Today is production day 9. Nine more days of shooting. The universe keeps throwing obstacles and we keep dancing around them. Another member of our team was taken to the hospital — with a burst appendix. We're all grateful that he'll pull through.

On Wednesday the weather changed, from hot LA sunshine to overcast skies. It was perfect for the day of our big SWAT takedown, all exterior work, lots of extras, vehicles, and action. We went twelve hours until we lost the light — and no, you can't artificially create daylight. The very next day it poured. But the scheduling gods were kind, and it was the first day of our move to the set we had built for the FBI offices. Indoors! Cozy! No worries about daylight! The Vancouverites amongst us say this is the end of summer. Just like that. Today we have heavy clouds and lower temperatures — minus seven degrees in Ottawa. Hello, winter.

FBI SWAT takes the bad guy down

I almost cried when I saw the set for the FBI war room for the first time. Production designer Steve Geaghan, Art Director Suki Parker and Set Decorator Alexandra Ryoek are world class talents, who created an authentic space for our actors to live and breathe. Lit by the dazzling Jon Joffin and photographed by Marty McInally, it's beyond my wildest dreams. [align="alignleft" width="300" ][/caption]

From this --

. . . To this!

Now that we're "home" at the FBI office, shooting is going quickly and the characters are settled in. It's a joy to see Ana in her rightful place: running the case.

Ana runs the Santa Monica Kidnapping case