Psych Episode 1 Better

The story centers on Shawn Spencer, a hyper-observant slacker who avoids the responsibility of his genius-level intellect by jumping from one dead-end job to another. When he calls in a tip on a high-profile kidnapping based on a news report, the Santa Barbara Police Department becomes suspicious of his "inside knowledge." Facing arrest, Shawn does the only logical thing a panicked genius would do: he fakes a psychic vision. The Art of the Fake Psychic

Fast forward to the present. We meet adult Shawn (James Roday Rodriguez) as a slacker who calls in an anonymous tip to the Santa Barbara Police Department about a cabbie’s kidnapping. The problem? He was supposed to be at work. His tip is so accurate (down to the license plate) that the police, led by the skeptical and by-the-book Head Detective Carlton Lassiter (Timothy Omundson), assume he must be the kidnapper. psych episode 1

During interrogation, Shawn claims he is psychic. Lassiter scoffs, but Shawn demonstrates his skills by deducing personal details about the detectives from their clothing, desks, and habits (e.g., Lassiter’s divorce, O’Hara’s recent transfer). Chief Karen Vick offers him a deal: help solve a murder, and they won’t charge him with interfering with an investigation. Shawn accepts and brings in his best friend, Burton “Gus” Guster, a pharmaceutical salesman, as his reluctant partner. The story centers on Shawn Spencer, a hyper-observant