43 minSeason 1 • Episode 7
LatestBetween big jobs, Tom, Jeff and Annie work on smaller burglaries, while Bobby gets an intriguing long-term job offer from a friend in Montreal, Canada.
Though Bobby Stevens appears to be a regular family man with a nine-to-five job, he's actually an expert thief who is seeking a few last big jobs so he can finally leave the business for a comfortable, lawful lifestyle with his wife, Hope, and their two children. While they never discuss Bobby's illegal pursuits, Hope is growing weary of turning a blind eye.
Acting
Liotta's exhausted desperation is career-best work.
Direction
John Wells brings ER's urgency to heist planning.
Writing
The 'what if Heat was about PTA meetings' energy.
Creator
John Wells
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Smith was the most expensive pilot CBS ever ordered at $5 million. They pulled it after just two episodes aired, leaving five unaired in the US until DVD release.
This was part of a 2006 wave of 'antihero family man' shows post-Sopranos, but CBS's crime-procedural audience rejected the moral ambiguity.
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