Alisa assist in finding a more reliable source of wheat flour. As the families search for food, they come across some surprising finds. As the families settle into the challenge, one takes advantage of what they see as a loophole. At a social gathering for the families on day 22, the other families learn of the one that took advantage of this "gray area", which causes a rift amongst the families.
- The five families seem to have got into a rhythm with executing the challenge. Many of the families feel that it has brought them closer together, especially when it comes to day-to-day cooking. The routine for many however is a reliance on the cook of the family. Alisa Smith, a self-proclaimed non-cook, promised to make a 100-mile meal during the challenge. And Alma Hawes, although knowing how to cook, still does not like it. So Alisa and Alma join forces to cook a meal for their partners. And Mike St. Cyr takes on the challenge of cooking his cooking-expert wife a birthday dinner to her exacting standards. Steve Peters thinks that he has perfected the 100-mile pizza, and challenges James MacKinnon to a 100-mile pizza throwdown. Alex Weremchuk feels that their family has still not made a decent loaf of bread, so she and daughter Hailey Weremchuk visit restaurateur Vikram Vij, who shows them how to make roti, an unleavened bread, his with a special ingredient. Others go back to the land. The Weremchuk/Williamses go fishing at a local trout farm, a new experience even for adult Steve Williams who has never fished in his life. And the Clark/Vernons, with the help of Ellen Robinson-Atmarow, transform Duncan the sheep into "dunclinks". In doing so, Johanna Clark provides her views on raising farm animals for food.
- James and Alisa want to push the families to experiment more and get outside of the routine into which most have fallen. This routine or comfort zone is primarily meals of meat, potatoes, salad and breakfast of eggs. Self taught cook and perfectionist Angela St. Cyr takes a trip to Raincity Grill in Vancouver to learn from Robert Clark, its executive chef. Beyond the challenge she has at the restaurant, she is given a further challenge to take back to Mission, one she relishes. Sherida Peters, not comfortable in the kitchen, is guided by her sister-in-law chef Jennifer Peters in preparing a meal outside of Sherida's norm. Cassie Clark Vernon gets back to her aboriginal roots and is given a lesson in a traditional First Nations long house feast. Randy Hawes makes good on a 100-mile barbecue feast which he auctioned at a charity event. And the Weremchuk/Williamses enjoy the bounty of their first ever planted garden. They also go wild apple and pear picking, the latter without Steve Williams, whose agoraphobia gets the better of him.
- On day 100 of the challenge, the five families are celebrating the occasion, each with a special feast. With James and Alisa, the five families reflect on the past 100 days. The Weremchuk/Williamses probably made the greatest change in initially being non-cooks and who now respect the food on their table. James MacKinnon admits he thought the Weremchuk/Williamses would not have completed the challenge. Angela St. Cyr shares the changes in food spending over the time period and what she needed to do to keep eating local affordable. Steve Peters shows the results of his own wheat growing experiment. The Peterses also share their views of not making their three-year old autistic son, Markus, go through the challenge, and the affect the challenge had on Sherida Peters' time with Markus. And the Haweses admit they did not like the challenge and would not do it again. Besides the Haweses, there are experiences common to the other families: being closer as a family, losing weight (in some cases, a significant amount) and feeling healthier. On the down side, the challenge did require much more time and planning, certain foods were definitely missed (primarily coffee), and that there was not a strong local network upon which to rely. With the latter point, many felt the constant driving to source food was against the challenge's concept of reducing one's ecological footprint. Besides the Haweses open "cheating", other individuals disclose their non-100 mile food indiscretions within the challenge period. And the challenge from the children's perspective is presented. On day 114, the families reflect further on what their future food life will be like now they've had time to go back to their global eating habits if they've wanted.
- On day 25, James and Alisa convene the families to discuss the rules, primarily what is known as the social life clause, used by the Haweses on a recent business trip. What the families are looking for is a level playing field for all. They lay out four rules, one they name the "Randy Rule", in honor of Randy Hawes's somewhat open flaunting of what are considered by most to be the unofficial rules, and in which Randy himself is the first person to enact. In addition to enacting the rule, Randy decides to exact his own form of revenge. The Peterses and the St. Cyrs take trips to local farms to source local produce for their store and to learn how free-range eggs and chicken are produced, respectively. In addition to these trips, Mike St. Cyr takes farm life one step further by assisting in making a farm delivery via bicycle, and the Peterses barter work on the farm for fresh vegetables. With the assistance of an expert, Alisa provides a further challenge to Frances Vernon to forage for food adjacent to her home. Angela St. Cyr, and Steve Peters and Sherida Peters have self-imposed challenges in hosting 100-mile parties to celebrate Kaity St. Cyr's fourth birthday and the Peters' tenth anniversary, respectively. For the latter, James and Alisa provide the Peterses with one specific exemption.
- In the first moments of the series, Ben is bonded in blood to his tough, beautiful partner, Amy Lynch, when the two are involved in a shooting that they must cover up together.
- Terry and Holl investigate the death of Wendy Summers, a heart transplant recipient who died as a result of the transplant. They try to find out about the transplant, about which her husband Brian Summers doesn't seem to be totally truthful. Meanwhile, Ben and Amy investigate the murder of Dr. Wen Zhang, his body stuffed in a laundromat washing machine. Dr. Zhang, who was not yet accredited in Canada, was a prominent Chinese national with a wealthy Canadian wife, Amanda Fleming. Because of his status, the Chinese Embassy wants to be involved peripherally in the investigation, that against the wishes of Ben and Amy. The questioning of one of the laundromat employees, Zan Ji, also a Chinese national and an illegal immigrant, leads Ben and Amy to 'Brother' Reggie Song, a local notorious drug dealer, and a container shipment of his, the container which they assume is filled with drugs. When Ben and Amy discover what is actually in the container, they find a connection to another case in their office, which leads to the question of why one of their witnesses lied to them. And at the Sullivan home, Ella finds evidence of a woman in Ben's life named Naomi. In tracking down Naomi, Ella finds that the connection relates back to "Harry", one of Ben's alternate personalities.
- A series of bombs have been detonated at large corporate targets such as oil companies and engineering firms, with no direct ties between the companies themselves. Gordon Banner is leading the investigation for the national security agency, which is in charge of the big picture aspects of the case, with the local police dealing with the detailed work, such as reviewing video surveillance and gathering witness statements. On the surface, the two agencies don't mesh well as Banner seems to be the type that has a theory and will try and fit the pieces to match that theory. Amy and Holl are left to conduct the mundane work of reviewing video footage and monitoring on-line chatter, while Ben, Terry, Banner and his team follow up on any field tips. Although both avenues do yield useful information, Amy and Holl's on-line chatter surveillance yields what they believe the most useful tip, a posting by someone who they believe is either the bomber or knows the bomber. This specific piece is posted on Nick's crime forum, and Holl needs to strike a deal of exclusive information to Nick - despite a media blackout - in exchange for him assisting them. During this case, Ben has a black-out which happens at an opportune or inopportune time, depending upon the viewpoint. Ben's behavior during this black-out doesn't sit well with Amy. Amy, who helped Ben out of an earlier black-out situation, confronts Ella with her beliefs that Ben has multiple personalities. With that earlier black-out situation, Ben tries to find out what happened as his car went missing and he sustained a head wound. He discovers that there are some ties to illegal drug dealings. Much like Amy confronted Ella, Ryan confronts Ben about his black-outs and what they mean. And Ella herself meets with an old friend who she has not seen in some time, the meeting to help her deal with her own emotional turmoil.
- The unit investigates the mass murder of a group of five young men found shot to death in a mobile home. All the deceased are members of a gang called the Unity Gang. The only survivor found at the scene of the crime is a young woman named Simone, who is found hiding in a car outside the home. Upon examining her, doctors confirm that Simone was raped by multiple persons and was slipped the date rape drug. Also found at the scene is the murder weapon with partial prints of an unknown person. The unit believes the perpetrator or perpetrators are members of a rival gang, leads to those gangs which they follow. But especially based on Ryan's assessment of Simone under questioning by Ben and Amy, they also believe she isn't telling all that she knows - she tells the investigators that she can't remember what happened because she was drugged - especially in hiding the fact of a boyfriend named Joseph Young, also a Unity Gang member. If Joseph is as devoted to Simone as her Facebook page indicates, why he would have allowed her to attend the gang party where she was the only female. That aspect of the case becomes all the more important when Simone and Joseph are the intended targets of a drive-by shooting. Meanwhile, Ella makes some decisions about her and Ben's home life, especially as he, as Harry, is cheating on her. She also makes a decision about how she will cope with the entire situation. TC vows to break off her affair with Super, against his persistent advances. And Ryan is keeping a secret about himself, which is not so secret at least to Ben.
- A prostitute named Susan Collins is found murdered, she who is shot five times at point blank range. One of the key pieces of evidence is Susan's cell phone, the names off which the police conduct their initial questioning. Based on this questioning, the police believe that her murder has something to do with competing "escort services" and Susan's allegiance to a former pimp versus her current pimp. One of the names on the cell phone is of another prostitute named Sunshine. Amy and Ben's undercover meeting with Sunshine places Ben in a difficult situation. Another prominent name in the cell phone is that of a local judge, who initially denies knowing Susan, but ultimately confesses to his association with her, which is not quite what the police were expecting. But as Sunshine assists Ben, Amy, Terry and Holl on the case, other information comes to light as to secondary work Susan was conducting. Meanwhile, TC and Super's relationship places a strain amongst the unit. And TC has an interesting conversation with Super's wife, Laura Whitehill.
- Eighteen year old Mark Sims is found shot to death in a dumpster. He has a petty crime sheet along with a friend named Rick Baker. Rick's father tells Ben and Amy about a cache of money of which Rick recently came into possession. Ben and Amy tie the case to gunshots and a robbery at an after hours club. TC approves an undercover operation at the club. While undercover, one of Ben's alter egos, Harry, appears, placing himself and Amy on tenuous ground. Ultimately, "Harry" befriends the club's owner, a wealthy German immigrant named Karl Alvert. Karl, a leading suspect in Mark's death, is a devoted father who will do anything for his son, Stephan. With Harry's position as "friend", Ben and Amy are able to work both sides of the investigation, but not always with success. Meanwhile, Terry and Holl investigate a possible upcoming murder when the proprietor of a satirical "hitman" website tells of a woman named Cynthia Klein, who has emailed him asking that he arrange for the murder of her husband.
- Ben and Amy are each having a voluntary counseling session with Ryan following a shooting incident at the station, which resulted in some serious injuries and some fatalities. Two prisoners in lock-up were being transferred to jail when the incident occurred. The instigator of the incident was one of the prisoners, a drugged up Jimmy Tapert, who had a long rap sheet and was in custody for a pharmacy hold-up and shooting. The other prisoner was Paul Keefer, who was in custody for fatally beating up a fourteen year old boy named Glen Mason in a street fight. Although Paul may have dealt the fatal blow, Vina discovered that Glen had a long history of physical abuse against him which were the underlying causes of his death. Two other outsiders in the station at the time of the incident were Glen's angry mother, Colleen Mason, who continually vented her anger against Paul, and Nick, who, despite stating that he was there to cover a story, was probably there more to see Amy. As Amy relates her side of the story to Ryan, she admits her true feelings about Nick. And as Ben relates his story, Ryan determines that what others in the station may have seen as acts of his bravado were in fact more of his blackouts. In his heart, Ben fears that one of those blackouts may have resulted in some of the deaths, especially of one who was basically a good person despite the situation.
- Sixty-seven year old Sylvia Brody is found strangled to death in her bed. It looks as if she was raped before being killed. The initial suspect is Bernard Stokes, a young man whose car was seen parked outside Sylvia's home. The two would have known each other as Bernard works in the care facility where Sylvia's now deceased husband lived before his death from Alzheimer's. The detectives learn that Bernard loves women - all women - and is rumored to be sleeping with several of the facility's residents. As Terry and Holl follow up on the leads on Bernard, Amy is certain that Bernard is not the killer. This case is almost identical to one which she investigated while she worked in sex crimes. The victim in that case, a young woman named Marilyn O'Connor, survived her rape. Based on evidence, Marilyn and Amy were certain that her attacker was one of her professors, Kirk Mitchell, but Amy couldn't produce enough evidence to charge him. As Amy and Ben question Mitchell, he in turn threatens to file harassment charges as he feels his life was ruined by the previous allegations meaning that Amy and Ben will have to tread lightly. Amy believes the key to nailing Mitchell for both Sylvia's murder and Marilyn's rape is Mitchell's seemingly scared wife, Annie Mitchell. As Amy seems to be taking this case personally, Ben tries to find out why. And Ben admits to Ryan that his blackouts are becoming more frequent, however Ben seems unwilling to deal with or discover whatever the underlying causes.
- The homicide detectives investigate a twenty year closed case when twenty-five year old Sophia Bacic now believes she witnessed the murder of her older sister, Josie Bacic. Two youths, friends Gil Dobeck and Matthew Evans, who were present at the crime scene by the Fraser River, were convicted of the murder, and sentenced to life. The two have always professed their innocence. Dobeck recently committed suicide, Evans believing that he lost hope since the parole board denied him for the third time for not showing remorse. Sophia, now in therapy and feeling her own remorse upon hearing about Dobeck's suicide, believes that her remembrances are of her father dumping "something" in a large bag by the crime scene. Vina's review, which includes a physical review of the exhumed body, shows that Josie was the victim of some sort of abuse and was not murdered at the supposed crime scene. When the now retired investigating officer, Donald Portman, learns that the case is reopened, he does not react too kindly. The detectives believe he may be hiding something about the case. And eventually both the Bacic parents are brought in for questioning, they who also vehemently deny murdering their daughter. The detectives have to figure out who is lying or how the pieces fit together. This case and other issues in his life are making Ben remember an incident from his childhood when he, after running away because of the constant abuse by his stepfather, was taken in by a kindly aboriginal woman named Carol. Ben, with Ryan's help, wants to remember a missing year in his childhood associated with that incident.
- The Homicide Unit investigates the murder of Malcolm Jones, who was shot point blank inside his home. At the scene, they find a memory stick but no computer. When the detectives see the videos on the memory stick, TC immediately pulls Ben from the case. On the videos are images of a boy who they believe is Ben's missing son Adam being sexually abused by Malcolm. Ryan goes into intensive therapy with Ben, who has always believed that his stepfather, Roland Miller, who physically abused Ben as a child but who, when Ben last saw him, professed to being born again, abducted Adam. As Ben tries to remember things about his past, both as a child and the incidents surrounding Adam's abduction and Roland's coinciding visits, Ben, with some emotional jolts, starts to piece together his fragmented memory. As the detectives pursue their primary lead against a suspected head of a pedophile ring, his name being Leo Baines, Amy reluctantly reconnects professionally and personally with Nick, the personal connection so that Nick won't print a story on Adam's possible recovery before he is actually found. Their encounter takes a turn for the worse.
- Ben visits with Ella's supplier friend, Linda Rousso, to see if Ella is back using drugs. During the visit, Ben blacks out, and awakens in her apartment surrounded by empty liquor bottles and Linda unconscious with a needle sticking out of her arm. Later, Vina receives a wrath of drug overdose cases in the morgue, all from the same supply of high grade heroin, the same supply that nearly killed Linda. As Ben and Amy investigate these deaths, they try and co-opt Linda into providing as much information as she can about the original source of the heroin. They have to wade through Linda's mixture of lies and truths. Ben's utmost concern, however, is if Linda also provided Ella with this potentially fatal supply of drugs. Meanwhile, a woman witnesses a dead female's body being dumped in the water, the victim who is later identified as Sophie Carter. Her evidence leads to Terry and Holl finding the probable car that sped away from the scene and the car's owner, Victor Hugo. In an impulsive move based on what was going down at the time, Terry and Holl find almost conclusive evidence that Victor killed Sophie, which he vehemently denies. The unfortunate thing is that although they had a warrant to search the car, they didn't have one to search the house - where most of the evidence was found - despite Terry and Holl believing their entry into the house legitimate. Being able to hold Victor without charge for twenty-four hours, Terry and Holl have to find more conclusive evidence in examining the car or exact a confession from Victor.
- Five adults - three males and two females, all in their twenties - are found shot dead gangland style at what appears to be the wedding reception of Ramjit Kumar (one of the deceased) and Mohinder Sood (not among the deceased) in a restaurant that the two of them own. All the men sport the same scorpion tattoo, the trademark of a local gang of that name. Other evidence indicates that there was a baby at the scene, and that neither of the dead women is the mother. Mohinder Sood, who pretended to be dead while the shooting occurred, eventually comes into the police station to tell what she believes to have happened. Despite security cameras showing that the probable shooters are two known white youths named Patrick Michaels and Ron Kelly, Mohinder believes they were hired by her land developer father, Akil Sood, to kidnap her infant son Sujil, since her father hated Ramjit and hated her for getting pregnant. As the police look into Akil's business and Ramjit and Mohinder's business, they believe they may have found a connection to the murders and kidnapping, a connection which has Akil also a victim. A grief stricken mother may jeopardize the proceedings. Meanwhile, Terry receives two associated pieces of unexpected news concerning his personal life. And during their counseling sessions, Ryan feels that Ben needs to grieve the possibility that he may never see Adam again to be able to progress on finding out the triggers of his blackouts.