'Flashpoint: The Second Season'

Since she was a new mom at the time, Amy Jo Johnson was missing for some of the sophomore round of this smartly paced police drama, a Canadian-American co-production shown in the U.S. on CBS.

In her absence, Jessica Steen ("Armageddon") filled in as the female member of the Strategic Response Unit, an elite team called in to defuse immediate-threat matters. Enrico Colantoni ("Veronica Mars") continues as the squad's leader, and Hugh Dillon ("Durham County") also stars. *** (Not rated: AS, P, V)

Buy 'Flashpoint: The Second Season' on DVD.