A trip to the supermarket and a sick child lead Fraser to believe that the ground beef may contain more than just cows. Could the meat be causing a rash of food poisonings in the Chicago area?

Detailed Overview

Ray takes Fraser on his first trip to a supermarket. While there Fraser sniffs a pound of ground chuck and senses that the "All Beef" label may be a bit optimistic. In fact, it smells suspiciously like a mixture of Black Angus and Quarterhorse.

Further Investigation reveals a small epidemic of food poisonings in the Chicago area. Convinced that these illnesses are linked to this bogus beef, Fraser drags Ray along intent on discovering its source. Tracking beef backwards, from market to the meat packing plant, to the slaughterhouse, they gradually discover that a criminal element has been rounding up wild and discarded horses from surrounding states and trucking them to Chicago for slaughter and distribution. Consequently consumers are not only eating an animal they didn't intend, but meat which hasn't been properly inspected. In the course of their pursuit, Fraser and Ray find themselves held prisoner in a frigid meat locker and are forced to take advantage of Fraser's Inuit skills and wrap themselves in animal carcasses in order to retain their body heat and survive.

Music

UPHILL BATTLE
Sarah McLachlan, "Touch"
(c) 1989 Arista Records, Inc.
AL-8594
Fraser and Stephanie Cabot ride horses down Chicago streets.

HORSES *
Original Score, "Due South Soundtrack"
Unforscene Music (c) 1996
6 2428 40004 2 8
Special Musical Guest: Ashley MacIssac
Courtesy of A&M Records
division of Polygram Group Canada, Inc.

* - This song is part of the First due South Soundtrack.

Interesting Trivia

• Teri Polo has appeared with Paul Gross before. She played Robin Hand in the 1993 skiing adventure movie "Aspen Extreme."
• Ray mentions Lt. Welsh's wife in this episode, however in later episodes this season Welsh is seen courting Medical Examiner Dr. Esther Pearson, and in season 2 he becomes attracted to his new commanding officer Commander Sherry O'Neill.

Original Broadcast Information

• Canada / United States: October 13, 1994

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