The stories here are all sad because each involves trust and betrayal. The most dramatic is about a poor woman who grew up being abused by her father and having no one, including her mother, believe her. A dramatic event takes place to put a stop to it. Rita steps in to put a stop to a toxic relationship her niece is having.
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What did I miss here?
zacdawac15 August 2023
Warning: Spoilers
It's acceptable for an ageing, gruff retired cop to shoot an otherwise innocent man because that man was involved with the cop's crippled son's very willing wife? It makes sense if you read it slowly, but it doesn't really. Maybe Sipowicz would sign off on this but others wouldn't, especially the rigid, by the book former internal affairs officer, Lieutenant Bale. Having sex with your son's wife is not a justification for cold blooded murder. That the cops took eight seconds to decide not to investigate and charge the killer is an extreme example of how the police stick together. At least, someone in the squad could have argued the other side, or at least they could have had protestors on the street.
"I shot this guy because he was banging my son's wife, even though my son couldn't do it anymore, his wife was perfectly willing, his wife was still totally devoted to my son in every other way and my son essentially consented to it."
"Okay. Thanks for telling us. Enjoy your golf game. Maybe we'll have a beer sometime."
The eight stars are because it was a well written, interesting script that was pretty much credible. But credible and morally right aren't always the same. Normally, I agree with the cops when they give slack on this show. Not this time. If this was an excuse for murder, then other justification should be "he walked in while I was robbing the register for my daily fix so I had to shoot him!"
"I shot this guy because he was banging my son's wife, even though my son couldn't do it anymore, his wife was perfectly willing, his wife was still totally devoted to my son in every other way and my son essentially consented to it."
"Okay. Thanks for telling us. Enjoy your golf game. Maybe we'll have a beer sometime."
The eight stars are because it was a well written, interesting script that was pretty much credible. But credible and morally right aren't always the same. Normally, I agree with the cops when they give slack on this show. Not this time. If this was an excuse for murder, then other justification should be "he walked in while I was robbing the register for my daily fix so I had to shoot him!"
Consistently excellent drama
sawznhamrs-19 April 2021
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