Dog the Bounty Hunter

- Season 5

(2008)

Today Dog is going to make one of the most exciting arrests of his career. On his search he'll encounter a felon with history of violence and an affection for sawed-off shotguns, a desperate addict crying for help, and a neighbor who'll risk it all to help Dog bring the fugitive to justice.

As Dog's fame has grown so have his responsibilities. Today, in addition to tracking down felons on the lam, Dog has to prepare for a goodwill trip to one of America's largest homes for children in need. As he pursues his man, Dog is in for a surprise. He discovers that while his prey is in trouble with the law; he is also a beloved and caring stepfather for a family who needs his love.

Today Dog is back in Hawaii confronted with two alleged felons who are in crisis. Family and friends of these bondees are convinced that they are getting into further trouble while awaiting trial, so Dog and the posse have to bring these men back to the relative safety of jail. In both cases addiction has a powerful hold on their targets.

Christopher is barely 21, already has history of domestic abuse and assault, and now he's facing major time in a room without a view. This hunt won't be easy for Dog -- the leads are few, informers and family are not forthcoming, and the posse has to confront a freak April blizzard as well.

Facing hard time for forging checks, Melissa pulled a vanishing act at her sentencing hearing, bolting from the courthouse in broad daylight. Lucky for her bondsman, Dog and his posse are in Colorado and ready to help. A tip from an informant sends the team racing to the felon's safe house, but after surrounding it they discover she's skipped again!

Dog tracks down and prepares an ambush for a fugitive only to find he's already been busted. So he turns his attention to a woman he can lure into a trap. Dog and Lyssa take a linking to her and give her some practical advice.

Dog gets his hackles up when a war vet he's pursuing says he'd rather die than go to jail.

Dog and the family track down an ex-military man who turns out to be in rehab. So they set their sites on a fugitive in the baddest part of Hawaii.

Dog is back in Denver and in hot pursuit of a woman wanted for identity theft. The sad reality is that the identify which has been robbed is her own. She's traded in a bright future for a life on the wrong side of the law. Dog and the posse trawl through Colorado Springs' skid row, hitting dive bars, greasy spoons and no-tell motels looking for leads as they hunt down this good girl gone bad.

Being hunted by the Dog is a lousy way celebrate your birthday but that's exactly the spot that Robert finds himself in today. He's missed his court date, quit his job, and vacated his last know address. With precious little to go on Dog and the team turn to Robert's extended family. The hunt leads them through the homes of the fugitive's aunts, uncles, and various cousins.

Today Dog's stepping into other people's business, bail bonds business that is.Both brother Tim and fellow Honolulu bondsman James need Dog's help to track down their hard to find fugitives. The two cases on the docket today are challenging, especially the hunt for Gregory, a felon with a lengthy rap sheet.

It's Beth's birthday and Dog knows just what she needs, whether she know it or not! He surprises Beth with Delilah, a Papillion puppy small enough to sit in the palm of her hand. Beth is so taken with the little creature that she insists on taking the puppy with her on today's bounty. It's a revocation put in motion when Joshua's co-signer leaves town for California.

It's Halloween, and before Dog and Beth can help the kids carve their pumpkins, they have some business to attend to. It involves knocking on doors, and meeting the neighbors but instead of hunting for treats they're on the search for a fugitive. Their quarry is Robert, a tattoo artist with a bad habit of missing his court dates.

Dog and the team have girl trouble in this case. Krystal jumped bail and seems to have vanished into the high plains of Colorado. To make matters worse, she's running with her lover (and bond co-signer) Carrie. But Thelma and Louise they ain't.

Today Leland and Dog make a quick visit to the police supply store to get some new gadgets for the team. But they can't linger because they've also got a fugitive to catch. Their target is reputed to have an explosive temper - she's facing terroristic threatening charges. Dog fears that drugs may be exacerbating her problems and raising the danger level for the posse.

When an offender with a long record ducks his day in court, Bobby Brown knows whom to call--The Dog! And knowing that few souls can resist Beth's clever persuasion, Dog gives her the job of luring the fugitive in. The big question is, with a trap in place and the minutes ticking away, will the fugitive show?

They say you can't teach an old dog new tricks, but what if it's The Dog doing the teaching? Today's target is wanted on domestic abuse charges, but when Dog discovers she works for an escort service he opts for a new twist on an old ruse--arrest by appointment. The problem? This fugitive doesn't seem to get along any better at work than she does at home.