After psychologist Samantha Gerson shows up at UCOS to conduct a study on older men in the workplace, she ends up getting a mixed reception. Samantha also wants a favour and asks Pullman to look at her brother's case. Darren Gerson was the victim of a hit and run in May 2006 which left him with a serious brain injury and complete memory loss of anything about his life before the accident happened. Darren now is convinced that he is still a target because of the package he was carrying at the time.

Episode Viewers and Ratings

Season 8 Episode 5 of New Tricks resulted in a 0.00 rating in the 18-49 demographic.

New Tricks Season 8 Episodes...

• s08e01 - Old Fossils
• s08e02 - End Of The Line
• s08e03 - Lost In Translation
• s08e04 - Setting Out Your Stall
• s08e05 - Moving Target
• s08e06 - Object Of Desire
• s08e07 - The Gentleman Vanishes
• s08e08 - Only The Brave
• s08e09 - Half Life
• s08e10 - Tiger Tiger

New Tricks Show Summary

New Tricks follows the work of the Metropolitan Police Service's Unsolved Crime and Open Case Squad (UCOS). Led by Detective Superintendent Sandra Pullman, it is made up of retired police officers who have been recruited to reinvestigate unsolved crimes.

The series title is taken from the popular expression "You can't teach an old dog new tricks". The "old dogs" are successful in adapting their skills and experience to modern policing, with their knowledge of past cases proving especially useful.