Motive The Amateurs (Season 3, Episode 11)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Motive

The Amateurs (Season 3, Episode 11)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

The killer: social worker Charlie Monahan. The victim: Ken Leung, the deputy leader of the ruthless Golden Tiger Triad, the largest criminal organization in the city. The triad makes money in part through their illegal mah jong gambling ...See moreThe killer: social worker Charlie Monahan. The victim: Ken Leung, the deputy leader of the ruthless Golden Tiger Triad, the largest criminal organization in the city. The triad makes money in part through their illegal mah jong gambling den. Leung's bullet ridden dead body is discovered in his home, the murder weapon on the scene. His is only one of three concurrent homicides, Angie, Oscar and Brian each taking the lead on one of the three. The other two are Dr. Ronald Hanlon DDS, whose wife was away in Seattle receiving fertility treatments at the time of his death, and Andrew Gorman, a former juvenile delinquent who, according to his mother, was turning his life around. In the Leung murder, the detectives interview among others: Ken's brother, George Leung, the head of the triad who isn't speaking but who they know did not commit the murder; Teri Leung, Ken's estranged ex-wife who blames Ken for orchestrating their daughter being sent into foster care, the rationale being that if Ken could not have custody, neither would Teri; and Jessie Simon, one of the mah jong regulars who is in the hospital beaten up by Ken and his men for debts unpaid. Eventually, Betty is able to tie all three homicides together forensically, Angie further piecing together the probable rationale for Hanlon and Gorman's murders. That common bond and information from Jessie about "the tourist" at one of the mah jong games lead the detectives to Charlie. Although Charlie does explain his motive for killing Ken, he does not divulge the full extent of his plan. Meanwhile, Angie has so far not talked to threat assessment, despite Mark setting up the appointment for her. Her complacency in the matter may be short-lived. Written by Huggo See less

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21 cast members

Name	Known for
Kristin Lehman Detective Angie Flynn Detective Angie Flynn See fewer	The Chronicles of Riddick (2004)
Louis Ferreira Detective Oscar Vega Detective Oscar Vega See fewer	Bad Blood (2017)
Brendan Penny Detective Brian Lucas Detective Brian Lucas See fewer	The A-Team (2010)
Warren Christie Sergeant Mark Cross Sergeant Mark Cross See fewer	Apollo 18 (2011)
Lauren Holly Dr. Betty Rogers Dr. Betty Rogers See fewer	Dumb and Dumber (1994)
Terry Chen Ken Leung Ken Leung See fewer	Almost Famous (2000)
Chad Faust Charlie Monahan Charlie Monahan See fewer	Ballistic (III)
Donavon Stinson Jessie Simon Jessie Simon See fewer	Fantastic Four (I) (2005)
Rosie Simon Teri Leung Teri Leung See fewer	Killjoys (2015)
Ash Lee George Leung George Leung See fewer	Avatar: The Last Airbender (2024)
Simon Chin Kwan Kwan See fewer	Snake Eyes (2021)
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Nicholas Coombe Andrew Gorman Andrew Gorman See fewer	Dora and the Lost City of Gold (2019)
Lisa Durupt Karen Hanlon Karen Hanlon See fewer	Puppet Killer (2019)
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