The Beat (2010)

Season 2

We follow the Beat Enforcement team as they attempt to curb the rampant drug use & crime in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside. Along side these stories we get a glimpse into the personal lives of the Law Enforcement who are sworn to protect the city. These stories range from an Officer's attempt to have a child, to keeping control of an Anti-Police protest.

10 Episodes

  • Welcome to the Downtown Eastside
    E1
    Welcome to the Downtown EastsideA group of hockey players get a tour of skid row; The Beat Enforcement Team cracks down on drug rooms at a Downtown Eastside rooming house; Constable Addison blogs the beat.
  • Missing
    E2
    MissingA new club scene bordering the Downtown Eastside gives the police headaches; Sergeant Hinton hopes hot yoga will promote team- building within the unit; All hands are on deck in the search for a missing person.
  • Hope
    E3
    HopeHoliday cheer hits the Downtown Eastside; Sergeant Steinkampf counts the hours before his return to the skids; A trail of blood leads to a mother and son in need.
  • Welfare Wednesday
    E4
    Welfare WednesdayIt's Welfare Wednesday, which means lots of action on skid row; Constables Smith and Penner stalk local dealers and their mules; Sergeant Hinton speaks with a longtime eastside addict for a drug prevention program.
  • Gentrification
    E5
    GentrificationNew condo developments threaten to push the skids out of the Downtown Eastside; The BET seizes a huge cache of stolen bikes; A stroke of luck leads to the dismantling of a criminal operation.
  • Inmigracion
    E6
    InmigracionPolice crack down on Central American drug dealers operating in the Downtown Eastside; Constable Dave Steverding confronts the shortage of drug treatment for addicts in the skids.
  • Slippery Slope
    E7
    Slippery SlopeEmotions are tested as a series of suicides and suicide attempts sweep the area; Anti-police activists stir the pot with protests and by harassing officers on patrol; A visit from a former addict puts everything into perspective.
  • Mr. Coffee
    E8
    Mr. CoffeeThe BET set their sights on a drug operation being run out of a Chinatown coffee shop; A well-executed plan gets the arrests and seizures they wanted; Sergeants Hinton and Steinkampf prepare for a trip to the Far North.
  • Northern Exposure
    E9
    Northern ExposureFirst Nations gangs clash in the Downtown Eastside; A group of BET cops tour the Far North, talking with First Nations youth about the dangers of drug use; New recruit Bryan Nykon goes through grueling basic training.
  • Spring Fever
    E10
    Spring FeverRookie Bryan Nykon learns the ropes alongside beat veteran Dave Steverding; A victim turns to suspect in a rooming house altercation; The BET moves into a bigger, brighter precinct next door.

 

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