Cut Ties

"**Cut Ties**"
"Cut Ties"
Justified episode
Episode no.	Season 3; Episode 2
Directed by	Michael Watkins
Written by	Benjamin Cavell
Produced by	Fred Golan; Sarah Timberman; Carl Beverly; Michael Dinner; Graham Yost; Elmore Leonard;
Featured music	Steve Porcaro
Cinematography by	Francis Kenny
Editing by	Keith Henderson
Original air date	January 24, 2012
Running time	40 minutes
Guest appearances
	Mykelti Williamson as Ellstin Limehouse; Jeremy Davies as Dickie Bennett; Clayne Crawford as Lance; Michael Harding as Marshal Bill Nichols; Damon Herriman as Dewey Crowe; Frank John Hughes as Terry Powe; Bonnie Root as Mary Archer; Todd Stashwick as Ash Murphy; Lenny Citrano as Little Joe Delahunt; Demetrius Grosse as Errol; Cleavon R. McClendon III as Bernard; Carla Gugino as Assistant Director Karen Goodall;

"Cut Ties" is the second episode of the third season of the American Neo-Western television series Justified. It is the 28th overall episode of the series and was written by co-producer Benjamin Cavell and directed by Michael Watkins. It originally aired on FX on January 24, 2012.

The series is based on Elmore Leonard's stories about the character Raylan Givens, particularly "Fire in the Hole", which serves as the basis for the episode. The series follows Raylan Givens, a tough deputy U.S. Marshal enforcing his own brand of justice. The series revolves around the inhabitants and culture in the Appalachian Mountains area of eastern Kentucky, specifically Harlan County where many of the main characters grew up. In the episode, the Marshals work to investigate the death of a federal Marshal and puts Raylan into contact with a figure of his past. Meanwhile, in prison, Boyd tries to reach Dickie to confront him. Despite being credited, Jacob Pitts does not appear in the episode.

According to Nielsen Media Research, the episode was seen by an estimated 2.71 million household viewers and gained a 0.9 ratings share among adults aged 18–49. The episode received positive reviews from critics, despite the main case receiving a lukewarm response, critics were enthusiastic about Carla Gugino's performance in the episode, reprising her title role from the 2003 crime drama Karen Sisco.

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