The episode begins with some silliness involving two women practicing karate in an apartment. Malloy and Reed don't know that, but they do hear some screaming as they approach the apartment door. Malloy almost gets to kick the door down, but it gets opened by one of the women just in time to prevent any damage. The acting from the two women comes across as if they think they're in a sitcom. More silly, is the husband of one of the women who enters from an inner room wearing sunglasses. He's indoors, why would he be wearing sunglasses? Because this segment is written for comedy. The man ends up wanting the Police Officers to see his black eye, apparently previously given to him by his wife. So why come out wearing the sunglasses at all? Oddly, M & R hightail it out of there, closing the door behind them on the husband who is still asking for their help. Immediately, they hear the husband yelp in pain. Obviously, he's been hit again, something he clearly didn't want to experience. Instead of turning back to serve and protect like police in a drama series would do, they instead skeedaddle it down the hall. Just like how police in a sitcom would do.
While that segment was underwhelming, the remainder of the episode is excellent. Well, mostly.
Malloy and Reed roll up on a hit and run. A young woman has been killed. M & R are allowed to break from their usual patrol routine so as to do some investigating of their own. It seems the driver of the car knew the victim. During the course of the initial site investigation, we see Reed for the first time draw a chalk outline around the deceased body. One thing very strange and actually quite incorrect in police proceedings, Sergeant MacDonald arrives and begins taking a series of photographs of the dead body - after it has been covered with a blanket. This makes no sense whatsoever and it's surprising that this wasn't realized on the spot while filming.
Still, the rest of Malloy and Reed's investigation is interesting. Malloy uses that brain inside his Strawberry Fox head of his, drawing out the suspect in a clever way. There's a bit of humor thrown in via a gas station owner who decides to help M & R during their stake-out. The episode's final line comes right out of The Twilight Zone, giving the entire reasoning and cause of the - possibly purposeful - hit and run a very unfortunate twist ending. Then too, the incidents we have just seen are true.
While that segment was underwhelming, the remainder of the episode is excellent. Well, mostly.
Malloy and Reed roll up on a hit and run. A young woman has been killed. M & R are allowed to break from their usual patrol routine so as to do some investigating of their own. It seems the driver of the car knew the victim. During the course of the initial site investigation, we see Reed for the first time draw a chalk outline around the deceased body. One thing very strange and actually quite incorrect in police proceedings, Sergeant MacDonald arrives and begins taking a series of photographs of the dead body - after it has been covered with a blanket. This makes no sense whatsoever and it's surprising that this wasn't realized on the spot while filming.
Still, the rest of Malloy and Reed's investigation is interesting. Malloy uses that brain inside his Strawberry Fox head of his, drawing out the suspect in a clever way. There's a bit of humor thrown in via a gas station owner who decides to help M & R during their stake-out. The episode's final line comes right out of The Twilight Zone, giving the entire reasoning and cause of the - possibly purposeful - hit and run a very unfortunate twist ending. Then too, the incidents we have just seen are true.
