This show mixes the missing persons angle of "Without A Trace" with the season-long plot of "24." The hero - played by Jeremy Sisto - is somewhat appealing, but definitely no Jack Bauer... yet the show seems to be built around him in the same way "24" is built around Jack. By pilot's end, I didn't really know that much about him, except for the fact that he hates cops and doesn't think they do a good job of finding people. There is an interesting line in there about how the cops have two objectives when seeking a missing child - to find the kid but also to catch the bad guy, which can sometimes get in the way of the first goal. Jeremy Sisto - Cain - only concentrates on getting the kid back.
Anyway, this show would be sufficiently entertaining if Cain found a new kid every episode, but he's only finding one kid over the course of an entire season. The pilot didn't leave me confident that this particular case is complex and dramatic enough to sustain interest that long. Kind of like the first season of "Murder One." I might give the second episode a chance, but I'm not too excited about it.
Anyway, this show would be sufficiently entertaining if Cain found a new kid every episode, but he's only finding one kid over the course of an entire season. The pilot didn't leave me confident that this particular case is complex and dramatic enough to sustain interest that long. Kind of like the first season of "Murder One." I might give the second episode a chance, but I'm not too excited about it.