Blood Relatives (Millennium)

"**Blood Relatives**"
"Blood Relatives"
Millennium episode
Episode no.	Season 1; Episode 7
Directed by	Jim Charleston
Written by	Chip Johannessen
Production code	4C06
Original air date	December 6, 1996
Guest appearances
	John Fleck as Connor; Sean Six as James Dickerson; Brian Markinson as Detective Teeple; Stephen J. Lang as Bob Giebelhouse; Lynda Boyd as Mrs. Dechant; Nicole Parker as Greer Cort; Diana Stevan as Mrs. Cort; Bob Morrisey as Mr. Charles Cort; Deanna Milligan as Tina;
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"'Blood Relatives" is the seventh episode of the first season of the American crime-thriller television series Millennium. It premiered on the Fox network on December 6, 1996. The episode was written by Chip Johannessen, and directed by Jim Charleston. "Blood Relatives" featured guest appearances by John Fleck, Sean Six and Lynda Boyd.

Forensic profiler Frank Black (Lance Henriksen), a member of the private investigative organisation Millennium Group, is asked to investigate a killer who targets mourners after visiting the funerals of strangers.

"Blood Relatives" saw the series' first writing credit for Johannessen, who would contribute another twelve episodes across three seasons. The episode; which opens with a quotation from the Christian Gospel of Luke; went on to receive positive reviews from critics.