Psych
Shawn Gets the Yips
TV Flash files “Shawn Gets the Yips” as hour 52 of 119 in the TV Flash guide — Psych (2006–2014) on USA, season 4, episode 5, aired 2009-09-11, 60 min.
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This leaf is S04E05: listed hour 52 of 119 in the Psych guide, hour 5 of 16 in season 4. It aired 2009-09-11 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “The Devil's in the Details... and in the Upstairs Bedroom” (S04E04). Next is “Bollywood Homicide” (S04E06).
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After a police department baseball game, the whole gang goes to a bar to celebrate McNab's birthday. But, as the waiters bring out the cake, Shawn spots a hooded man by the register with a bulge in his jacket. He runs to warn Lassiter who pulls out his weapons just as the hooded man starts to fire. After a barrage of bullets, the man manages to escape. The cops think it was an attempted robbery but Shawn says the man came there specifically to kill one of them. He believes he will try again, but if they can figure out which one of them was the target, it will give them a clue to the man's identity. The crime scene unit finds a piece of the man's hooded sweatshirt and a motel key in the alley behind the bar. It looks like his pocket ripped as he was fleeing the scene. Lassiter and Juliet head to the motel while Shawn and Gus go back to the bar. While there, Shawn remembers the shooter was wearing an expensive watch, which proves he wasn't a junkie thief. Shawn also realizes that he was deliberately standing in the blind spot of the security cameras. The shooter is much smarter than they give him credit for, which means that the key was planted to lure the cops to the motel.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Shawn Gets the Yips sit in the Psych guide?
S04E05 is listed hour 52 of 119 — hour 5 of 16 in season 4, season 4 episode 5.
When did Psych S04E05 air?
Shawn Gets the Yips aired 2009-09-11 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.
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