Rendezvous at Big Gulch
A mob “insurance” scam threatens several inner city businesses and residents, and Frank Drebin is there. After a dance instructor is beaten up, Frank and Norberg open their own shop, and sure enough, the thugs drop by to offer them insurance. When Frank rebuffs their threats, the criminals strike, and strike hard. Frank does, in fact, have the key to ending the crime wave – largely because he and Norberg have opened a key-making store.
teleplay by Nancy Steen and Neil Thompson
story by Pat Proft
directed by Reza S. Badiyi
music by Ira NewbornSpecial Guest Star: Florence Henderson (as herself)
Guest Cast: Ed Williams (Mr. Olson), William Duell (Johnny), Peter Lupus (Norberg), Al Ruscio (Dutch), Robert Costanzo (Leo), John Ashton (Rocky), Connie Needham (Jill), Rebecca Holden (Stella)
Alternate Title: Terror In The Neighborhood
LogBook entry by Earl Green
An unusual murder – a small-time local rock star who seems to have been ejected from an 11th story hotel window aboard a luggage cart – gets Pezzini’s attention, especially when the autopsy reveals that he was knocked out with a taser first. A young woman who found the man’s body later commits suicide, and Pez decides to ask her therapist if she had noticed any unusual behavior before. The therapist, Dr. Anna Granger, notes her patient’s tendency to hear voices – something with which Pez can easily identify. McCarty checks and discovers that several recent suicides were also among Dr. Granger’s clientele. They go to question the doctor, and find clues linking her to the hotel murder.
A young woman appears out of thin air and plummets into the river; not long afterward, Gwen’s old friend Andy arrests the same young woman for shoplifting, and discovers a strange, futuristic weapon in her possession. Andy calls Gwen and Torchwood in to inspect both the weapon and its bearer. The girl can barely remember her own name, but when her blood tests and other facts come to light, Andy is alarmed that Torchwood wants to take her into custody, despite Gwen’s assurances. Jack and Ianto discover the true use of the “gun” – a device which can jam vehicles, communications and electronics – and Jack is certain that Earth won’t see technology like this for decades at the very least. The girl’s memory gradually returns, and she recovers enough from her ordeal to tell Gwen and Andy about a dystopian future that she barely survived…or perhaps she didn’t survive it after all.