This episode has a great guest cast even if the story kind of peters out as it goes along. We have Carl Betz (THE DONNA REED SHOW) versus Daniel J. Travanti (pre-HILL STREET BLUES) as two dissimilar men caught up in the accidental murder of a trashy model.
It's a trip seeing Betz as far away from his strait-laced Dr. Stone character as possible. Here he's all sideburns and love beads - groovy, man - trying to impress a chick young enough to be his daughter (who shows up in the form of a young Annette O'Toole). There are some wild flashbacks when Betz's lust makes him feel guilty and the director uses an unusual technique when the model is killed right before the opening credits.
Perennial '70s hottie Barbara Rhoades shows off her bangin' bikini bod while giving us her trademark sexy-but-sharp-cookie routine. Her character plans to retire by age 25, so we know she's milking those assets with all she's got!
Pete and Linc hit the streets to put all the pieces together; the Squad ends up harboring a fugitive; and Betz has a meltdown mid-episode about his failed marriage and feelings of guilt. So, we learn he's basically a good guy. But those striped Brady Bunch bell-bottomed trousers? Yikes!
One of the most wild "early '70s" episodes that captures the time period and spirit and crazy fashions of the era. For that alone I will award an extra star. 8/10.
It's a trip seeing Betz as far away from his strait-laced Dr. Stone character as possible. Here he's all sideburns and love beads - groovy, man - trying to impress a chick young enough to be his daughter (who shows up in the form of a young Annette O'Toole). There are some wild flashbacks when Betz's lust makes him feel guilty and the director uses an unusual technique when the model is killed right before the opening credits.
Perennial '70s hottie Barbara Rhoades shows off her bangin' bikini bod while giving us her trademark sexy-but-sharp-cookie routine. Her character plans to retire by age 25, so we know she's milking those assets with all she's got!
Pete and Linc hit the streets to put all the pieces together; the Squad ends up harboring a fugitive; and Betz has a meltdown mid-episode about his failed marriage and feelings of guilt. So, we learn he's basically a good guy. But those striped Brady Bunch bell-bottomed trousers? Yikes!
One of the most wild "early '70s" episodes that captures the time period and spirit and crazy fashions of the era. For that alone I will award an extra star. 8/10.