Psych
Black and Tan: A Crime of Fashion
TV Flash files “Black and Tan: A Crime of Fashion” as a desk essential hour — Psych (2006–2014) on USA, season 2, episode 15, aired 2008-02-08, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S02E15: listed hour 30 of 119 in the Psych guide, hour 15 of 16 in season 2. It aired 2008-02-08 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Dis-Lodged” (S02E14). Next is “Shawn (and Gus) of the Dead” (S02E16).
Essential hour: “Black and Tan: A Crime of Fashion”. Black and Tan: A Crime of Fashion is the named mid-two hour — title as punchline, detective comedy as costume party, still a rewatch text.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
It's Gus' birthday and Shawn gets him the ultimate present. They are both on the VIP list for the fall launch party for Ciao clothing as the modeling team "Black and Tan." Once in, Gus is excited to see his favorite unknown model, Berlinda Desidovicz, and as he goes over to talk to her, Shawn notices one of Ciao's owners, Ciaobella, berate her assistant and throw a green shake onto the ground. Just then, the other owner, Ciaobella's husband Gregor Uwe-Steeb, gets up to give a speech. He starts by saying he did all the designs for the new line, then as he reaches down to adjust the mic stand, he's electrocuted to death.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Black and Tan: A Crime of Fashion sit in the Psych guide?
S02E15 is listed hour 30 of 119 — hour 15 of 16 in season 2, season 2 episode 15.
When did Psych S02E15 air?
Black and Tan: A Crime of Fashion aired 2008-02-08 and is listed at 60 minutes.
Do I need to hunt pineapples to watch Psych?
No, but the scavenger hunt is fandom sport. The product is Roday–Hill chemistry: fake psychic, real best friendship.
In the series
Why this series still plays
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