October 30, 2003

THE DANGERS OF GOING TOO DEEP UNDERCOVER BECOME ALL TOO REAL AS JOE MOURNS THE LOSS OF ONE OF HIS OWN, ON A REBROADCAST OF THE PILOT EPISODE OF "THE HANDLER," FRIDAY, NOV. 28

"Pilot" -- The dangers of going too deep undercover become all too real as Joe mourns the loss of one of his own, on a rebroadcast of the pilot episode of THE HANDLER, Friday, Nov. 28 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Mick Jackson directed the episode written by series creator and executive producer Chris Haddock. (Originally broadcast 9/26/03)

Meanwhile, it's agent Lily's first day on the job and Joe thrusts her onto the streets for some on-the-job training, and Heather transfers to Joe's team where she is immediately put to work on a missing-person case.

Joe Renato Joe Pantoliano
Lily Anna Belknap
Heather Lola Glaudini
Darnell Hill Harper
Marcy Tanya Wright
Elena Natalia Novikova

Camille Hernandez       Mary Mara
Sam Worthy      Lee Tergesen

Melvin Fortune Harry Lennix
Chester Finley Brent Briscoe
Sergei Pruitt Taylor Vince
Sonya Olga Vilner
Melanie Stephanie Venditto
Ivan Ilya Morelle

Vladimir        Dato Bukhtadze
Ray     James MacDonald
Lou     John Cassini

Jose Noel Guglielmi

RATING: TVPG-LV

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