I can't say this was one of my favorite episodes, but I did like the undercurrent of Nick's friendship with Mariano Montoya, dating back from when they were boys. Mariano's mother worked for the Barkleys but always admonished Mariano that he was not to play with "Señor Nick." It didn't sit well with Nick that a boy his own age wasn't allowed to play with him and had to call him "Señor." To Nick, two kids should have been allowed to be two kids. How they were treated as children affects Nick's actions and feelings toward Mariano as adults, but he needs the assistance of baby brother Eugene to help out in this episode - the only time Eugene got to shine very much because Charles Briles got his draft notice and left the show.
Review of The Way to Kill a Killer
