In as little words as possible, this is a lovely episode and a perfect set up. Charlie's con women....
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Is this a Caper?
JasonSterling2921 April 2020
"Mister...you have an awful lot of money in there. Did you know that?"
moonspinner551 October 2011
A lighthearted caper for our Angels, here tripping up a veteran thief and compulsive gambler who managed to steal $40,000 from a securities company and slip passed jail after a police chief loses his cool and roughs him up (not too badly, though, especially compared to today's viral videos). Bosley gets a plum assignment as a bookie who hangs out at a cocktail lounge; he and Sabrina swindle the thief for $20K with a horse-betting scheme. Later, Jill poses as a bored gambler with burglary on her mind, setting the crook up for a casino heist that goes sour once Kelly 'accidentally' crashes into his car. Everyone gets a nice slice of the pie here, particularly Farrah Fawcett-Majors (sporting the fluffiest head of hair of the decade), very funny while impersonating a Texas horse-lover--with Bosley as her sugar daddy! Wonderful supporting performances from Richard Romanus, Bert Remsen and Tony Giorgio make this episode of the ABC detective series one of the best of its sterling first season.
Mission: Angels
adamcshelby14 May 2021
Warning: Spoilers
A better than average episode that has the Angels involved in a Mission Impossible type set up of a degenerate gambler.
Sabrina plays a rich heiress of a computer company who plays the ponies by letting a computer pick the winners. It's of course completely implausible that a 70's era computer could figure out which horse is going to win any better than an experienced handicapper, but CA plots are rarely nothing short of incredulous. Bosley plays a bookie taking wagers in the same bar the gambler hangs out in. The Angels swindle him out of 20 grand, half of what he stole earlier in the episode. But now they want the second half.
This involves Farrah going to a private casino where the gambler is known to hang out at. Poker is the game this time, and with the help of a card sharp dealer and a friend from the horse racetrack, the gambler is swindled out of his remaining 20K. The entire scheme is really about catching him in a robbery so the police can put him away. Jill wasn't at the casino to play poker, but to case the joint. She pays an insider for the casino blueprints, conveniently witnessed by the gambler, and when Jill (Farrah) is hit by a car (faked), the gambler steals the blueprints and robs the casino.
The episode ends in a comedic bit when Kelly rear ends the guy's car. The cops show up almost immediately and after some hijinks with the trunk of the gambler's car popping open over and over (where the money's hidden), the stash is revealed and the man is arrested for robbery. Yes, everything strains credulity. What if the gambler drove off in a different direction after robbing the casino? What if the stunt with Jill getting hit by a car failed? What if one of the horseraces didn't pan out as planned?
Still, it was undeniably fun, and that's essentially what CA is all about.
Sabrina plays a rich heiress of a computer company who plays the ponies by letting a computer pick the winners. It's of course completely implausible that a 70's era computer could figure out which horse is going to win any better than an experienced handicapper, but CA plots are rarely nothing short of incredulous. Bosley plays a bookie taking wagers in the same bar the gambler hangs out in. The Angels swindle him out of 20 grand, half of what he stole earlier in the episode. But now they want the second half.
This involves Farrah going to a private casino where the gambler is known to hang out at. Poker is the game this time, and with the help of a card sharp dealer and a friend from the horse racetrack, the gambler is swindled out of his remaining 20K. The entire scheme is really about catching him in a robbery so the police can put him away. Jill wasn't at the casino to play poker, but to case the joint. She pays an insider for the casino blueprints, conveniently witnessed by the gambler, and when Jill (Farrah) is hit by a car (faked), the gambler steals the blueprints and robs the casino.
The episode ends in a comedic bit when Kelly rear ends the guy's car. The cops show up almost immediately and after some hijinks with the trunk of the gambler's car popping open over and over (where the money's hidden), the stash is revealed and the man is arrested for robbery. Yes, everything strains credulity. What if the gambler drove off in a different direction after robbing the casino? What if the stunt with Jill getting hit by a car failed? What if one of the horseraces didn't pan out as planned?
Still, it was undeniably fun, and that's essentially what CA is all about.
Conning a Crook...
AnnMarjiata23 January 2022
A real sleeper episode from the first season. The Angels using brains rather than beauty to catch the crook. (They're still very beautiful and they can't help that).
Actually I'd love to have seen more episodes similar to this that break the mould a little bit. (Rosemary For Remembrance comes to mind).
A real good episode with an excellent script that was well executed by all!
Actually I'd love to have seen more episodes similar to this that break the mould a little bit. (Rosemary For Remembrance comes to mind).
A real good episode with an excellent script that was well executed by all!
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