This whole entire TV series is always presented as being an important,iconic,tv-history cornerstone . Actor Michael Douglas is the young and eager detective-in-training 'Steve Keller'. He is working under the sage and steady tutelage of the wise and benign San Francisco
Sherrif's department's own,
'Lieutenant Mike Stone' that is played by Mr. Karl Malden.
First let me say that I really do enjoy this show,it is very-entertaining,but perhaps not always in the ways that were intended when the show was originally made.
What am I trying to say? It is the sights and scenery of the city of SF that is really the main star of the show. The overall plot or story here is a bit fuzzy to be honest. Several parts of the show that I thought that I at-least 'sort-of' understood really didn't seem to be very-believable to be honest. The word 'hokey' comes to mind often throughout the episode.
(Just for one example,you can get the strong impression that the SF police department have some-sort of 'open-and-ready' cash fund to very-quickly reimburse victims of financial crimes.)
To add to the story's loose-ends,I noticed that the further
you look from the main characters and the main story here,the less believable it all seems. Some parts of the story are downright ridiculous,
and much of the rest of the story is a bit-too-much to ask anybody to accept as-presented.
Nevertheless,the show keeps moving-along at a steady-clip and it is the high production-values that combine with the talented cast and crew to make this episode much-more interesting than it may seem to look like 'on paper' ! I say it is a worthwhile episode despite some minor annoyances. See what YOU think,and let us
know !