Mayo (solid Mimi Kuzyk) and Garibaldi (the equally good Ken Olin) are assigned to keep an eye on arrogant and unrependant murderer Floyd Green (a chilling portrayal by Forest Whitaker) by Furillo (the always terrific Daniel J. Travanti). Belker (essayed with growly gusto by Bruce Weitz) flies to Vegas to pick up a prisoner. Hill (a fine Michael Warren) has money problems. Bates (top work by Betty Thomas) is worried about juvenile shoplifter Fabian (nicely played by Zero Hubbard).
The storyline concerning Green proves to be quite gripping and suspenseful; it culminates in an exciting courtroom shootout in which Green is accidentally killed when he gets caught in the crossfire. The plot with Bates asking for custody of Fabian gives this particular episode a considerable amount of poignancy. Moreover, it's a hoot to watch LaRue (a spot-on smary Kilel Martin) and Washington (super smooth Taurean Blacque) hustle their way into some cheap plane tickets so they can tag along with Belker. Reni Santoni shines as hard-nosed lawyer John Pescator while Michael Ensign has a neat small role as an unsympathetic IRS investigator.
The storyline concerning Green proves to be quite gripping and suspenseful; it culminates in an exciting courtroom shootout in which Green is accidentally killed when he gets caught in the crossfire. The plot with Bates asking for custody of Fabian gives this particular episode a considerable amount of poignancy. Moreover, it's a hoot to watch LaRue (a spot-on smary Kilel Martin) and Washington (super smooth Taurean Blacque) hustle their way into some cheap plane tickets so they can tag along with Belker. Reni Santoni shines as hard-nosed lawyer John Pescator while Michael Ensign has a neat small role as an unsympathetic IRS investigator.
