Cannon is hired to help a man avoid paying his gambling debt with his life.Cannon is hired to help a man avoid paying his gambling debt with his life.Cannon is hired to help a man avoid paying his gambling debt with his life.
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Toby Hauser: Y'know, in a way it's nice to be a repentant sinner. This is the second party I've had this week.
Cathy Hauser: Toby had his one-month celebration as a member of Gamblers Anonymous. They made him a cake. He had to blow out the candles and everything.
Toby Hauser: Yeah. I had to make an oath I'd never bet again. It's corny but it's effective.
Frank Cannon: [notices flames leaping in the grill] Oops, there go those coals again!
[picks up squirt gun]
Toby Hauser: Here, let me do that.
Frank Cannon: What?
Toby Hauser: Let me try.
Frank Cannon: Eight to five you can make it.
Toby Hauser: Okay, you're on.
[realizing he's been tricked, squirts Cannon with the squirt gun]
Frank Cannon, Toby Hauser, Cathy Hauser: [laughter, roll end credits]
The previous reviewer seems to think that Frank Cannon, Conrad's character, is a bit dumb for giving Toby Hauser (Tom Skerritt) all these chances. That Cannon doesn't understand the true nature of an addict. But I think Cannon definitely understands, and he sees this as a chance to demonstrate some tough love and help the poor schmuck out. There's a great scene where Cannon knocks Toby out, so Toby won't go into some building and end up dead by shooting his mouth off.
Cannon doesn't feel it's part of his job to just give up on the guy or his situation. Plus he's promised Toby's wife (Corinne Camacho) that he's going to help him no matter what. This means seeing it through no matter how much the odds are stacked against them.
An episode like this gives the writers a chance to remind the audience that Frank Cannon isn't just your average private investigator. He is someone who genuinely cares about his clients and it is why he has such a successful business and so many friends.
- jarrodmcdonald-1
- Apr 24, 2021
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