| Episode | Gallery | Transcript |
| Episode No. | Season | |
| 39 | 3x08 | III |
| Original Broadcast Date | January 4, 2011  May 6, 2011 
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Collateral Damage is the eighth episode in Season III and the thirty-ninth episode in Flashpoint.
Synopsis[]
After his wife's testimony on his behalf at his murder trial of their daughter doesn't go as planned, Frank McCormick finds himself in a prisoner transport van with a fellow prisoner who has an escape plan. Frank uses his escape to try and prove the evidence presented at his trial is faulty. Frank takes hostage the coroner who performed the autopsy on his daughter.
Plot[]
After his wife's testimony on his behalf at his murder trial of their daughter doesn't go as planned, Frank McCormick finds himself in a prisoner transport van with a fellow prisoner who has an escape plan. Team One initially focuses on the prosecuting attorney as Frank's likely target for revenge. In a desperate attempt to restore his wife's trust in him, Frank uses his escape to try and prove the evidence presented at his trial is faulty. After capturing the other prisoner and his accomplice, Team One changes its focus to Frank's wife as the most likely target, which in turn leads to Frank to take the coroner who performed the autopsy on his daughter hostage. It turns out that his daughter died from a rare disease and was not shaken to death. As the standoff ends, Ed gets word that his wife is on the way to the hospital due to complications from her pregnancy.
Trivia[]
- The case at the heart of this episode is based in fact. Many innocent parents have been incarcerated for the murder of their infant children, some for decades, due to findings of "shaken baby syndrome". Further investigation has revealed actual causes of death include birth defects and genetic disorders. SBS has become a controversial diagnosis due to further advances and understanding of medical science and experts re-evaluating their previous flawed conclusions.
- Episode 5 in some DVD & streaming releases
Cast[]
- Hugh Dillon as Ed Lane
- Amy Jo Johnson as Julianna 'Jules' Callaghan
- David Paetkau as Sam Braddock
- Sergio Di Zio as Mike 'Spike' Scarlatti
- Michael Cram as Kevin 'Wordy' Wordsworth
- Enrico Colantoni as Gregory 'Greg' Parker
Recurring Cast[]
- Tyler Stentiford as Clark Lane
- Janaya Stephens as Sophie Lane (uncredited)
- Tattiawna Jones as Winnie Camden (uncredited)
Guest Starring[]
- Jonathan Scarfe as Frank McCormick
- Barbara Eve Harris as Dr. Roberta Fenton
- Cara Pifko as Kerry McCormick
- David Eisner as Adrian Hayes
- Bennett as Dr. Valo
- David Calderisi as Detective Jaffee
- Seann Gallagher as Darren
- Matt MacDonald as Court Guard
- Aaron Berg as Carl
- Ola Sturik as Reporter
- Brian Bisson as Morgue Security Guard
Uncredited[]
- Simon Northwood as Rick
Producers[]
- Anne Marie La Traverse - Executive Producer
- Bill Mustos - Executive Producer
- Melissa R. Byer – Co-Executive Producer
- Treena Hancock – Co-Executive Producer
- Mark Ellis - Co-Executive Producer
- Stephanie Morgenstern - Co-Executive Producer
- John Calvert - Producer
- Graeme Manson – Consulting Producer
- James Hurst - Supervising Producer
- Marissa Richmond - Creative Consultant