One of the saddest episodes in the history of the Kojak series was this one with Eugene Roche playing a street cop who used to be one of Kojak's in Midtown
South.
Roche a former detective is now a foot patrolman who has been become an alcoholic. One night when he was off duty and boozing it up with a friend he sees a robbery in progress and tries to stop it. But the bad guys overcome him, take his weapon and shoot his friend.
It's too late for him in the NYPD, Telly Savalas gives him some good advice to just coast for the next two years and the pension will kick in.. But Roche can't be told what to do. He starts his own investigation and does good at it. But the end result isn't good for Roche.
This may be one of Eugene Roche's best performance. Usually Roche plays blowhard bragadocious types. This is a different twist and dimension to what we usually get from Roche. It dominates the episode.
Roche a former detective is now a foot patrolman who has been become an alcoholic. One night when he was off duty and boozing it up with a friend he sees a robbery in progress and tries to stop it. But the bad guys overcome him, take his weapon and shoot his friend.
It's too late for him in the NYPD, Telly Savalas gives him some good advice to just coast for the next two years and the pension will kick in.. But Roche can't be told what to do. He starts his own investigation and does good at it. But the end result isn't good for Roche.
This may be one of Eugene Roche's best performance. Usually Roche plays blowhard bragadocious types. This is a different twist and dimension to what we usually get from Roche. It dominates the episode.
