A trio of junkies mug and brutalize a middle aged woman. As she lingers near death and legal issues keep the criminals on the street, her doctor son spirals into increasing anger.A trio of junkies mug and brutalize a middle aged woman. As she lingers near death and legal issues keep the criminals on the street, her doctor son spirals into increasing anger.A trio of junkies mug and brutalize a middle aged woman. As she lingers near death and legal issues keep the criminals on the street, her doctor son spirals into increasing anger.
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- GoofsDisappearing ring? This goof involves the ring that Officer Webster was wearing on the third finger of his right hand. When he threw the punch at the suspect on the fire escape, the camera panned in on his right hand, which clearly showed that he was wearing a silver ring. However, when he was back at the precinct, look closely at his right hand when he's pulling the doctor off of the suspect. It flashes by quickly, but Terry's right hand no longer has a ring on it.
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Richard Komansky: [Officers Mike Danko, Terry Webster and Chris Owens are in the booking room at the precinct. Chris is fingerprinting Dr Komansky, who is very bitter and angry] You know, you guys are just like doctors. Crime is a disease the rest of us don't ever even think about until we catch it. Then we come to you for help.
Officer Mike Danko: [Mike is standing on the other side of the booking desk. He picks up a piece of tissue paper, which he hands to Chris. Off screen, Chris hands it to Dr Komansky to wipe off his hand. Terry is seated behind Mike, writing on a clipboard] Yeah, well it's not always that simple.
Richard Komansky: [Dr Komansky answers Mike sarcastically. Terry stops writing and looks over at Dr Komansky] Yeah, that's the old slogan, isn't it? But that's such a cop-out. Everybody's always saying it isn't that simple. Maybe it is... maybe the answer to crime and criminals is just as simple as a bullet. Of course, we can't face that. We don't have the guts.
Officer Terry Webster: [Terry continues staring at Dr Komansky; his facial expression is deadly serious. He replies in a calm, but monotone, voice] I think we must have the courage to admit... that bullets never solved anything. They never have, and they never will. Doctor.
[Dr Komansky crumples up the soiled tissue paper and walks away from the booking desk with Chris]
This is a good episode with a solid performance by John Rubinstein as the woman's son who vows to find the assailants who attacked his mother. He is so distraught he eventually loses his cool and his mind and decides to pursue the thugs on his own.
Once again, Bruce Fairbairn's performance is dreadful as he mumbles all of his lines and speaks in a monotone and lacks any excitement. He looks completely lost. I have no idea why he was chosen for this role when there are so many better actors that could have been brought in.
There isn't a lot of action other than a chase in the middle of the episode. Webster throws quite a haymaker at the end of that chase and bloodies up one of the hoods.
This is a really good episode with a compelling story and a nice performance by John Rubinstein. It's one of the better episodes from this season.