Justified
Riverbrook
TV Flash files “Riverbrook” as hour 2 of 78 in the TV Flash guide — Justified (2010–2015) on FX, season 1, episode 2, aired 2010-03-23, 60 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S01E02: listed hour 2 of 78 in the Justified guide, hour 2 of 13 in season 1. It aired 2010-03-23 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Fire in the Hole” (S01E01). Next is “Fixer” (S01E03).
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Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Raylan visits Boyd in the prison hospital to check on him, and transport Crowe to prison. Meanwhile, during a 'prison band' performance, convict Douglas Cooper and a fellow inmate escape. After Art Mullen asks Raylan to return to investigate, Raylan makes a stop at a gas station. Unbeknownst to Raylan, the convicts have set a trap, and Cooper makes off with Raylan's guns, car and hat. After learning that Cooper only had three months left on his sentence, Raylan and marshal Gutterson make a trip to Cooper's ex-wife, Shirley. Cooper then visits after and makes a deal with Shirley and Dupree, Shirley's 'cousin'. They are looking for money Cooper hid in the flooring of development housing during construction. After Ava makes a house call to Raylan, he discovers a hunch as to the location of the money. Cooper, however, screwed up the location. After Dupree shoots Cooper, they find the right house, whose occupants have spent it all. A hostage situation ensues after Cooper helps Raylan find the right house, and Shirley helps Raylan by allowing Gutterson to snipe Dupree, citing that it 'wasn't right' to shoot Cooper. The episode ends with a nice conversation between Cooper and Raylan as they once again leave the prison.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Riverbrook sit in the Justified guide?
S01E02 is listed hour 2 of 78 — hour 2 of 13 in season 1, season 1 episode 2.
When did Justified S01E02 air?
Riverbrook aired 2010-03-23 and is listed at 60 minutes.
Do I need Elmore Leonard first?
No. The series is developed from the Raylan Givens stories; Leonard cool is the dialect, not a reading list.
In the series
Why this series still plays
U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens returns to Harlan County, where grudges never cool. Graham Yost's Elmore Leonard FX western is Olyphant's hat and Walton Goggins's Boyd as a long flirtation with bullets. Six seasons of lean crime poetry, regional voice, and a finale people still cite as closing time done right. Talk as much as shootouts.
The group chat is still on Boyd. Graham Yost developed Elmore Leonard's Raylan stories for FX (March 16, 2010): U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens returns to Kentucky coal country where old flames and feuds never cool. Timothy Olyphant's hat, Walton Goggins's Boyd Crowder as a long flirtation with bullets, Joelle Carter, Nick Searcy, the Harlan bench. Drawls hide gunfire. Harlan County is the real co-lead. (Spoiler-free, mostly: the county does not cool.) Lana can photograph the hat. **The ship is Raylan/Boyd and the…
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