Today's episode: The definite proof that this show is staged!
In this episode the team is supposed to investigate a powerful ecxtasy ring the head of which is upposed to be a highly paranoid kingpin.This is supposed to be a deep cover, HIGHLY DANGEROUS operation but there are so many goofs it's almost funny:
- The undervover agent meets his informantin a parking lot. The narrator stresses the danger this informant would be in if he was spotted with a cop but we see inside and OUTSIDE shots of the parking lot meaning there are at least 2 cameras! How conspicuous, and how commendable ( or foolish) of the CI to still meet the agent with a tv crew!
- they blur the informant and distort his voice but show us his right hand with a small birthmark! there shouldn't be many drug dealers with such a distinctive sign! Plus ,thanks to the outside camera, we know he's driving a van...
Now the BEST:
- They finally meet the source who, according to the undercover is nervous and has spotted an unmarked car . Besides this dealer also says that if anyone attempts to arrest him he would shoot cops in the face! Wisely the agents decide to call it off. but here goes:
- Instead of completely backing off and wait for another meeting, they decide to follow him and PULL HIM OVER on his way back from the meeting ( justifying themselves saying that they waited for a couple of hours to do so but still...the agent's cover would be blown.)
- They claim to have pulled him over as a routine traffic stop. Instead, they put that supposedly paranoid guy in handcuffs without probable cause ( or none they give us on TV ) . besides we see OUTSIDE SHOTS of him. Which means THERE WAS A TV CAMERA IN HIS FACE! How routine...
After all that they were still surprised that this guy didn't show up at the next meet and sent other guys in his place! I was surprised that ANYBODY SHOWED UP AT ALL! If that guy was that unstable the deal would have been off.
Either these cops are the most supid agents that ever lived , or this show is STAGED. It's certainly a series of reenactments of real cases. It makes sense when you think about it. The DEA can't have camera crews interfering with real life-threatening operations like that.
-You may have a coronary..
- A coronary? My heart wouldn't dare attack me!