PETER GUNN – Baby Shoes 1960
This is episode 38 from season 2 of the 1958 to 1961 P.I. series, PETER GUNN. Craig Stevens headlines as the hard as nails detective who always dresses with style. Regulars in the series are Hope Emerson as the owner of, MOTHER'S jazz club, and Lola Albright as Stevens' squeeze, Edie Hart, who is the club singer at, MOTHER'S.
Hearing noise outside his apartment door, our man Peter Gunn, (Craig Stevens) takes a look. He finds a basket with a howling newborn. Stevens is at a loss as what to do with said surprise, so he calls in girlfriend, Lola Albright. After dumping the child on Albright, Stevens hotfoots it to his Police pal, Herschel Bernardi.
The only advice he gets there is to turn the child over to child services. Bernardi then gets a phone call about a drive by shooting. A couple had been out with a baby when a car drove up and started shooting. The woman was killed but the man escaped hauling the child with him. Bernardi figures that local mobster Tony De Mario is behind the shooting. De Mario is coming up on a big trial date, and Bernardi believes that the mobster is thinning out any possible witnesses.
Steven pays a visit to Billy Barty, one of his underworld stoolies. Barty gives him a name, James Millhollin, but warns Stevens to watch out. Millhollin is one of the witnesses De Mario is looking for. Stevens has a chat with the man about the baby. Does Millhollin know of any other witnesses who might have a baby? Stevens also warns the man to lay low till the trial.
Our man heads home and runs into an old Army pal, Don Barry. The two men talk, and Barry admits that the baby is his. He tells Stevens that after his wife was shot, he figured Stevens' apt. was the safest place to drop the child. As they are talking, a car speeds by and a gunman puts 3 bullets into Barry.
Barry is badly wounded and rushed to the hospital under Police guard. Stevens is now a little hot under the collar. He decides to pay a return visit to Millhollin and see if he can get any further info on De Mario. This does not come off as planned as he finds the man hanging in his closet, in a less than alive state.
He now calls his underworld man, Barty. He asks Barty to put it out on the street that Stevens has all the info on De Mario. Barry had filled him in. Needless to say De Mario and his pals soon put the grab on Stevens. They take him to a slaughterhouse for a round of Q and A. Stevens manages to get a lucky punch in and escape. Now Stevens and the Police lay a trap for De Mario.
Sure enough, the gangster and his men show to rub out Stevens. The Police pounce and there is a lively round of flying fists followed by gun play. The bad guys are soon on a slab downtown.
An okay, episode, but it could have been better. The baby angle really was not needed and sort of sidetracked the story. Still, it is a decent way to spend a half hour.
This is episode 38 from season 2 of the 1958 to 1961 P.I. series, PETER GUNN. Craig Stevens headlines as the hard as nails detective who always dresses with style. Regulars in the series are Hope Emerson as the owner of, MOTHER'S jazz club, and Lola Albright as Stevens' squeeze, Edie Hart, who is the club singer at, MOTHER'S.
Hearing noise outside his apartment door, our man Peter Gunn, (Craig Stevens) takes a look. He finds a basket with a howling newborn. Stevens is at a loss as what to do with said surprise, so he calls in girlfriend, Lola Albright. After dumping the child on Albright, Stevens hotfoots it to his Police pal, Herschel Bernardi.
The only advice he gets there is to turn the child over to child services. Bernardi then gets a phone call about a drive by shooting. A couple had been out with a baby when a car drove up and started shooting. The woman was killed but the man escaped hauling the child with him. Bernardi figures that local mobster Tony De Mario is behind the shooting. De Mario is coming up on a big trial date, and Bernardi believes that the mobster is thinning out any possible witnesses.
Steven pays a visit to Billy Barty, one of his underworld stoolies. Barty gives him a name, James Millhollin, but warns Stevens to watch out. Millhollin is one of the witnesses De Mario is looking for. Stevens has a chat with the man about the baby. Does Millhollin know of any other witnesses who might have a baby? Stevens also warns the man to lay low till the trial.
Our man heads home and runs into an old Army pal, Don Barry. The two men talk, and Barry admits that the baby is his. He tells Stevens that after his wife was shot, he figured Stevens' apt. was the safest place to drop the child. As they are talking, a car speeds by and a gunman puts 3 bullets into Barry.
Barry is badly wounded and rushed to the hospital under Police guard. Stevens is now a little hot under the collar. He decides to pay a return visit to Millhollin and see if he can get any further info on De Mario. This does not come off as planned as he finds the man hanging in his closet, in a less than alive state.
He now calls his underworld man, Barty. He asks Barty to put it out on the street that Stevens has all the info on De Mario. Barry had filled him in. Needless to say De Mario and his pals soon put the grab on Stevens. They take him to a slaughterhouse for a round of Q and A. Stevens manages to get a lucky punch in and escape. Now Stevens and the Police lay a trap for De Mario.
Sure enough, the gangster and his men show to rub out Stevens. The Police pounce and there is a lively round of flying fists followed by gun play. The bad guys are soon on a slab downtown.
An okay, episode, but it could have been better. The baby angle really was not needed and sort of sidetracked the story. Still, it is a decent way to spend a half hour.
