Episode
Adam-12: Log 152: A Dead Cop Can't Help Anyone
Overview
An impressionable Reed is taken in by the "cowboy cop" antics of fellow Officer Ed Wells (Gary Crosby), a wise guy who takes unnecessary and reckless risks to arrest suspects. At the station, Malloy loses his cool while talking to Wells because Wells' tactics endanger his life and others. Wells tries to play it down until his recklessness nearly catches up with him when he is shot in the shoulder by a psychotic sniper, and because of Wells' disobedience and foolishness Reed is also almost shot. Malloy and Reed are forced to rescue Wells and mastermind a way to end the standoff peacefully.
Details
- Series
- Adam-12
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 22
- Air date
- 1969-03-08
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
Log 152: A Dead Cop Can't Help Anyone is Episode 22 in Season 1 of Adam-12. It aired on 1969-03-08. The runtime is 30 min.
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