Nowhere to Run begins late at night with teenage couple Jeff Cavanaugh (Bill Beyers) and Melissa Watson (Nancy Carol) arguing near the side of a cliff. Jeff tries to restrain an irate Melissa from getting too close to the edge, but she breaks away and falls to her death. Quincy (Jack Klugman) is called to the scene and after examining the area as well as the body he is not convinced that Melissa was pushed and that Jeff committed murder. The autopsy reveals that Melissa was pregnant, but Jeff claims he could not possibly be the father which raises more questions about the paternity. Through further investigation, Quincy becomes convinced that Melissa committed suicide due to a dark family secret and sets out to identify the father of her unborn child as well as exonerate Jeff.
Although there is a crime and somewhat of a mystery featured in this episode, I figured out very early on what had happened and who was the culprit, so for me it wasn't very exciting. I won't give anything away, but let's just say that the plot deals with some pretty heavy material which is uncomfortable to watch to say the least, so there is very little entertainment value here.
One thing in particular I could not believe were the scenes towards the end when Melissa's parents have the confrontation, if you can even call it that. Here they are supposed to be facing off against each other on this horrible family secret and destructive behavior which has contributed to the death of their daughter, but they barely show any emotion or even raise their voices which I found unbelievable. I've often seen more emotion and passion coming from arguing spouses when one forgets to take the trash out!
Overall, not one of the better Season 5 episodes that I would recommend viewing.
Although there is a crime and somewhat of a mystery featured in this episode, I figured out very early on what had happened and who was the culprit, so for me it wasn't very exciting. I won't give anything away, but let's just say that the plot deals with some pretty heavy material which is uncomfortable to watch to say the least, so there is very little entertainment value here.
One thing in particular I could not believe were the scenes towards the end when Melissa's parents have the confrontation, if you can even call it that. Here they are supposed to be facing off against each other on this horrible family secret and destructive behavior which has contributed to the death of their daughter, but they barely show any emotion or even raise their voices which I found unbelievable. I've often seen more emotion and passion coming from arguing spouses when one forgets to take the trash out!
Overall, not one of the better Season 5 episodes that I would recommend viewing.
