Cra & Burn (2009)
Follow streetwise insurance adjuster Jimmy Burn as he navigates the gritty city streets. He is squeezed between the cutthroat corporate culture that is big insurance, the con artists that make a living claim by claim and the city-wide infiltration of organized crime. Jimmy must dodge shifty clients, crooked lawyers, backstabbing co-workers and the Russian mob as he fights to keep his job. All the while, fighting to make a life for himself and struggling to grab a piece of the middle-class dream – home, family and security.
Cra & Burn: Season 1 - 13 Episode s
1x1 - God Protect Us
November 18, 2009
Car sex leads to a car wreck in the pilot episode of "Cra & Burn", which means big trouble for streetwise adjuster Jimmy Burn. Heads are rolling at Protected. He has to dodge shifty clients, crooked lawyers, backstabbing co-workers and the Russian mob as he fights to keep his job.
1x2 - Trust
November 25, 2009
Bad luck follows good when a hole-in-one celebration ends in a multi-cart explosion. Worse still, the guy held two million in life insurance that Jimmy Burn's on the line to pay. But a quick dig into the rich guy's previous insurance claims unearths one secret after another. The past haunts us all, especially Jimmy Burn.
1x3 - Freedom
December 2, 2009
Car arson in the projects leads Jimmy back to old haunts and shady friends. He's always bending the rules, but this time the rules bend back. With his boss on the trail of his darkest secrets, Jimmy fights back first with his fists, then with their bank account. He's dug himself in deep, but will he be able to dig himself back out?
1x4 - The Boss Is Coming
December 9, 2009
A teenage drug party ends in a disaster: house fire, dead dealer and a wild animal on the loose. But with the boss in town and an unauthorized 50 grand payment out there, Jimmy Burn has bigger fish to fry. Everyone has a boss. Even the Russian mob king. While Jimmy tries to dodge a bullet, Pavel Korkov lets one fly.
1x5 - Sunday, Bloody Sunday
December 16, 2009
You have to have faith, even when your church falls in ruins around you. Jimmy Burn's boss, Dick DiMaio, calls him in on a Sunday to deal with the multiple claims. But after careful inspection, Dick and the rest of the church board end up on the hook. How far will Dick go to save his congregation? And how far will Jimmy go to help him?
1x6 - Forget to Remember
December 23, 2009
A nursing home patient's attempted escape results in a car crash, sending Jimmy down a road to explore his own past.
1x7 - Gone
January 7, 2010
As Korvok plans the ultimate car heist, his path continues to cross with Jimmy's.
1x8 - Lawyers, Guns & Money
January 14, 2010
Jimmy's fiance looks into his past; and an unhappy client goes postal.
1x9 - Jump
January 21, 2010
Dick hires a rival investigator; Jimmy connects with Catherine.
1x10 - Busman's Holiday
January 28, 2010
Being pressured for cash by the Russian mob, Jimmy decides team up with Papo and Gorky's crew to pull off a major insurance scam.
1x11 - Bond, Blame, Baptize
February 4, 2010
During a corporate retreat, role playing from conference rooms finds its way into bedrooms.
1x12 - Closure
February 11, 2010
Things in Jimmy's personal and professional life are falling apart and out of his control - will he do something desperate?
1x13 - Til Death
February 18, 2010
With the wedding back on, Jimmy is determined to make sure his past doesn't compromise his future.
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