Hardcastle is quite upset when he is criticized in "Without Sin", the autobiography of retired mobster Joseph Cadillac. Figuring that the mob, also the subject of Cadillac's criticism, will be angered as well, Hardcastle has Mark follow the author. Mark's surveillance turns into a full blown car chase after Cadillac realizes that he is being tailed. Based on his driver's reckless driving, Cadillac is pulled over by the police and his car is impounded. Later, Hardcastle is surprised when Cadillac comes to him for help. Upon learning that the mob has kidnapped Cadillac's innocent son (a priest) in order to get the evidence the mobster used to write the book, Hardcastle agrees to help. One complication: The evidence is in the car that the police impounded (pending a judge's ruling regarding the legality of a search).
A typically energetic episode that features the usual humorous sparring between the two leads and some killer car chases - well, that last bit has Hardcastle driving a dirt bike. There's a fine performance by Joseph Campanella, who writes a book about his mob friends and mentions the judge as a short ape. But in the end he will need him to get his son back. One of the villains is played by Lance Henrikson.
A typically energetic episode that features the usual humorous sparring between the two leads and some killer car chases - well, that last bit has Hardcastle driving a dirt bike. There's a fine performance by Joseph Campanella, who writes a book about his mob friends and mentions the judge as a short ape. But in the end he will need him to get his son back. One of the villains is played by Lance Henrikson.
