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A Different Kind Of Detective
Walter Sherman, an Iraq War veteran, has the extraordinary ability to help people find the unfindable.
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Walter Sherman, an Iraq War veteran, has the extraordinary ability to help people find the unfindable.
Cast, crew and production details
Geoff StultsWalter Sherman
Maddie HassonWilla Monday
Mercedes MasonIsabel Zambada
Michael Clarke DuncanLeo Knox
Lance GrossFrank Haywood
50 CentBig Glade
Chris TardioDet. Curtis Gillespie
John AshtonFranklin Sherman
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20th Century Fox TelevisionUnited StatesWatch options above are for the show and may vary by season or episode.
Episode 1
After recovering one of John Fogerty’s beloved guitars, Iraq veteran Walter Sherman helps a teenage boy locate his missing father, a military pilot and war hero whose plane vanished after embarking on an undisclosed mission.
Directed by Daniel SackheimWritten by Hart HansonGuest stars Toby Hemingway, Eric Thomas Wilson, Amy Aquino, Brett Davern, Eltony Williams, Jaime Murray, Jim Cody Williams, John Fogerty
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Episode 2
A former prison warden enlists the help of Walter to find a bullet that could prove the innocence of a death row inmate just days before his execution. Meanwhile, FBI psychologist - and Jeffersonian team member - Dr. Lance Sweets evaluates Walter's competency to consult on federal cases. In the process, Sweets begins to understand Walter's intangible gift and motivation to find the unfindable. Also, Willa attends a beach party and gets herself into trouble.
Directed by Terrence O'HaraWritten by Matt MacLeodGuest stars John Francis Daley, Mitch Pileggi, Ryan Cutrona, Greg Evigan, Valarie Pettiford, Chris Ellis, Brandon W. Jones, Blake Shields
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Episode 3
A NASA scientist seeks Walter's help to find the matching pair of a red stiletto left behind by a woman he met at a bar. Walter uses the stiletto as the first clue to finding the missing woman but in the process he uncovers her shocking secret that winds up putting his own life in danger. Meanwhile, Willa exposes Leo's dark family secret, but when she tries to make amends with him, she gets herself into even more legal trouble.
Directed by Adam ArkinWritten by Sanford Golden, Karen WyscarverGuest stars Toby Hemingway, Wilson Cruz, Jodi Lyn O'Keefe, Ian Reed Kesler, Ginger Gonzaga, John Sanderford, Michael Geretz, Kodi Baker
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Episode 4
Isabel's new boyfriend Frank, an all-star baseball athlete, gets robbed, and Walter steps in to help find his stolen collectibles. But in the process, Walter learns Frank has lost something more meaningful than memorabilia. Then, to earn Willa's trust, Leo and Walter bring her in on the case.
Directed by Kevin HooksWritten by Aaron Ginsburg, Wade McIntyreGuest stars Lance Gross, Jake Busey, Amad Jackson, Mike Bradecich, Chris Johnson, Rick Zieff, Gregor Manns, Andres Perez-Molina
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Episode 5
An amateur magician's (Jonathan Slavin) assistant vanishes during an ambitious disappearing act; Leo asks Isabel for help finding Willa.
Directed by Seith MannWritten by Emilia SerranoGuest stars Toby Hemingway, Wilson Cruz, Jonathan Slavin, Joshua Leonard, Ever Carradine, Molly Morgan, Cloie Wyatt Taylor, Joshua McCabe
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Episode 6
Dr. Jack Hodgins from the Jeffersonian team seeks Walter's help to find evidence that could expose extraterrestrial activity. Meanwhile, Timo and Willa struggle with their arranged marriage proclaimed by the head of their gypsy family.
Directed by Dwight H. LittleWritten by Will PascoeGuest stars Toby Hemingway, T.J. Thyne, Eric Roberts, Jason Beghe, Spencer Garrett, Sebastian Siegel, Peta Wilson, Sean McGowan
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Episode 7
While a hurricane rages in Southern Florida, Walter helps Isabel find a missing high school girl from Ends of the Earth; the weather forces Willa's probation officer to hole up at the bar.
Directed by Alex ChappleWritten by Aaron Ginsburg, Wade McIntyreGuest stars Toby Hemingway, Lisa Waltz, Amy Aquino, Juliette Goglia, M.C. Gainey, Laura Slade Wiggins, Jamila Allen, Judy Echavez
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Episode 8
When new tracks are leaked from late rapper J-Stryke, music mogul Big Glade and his business savvy lawyer, Leo's former love interest, ask Walter to find the source of the illegally released music. As Walter pieces together the events that led to J-Stryke's death, he uncovers a more complicated history.
Directed by David BoreanazWritten by Nkechi Okoro CarrollGuest stars 50 Cent, Salli Richardson-Whitfield, Arjay Smith, Adina Porter, Jeremy Guskin, Christian Dorey, Niqoles Heard-Goodwin, Casey Washington
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Episode 9
Joe and Annie, a once-happily married couple, ate at The Bella Plata restaurant every year on their anniversary until mob boss Fico Vasquez closed it down. Now, to save his marriage, Joe asks Walter to help him find the meal over which he and his wife first fell in love.
Directed by Milan CheylovWritten by Josh FriedmanGuest stars Alex Fernandez, Ignacio Serricchio, Julia Vera, Amy Aquino, Shane Edelman, Charlene Amoia, David H. Lawrence XVII, Christopher Goodman
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Episode 10
When a family employs Walter to find their missing father and husband, the only help they can offer is a partial voicemail recording of his last message to them. Also, Leo’s memories of his deceased wife and daughter bring new meaning to the case and the family they’re trying to reunite.
Directed by James HaymanWritten by Patrick Massett, John ZinmanGuest stars Toby Hemingway, Kelly Carlson, Mercedes Colon, Yara Shahidi, Gabriel Salvador, Patrick Fabian, Celestino Cornielle, Justin Piccari
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Episode 11
Isabel’s friend Joyce asks Walter to find the men who murdered her father, a racetrack aficionado. With the help of some horse-whispering, Walter discovers links to an inheritance Joyce was supposed to receive from her father, and to some mysterious men at the track whom Walter suspects are involved in her father’s death.
Directed by David StraitonWritten by Sanford Golden, Karen WyscarverGuest stars Toby Hemingway, James Madio, Mageina Tovah, Michael Irby, Frank Crim, Chris Browning, William Stanford Davis, Maliabeth Johnson
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Episode 12
Xavier Obispo, a mob boss in Miami, asks Walter to find a voodoo doll he is convinced was created to be used against him. Willa and Walter visit a witch who is annoyed by the fact that Walter does not take her art seriously, but decides to help them find the person that could have created the doll.
Directed by Daniel SackheimWritten by Matt MacLeod, Emilia SerranoGuest stars Chris Tardio, Nestor Serrano, Jose Pablo Cantillo, Lorraine Toussaint, Michael Des Barres, Mike Starr, Shani Pride, Arthur Darbinyan
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Episode 13
When Langston, Walter's older brother comes to town, he asks Walter to go see their dying father whose last wish is for Walter to find his first love... Walter and Langston's mother. Additionally, a stolen painting he had previously found for a museum turns out to be fake, so now Walter must either find the original or return his finder's fee. Meanwhile, Willa struggles with her upcoming marriage to Timo, which is now only one week away.
Directed by Vahan MoosekianWritten by Patrick Massett, Hart Hanson, John ZinmanGuest stars John Ashton, George Stults, Annette O'Toole, Toby Hemingway, Amy Aquino, Eric Roberts, Patrick Fischler, Anne Ramsay
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