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'Sons of Anarchy': The family's feeling flush in season four By Kate O'Hare © Zap2it On Tuesday, Sept. 6, "Sons of Anarchy," FX's high-octane drama about an outlaw mo- torcycle club, skids in for a fourth season that promises both freedom and peril. It's a hot day on an undis- tinguished street in the San Fernando Valley, the site of the Teller-Morrow garage and SAMCRO (Sons of Anarchy Motorcycle Club, Redwood Original) clubhouse, the epi- center of the group's activity. In the show, the club lives a bit farther north in Califor- nia, in the town of Charming, which used to be nearly its private property. But now there's a new sheriff in town - literally - and behind him are a group of lawmen aiming to take SAMCRO down. Rockmond Dunbar ("Ter- riers") joins the cast as no- nonsense Sheriff Eli Roos- evelt, who takes over from cancer-stricken Charming Po- lice Chief Wayne Unser (Day- ton Callie), and Ray McKin- non ("Deadwood") plays an assistant U.S. district attorney with an eye on organized crime, including SAMCRO. As might be expected, motorcycles are scattered around the Teller-Morrow yard, fenced with chain link topped with barbed wire (probably as much to keep Maggie Siff stars in "Sons of Anarchy," which begins its fourth season Tuesday on FX. curious show fans out as SAMCRO foes). But there is also a fenced- in play yard complete with a little roofed house and artificial grass, a reminder that there are children in the SAMCRO world. In particular, Jax Teller (Charlie Hunnam), son of late club founder Jack Teller Stutzman MOTOR SALES , INC. 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US 33 West, Goshen • 533-1166 and his wife, Gemma (Katey Sagal), now the wife of cur- rent club president Clay Morrow (Ron Perlman), has two young sons - one from a previous relationship and the other with his girlfriend, Dr. Tara Knowles (Maggie Siff). Clay, Jax and a few other SAMCRO members went to prison at the end of last sea- son, and as this year opens, they're just being released. "Jax comes out," says Sagal, during a break in her trailer, "with a pretty good sense of where he wants to be and a really strong sense of family. We're really seeing him and Tara bonded deeper." A gunrunning deal made with Russian mobsters last season has been paying off well. But the arthritis in Clay's hands is now making him think his bike-riding days - and his days as the club president - are numbered. "Clay is in a very precari- ous situation this year," says Sagal, who's also the wife of show creator and executive producer Kurt Sutter. "He's getting older. These are people that don't have retire- ment funds; they don't have savings for a rainy day. They live day to day. "So it's the reality of 'I'm getting older, and I may not be doing this for much longer.' It makes people do certain things. They put themselves in a situation where bigger risks are being taken, and there's disagreement about that, and not everyone is on board with that." On the couch in his office, which is part of the cluster of buildings that includes the SAMCRO clubhouse and the Teller-Morrow garage, Sutter continues the theme. "It's really about him com- ing up with an exit strategy," he says. "The interesting thing is, we've really, from the jump of the show, played the idea that these guys were obviously under the duress of the circumstances, but they were really tapped out financially. "So it's interesting, this season, to play them flush, and what happens to these guys when they do have some money. I wouldn't say it's so much about greed as it is, when you have it, there's this moment of, 'Oh, I have it,' but it's immediately followed by, 'I'm afraid I'm going to lose it.' That's really what's going on." The season premiere episode features several of the SAMCRO members out on the highway in their bikes, having a run-in with the law. The director of that hour is Paris Barclay ("The Shield," "NYPD Blue"). His vision for the season is drawn from a world that's more horses than horse- power. Information on your doorstep Whether you're a teenager, a baby boomer or a senior, newspapers are a great source of information. At The Goshen News , you can find the latest local and business news , sports highlights, travel features, financial tips and more. Subscribe today! 533-2151 ext. 393 8 The Goshen News • Viewer's Choice • Saturday, September 3 - Friday, September 9, 2011 Allergies? Asthma? We Can Help! 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Ultimately, it's a majority vote, and the majority wins, and they move forward into this business venture. "Then it's the ramifications of it when it starts to unravel, and you have some people, it's the 'I told you so,' and you have other people trying to defend it. We have Jax in the middle of all that this season." 13024 US 20, Middlebury • 574-825-2965 COLLISION • BRAKES • EXHAUST BILL'S COLLISION ALIGNMENTS • OIL CHANGE SERVICE Weblinks Moving on without Jerry Lewis, the annual MDA Labor Day Telethon is now just six hours on Sunday. Get the lowdown on the shorter format at www.mda.org/telethon/ Airing Wednesday on Showtime, "Inside the NFL" offers high- lights, scores and analysis for all the gridiron action. To get in the game, click on sports.sho.com/football Premiering Wednesday on Fuel TV, "Master Debaters With Jay Mohr" is where "topics are for dudes, debated by dudes." Deborah Ponce, RN, MSN, NP-C Nurse Practitioner Our friendly staff is ready to help you!

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