Da Vinci's City Hall/Cat in a Tree, Lunatic in the Street

Cat in a Tree, Lunatic in the Street
Season 1, Episode 2
Airdate	November 1, 2005
Written by	Chris Haddock
Directed by	Charles Martin Smith
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Da Vinci's City Hall — Season One

Cat in a Tree, Lunatic in the Street is the second episode of the first season of Da Vinci's City Hall.

Starring: Nicholas Campbell (Mayor Dominic Da Vinci), Benjamin Ratner (Sam Berger), Mylène Dinh-Robic (Rita Mah), Patrick Gallagher (Detective Joe Finn), Venus Terzo (Detective Angela Kosmo), Ian Tracey (Mick Leary), Stephen E. Miller (Zack McNab), Hrothgar Mathews (Sergeant Charlie Klotchko), Brian Markinson (Police Chief Bill Jacobs)

Also Appearing: Charles Martin Smith (Joe Friedland), Fred Keating (Jack Pierce), Tiffany Lyndall-Knight (Billie Simms), Alex Diakun (Detective Chick Savoy), Alisen Down (Dr. Maria Donato), Christopher Kennedy (Tom Venice)

Co-Starring: Evan Adams (Jason Horne), Rebecca Robbins (Marcie), Kaären de Zilva (Forsythe), Linda Darlow (Ferlinger), Chad Cole (Constable Steve), Simone Bailly (Jan Ferris), Zaib Shaikh (Shakil Khan), Gina Holden (Claire), Brian Drummond (Constable #1), Rékha Sharma (Cindy Winters), Michael Roberds (Ben Solomon), Donna Soares (Carrie Jones), Glen Gould (Clarke Messner), Dean Marshall (Carter), Wayne Baker (Lineham), Omar Forrest (Keith), Elfina Luk (Protester), Matt Fentiman (Single Man), Anna Williams (Barb Tremaine), Catherine Thomas (Sylvia Markham), Rajinder Singh Cheema (Ahluwalia), Zeus Ghadban (Ali), Katey Wright (Alicia), Danielle Dunn-Morris (Violet), Nathan Clark (Crop Sitter)

Plot Overview

Dominic tries to find out who in City Council leaked Lloyd Manning's contract bid, while simultaneously trying to get the slot machines installed at the Hastings racetrack.

Jacobs continues to push Dominic's buttons by publicly criticise his policies.

Kosmo and Finn's investigation gets thick when they discover a stun-gun may have played a role in the altercation between police and the patient. They also begin an investigation on a late-night shooting in a pawn shop.

Leary traces the bones of the aboriginal boys to the sex trade.

Zack's infiltration of the squatters pays off when he finds out that Friedland is planning to move them out to Queen Elizabeth Park.

A witness to the Stanley Park attack helps paint a picture, but doesn't point towards the hate crime angle councillor Jason Horne is looking for.

Arc Advancement

Happenings

• A quartet of officers begin busting grow-ops.

• Detectives Carter and Lineham begin investigating the gay-bashing. A witness says he saw a group of people confronting a man. Carter tells Horne about the racists remarks, but he wants to see it get prosecuted as a hate crime against gays.

• Dominic meets with Tom Venice and brings with him Billie Simms. Venice tries to get Dominic to insert the slots, threatening to sell if they can't be secured.

• Joe tells Zack he's planning to move everyone into Queen Elizabeth Park. Zack tells Dominic who tries to persuade Joe to moving to Crab Park.

• Pierce claims Manning lost the bid because he was too complacent. When asked, he confesses to being aware of the money out there, but doesn't know who took it. Dominic confronts Forsythe about who provided Manning the bid number, but she assures him that if there's any leak, it would be coming from City Council.

• Stun gun artefacts are found on the mental patient's chest. One of the constables mentions using the stun gun, but only says he used it on the dog and won't give it over to Finn.

• Mick talks with Clarke Messner about the police investigation concerning the two native boys. He tells Mick about them being picked up by a limousine and taken to a fancy hotel. He also tells them about other kids that also disappeared about that time, including one named Cody Bell.

• In response to Jacobs's comment regarding the halfway house, Dominic asks for a draft of replacements for Chief of Police.

Characters

• Carter is now a Homicide detective.

• Sam flirts with Marcie.

Referbacks

• Sniping at him, Dominic recalls to Jacobs about him being caught "banging the shit out of Sergeant Kurtz in that hotel" from last year.