Actor Kent McCord gets to show a bit of range in his acting abilities in this episode. His character, Officer Jim Reed is swindled out of $270.00 when a door-to-door salesman alters Reed's check payment of $30.00 to $300.00. We don't get to see the salesman's visit, but we do get to see Reed trying to avoid eye contact with his fellow Officers when he files a complaint report at the station. While partner Pete Malloy feels bad for his pal, fellow Officer Ed "Snarky Jerk" Wells goes into full snarky jerk mode in chiding Reed. Wells laughs at Reed's misfortune, telling Reed it's his own fault for being so trusting of his fellow human beings.
Reed, who in previous episodes has already demonstrated a distinct dislike of Wells, steams with quiet anger. Not just for Wells' snarky jerkiness, but also for the unfortunate fact that Welles might just be right.
Then Reed goes on to further prove to himself that Wells in fact, might just be right. In a very amusing and very unexpected following scene, Reed has Malloy pull the squad over to where a sweet, adorable little angelic boy is selling newspapers on the side of the street. Reed pays the price. Not just for the newspaper, but also for the further reasoning of Officer Wells being right. The little snot-nosed creep has sold Reed yesterday's paper! Actor Martin Milner does a great job of having his Malloy character hold back a burst of laughter.
McCord gets to do some Deep Concern acting when the partners deal with an hysterical woman who needs to get into a closed bank to get $1000.00. Turns out her mentally disturbed brother has escaped hospital and is now holding the woman's toddler hostage back at her house. There's nice production work in the following scenes of Police preparing to get into the house and take down the insane brother. We get to see M & R donning bullet-proof jackets. They're early 1970's style which don't look all that bullet proof. But that's what the Police/SWAT Officers of the day were really depending on!
There's some more humour thrown into the mix when the partners, rolling in the squad, come upon two distinguished young gentleman brawling on the side of the road. These guys are dressed in suits and ties. One of them actually in a 3-piece suit. The reason for the brawl is shocking and a laugh riot. The well-dressed businessmen are fighting over a good-sized marijuana plant! Yes, 3-piece suits, middle of the day, side of the road - marijuana plant sitting right there. Again, these episodes of Adam-12 are all based on true stories!
Reed does end up getting to feel some enjoyed quiet retribution (so-to-speak) on Snarky Jerk Ed Wells when Wells makes a misjudgement of character of his own. Except his preference for never trusting his fellow human beings leads him to making a false arrest. Reed and Malloy get to see the snarky jerkiness draining out of Wells as he receives a dressing-down for his mistake by Sergeant MacDonald.
Another terrific episode of Adam-12.
Reed, who in previous episodes has already demonstrated a distinct dislike of Wells, steams with quiet anger. Not just for Wells' snarky jerkiness, but also for the unfortunate fact that Welles might just be right.
Then Reed goes on to further prove to himself that Wells in fact, might just be right. In a very amusing and very unexpected following scene, Reed has Malloy pull the squad over to where a sweet, adorable little angelic boy is selling newspapers on the side of the street. Reed pays the price. Not just for the newspaper, but also for the further reasoning of Officer Wells being right. The little snot-nosed creep has sold Reed yesterday's paper! Actor Martin Milner does a great job of having his Malloy character hold back a burst of laughter.
McCord gets to do some Deep Concern acting when the partners deal with an hysterical woman who needs to get into a closed bank to get $1000.00. Turns out her mentally disturbed brother has escaped hospital and is now holding the woman's toddler hostage back at her house. There's nice production work in the following scenes of Police preparing to get into the house and take down the insane brother. We get to see M & R donning bullet-proof jackets. They're early 1970's style which don't look all that bullet proof. But that's what the Police/SWAT Officers of the day were really depending on!
There's some more humour thrown into the mix when the partners, rolling in the squad, come upon two distinguished young gentleman brawling on the side of the road. These guys are dressed in suits and ties. One of them actually in a 3-piece suit. The reason for the brawl is shocking and a laugh riot. The well-dressed businessmen are fighting over a good-sized marijuana plant! Yes, 3-piece suits, middle of the day, side of the road - marijuana plant sitting right there. Again, these episodes of Adam-12 are all based on true stories!
Reed does end up getting to feel some enjoyed quiet retribution (so-to-speak) on Snarky Jerk Ed Wells when Wells makes a misjudgement of character of his own. Except his preference for never trusting his fellow human beings leads him to making a false arrest. Reed and Malloy get to see the snarky jerkiness draining out of Wells as he receives a dressing-down for his mistake by Sergeant MacDonald.
Another terrific episode of Adam-12.