In this episode, Ned Beatty plays a particularly vicious criminal. At first I thought his character was poorly written (he took too many chances--taking risks in getting caught that were unnecessary) but later I realized that it was consistent--his character was cold and calculating...but also a bit unhinged.
The show begins with a prostitute getting blown up! Instead of a deliberate murder attempt, McGarrett thinks it's a way for an extortionist to send messages to all the other independent prostitutes, as recently two other 'professional women' was murdered brutally. He thinks it's the same guy. However, as prostitutes naturally don't trust the cops, it makes his job very tough. Can he get this nasty character before he kills again? I liked the way the prostitutes played their parts. Unlike the much earlier episode with mega-pimps who all looked and acted MUCH more stereotypical than Huggy Bear from "Starsky and Hutch", these roles were more underplayed. Perhaps this was unrealistic in another way, as I didn't see any who looked like strung-out addicts or sad lost souls. Regardless, it's a decent episode (even if the lady jumping out of the moving car scene was poorly done and is mentioned in the GOOFS section on IMDb) and well worth seeing--especially to enjoy Beatty's interesting performance.
The show begins with a prostitute getting blown up! Instead of a deliberate murder attempt, McGarrett thinks it's a way for an extortionist to send messages to all the other independent prostitutes, as recently two other 'professional women' was murdered brutally. He thinks it's the same guy. However, as prostitutes naturally don't trust the cops, it makes his job very tough. Can he get this nasty character before he kills again? I liked the way the prostitutes played their parts. Unlike the much earlier episode with mega-pimps who all looked and acted MUCH more stereotypical than Huggy Bear from "Starsky and Hutch", these roles were more underplayed. Perhaps this was unrealistic in another way, as I didn't see any who looked like strung-out addicts or sad lost souls. Regardless, it's a decent episode (even if the lady jumping out of the moving car scene was poorly done and is mentioned in the GOOFS section on IMDb) and well worth seeing--especially to enjoy Beatty's interesting performance.
