Memphis Beat (2010)
Memphis Beat centers on Dwight Hendricks, a quirky Memphis police detective with an intimate connection to the city, a passion for blues music and a close relationship with his mother.
Cast: Sam Hennings, Jason Lee, Celia Weston, Leonard Earl Howze, Alfre Woodard, DJ Qualls, Abraham Benrubi, Beau Brasso, Timothy A. Vasquez, Felder Charbonnet
The Feud
In the Season 2 finale, a family feud reaches a fever pitch, resulting in the shooting of a girl. Meanwhile, Dwight's peers discover he has a new girlfriend. Dwight tries to separate his love life from his professional life, but that proves difficult.
Ten Little Memphians
There’s a storm brewing in Memphis, and Dwight and Whitehead are off visiting a haughty Southern family from Whitehead’s past. When the storm worsens, the pair become trapped in a mansion during a murder investigation that is straight out of a “who done it” mystery novel. Meanwhile, back at M.P.D, Lt. Rice, Davey and Greenback have to help identify a man they found in jail with no clue how he got there.
Identity Crisis
Dwight and Whitehead are called to a local bank where a man has taken hostages, claiming he was the victim of a scam. Dwight promises to make things right for the man, but in doing so discovers this scam may go a lot deeper than he ever expected. Tony breaks up with Paula Ann, and Dwight has to pick up the pieces.
Body of Evidence
Paula calls on Dwight to help one of his oldest friends, who has been arrested in a case involving three gunmen who robbed a party boat. Dwight’s investigation brings him face to face with an old flame and gives him a chance to perform with one of his old band members from his high school days.
The Things We Carry
When the Landmark Movie Theater, a beloved Memphis attraction, mysteriously burns down, Rice decides to sharpen her detective skills by working the case under Whitehead. Meanwhile, Dwight and Paula drive to New Orleans to talk to the man who shot Dwight's father. Dwight is determined to put to rest his suspicions that his father may have been a dirty cop.
Flesh and Blood
Dwight and Whitehead are on the case of a reported missing person, but they are shocked to discover that a nun may be their prime suspect. And when Sutton discovers an abandoned baby in his car, he turns to Dwight’s mom, Paula Ann, to teach him baby basics.
At the River
The squad is plunged into a case involving the death of an admired police officer who may have been involved with a white supremacist group. The case hits home for Dwight, who relates to the son of the officer left behind. It also introduces Dwight to Claire Ryan, a tough investigator from Internal Affairs. Meanwhile, Rice starts riding Whitehead about taking the lieutenant's exam, but her reasons for wanting him to pass aren't exactly a vote of confidence.