Series # | Season # | Title | Writer | Director | Original airdate |
48 | 1 | "Extradition: British Columbia" | Steve Franks | Steve Franks | August 7, 2009 (2009-08-07) |
While on vacation in Vancouver, Shawn and Gus are suddenly on the trail of elusive art thief Pierre Despereaux (Cary Elwes).Since Lassiter has been trying to arrest this criminal for years, heand Juliet arrive in Canada as well, and Shawn believes that this thiefhas pulled off the perfect crime, until he realizes what's really goingon. |
49 | 2 | "He Dead" | Saladin K. Patterson | Michael McMurray | August 14, 2009 (2009-08-14) |
Theprivate jet of billionaire hedge fund manager Warren Clayton crashes ina forest. Shawn and Gus manage to find him first and are asked tofulfill his dying wish: to find out who killed him. His widow (Christine Baranski) is one of the suspects, and as Shawn digs deeper, he uncovers more than a murder. At the same time, Abigail (Rachael Leigh Cook) insists on meeting Henry, which Shawn isn't ready for due to their complicated relationship. |
50 | 3 | "High Noon-ish" | Kell Cahoon | Mel Damski | August 21, 2009 (2009-08-21) |
An Old West tourist attraction called Old Sonora, run by Sheriff Hank Mendel (James Brolin),is in danger of being shut down due to sabotage. Since Lassiter is veryfond of the town - he spent many weekends there as a child - he enlistsShawn and Gus to investigate. Also guest starring Jim Beaver. |
51 | 4 | "The Devil is in the Details... and the Upstairs Bedroom" | Bill Callahan | John Badham | August 28, 2009 (2009-08-28)[6] |
A college girl commits suicide at a Catholic University. While Shawn believes it to be mere suicide, Father Westley (Ray Wise)- one of the professors at the school - and Gus are convinced the girlwas demon-possessed. Although he is skeptical towards that idea, Shawndecides to play along, until the case takes a turn. |
52 | 5 | "Shawn Gets the Yips" | Kell Cahoon and Bill Callahan | Tawnia McKiernan | September 11, 2009 (2009-09-11)[7] |
AsShawn, Gus, Lassiter, and Juliet are celebrating Buzz McNab's birthdayin a police bar, somebody attempts to rob the place and engages in agunfight with Lassiter. It is believed that the incident was a randomattempt at robbery until Shawn reveals that the gunman was targeting acop. |
53 | 6 | "Bollywood Homicide" | Steve Franks and Anupam Nigam | Jay Chandrasekhar | September 18, 2009 (2009-09-18)[8] |
A young East Indian man named Raj (Sendhil Ramamurthy)believes he is cursed when all of his serious girlfriends - includinghis fiancée - have all met with suspicious accidents. Shawn and Gusdecide to figure out what the real problem is, and Juliet also getsinvolved in a big way. For Shawn, solving the case is a chance to getback at Lassiter for embarrassing him in front of Abigail (Rachael Leigh Cook). |
54 | 7 | "High Top Fade Out" | Saladin K. Patterson and James Roday |
| September 25, 2009 (2009-09-25)[9] |
The death of Leonald "Diddle" Callahan, a computer cryptologist who was the baritone in Gus’s old college a capella group, is suspected to be murder by the other two members (Jaleel White and Kenan Thompson).Although they both had a falling out with Gus, they ask Shawn toinvestigate, but he and Gus find themselves stonewalled at every turnby the police. |
55 | 8 | "Let's Get Hairy" | Todd Harthan |
| October 9, 2009 (2009-10-09)[10] |
A man named Stewart Grumbley (Joshua Malina)believes he is a werewolf, so he offers Shawn and Gus three times theirnormal rate to tie him up and observe him. Unfortunately they fallasleep, to find Stewart missing, their window broken, and a tuft ofanimal hair. |
56 | 9 | "Shawn Takes a Shot in the Dark" |
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| October 16, 2009 (2009-10-16)[11] |
Gus,O'Hara, and Lassiter, arrive at a vehicle storage yard after receivinga message from Shawn. They realize he's been shot and abducted - he'sbeen thrown into the trunk of a car - so Henry works with Lassiter tofind him, but all they have is a cryptic text message, and Gus'recollection of the case, which involved an overturned ice cream truck.Shawn figures out that the accident was a part of something muchbigger. (Fall Finale) |
57 | 10 | "You Can't Handle This Episode" |
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| January 27, 2010 (2010-01-27)[1] |
Abigailis disappointed when Shawn accepts a case at the Army base instead ofgoing on a date with her, but he and Gus are intrigued by a death theybelieve shouldn't have been ruled a suicide and the thought of workingwith Juliet's brother. Guest Starring Rachael Leigh Cook and John Cena. |
58 | 11 | "A Very Juliet Episode" |
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| February 3, 2010 (2010-02-03)[12] |
Shawnstumbles into a situation involving Juliet's ex-boyfriend from college,a mobster who may have been wrongfully convicted, witness protectionand a very cold case. |