Originally aired January 8, 2001
Written by John J. Sakmar & Kerry Lenhart
Directed by Arlene Sanford
The police descend upon Winslow in pursuit of a murder suspect. Milton and Lisa continue their affair.
Tropes present in the episode:
- Call-Back: When Harry is apprised of the situation by Scott, he eagerly asks if he can get his gun.
- Code Silver: The otherwise mundane business of a high school gets upended by the police searching for a student who is a murder suspect.
- Internal Reveal: Kevin and later Louisa discover Lisa is a Winslow High student.
- "The Reason You Suck" Speech: Scott gives Harvey one after Harvey rails against him for keeping him in his office.
- Red Herring: A student in Marla's class is mistakenly identified as the suspect. It later turns out to be Neil, who's in Lauren's class.
- Take Me Instead: Steven offers himself as a hostage, but Neil refuses.
- This Means War!: Harvey, to Scott:Harvey: You want a war, Scott? You got one!
- We Need a Distraction: Steven, Scott, and the police have Harvey pretend to give Marla a note so they can find out exactly where the Red Herring is.
- What the Hell, Hero?: Steven briefly chides Harry for tackling Neil.Steven: Hey, that was crazy!Harry: Sorry.
