| "The Element of Surprise" | |
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| Flashpoint episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 3 |
| Directed by | David Frazee |
| Written by | Creators Co-Producers Mark Ellis Stephanie Morgenstern |
| Production code | 103 |
| Original air date | July 24, 2008 |
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Mark Taylor |
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| List of Flashpoint episodes | |
"The Element of Surprise" is the third episode in the fist season of the Canadian police drama television series Flashpoint. The episode first aired on July 24, 2008.
A former drug dealer goes to his old supplier to borrow money, but he doesn't know that a drug bust is about to take place. When an undercover police officer is shot and the supplier begins to destroy the evidence of the drugs, the reformed young man must make a difficult and possibly dangerous choice.