I sure hope actor Montgomery (Laznik) didn't have to do more than one take for his gobble-down-the-pie scene. Otherwise he'd probably have enough bloat to float off the set. Apparently Webb liked the effect since it's extended long after we've gotten the idea. At the same time, the bad manners add a little levity to what's otherwise a really poignant entry. A young mother has disappeared with her baby son, and now her imperious mother-in-law wants the baby found, but doesn't seem to care about the mother. Plus, where is the serviceman father. Now Friday and Smith have to untangle the disappearance, made more so by the baby's bloodied garments.
Some fine acting, especially from the missing mother's sister (Howell, I believe), helps make this one of the more moving stories of the entire series. Note how W and S stand awkwardly by as the sister completes her emotional account. We all feel a need to comfort her, but as professionals, the cops must remain undemonstrative even though moved by a strong sympathetic urge. It's a subtle but revealing moment. All in all, the half-hour amounts to human interest raised to an intense degree and without a sappy undercurrent thanks to Webb and Co. So, catch it if you can.
(In passing-note a headline in the newspaper at the entry's beginning spotlighting UFO's {Unidentified Flying Objects}, a popular fascination of the time. That may ring a bell for many older viewers, especially.)