Even Odds begins at a bar where the owner has been shot dead in a robbery. Quincy (Jack Klugman) is called to the scene to examine the body and begins asking questions when the police bring in a suspect that an eyewitness identifies as the shooter. As Lt. Monahan (Garry Walberg) turns away from the suspect for a moment, he grabs his gun and begins shooting. The suspect is wounded in return fire by one of the police officers and everything seems to be back under control until they realize that Quincy is lying on the floor with a serious gunshot wound. As Quincy fights for his life in the hospital, Monahan, Dr. Asten (John S. Ragin) and Sam (Robert Ito) work together to investigate if Quincy was hit by a stray bullet or if this was a deliberate act. Through a series of flashbacks, they reflect on past investigations which Quincy was involved in to help them in the current case.
This is a fairly decent Season 4 episode where Quincy is sidelined early on and the rest of the team has to rally to solve the crime while also supporting their friend. I like the fact that the flashback scenes were actually new material and not recycled scenes from previous episodes, the latter being a ploy some TV shows would use from time to time to produce an episode without having to come up with new content. With these flashback scenes, Quincy is still prominently featured and plays a role in the investigation even while lying in a hospital bed which is a different approach from what we are used to seeing.
My only criticism is that it is pretty obvious and predictable that Quincy will pull through the surgery and make a full recovery given that the show is named after him, but other than that I would characterize as an entertaining and enjoyable Season 4 episode with a different approach.