"Lamentation" | |
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Millennium episode | |
Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 18 |
Directed by | Winrich Kolbe |
Written by | Chris Carter |
Production code | 4C17 |
Original air date | April 18, 1997 |
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"'Lamentation" is the eighteenth episode of the first season of the American crime-thriller television series Millennium. It premiered on the Fox network on April 18, 1997. The episode was written by series creator Chris Carter and directed by Winrich Kolbe. "Lamentation" featured guest appearances by Bill Smitrovich and Alex Diakun, and introduced Sarah-Jane Redmond as Lucy Butler.
Millennium Group consultant Frank Black (Lance Henriksen) searches for an escaped convict he had helped to catch, believing that the criminal's new wife Lucy Butler (Redmond) may be helping him. However, Butler may instead be a much greater threat to Black and his family than he had anticipated.
"Lamentation" marked the death of recurring character Bob Bletcher, played by Smitrovich. Smitrovich had appeared intermittently since "Pilot". The episode has been well-received critically, described as a "pivotal point" in the series. It was viewed by approximately 6.5 million households in its original broadcast.
Millennium Group consultant Frank Black (Lance Henriksen) and Seattle Police Department detective Bob Bletcher (Bill Smitrovich) are hiking across the North Cascades when Black receives an urgent page from the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Travelling to the Behavioral Sciences Unit, Black learns that serial killer Ephraim Fabricant (Alex Diakun) has escaped from a hospital while donating a kidney to his sister. Fabricant was arrested and convicted due to the profile constructed by Black; although he was spared execution when Black asked for leniency in order to allow Fabricant's mind to be studied.