The 21st episode of Witchblade airs on cable channel TNT, based on the Top Cow comic book of the same name, starring Yancy Butler, David Chokachi and John Hensley. Eric Roberts (Heroes) guest stars.
A spree of hate crimes is followed by another spree – the bloody deaths of the perpetrators of those crimes. The sole survivor of a gay bashing tells Pezzini of a woman who saved his live, but she’s skeptical. She’s also skeptical of the tales of a crime lord named Lupo – specializing in hate crimes. Danny learns about a hate rally, and Pez decides to infiltrate it, but her attempt to bluff her way past Lupo’s guards ends in disaster – and the only thing that saves her life is the same vigilante who brought the gay bashing incident to a bloody end. The girl shows up at Pezzini’s door later, asking for use of the Witchblade, but curiously declining Pez’s offer of help in bringing Lupo to justice. The girl’s grudge with Lupo is personal, fatal…and far older than Pezzini can imagine.
written by Jennifer Beck & Ralph W. Hemecker
directed by Anghel Decca
music by Joel GoldsmithCast: Yancy Butler (Detective Sara Pezzini), David Chokachi (Detective Jake McCartey), Will Yun Lee (Danny Woo), Anthony Cistaro (Kenneth Irons), John Hensley (Gabriel Bowman), Eric Etebari (Ian Nottingham), Eric Roberts (Lupo), Alexis Dziena (Bola), Kathryn Winslow (Vicki), Chuck Sansansv (Mr. Chen), Jake Simmons (Board Member #1), Edward Rov (Board Member #2), Shane Daly (Gay bashing victim), and Lazar
LogBook entry by Earl Green

