| "Watching the Detectives" | |
|---|---|
| Series The Flash Season 1, Episode 3 | |
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| Air date | October 18th, 1990 |
| Writers | Milo Bachmann Teleplay writer Milo Bachmann is credited as Milo Bachman in this episode.; Howard Chaykin; Danny Bilson; Paul De Meo; John Francis Moore |
| Director | Aaron Lipstadt |
| Producers | Steve Hattman Supervising producer Steve Hattman is credited as Stephen Hattman in this episode.; Gail Morgan Hickman; Steven Long Mitchell; Craig W. Van Sickle; Don Kurt The preceding all received opening title credits for this episode. |
| Starring | John Wesley Shipp; Amanda Pays; Alex Desert |
| Episode guide | |
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"Watching the Detectives" is the third episode of the superhero action/fantasy series The Flash and the fifth episode of the series overall (if one counts the two-part series premiere as two episodes). It was directed by Aaron Lipstadt and written by Milo Bachmann, Danny Bilson, and Paul De Meo based on a story treatment by Howard Chaykin and John Francis Moore. It first aired on CBS on Saturday, October 18th, 1990 at 8:00 pm. In this episode, a crew of murderous thieves arrives in Central City with their eyes set on stealing the priceless death mask of Rasputin from the Central City Museum. Barry Allen reunites with an old colleague, but his stress levels begin to increase, which has an unexpected effect on his powers.