Kojak (TV Series) Be Careful What You Pray For (1975) User Reviews

Priest Killing Has McNeil Uptight

[ccthemovieman-1 · 8/10 · 7 May 2012]

While "Crocker" is giving a lecture at a local girls Catholic High School, one of the priests is getting roughed up (and murdered) just outside the school.

It involves the hijacking of a truck delivering plumbing supplies, of all things. The scene of the crime leaves a couple of odd clues - sand that doesn't make sense and seed bags delivered from the far Northwest of the U.S.

The pressure is on the cops here, especially "Capt. Frank McNeil," since the head nun at the place is a former teacher of his. He gets a little antsy in here several times.

In the end, a teenage girl named "Lena" (Cynthia Avila) turns out to be a big help in solving the case.

Personal for Captain McNeil

[bkoganbing · 6/10 · 14 August 2019]

This one starts out being a bit embarrassing for Bobby Crocker though I don't know what he could have done differently. Kevin Dobson is given a lecture on rape prevention to a Catholic girl's school class. One of the girls spots a hijacking going on of a bunch of toilet supplies being donated to the school. A priest who was outside shooting some hoops is shot while trying to prevent the crime.

The young lady in question recognizes her two brothers involved. But the whole thing is bigger than that. There's a really big hijacking going down that these brothers might get involved in.

As it turns out acting honors go to Meg Wylie as the nun in charge and she's a formidable woman. She was also in her salad days Captain Frank McNeil's teacher so Dan Frazer is taking a very personal interest in this case.

A good but flawed episode

[Ralpho · 8/10 · 12 January 2022]

My problem with this episode is where Crocker is lecturing Catholic school girls about the danger of rape. He tells them that most rapes are committed by people the girl (or woman) knows, and it could even be an uncle. Maybe that's how it was done in 1975, but it's hard to believe any cop would tell teenage girls that their uncles are potential rapists and to be careful around them. All that would likely do is raise their teenage anxiety to higher levels.

Meg Wyllie was good as the stern but good natured nun, but she is only four years older than Dan Frazer (Capt. McNeil), who was supposed to be a student of sister Agnes in his youth.

Another problem I have is that Crocker and another detective shoot at a semi that's being driven away, as it has already been established in Kojak that cops can't fire their weapon unless their life is in danger. That wasn't the case here, and Crocker could have easily killed someone inside the trailer. Kojak was right there and didn't even admonish Crocker.