"High Ground" is the thirteenth episode of the eighth season in the remake version of S.W.A.T., and the one-hundred-fifty-fourth episode overall, which was aired on February 28, 2025.
Summary[]
During a hiking trip, Powell and Gamble stumble upon an illegal weed farm and find themselves taking on a dangerous cartel.
Recap[]
Officer Gamble was being investigated. She couldn’t work while she was being investigated. She was benched and so Powell agreed to turn an extra-long weekend into a girl's trip. Powell was worried about Gamble. Did you know that Gamble hasn’t filled out the report for her defense? The paperwork would at least show that Gamble was taking the investigation seriously.
It would also help her fight back. Her ignoring the paperwork was just going to prolong the investigation. Powell wanted to talk to her friend about that and so she took her hiking. They could have gone a scenic route. They instead chose to do the much harder trail.
They ran into a guy. He basically mansplained hiking to them. He told them that the Coyote area was washed out and that they should take the easier route. Which only angered the women. They chose to go the Coyote route.
They later found the area wasn’t washed out as the man claimed. They also found a pregnant woman in distress. They were trying to help when they ran into the guy again. He was apparently a part of an illegal drug operation out in the woods. He pulled a gun on the cops before they could reach theirs. He also went digging through their stuff.
He found their badges. He knew they’re cops. He called in for backup. The officers grabbed their guns, and they were fighting back until they realized they were outnumbered. They chose to make a run for it. They didn’t have cell reception what with being so deep in the woods.
They also didn’t have radios. They were on the run. They didn’t have the backup. They didn’t know how many were involved in the illegal drug operation. Powell wanted to take the service road so that they could get reception. Gamble wanted to go back for the pregnant girl.
The girl’s name was CC. She was heavily pregnant. She took a nasty fall, and Gamble was worried she was injured. Gamble didn’t think CC had that long while they tried to get backup. She convinced Powell to go back for the girl. She said those guys were playing about being drug lords.
Only they were more than that. The drug dealers were also partaking in slavery. They were forcing illegal immigrants to work for them. The women ran into Tia. Tia pretended to be one of the victims only she tried to sell them out the first chance she could.
Cast[]
Main[]
- Shemar Moore - Daniel Harrelson
- David Lim - Victor Tan (credit only)
- Patrick St. Esprit - Robert Hicks
- Niko Pepaj - Miguel Alfaro
- Anna Enger Ritch - Zoe Powell
- Annie Ilonzeh - Devin Gamble
- Jay Harrington - David Kay
Guest[]
- Obba Babatundé - Daniel Harrelson Sr.
- Valerie Loo - CC
- Celia Au - Tia
- Jamie Kaler - Evan Frost
- Spencer Treat Clark - Gary
- Freddy D. Ramsey Jr. - Andre Harrelson (credited as Freddy Ramsey Jr.)
Co-Star[]
- Torrey Vogel - Kurt
- Craig Baxley Jr. - Mark
- Arnold Chon - Yuan
- Thomas Vu - Zhen
- Jae Kim - Le Tran Minh
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Trivia[]
- Despite being credited, David Lim do not appear in this episode.