Beware of the Dog (Millennium)

"Beware of the Dog"
Millennium episode
Episode no.	Season 2 Episode 2
Directed by	Allen Coulter
Written by	Glen Morgan James Wong
Production code	5C02
Original air date	September 26, 1997
Running time	42 minutes
Guest appearance(s)
Randy Stone as Michael Beebe R. G. Armstrong as The Old Man Brent Butt as Short Order Cook Ralph J. Alderman as Nate Anita Wittenberg as Cora Arnie Walters as Paul Lombardo Margaret Martin as Mary Anne Lombardo Sally Stevens as Radio Singer
Episode chronology
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"'Beware of the Dog" is the second episode of the second season of the American crime-thriller television series Millennium. It premiered on the Fox network on September 26, 1997. The episode was written by Glen Morgan and James Wong, and directed by Allen Coulter. "Beware of the Dog" featured guest appearances by Randy Stone and R. G. Armstrong.

Millennium centers on offender profiler Frank Black (Lance Henriksen), who investigates unusual crimes as part of the private investigative organisation the Millennium Group. In this episode, when Black investigates several killings by a pack of savage dogs, he discovers a strange old man who teaches him more than he ever knew about the Group.

Guest star Armstrong would reprise his role later in the season, while Stone was the casting director for both Millennium and its sister show The X-Files. "Beware of the Dog" received mixed reviews from television critics, and was viewed by approximately 6.37 million households during its original broadcast.

A couple in a camper van get lost along a country road. They stop near a small town to read their map, but a pack of dogs break into their van, mauling them to death.

Meanwhile, Millennium Group member Peter Watts (Terry O'Quinn) tries to convince fellow Group member Frank Black (Lance Henriksen) to investigate the case. Black is experiencing a separation from his wife and daughter after killing his wife's kidnapper; he initially refuses the case but Watts' insistence sways him. Black arrives in the isolated town of Bucksnort, and visits a local diner. Standing out amongst the residents is Michael Beebe (Randy Stone), who has moved there from Los Angeles. Beebe believes his elderly neighbour may be responsible for the attack and asks Black to investigate.

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