{"id":35164,"date":"2026-10-12T11:08:57","date_gmt":"2026-10-12T15:08:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/areathirtythree.com\/blog\/?p=35164"},"modified":"2026-10-12T11:16:17","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T15:16:17","slug":"the-case-of-the-cute-blue-shoes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/areathirtythree.com\/blog\/the-case-of-the-cute-blue-shoes\/","title":{"rendered":"The Case of the Cute Blue Shoes"},"content":{"rendered":"

PRIVATE EYES WEST COAST – Episode 101 – Changing Tides (limited spoilers) ⁓<\/h4>\n
\"Cindy<\/a>

Angie<\/strong> and Matt<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

One thousand, eight hundred and sixty-one days after the final episode of “Private Eyes”, Everett and Shade Investigations<\/em> has moved to Victoria, B.C. and is back in business. And so far no other characters from the first show have come there with them. Matt<\/strong> (Jason Priestley<\/a>) and Angie<\/strong> (Cindy Sampson<\/a>) are married now, with a one-year-old named Declan<\/strong>. The child’s nickname is ‘Dex’. <\/p>\n

\"Declan<\/a>

Dex<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

Nicole de Boer<\/a>, Shade’s ex-wife Rebecca D’Orsay<\/em> in sixteen episodes of the first series<\/a>, was ‘Dax’ in Star Trek DS9<\/a>, which is close to ‘Dex’ and that might not be significant except that Sean Piller<\/a> directed this episode and his father co-created DS9 with Rick Berman. No mention was made of Rebecca in this episode. The only mention of her daughter Jules<\/strong> (Jordyn Negri<\/a>) happens when Shade is reluctant to go back to work. “I missed so much of Jules’s childhood,”<\/em> he tells Angie. “I don’t want to miss anything this time around.”<\/em><\/p>\n

\"David<\/a>

Will<\/strong> describes his half-sister Angie as ‘Columbo and Angela Lansbury rolled into one, but younger and with better clothes.’<\/p><\/div>\n

Everett got a subscription to an unspecified ancestry website from her Uncle Dave<\/em> as a wedding present, and through it her half-brother Will<\/b> (David Kaye<\/a>) located her. Two years ago, Will had a rafting accident. Angie came to Victoria to help out, and Shade joined her after she decided she liked the place. <\/p>\n

Shade doesn’t want to go back to being a P.I., but Angie does, and after they manage to rescue a friend of Angie’s who is being framed for murder, he renews their business license. In Toronto, they had an office (at 1144 Queen St. E.<\/a>), but now they will work from home because of the kid. Shade still drives a Porsche, but now its a Cayenne Hybrid<\/a> instead of the old 911E<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"Caroline<\/a>

Vancouver Island PD’s Officer Piller<\/strong> and Detective Violet Xiao<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

Out east, their police contacts were Detective Mazhari<\/em> (Ennis Esmer<\/a>) and his assistant, Danica Powers<\/em> (Ruth Goodwin<\/a>). Their new police liaisons might be (currently semi-hostile) Detective Violet Xiao<\/strong> (Olivia Cheng<\/a>), and (possibly) Officer Piller<\/strong> (Caroline Battista<\/a>) as well. <\/p>\n

Battista also is Officer Toni<\/a> on CBC’s “Wild Cards”<\/a>, which is set in nearby Vancouver. We have not yet learned Officer Piller’s first name.<\/p>\n

\"Khamisa<\/a>

Raine Atebe<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

At the start of things Shade is invited by Professor Wheeler<\/strong> (Charles Jarman<\/a>) to speak to university students about his memoir, “Beyond a Shadow”. Shade accepts the invite, but talks about nothing but his hockey experiences. This disappoints one of the students, tech wiz Raine Atebe<\/strong> (Khamisa Whilshire<\/a>) who is much more interested in his work as a P.I. and says so. “I skipped computer science class to hear you talking about PI-ing.<\/em> she tells him. “This is all hockey. Why did you write about the least interesting part of your life?”<\/em> Later, Shade enlists Raine’s help with the case, and will probably do that a lot this season.<\/p>\n

THE CASE<\/h5>\n

At Will’s suggestion, the detectives go out for dinner, where they run into Priya<\/strong> (Paniz Zade<\/a>), who owns a baby boutique, and her boyfriend Ben. The two seem very much in love. After dinner, a scream is heard and Priya is found kneeling beside Ben’s lifeless body with a bloody knife in her hand. <\/p>\n

\"Patch<\/a>

The suspects: Zach Moore<\/strong>, Siobhan Callahan,<\/strong> and Eduardo Molina<\/strong>.<\/p><\/div>\n

Angie refuses to believe Priya would do such a thing, and tells Shade: “When I was here alone helping Will after his accident, and pregnant, I went into Priya’s store, and I had a bit of a meltdown. Priya saw a woman in need, and she was there for me. I cannot not help her.”<\/em> <\/p>\n

The victim, Ben Moore<\/strong> (Jason Nash<\/a>), ran a whale watching operation, but before that he was a real estate mogul. Other than Priya, three people had motive and opportunity to kill him. <\/p>\n

—<\/strong> Eduardo Molina<\/strong> (Miles Wilkinson<\/a>), the victim’s old business partner
\n —<\/strong> Siobhan Callahan<\/strong> (Laura Mennell<\/a>), Ben’s former VP of Sales,
\n —<\/strong> Zach Moore<\/strong> (Patch May<\/a>), whose past drug problems make him a suspect. <\/p>\n

The detectives break into Molina’s office, question Siobhan at the gym, and follow Zach from the Flying Otter Grill<\/a> to Orca Spirit Adventures<\/a> where he works. The clue that reveals the killer’s identity is a cute pair of shoes<\/a>. <\/p>\n

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PRIVATE EYES WEST COAST can be streamed on The CW<\/a> and on Hallmark+<\/a> (new episodes stream on Tuesdays). In Canada, new episodes air on Global TV<\/a> Wednesdays at 9:30ET\/8MT, and stream the following day. The show has already been renewed for an 8-episode second season.<\/center><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

PRIVATE EYES WEST COAST – Episode 101 – Changing Tides (limited spoilers) ⁓ One thousand, eight hundred and sixty-one days after the final episode of “Private Eyes”, Everett and Shade Investigations has moved to Victoria, B.C. and is back in …<\/span> <\/p>\n

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