Ricky's Tacos

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"Ricky's Tacos"
Awake episode
Tricia tries to make Ally confess to her father John sexually assaulting her and her sister, who had committed suicide because of it.
Episode no.	Season 1 Episode 7
Directed by	Adam Davidson
Story by	Kyle Killen
Teleplay by	Howard Gordon Evan Katz
Production code	1ATR05
Original air date	April 12, 2012 (2012-04-12)
Running time	43 minutes
Guest appearances
Laura Innes as Tricia Harper Mark Harelik as Carl Kessel Kevin Weisman as Ed Hawkins (uncredited) Chris McGarry as Dr. Banks Lombardo Boyar as Jose Cabrera Christopher Cousins as John Ferris Charley Koontz as Tim Wax Chris Brochu as Chris Chapman Brighid Fleming as Ally Ferris Gary Perez as John's Lawyer Benjamin Burdick as Officer Deanna Douglas as Nell Loren Lester as Murray Natacha Itzel as Elena Kevin Will as Doyle Barrett Shuler as Attendant Maura Soden as Heather Seiple Debbie Kagy as Uniformed Cop
Episode chronology
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"Ricky's Tacos" is the seventh episode of the American television police procedural supernatural drama Awake. It originally aired on NBC on April 12, 2012. The teleplay of the episode was written by executive producer Howard Gordon and Evan Katz, from a story by series creator Kyle Killen; the episode was directed by Adam Davidson. "Ricky's Tacos" earned a Nielsen rating of 0.9, being watched by 2.68 million viewers in its initial broadcast. The episode has generally received positive reviews, with critics commenting on its storylines.

The show centers on Michael Britten (Jason Isaacs), a detective living in two separate realities after a car accident. In one reality, in which he wears a red wristband, his wife Hannah Britten (Laura Allen) survived the accident, and in another reality, in which he wears a green wristband, his son Rex Britten (Dylan Minnette) survived. In this episode, Britten goes to Ricky's Tacos, where the voice at the drive-thru says that he cannot go to Portland, and "it all starts with the Westfield case". However, he fails to find anything unusual about the case. Later, Britten and Bird (Steve Harris) deal with a case with a girl who had died off a hotel ledge. Soon after, they find out that, the father John Ferris (Christopher Cousins) had been sexually assaulting her and her younger daughter. This had caused the daughter to get pregnant, and she had looked for a good guy to raise her, before she committed suicide, due to this. Meanwhile, in the "red reality", Britten and Efrem Vega (Wilmer Valderrama) deal with a case with a dead man Pablo. Later, they find out that his brother Jose Cabrera (Lombardo Boyar) had killed him and took his identity. Captain Tricia Harper (Laura Innes) and Captain Carl Kessel (Mark Harelik) discuss Britten's accident.

"Ricky's Tacos" continued key thematic elements to the series that were originally introduced in "The Little Guy", the second episode of the series. The themes of the episode were criticized by The A.V. Club and HitFix.