4x01 Extradition British Columbia
Originally posted on December 21, 2010 by the_moogie Edited 9/14/15
SHAWN
1989 - Didn’t do art assignment and said it as stolen in the perfect crime
Asks for an advance
Lassiter says Shawn has no possessions and no expenses, and Gus says that’s completely true.
Has a big ski vacation planned to Canada
Spent vacation money on hot cocoa paid for vacation with Gus’ credit card
Claims he hasn’t snuck into Lassiter’s apartment in weeks., but reminds him that “we’re all out of peanut butter.”
Thinks Despereaux is “handsome, dimples, brooding eyebrows.”
Took one ski lesson: pizza slice to slow down. French fries to speed up.
Reads the RCMP office
Made reservations at Mare & Monti’s Trattoria & Cucina. Claims you need reservations a month in advance.
Wrote on napkin with Gus’ pen: Maple candy, ram’s head, catch thief.
Thinks Juliet looks like Julie Christie
Goes on a romantic carriage ride with Gus
Is afraid of raccoons. Says they have beady yellow eyes that glow like the devil.
Goes to Despereaux’s room to snoop and wait for him
Forgets how ‘Miller’s Crossing’ ends.
Is staying with Gus at the Captain Vancouver Do-Right Inn
Realizes Despereaux was using him
Plans to get to the crown before Despereaux
asks Gus why they don’t play Twister anymore
Talks Gus into going through lasers without telling him they’re disarmed
Sets off the museum alarms
Used Gus’ one call to vote for ‘American Idol’
Says Stanley Park was fun
Claims he plays the mandocello. Not well.
Booked a balloon artist, operatic singer, and mime for Abigail but ends up taking Juliet.
Says Abigail likes robust Italian men.
Claims the Capilano Suspension Bridge was built by wolves
Deleted scenes: mentions that two months ago his mom was strapped to a bomb, a week before that he was chased through the woods by a man wielding a machete and this morning he found a grey hair on his arm.
GUS
Took one ski lesson: pizza slice to slow down. French fries to speed up.
Mentions they’ve solved over 47 cases.
Couldn’t use the bathroom at the hotel because of the rose petals everywhere
Goes on a romantic carriage ride with Shawn
Realizes the whole weekend was meant for Abigail
Pushes Shawn from the carriage
Claims to have two left knees.
Shawn says Gus has seen entrapment at least 26 times
Refused to come to the Capilano Suspension Bridge on account of he’s a man and I’m a man or some nonsense like that.
LASSITER
Has a new buzz-cut
Was getting a performance review from Vick
Had Ernesto Chavez and Pierre Despereaux on a standing wall in his house.
Warns Shawn not to go after Despereaux
When asked if the name Pierre Despereaux means anything to him he immediately assumes Shawn has broken into his house.
Says he’s been tracking Despereaux for six years
Says he has 325 days of unused vacation time.
Says he needs a gun because he has enemies everywhere.
Feels waiting for a single man to enter an empty boat may require the use of deadly force.
Freaks out because he doesn't have a weapon on him.
JULIET
Let Lassiter use her Air Miles
Found the location of the Manet
Shawn compares her to Julie Christie
Grew up in a subtropical climate
Willing to keep her relationship with Shawn platonic
HENRY
1989 - Was a uniformed sergeant
1989 - Makes Shawn do his art assignment after telling him there’s no such thing as the perfect crime
Comes to bail Shawn out and says he has a four o’clock salmon boat scheduled.
Says they charged him $9 for a Us Magazine
VICK
Giving Lassiter a performance review
Chief Vick has a picture of her daughter on a bureau behind her desk. There is also a picture of her in a blue uniform standing with three other people on grassy hill in summer. She has a U.S. flag on her desk. And her coffee mug has a monkey on it. (Curious George maybe?)
DESPEREAUX
Is reputed to have committed thefts in London, Belgium, Switzerland and South Africa
Never steals a single item, it’s always multiples. This is written in Lassiter’s report.
Smokes blonde Merchanteuse Blonde cigarettes, leaves them burning as a signature.
Uses an army of aliases, usually of an artist
Has fake credit cards
Jumped off the 26 story building where the Edwardian necklace was stolen
Is right handed.
On the back of a Mirand tailors card wrote, Manet, foolish, king.
Booked into room 1240 of the Bertrand at the Gordon Park hotel under the name Edgar Degas
Wasn’t a fan of ‘Miller’s Crossing’ - No elegance or grace - too messy.
Chartered a small jet in Blaine Washington registered to one of his aliases as a diversion
Compliments Shawn’s hair
Wears Marco Ciccone loafers.
Is having his laundry delivered on Tuesday, but pretends to be leaving on Monday.
Steals a monarch butterfly crown - an ancient queen’s crown from Thailand, worth 950,000-1,000,00,000 USD, from the Buschlen Mowatt Gallery at 1445 W Georgia St Vancouver BC. An area called Yaletown.
Gets paid for pretending to steal the items.
Has a pilot’s licence
Claims he has absolutely no idea who Lassiter is.
Says he has often fantasized about escaping from prison
ADDITIONAL CHARACTERS
Col. Robert Mackintosh, of the RCMP: has a lot of good ideas, but people just won’t listen. Helps Shawn break into the art gallery.
Deputy commissioner Ed Dykstra: the boss at the RCMP’s Vancouver office.
Mr. Randolph Stockwell: owned the stolen necklace: an authentic Edwardian caliber cut piece that has never touched human skin, worth 2.5 million dollars.
William Charles Pulver: former billionaire now millionaire living on his yacht. His Edouard Manet painting is stolen by Despereaux and replaced by one of an empty-handed clown.
PINEAPPLE SIGHTING
Pineapple balloon behind the mime
CATCHPHRASES
“I’ve seen/heard it both ways” (episode: 1 series: 6)
“Wait for it” (episode: 1 series: 12)
SHAWN & GUS FISTBUMP
Episode: 1
Series: 29
SHAWN’S PILLOW HUGS
Episode: 1
Series: 7
MENTALIST MENTION
Episode: 1
Series: 1
ALLUSIONS
“Well, ultimately we cornered him at a resort up in Whistler...” - Whistler (Squamish language: Sḵwiḵw) is a Canadian resort town in the southern Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains in the province of British Columbia, Canada, approximately 125 km (78 mi) north of Vancouver and 36 km (22 mi) south of the town of Pemberton. Incorporated as the Resort Municipality of Whistler (RMOW), it has a permanent population of approximately 9,965, plus a larger but rotating "transient" population of workers, typically younger people from beyond BC, notably from Australia and Europe. Over two million people visit Whistler annually, primarily for alpine skiing and snowboarding and, in summer, mountain biking at Whistler Blackcomb. Its pedestrian village has won numerous design awards and Whistler has been voted among the top destinations in North America by major ski magazines since the mid-1990s. During the 2010 Winter Olympics, Whistler hosted most of the alpine, Nordic, luge, skeleton, and bobsled events, though freestyle skiing and all snowboarding events were hosted at Cypress Mountain near Vancouver.
Cary Elwes - Cary Elwes (/ˈɛlwɪs/; born 26 October 1962), is an English actor, screenwriter, producer and best-selling author known for his roles in The Princess Bride, Glory, Robin Hood: Men in Tights, Days of Thunder, Bram Stoker's Dracula, Hot Shots!, Twister Seinfeld as David, Liar, Liar and as Dr. Lawrence Gordon in Saw. He has also had recurring roles in television series such as The X-Files (portraying Brad Follmer) and Psych (portraying Pierre Despereaux). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7X0Wm_Cc5k
“You've seen ‘The Mentalist’, right?” - The Mentalist is an American police procedural television series that ran from September 23, 2008 until February 18, 2015, broadcasting 151 episodes over seven seasons, on CBS. The show was created by Bruno Heller, who is also its executive producer. The show follows former "psychic" Patrick Jane (Simon Baker), who is a consultant to the California Bureau of Investigation (CBI), using the highly developed observational skills he previously employed to "read" people's minds. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qvtzzheavc
“Listen, Dudley, I'm Detective Lassiter and this is my partner, Juliet O'Hara.” - Dudley Do-Right, created by Alex Anderson with Chris Hayward and Allan Burns, is the hero of a segment on The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show that parodied early 20th century melodrama and silent film (the "northern"), using only a piano as a musical background. Dudley Do-Right is a dim-witted, but conscientious and cheerful Canadian Mountie who is always trying to catch his nemesis, Snidely Whiplash, and rescue damsel in distress Nell Fenwick, his boss's daughter and a woman with whom Dudley is deeply infatuated. He usually succeeds only by pure luck or through the actions of his horse, named "Horse". A running gag throughout the series is Nell's great affection for Horse and her disregard for Dudley. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFyAJhueDJA
“No, I'm afraid we fell for the flaming Baked Alaska diversion trick again.” - Baked Alaska (also known as glace au four, omelette à la norvégienne, Norwegian omelette and omelette surprise) is a dessert food consisting of ice cream and cake topped with browned meringue. A version in Hong Kong is known as flame on the iceberg.
“Sometime tomorrow, I'm going to steal a Manet.” - Édouard Manet (US /mæˈneɪ/ or UK /ˈmæneɪ/; French: [edwaʁ manɛ]; 23 January 1832 - 30 April 1883) was a French painter. He was one of the first 19th-century artists to paint modern life, and a pivotal figure in the transition from Realism to Impressionism. His early masterworks, The Luncheon on the Grass (Le déjeuner sur l'herbe) and Olympia, both 1863, caused great controversy and served as rallying points for the young painters who would create Impressionism. Today, these are considered watershed paintings that mark the genesis of modern art. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Edouard_Manet_-_Olympia_-_Google_Art_Project_3.jpg/1280px-Edouard_Manet_-_Olympia_-_Google_Art_Project_3.jpg
“You look like Julie Christie in ‘Doctor Zhivago’.” - Doctor Zhivago is a 1965 British-American epic drama-romance film directed by David Lean, starring Omar Sharif and Julie Christie. It is set in Russia between the years prior to World War I and the Russian Civil War of 1917-1922, and is based on the Boris Pasternak novel of the same name, immensely popular in the West, but banned in the Soviet Union at the time. For this reason, the film could not be made there and was instead filmed mostly in Spain. The critics were generally disappointed, complaining of its length at over three hours, and claiming that it trivialised history, but acknowledging the intensity of the romantic drama and the treatment of human themes. Over time, however, the film's reputation has improved greatly. It is now regarded as among Lean's finest films, as well as one of the best films of the epic genre, ranked by the American Film Institute the 39th greatest American film of all time. The film won five Academy Awards, and as of 2014 is the eighth highest-grossing film of all time, adjusted for inflation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvIL_A0UsJk
“Meeko from ‘Pocahontas’.” - Meeko was Pocahontas’ pet raccoon. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9q1QF8G47oU
“‘Rocky Raccoon’.” - "Rocky Raccoon" is a song by the Beatles from the double-disc album The Beatles (also known as The White Album). The song was primarily written by Paul McCartney, who was inspired while playing acoustic guitar with John Lennon and Donovan in India (where the Beatles had gone on a retreat). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nrBy3qAuYI
“So why don't we try John van Gogh.” - Vincent Willem van Gogh (Dutch: [ˈvɪnsɛnt ˈʋɪləm vɑn ˈɣɔx] ( listen);[note 1] 30 March 1853 - 29 July 1890) was a Post-Impressionist painter. He was a Dutch artist whose work had a far-reaching influence on 20th-century art. His output includes portraits, self-portraits, landscapes and still-lifes of cypresses, wheat fields and sunflowers. He drew as a child but did not paint until his late twenties; he completed many of his best-known works during the last two years of his life. In just over a decade, he produced more than 2,100 artworks, including 860 oil paintings and more than 1,300 watercolors, drawings, sketches and prints. After years of anxiety and frequent bouts of mental illness, he died aged 37 from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The extent to which his mental health affected his painting has been widely debated by art historians. Despite a widespread tendency to romanticize his ill health, modern critics see an artist deeply frustrated by the inactivity and incoherence wrought through illness. His late paintings show an artist at the height of his abilities, completely in control, and according to art critic Robert Hughes, "longing for concision and grace".
“Jacques Hockneystein?” - David Hockney, OM CH RA (born 9 July 1937) is an English painter, draughtsman, printmaker, stage designer and photographer. He lives in Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire, and Kensington, London. Hockney maintains two residences in California, where he lived on and off for over 30 years: one in Nichols Canyon, Los Angeles, and an office and archives on Santa Monica Boulevard in West Hollywood. An important contributor to the Pop art movement of the 1960s, he is considered one of the most influential British artists of the 20th century.
“It might've been Edgar Degas.” - Edgar Degas (US /deɪˈɡɑː/ or UK /ˈdeɪɡɑː/; French: [ilɛʁ ʒɛʁmɛ̃ ɛdɡɑʁ dəɡɑ]; born Hilaire-Germain-Edgar De Gas; 19 July 1834 - 27 September 1917) was a French artist famous for his paintings, sculptures, prints, and drawings. He is especially identified with the subject of dance; more than half of his works depict dancers. He is regarded as one of the founders of Impressionism, although he rejected the term, preferring to be called a realist. He was a superb draftsman, and particularly masterly in depicting movement, as can be seen in his renditions of dancers, racecourse subjects and female nudes. His portraits are notable for their psychological complexity and for their portrayal of human isolation. At the beginning of his career, he wanted to be a history painter, a calling for which he was well prepared by his rigorous academic training and close study of classic art. In his early thirties, he changed course, and by bringing the traditional methods of a history painter to bear on contemporary subject matter, he became a classical painter of modern life. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_Degas#/media/File:Edgar_Germain_Hilaire_Degas_069.jpg
“And then I'm totally gonna pull a John Turturro from ‘Miller's Crossing’ on him.” - Miller's Crossing is a 1990 American neo-noir black comedy gangster film written and directed by the Coen brothers, and starring Gabriel Byrne, Marcia Gay Harden, John Turturro, Jon Polito, J. E. Freeman, and Albert Finney. The plot concerns a power struggle between two rival gangs and how the protagonist, Tom Regan (Gabriel Byrne), plays both sides off against each other. In 2005, TIME chose Miller's Crossing as one of the 100 greatest films made since the inception of the periodical. TIME critic Richard Corliss called it a "noir with a touch so light, the film seems to float on the breeze like the frisbee of a fedora sailing through the forest." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYifReJJn4M
“It's... it's amazing how much this place looks... just like the room that Gus and I have over at the...Captain Vancouver Do-Right Inn.” - Dudley Do-Right, created by Alex Anderson with Chris Hayward and Allan Burns, is the hero of a segment on The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show that parodied early 20th century melodrama and silent film (the "northern"), using only a piano as a musical background. Dudley Do-Right is a dim-witted, but conscientious and cheerful Canadian Mountie who is always trying to catch his nemesis, Snidely Whiplash, and rescue damsel in distress Nell Fenwick, his boss's daughter and a woman with whom Dudley is deeply infatuated. He usually succeeds only by pure luck or through the actions of his horse, named "Horse". A running gag throughout the series is Nell's great affection for Horse and her disregard for Dudley. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFyAJhueDJA
“It's not Molson time just yet.” - Molson Canadian is a brand of 5% abv pale lager (4% in Ireland) brewed by Molson, the Canadian division of Molson Coors Brewing Company. The beer was introduced in 1959.
“Barry Picasso?” - Pablo Ruiz y Picasso, also known as Pablo Picasso (/pɪˈkɑːsoʊ, -ˈkæsoʊ/; Spanish: [ˈpaβlo piˈkaso]; 25 October 1881 - 8 April 1973), was a Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist, stage designer, poet and playwright who spent most of his adult life in France. As one of the greatest and most influential artists of the 20th century, he is known for co-founding the Cubist movement, the invention of constructed sculpture, the co-invention of collage, and for the wide variety of styles that he helped develop and explore. Among his most famous works are the proto-Cubist Les Demoiselles d'Avignon (1907), and Guernica (1937), a portrayal of the Bombing of Guernica by the German and Italian airforces at the behest of the Spanish nationalist government during the Spanish Civil War. Exceptionally prolific throughout the course of his long life, Picasso achieved universal renown and immense fortune for his revolutionary artistic accomplishments, and became one of the best-known figures in 20th-century art. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guernica_(Picasso)#/media/File:PicassoGuernica.jpg
“Dude, I know you've seen ‘Entrapment’ at least 26 times.” - Entrapment is a 1999 American caper film directed by Jon Amiel and starring Sean Connery and Catherine Zeta-Jones. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71qhx1LlHAY
“You're twice as limber as C. Zeta-Jones.” - Catherine Zeta-Jones, CBE (/ˈziːtə/; born Catherine Zeta Jones; 25 September 1969) is a Welsh actress. She has received critical acclaim and numerous accolades throughout her career, including one Academy Award, one BAFTA Award, and three Screen Actor Guild Awards. She was named Hasty Pudding's Woman of the Year in 2005, and was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2010 Birthday Honours.
“Usain Bolt.” - Usain St. Leo Bolt, OJ, CD (/ˈjuːseɪn/; born 21 August 1986) is a Jamaican sprinter. Regarded as the fastest person ever, he is the first man to hold both the 100 metres and 200 metres world records since fully automatic time measurements became mandatory in 1977. Along with his teammates, he also set the world record in the 4×100 metres relay. He is the reigning Olympic champion in these three events, the first man to win six Olympic gold medals in sprinting, and an eleven-time World champion. He was the first to achieve a "double double" by winning 100 m and 200 m titles at consecutive Olympics (2008 and 2012), and topped this through the first "double triple" (including 4×100 m relays).
“That's Twister, Shawn.” - Twister is a game of physical skill produced by Milton Bradley Company and Winning Moves. It is played on a large plastic mat that is spread on the floor or ground. The mat has four rows of large colored circles on it with a different color in each row: red, yellow, blue and green. A spinner is attached to a square board and is used to determine where the player has to put their hand or foot. The spinner is divided into four labeled sections: right foot left foot, right hand and left hand. Each of those four sections is divided into the four colors (red, yellow, blue and green). After spinning, the combination is called (for example: "right hand yellow") and players must move their matching hand or foot to a circle of the correct color. In a two-player game, no two people can have a hand or foot on the same circle; the rules are different for more players. Due to the scarcity of colored circles, players will often be required to put themselves in unlikely or precarious positions, eventually causing someone to fall. A person is eliminated when they fall or when their elbow or knee touches the mat. There is no limit to how many can play at once, but more than four is a tight fit. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sqqht_5xS48
“Do you realize they charged me nine bucks for an US magazine?” - Us Weekly is a weekly celebrity and entertainment magazine, founded in 1977 by The New York Times Company, who sold it in 1980. It was acquired by Wenner Media in 1986. The publication covers topics ranging from celebrity relationships to the latest trends in fashion, beauty, and entertainment. Along with Jann Wenner, the individuals currently in charge of Us Weekly are editor-in-chief Michael Steele and publisher Victoria Lasdon Rose. As of 2013, its circulation averaged over two million. The magazine currently features a sharply different style from its original 1977-2000 format. Originally a monthly industry news and review magazine along the lines of Premiere or Entertainment Weekly, it switched format in 2000 to its current themes of celebrity news and style.
“Shawn used my one call to vote for ‘American Idol’.” - American Idol is an American singing competition series created by Simon Fuller and produced by 19 Entertainment, and is distributed by FremantleMedia North America. It began airing on Fox on June 11, 2002, as an addition to the Idols format based on the British series Pop Idol and has since become one of the most successful shows in the history of American television. The concept of the series is to find new solo recording artists, with the winner being determined by the viewers in America. Winners chosen by viewers through telephone, Internet, and SMS text voting were Kelly Clarkson, Ruben Studdard, Fantasia Barrino, Carrie Underwood, Taylor Hicks, Jordin Sparks, David Cook, Kris Allen, Lee DeWyze, Scotty McCreery, Phillip Phillips, Candice Glover, Caleb Johnson, and Nick Fradiani.
“Well, Stanley Park was nice.” - Stanley Park is a 1,001-acre public park that borders the downtown of Vancouver in British Columbia, Canada and is almost entirely surrounded by waters of Vancouver Harbour and English Bay. The park has a long history and was one of the first areas to be explored in the city. The land was originally used by indigenous peoples for thousands of years before British Columbia was colonized by the British during the 1858 Fraser Canyon Gold Rush. For many years after colonization, the future park with its abundant resources would also be home to nonaboriginal settlers. The land was later turned into Vancouver's first park when the city incorporated in 1886. It was named after Lord Stanley, a British politician who had recently been appointed governor general. Unlike other large urban parks, Stanley Park is not the creation of a landscape architect, but rather the evolution of a forest and urban space over many years. Most of the manmade structures we see today were built between 1911 and 1937 under the influence of then superintendent W.S. Rawlings. Additional attractions, such as a polar bear exhibit, aquarium, and miniature train, were added in the post-war period.
“I also play the mandocello.” - The mandocello (Italian: mandoloncello, Liuto cantabile, liuto moderno) is a plucked string instrument of the mandolin family. It has eight strings in four paired courses, tuned in fifths like a mandolin, but is larger, and tuned CC-GG-dd-aa (low to high in pitch). It can be described as being to the mandolin what the cello is to the violin.
“This whole time, I'm thinking ‘This guy is Thomas Crown’." - The Thomas Crown Affair is a 1999 American heist film directed by John McTiernan. The film, starring Pierce Brosnan, Rene Russo and Denis Leary, is a remake of the 1968 film of the same name. The film generally received positive reviews. It was a success at the box office, grossing $124,305,181 worldwide. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahupUFjzPJc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3AlaszZSJU
“You're barely Remington Steele. Which makes me, what, Laura Holt? You think a guy like me wants to be Stephanie Zimbalist?” - Remington Steele is an American television series co-created by Robert Butler and Michael Gleason. The series, starring Stephanie Zimbalist and Pierce Brosnan, was produced by MTM Enterprises and first broadcast on the NBC network from 1982 to 1987. The series blended the genres of romantic comedy, drama, and detective procedural. Remington Steele is best known for launching the career of Pierce Brosnan. Remington Steele's premise is that Laura Holt, a licensed private detective played by Stephanie Zimbalist, opened a detective agency under her own name but found that potential clients refused to hire a woman, however qualified. To solve the problem, Laura invents a fictitious male superior whom she names Remington Steele. Through a series of events that unfold in the first episode, "License to Steele", Pierce Brosnan's character, a former thief and con man whose real name is never revealed, assumes the identity of Remington Steele. Behind the scenes, a power struggle ensues between Laura and Mr. Steele as to who is really in charge, whilst the two carry on a casual romantic relationship. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpA3jGpCFPk
CONTINUITY
Abigail (3x02 "Murder? … Anyone? … Anyone? … Bueller?", 3x16 “An Evening with Mr. Yang”)
Lassiter’s Wall of Crime (3x11 "Lassie Did a Bad, Bad Thing")
Juliet’s childhood in Florida (1x02 "Spellingg Bee")
Shawn’s fear of raccoons (1x13 "Game, Set... Muuurder?")
SHAWN
1989 - Didn’t do art assignment and said it as stolen in the perfect crime
Asks for an advance
Lassiter says Shawn has no possessions and no expenses, and Gus says that’s completely true.
Has a big ski vacation planned to Canada
Spent vacation money on hot cocoa paid for vacation with Gus’ credit card
Claims he hasn’t snuck into Lassiter’s apartment in weeks., but reminds him that “we’re all out of peanut butter.”
Thinks Despereaux is “handsome, dimples, brooding eyebrows.”
Took one ski lesson: pizza slice to slow down. French fries to speed up.
Reads the RCMP office
Made reservations at Mare & Monti’s Trattoria & Cucina. Claims you need reservations a month in advance.
Wrote on napkin with Gus’ pen: Maple candy, ram’s head, catch thief.
Thinks Juliet looks like Julie Christie
Goes on a romantic carriage ride with Gus
Is afraid of raccoons. Says they have beady yellow eyes that glow like the devil.
Goes to Despereaux’s room to snoop and wait for him
Forgets how ‘Miller’s Crossing’ ends.
Is staying with Gus at the Captain Vancouver Do-Right Inn
Realizes Despereaux was using him
Plans to get to the crown before Despereaux
asks Gus why they don’t play Twister anymore
Talks Gus into going through lasers without telling him they’re disarmed
Sets off the museum alarms
Used Gus’ one call to vote for ‘American Idol’
Says Stanley Park was fun
Claims he plays the mandocello. Not well.
Booked a balloon artist, operatic singer, and mime for Abigail but ends up taking Juliet.
Says Abigail likes robust Italian men.
Claims the Capilano Suspension Bridge was built by wolves
Deleted scenes: mentions that two months ago his mom was strapped to a bomb, a week before that he was chased through the woods by a man wielding a machete and this morning he found a grey hair on his arm.
GUS
Took one ski lesson: pizza slice to slow down. French fries to speed up.
Mentions they’ve solved over 47 cases.
Couldn’t use the bathroom at the hotel because of the rose petals everywhere
Goes on a romantic carriage ride with Shawn
Realizes the whole weekend was meant for Abigail
Pushes Shawn from the carriage
Claims to have two left knees.
Shawn says Gus has seen entrapment at least 26 times
Refused to come to the Capilano Suspension Bridge on account of he’s a man and I’m a man or some nonsense like that.
LASSITER
Has a new buzz-cut
Was getting a performance review from Vick
Had Ernesto Chavez and Pierre Despereaux on a standing wall in his house.
Warns Shawn not to go after Despereaux
When asked if the name Pierre Despereaux means anything to him he immediately assumes Shawn has broken into his house.
Says he’s been tracking Despereaux for six years
Says he has 325 days of unused vacation time.
Says he needs a gun because he has enemies everywhere.
Feels waiting for a single man to enter an empty boat may require the use of deadly force.
Freaks out because he doesn't have a weapon on him.
JULIET
Let Lassiter use her Air Miles
Found the location of the Manet
Shawn compares her to Julie Christie
Grew up in a subtropical climate
Willing to keep her relationship with Shawn platonic
HENRY
1989 - Was a uniformed sergeant
1989 - Makes Shawn do his art assignment after telling him there’s no such thing as the perfect crime
Comes to bail Shawn out and says he has a four o’clock salmon boat scheduled.
Says they charged him $9 for a Us Magazine
VICK
Giving Lassiter a performance review
Chief Vick has a picture of her daughter on a bureau behind her desk. There is also a picture of her in a blue uniform standing with three other people on grassy hill in summer. She has a U.S. flag on her desk. And her coffee mug has a monkey on it. (Curious George maybe?)
DESPEREAUX
Is reputed to have committed thefts in London, Belgium, Switzerland and South Africa
Never steals a single item, it’s always multiples. This is written in Lassiter’s report.
Smokes blonde Merchanteuse Blonde cigarettes, leaves them burning as a signature.
Uses an army of aliases, usually of an artist
Has fake credit cards
Jumped off the 26 story building where the Edwardian necklace was stolen
Is right handed.
On the back of a Mirand tailors card wrote, Manet, foolish, king.
Booked into room 1240 of the Bertrand at the Gordon Park hotel under the name Edgar Degas
Wasn’t a fan of ‘Miller’s Crossing’ - No elegance or grace - too messy.
Chartered a small jet in Blaine Washington registered to one of his aliases as a diversion
Compliments Shawn’s hair
Wears Marco Ciccone loafers.
Is having his laundry delivered on Tuesday, but pretends to be leaving on Monday.
Steals a monarch butterfly crown - an ancient queen’s crown from Thailand, worth 950,000-1,000,00,000 USD, from the Buschlen Mowatt Gallery at 1445 W Georgia St Vancouver BC. An area called Yaletown.
Gets paid for pretending to steal the items.
Has a pilot’s licence
Claims he has absolutely no idea who Lassiter is.
Says he has often fantasized about escaping from prison
ADDITIONAL CHARACTERS
Col. Robert Mackintosh, of the RCMP: has a lot of good ideas, but people just won’t listen. Helps Shawn break into the art gallery.
Deputy commissioner Ed Dykstra: the boss at the RCMP’s Vancouver office.
Mr. Randolph Stockwell: owned the stolen necklace: an authentic Edwardian caliber cut piece that has never touched human skin, worth 2.5 million dollars.
William Charles Pulver: former billionaire now millionaire living on his yacht. His Edouard Manet painting is stolen by Despereaux and replaced by one of an empty-handed clown.
PINEAPPLE SIGHTING
Pineapple balloon behind the mime
CATCHPHRASES
“I’ve seen/heard it both ways” (episode: 1 series: 6)
“Wait for it” (episode: 1 series: 12)
SHAWN & GUS FISTBUMP
Episode: 1
Series: 29
SHAWN’S PILLOW HUGS
Episode: 1
Series: 7
MENTALIST MENTION
Episode: 1
Series: 1
ALLUSIONS
“Well, ultimately we cornered him at a resort up in Whistler...” - Whistler (Squamish language: Sḵwiḵw) is a Canadian resort town in the southern Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains in the province of British Columbia, Canada, approximately 125 km (78 mi) north of Vancouver and 36 km (22 mi) south of the town of Pemberton. Incorporated as the Resort Municipality of Whistler (RMOW), it has a permanent population of approximately 9,965, plus a larger but rotating "transient" population of workers, typically younger people from beyond BC, notably from Australia and Europe. Over two million people visit Whistler annually, primarily for alpine skiing and snowboarding and, in summer, mountain biking at Whistler Blackcomb. Its pedestrian village has won numerous design awards and Whistler has been voted among the top destinations in North America by major ski magazines since the mid-1990s. During the 2010 Winter Olympics, Whistler hosted most of the alpine, Nordic, luge, skeleton, and bobsled events, though freestyle skiing and all snowboarding events were hosted at Cypress Mountain near Vancouver.
Cary Elwes - Cary Elwes (/ˈɛlwɪs/; born 26 October 1962), is an English actor, screenwriter, producer and best-selling author known for his roles in The Princess Bride, Glory, Robin Hood: Men in Tights, Days of Thunder, Bram Stoker's Dracula, Hot Shots!, Twister Seinfeld as David, Liar, Liar and as Dr. Lawrence Gordon in Saw. He has also had recurring roles in television series such as The X-Files (portraying Brad Follmer) and Psych (portraying Pierre Despereaux). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7X0Wm_Cc5k
“You've seen ‘The Mentalist’, right?” - The Mentalist is an American police procedural television series that ran from September 23, 2008 until February 18, 2015, broadcasting 151 episodes over seven seasons, on CBS. The show was created by Bruno Heller, who is also its executive producer. The show follows former "psychic" Patrick Jane (Simon Baker), who is a consultant to the California Bureau of Investigation (CBI), using the highly developed observational skills he previously employed to "read" people's minds. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qvtzzheavc
“Listen, Dudley, I'm Detective Lassiter and this is my partner, Juliet O'Hara.” - Dudley Do-Right, created by Alex Anderson with Chris Hayward and Allan Burns, is the hero of a segment on The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show that parodied early 20th century melodrama and silent film (the "northern"), using only a piano as a musical background. Dudley Do-Right is a dim-witted, but conscientious and cheerful Canadian Mountie who is always trying to catch his nemesis, Snidely Whiplash, and rescue damsel in distress Nell Fenwick, his boss's daughter and a woman with whom Dudley is deeply infatuated. He usually succeeds only by pure luck or through the actions of his horse, named "Horse". A running gag throughout the series is Nell's great affection for Horse and her disregard for Dudley. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFyAJhueDJA
“No, I'm afraid we fell for the flaming Baked Alaska diversion trick again.” - Baked Alaska (also known as glace au four, omelette à la norvégienne, Norwegian omelette and omelette surprise) is a dessert food consisting of ice cream and cake topped with browned meringue. A version in Hong Kong is known as flame on the iceberg.
“Sometime tomorrow, I'm going to steal a Manet.” - Édouard Manet (US /mæˈneɪ/ or UK /ˈmæneɪ/; French: [edwaʁ manɛ]; 23 January 1832 - 30 April 1883) was a French painter. He was one of the first 19th-century artists to paint modern life, and a pivotal figure in the transition from Realism to Impressionism. His early masterworks, The Luncheon on the Grass (Le déjeuner sur l'herbe) and Olympia, both 1863, caused great controversy and served as rallying points for the young painters who would create Impressionism. Today, these are considered watershed paintings that mark the genesis of modern art. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Edouard_Manet_-_Olympia_-_Google_Art_Project_3.jpg/1280px-Edouard_Manet_-_Olympia_-_Google_Art_Project_3.jpg
“You look like Julie Christie in ‘Doctor Zhivago’.” - Doctor Zhivago is a 1965 British-American epic drama-romance film directed by David Lean, starring Omar Sharif and Julie Christie. It is set in Russia between the years prior to World War I and the Russian Civil War of 1917-1922, and is based on the Boris Pasternak novel of the same name, immensely popular in the West, but banned in the Soviet Union at the time. For this reason, the film could not be made there and was instead filmed mostly in Spain. The critics were generally disappointed, complaining of its length at over three hours, and claiming that it trivialised history, but acknowledging the intensity of the romantic drama and the treatment of human themes. Over time, however, the film's reputation has improved greatly. It is now regarded as among Lean's finest films, as well as one of the best films of the epic genre, ranked by the American Film Institute the 39th greatest American film of all time. The film won five Academy Awards, and as of 2014 is the eighth highest-grossing film of all time, adjusted for inflation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvIL_A0UsJk
“Meeko from ‘Pocahontas’.” - Meeko was Pocahontas’ pet raccoon. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9q1QF8G47oU
“‘Rocky Raccoon’.” - "Rocky Raccoon" is a song by the Beatles from the double-disc album The Beatles (also known as The White Album). The song was primarily written by Paul McCartney, who was inspired while playing acoustic guitar with John Lennon and Donovan in India (where the Beatles had gone on a retreat). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nrBy3qAuYI
“So why don't we try John van Gogh.” - Vincent Willem van Gogh (Dutch: [ˈvɪnsɛnt ˈʋɪləm vɑn ˈɣɔx] ( listen);[note 1] 30 March 1853 - 29 July 1890) was a Post-Impressionist painter. He was a Dutch artist whose work had a far-reaching influence on 20th-century art. His output includes portraits, self-portraits, landscapes and still-lifes of cypresses, wheat fields and sunflowers. He drew as a child but did not paint until his late twenties; he completed many of his best-known works during the last two years of his life. In just over a decade, he produced more than 2,100 artworks, including 860 oil paintings and more than 1,300 watercolors, drawings, sketches and prints. After years of anxiety and frequent bouts of mental illness, he died aged 37 from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The extent to which his mental health affected his painting has been widely debated by art historians. Despite a widespread tendency to romanticize his ill health, modern critics see an artist deeply frustrated by the inactivity and incoherence wrought through illness. His late paintings show an artist at the height of his abilities, completely in control, and according to art critic Robert Hughes, "longing for concision and grace".
“Jacques Hockneystein?” - David Hockney, OM CH RA (born 9 July 1937) is an English painter, draughtsman, printmaker, stage designer and photographer. He lives in Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire, and Kensington, London. Hockney maintains two residences in California, where he lived on and off for over 30 years: one in Nichols Canyon, Los Angeles, and an office and archives on Santa Monica Boulevard in West Hollywood. An important contributor to the Pop art movement of the 1960s, he is considered one of the most influential British artists of the 20th century.
“It might've been Edgar Degas.” - Edgar Degas (US /deɪˈɡɑː/ or UK /ˈdeɪɡɑː/; French: [ilɛʁ ʒɛʁmɛ̃ ɛdɡɑʁ dəɡɑ]; born Hilaire-Germain-Edgar De Gas; 19 July 1834 - 27 September 1917) was a French artist famous for his paintings, sculptures, prints, and drawings. He is especially identified with the subject of dance; more than half of his works depict dancers. He is regarded as one of the founders of Impressionism, although he rejected the term, preferring to be called a realist. He was a superb draftsman, and particularly masterly in depicting movement, as can be seen in his renditions of dancers, racecourse subjects and female nudes. His portraits are notable for their psychological complexity and for their portrayal of human isolation. At the beginning of his career, he wanted to be a history painter, a calling for which he was well prepared by his rigorous academic training and close study of classic art. In his early thirties, he changed course, and by bringing the traditional methods of a history painter to bear on contemporary subject matter, he became a classical painter of modern life. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_Degas#/media/File:Edgar_Germain_Hilaire_Degas_069.jpg
“And then I'm totally gonna pull a John Turturro from ‘Miller's Crossing’ on him.” - Miller's Crossing is a 1990 American neo-noir black comedy gangster film written and directed by the Coen brothers, and starring Gabriel Byrne, Marcia Gay Harden, John Turturro, Jon Polito, J. E. Freeman, and Albert Finney. The plot concerns a power struggle between two rival gangs and how the protagonist, Tom Regan (Gabriel Byrne), plays both sides off against each other. In 2005, TIME chose Miller's Crossing as one of the 100 greatest films made since the inception of the periodical. TIME critic Richard Corliss called it a "noir with a touch so light, the film seems to float on the breeze like the frisbee of a fedora sailing through the forest." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYifReJJn4M
“It's... it's amazing how much this place looks... just like the room that Gus and I have over at the...Captain Vancouver Do-Right Inn.” - Dudley Do-Right, created by Alex Anderson with Chris Hayward and Allan Burns, is the hero of a segment on The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show that parodied early 20th century melodrama and silent film (the "northern"), using only a piano as a musical background. Dudley Do-Right is a dim-witted, but conscientious and cheerful Canadian Mountie who is always trying to catch his nemesis, Snidely Whiplash, and rescue damsel in distress Nell Fenwick, his boss's daughter and a woman with whom Dudley is deeply infatuated. He usually succeeds only by pure luck or through the actions of his horse, named "Horse". A running gag throughout the series is Nell's great affection for Horse and her disregard for Dudley. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFyAJhueDJA
“It's not Molson time just yet.” - Molson Canadian is a brand of 5% abv pale lager (4% in Ireland) brewed by Molson, the Canadian division of Molson Coors Brewing Company. The beer was introduced in 1959.
“Barry Picasso?” - Pablo Ruiz y Picasso, also known as Pablo Picasso (/pɪˈkɑːsoʊ, -ˈkæsoʊ/; Spanish: [ˈpaβlo piˈkaso]; 25 October 1881 - 8 April 1973), was a Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist, stage designer, poet and playwright who spent most of his adult life in France. As one of the greatest and most influential artists of the 20th century, he is known for co-founding the Cubist movement, the invention of constructed sculpture, the co-invention of collage, and for the wide variety of styles that he helped develop and explore. Among his most famous works are the proto-Cubist Les Demoiselles d'Avignon (1907), and Guernica (1937), a portrayal of the Bombing of Guernica by the German and Italian airforces at the behest of the Spanish nationalist government during the Spanish Civil War. Exceptionally prolific throughout the course of his long life, Picasso achieved universal renown and immense fortune for his revolutionary artistic accomplishments, and became one of the best-known figures in 20th-century art. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guernica_(Picasso)#/media/File:PicassoGuernica.jpg
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“Dude, I know you've seen ‘Entrapment’ at least 26 times.” - Entrapment is a 1999 American caper film directed by Jon Amiel and starring Sean Connery and Catherine Zeta-Jones. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71qhx1LlHAY
“You're twice as limber as C. Zeta-Jones.” - Catherine Zeta-Jones, CBE (/ˈziːtə/; born Catherine Zeta Jones; 25 September 1969) is a Welsh actress. She has received critical acclaim and numerous accolades throughout her career, including one Academy Award, one BAFTA Award, and three Screen Actor Guild Awards. She was named Hasty Pudding's Woman of the Year in 2005, and was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2010 Birthday Honours.
“Usain Bolt.” - Usain St. Leo Bolt, OJ, CD (/ˈjuːseɪn/; born 21 August 1986) is a Jamaican sprinter. Regarded as the fastest person ever, he is the first man to hold both the 100 metres and 200 metres world records since fully automatic time measurements became mandatory in 1977. Along with his teammates, he also set the world record in the 4×100 metres relay. He is the reigning Olympic champion in these three events, the first man to win six Olympic gold medals in sprinting, and an eleven-time World champion. He was the first to achieve a "double double" by winning 100 m and 200 m titles at consecutive Olympics (2008 and 2012), and topped this through the first "double triple" (including 4×100 m relays).
“That's Twister, Shawn.” - Twister is a game of physical skill produced by Milton Bradley Company and Winning Moves. It is played on a large plastic mat that is spread on the floor or ground. The mat has four rows of large colored circles on it with a different color in each row: red, yellow, blue and green. A spinner is attached to a square board and is used to determine where the player has to put their hand or foot. The spinner is divided into four labeled sections: right foot left foot, right hand and left hand. Each of those four sections is divided into the four colors (red, yellow, blue and green). After spinning, the combination is called (for example: "right hand yellow") and players must move their matching hand or foot to a circle of the correct color. In a two-player game, no two people can have a hand or foot on the same circle; the rules are different for more players. Due to the scarcity of colored circles, players will often be required to put themselves in unlikely or precarious positions, eventually causing someone to fall. A person is eliminated when they fall or when their elbow or knee touches the mat. There is no limit to how many can play at once, but more than four is a tight fit. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sqqht_5xS48
“Do you realize they charged me nine bucks for an US magazine?” - Us Weekly is a weekly celebrity and entertainment magazine, founded in 1977 by The New York Times Company, who sold it in 1980. It was acquired by Wenner Media in 1986. The publication covers topics ranging from celebrity relationships to the latest trends in fashion, beauty, and entertainment. Along with Jann Wenner, the individuals currently in charge of Us Weekly are editor-in-chief Michael Steele and publisher Victoria Lasdon Rose. As of 2013, its circulation averaged over two million. The magazine currently features a sharply different style from its original 1977-2000 format. Originally a monthly industry news and review magazine along the lines of Premiere or Entertainment Weekly, it switched format in 2000 to its current themes of celebrity news and style.
“Shawn used my one call to vote for ‘American Idol’.” - American Idol is an American singing competition series created by Simon Fuller and produced by 19 Entertainment, and is distributed by FremantleMedia North America. It began airing on Fox on June 11, 2002, as an addition to the Idols format based on the British series Pop Idol and has since become one of the most successful shows in the history of American television. The concept of the series is to find new solo recording artists, with the winner being determined by the viewers in America. Winners chosen by viewers through telephone, Internet, and SMS text voting were Kelly Clarkson, Ruben Studdard, Fantasia Barrino, Carrie Underwood, Taylor Hicks, Jordin Sparks, David Cook, Kris Allen, Lee DeWyze, Scotty McCreery, Phillip Phillips, Candice Glover, Caleb Johnson, and Nick Fradiani.
“Well, Stanley Park was nice.” - Stanley Park is a 1,001-acre public park that borders the downtown of Vancouver in British Columbia, Canada and is almost entirely surrounded by waters of Vancouver Harbour and English Bay. The park has a long history and was one of the first areas to be explored in the city. The land was originally used by indigenous peoples for thousands of years before British Columbia was colonized by the British during the 1858 Fraser Canyon Gold Rush. For many years after colonization, the future park with its abundant resources would also be home to nonaboriginal settlers. The land was later turned into Vancouver's first park when the city incorporated in 1886. It was named after Lord Stanley, a British politician who had recently been appointed governor general. Unlike other large urban parks, Stanley Park is not the creation of a landscape architect, but rather the evolution of a forest and urban space over many years. Most of the manmade structures we see today were built between 1911 and 1937 under the influence of then superintendent W.S. Rawlings. Additional attractions, such as a polar bear exhibit, aquarium, and miniature train, were added in the post-war period.
“I also play the mandocello.” - The mandocello (Italian: mandoloncello, Liuto cantabile, liuto moderno) is a plucked string instrument of the mandolin family. It has eight strings in four paired courses, tuned in fifths like a mandolin, but is larger, and tuned CC-GG-dd-aa (low to high in pitch). It can be described as being to the mandolin what the cello is to the violin.
“This whole time, I'm thinking ‘This guy is Thomas Crown’." - The Thomas Crown Affair is a 1999 American heist film directed by John McTiernan. The film, starring Pierce Brosnan, Rene Russo and Denis Leary, is a remake of the 1968 film of the same name. The film generally received positive reviews. It was a success at the box office, grossing $124,305,181 worldwide. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahupUFjzPJc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3AlaszZSJU
“You're barely Remington Steele. Which makes me, what, Laura Holt? You think a guy like me wants to be Stephanie Zimbalist?” - Remington Steele is an American television series co-created by Robert Butler and Michael Gleason. The series, starring Stephanie Zimbalist and Pierce Brosnan, was produced by MTM Enterprises and first broadcast on the NBC network from 1982 to 1987. The series blended the genres of romantic comedy, drama, and detective procedural. Remington Steele is best known for launching the career of Pierce Brosnan. Remington Steele's premise is that Laura Holt, a licensed private detective played by Stephanie Zimbalist, opened a detective agency under her own name but found that potential clients refused to hire a woman, however qualified. To solve the problem, Laura invents a fictitious male superior whom she names Remington Steele. Through a series of events that unfold in the first episode, "License to Steele", Pierce Brosnan's character, a former thief and con man whose real name is never revealed, assumes the identity of Remington Steele. Behind the scenes, a power struggle ensues between Laura and Mr. Steele as to who is really in charge, whilst the two carry on a casual romantic relationship. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpA3jGpCFPk
CONTINUITY
Abigail (3x02 "Murder? … Anyone? … Anyone? … Bueller?", 3x16 “An Evening with Mr. Yang”)
Lassiter’s Wall of Crime (3x11 "Lassie Did a Bad, Bad Thing")
Juliet’s childhood in Florida (1x02 "Spellingg Bee")
Shawn’s fear of raccoons (1x13 "Game, Set... Muuurder?")