Pete Lattimer (Eddie McClintock) and Myka Bering (Joanne Kelly) are both good at being Secret Service agents, but they could not be any more different in terms of their approaches to working a case. Pete gets 'feelings,' even though he may not know exactly what's coming. All he understands is that he needs to pay attention. Myka, on the other hand, is a list maker. She plans (or tries to) well in advance what her next steps should be. They make a decent team, if only they could be together in terms of the worthiness from not being carbon copies.
Their latest adventure takes these two on a road trip. Unionville, Colorado, has seen a few people act weird recently. A nun who thinks she can fly (I have to wonder if Sally Field was watching), one lady who smashes ashes against a hospital wall, and a youth who destroys his violin while in the midst of a lesson. A connection exists — but what? All Artie (Saul Rubinek) can say is an artifact needs retrieval. Gee, you think?
I didn't find too much which stood out in this episode. Pete goes to an AA meeting, alone. I have to assume that his record — and problems — is known by Myka, that she's aware of his past. Nobody, except Artie though, talks about it. Eight years is a long time to be sober, and the writers are smart enough to recognize all it takes is one sip and all manner of mess breaks loose. The cause of Pete's distress is pretty obvious — Pete having his dad die before he could see his son grow up ("Pilot"). This, coupled with guilt over not issuing a warning beforehand, drives him to drink. Maybe. McClintock is good at showing strong emotion, so vulnerable is not difficult for him.
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