![]() This episode is for the VIEWER'S better understanding. But here, Ms Daly's character is only dropped in on, and we know what's going to happen. What do I mean? Typically, in a story such as this, there's an arc, and we're introduced, get an overview of the featured character, they seem to be doing well, then Silent bad happens. This episode doesn't revolve around her, instead, she's 'just another' patient who's story is followed, here, and by bit focusing solely on her, it gives her and her character's terminal situation a more realistic chance to be explored. I've been watching Quincy for the past few days - the first time in a long time I've seen the show, and this one really stood out because had it been done with different actors it could've very easily become yet another 'very special episode of Quincy'.' Tyne Daly is terrific actress, and here she plays a young married mother who's going to die. I never took those episodes seriously - if I even watched them. Typically, it's trumpeted as being a 'special episode' (one which comes to mind was Different Strokes, and Gordon Jump as a child molester). ![]() ![]() I've seen many hokey' TV shows, which deal with a topic usually not dealt with. It was less than a century ago when families would spend a day at a cemetery - not necessarily to visit a lived one - and then only once or a few times per year, but, it was more accepted as just another facet of life. In the 1960's, there was a book written about the American dying 'industry ', and how impersonal death, and the process (es) involved have become. It's something we push away from - especially when we're younger. ![]() As Novak Constantine's character said, death is something everyone (and everything) will go through, but. This was modified for the syndicated version of this episode for consistency and the episode was also shortened to run in the one hour format.No, this is not (as some feeble-minded person said, a 'dopey story'. Since this premiere episode aired under the NBC Mystery Movie series, you can definitely see the similarities between Quincy and Columbo as the opening and closing credits roll which are practically identical in format. It is also to be noted that several scenes from this premiere episode were featured in the opening theme sequence used for later episodes once Quincy became a series. It's a shame that she didn't stick around for the entire series run like the others. Lee's calm, quiet demeanor and private way of handling her frustrations with the constant interruptions on their quality time together due to Quincy's demanding job was written and played out perfectly in my opinion. I also like Quincy's girlfriend, Lee (Lynette Mettey), in the early episodes and found their pairing much more enjoyable than the eventual relationship he ends up in later in the series. We are first introduced to the primary characters of the series in this episode who would remain throughout the entire run of the series and act pretty consistently as they are portrayed in the beginning which is nice to see in terms of consistency. I found this to be a good premiere episode of the series which tells an interesting story about murder and government corruption, and although filmed in 1976, the plot lines stand the test of time and remain engaging. Shortly after a visit to City Hall to learn more about the victim, another city employee who refused to meet with Quincy is found dead and this confirms Quincy's suspicions that this wasn't a random act of violence and that the sinister activity is being perpetrated by city officials at the highest levels. The police immediately think that they have the killer in custody when a man with the victim's purse is shot and apprehended a few miles away, but it doesn't add up for Quincy and he begins to conduct his own investigation inside and outside the coroner lab despite pressure from the police and his boss, Dr. Quincy (Jack Klugman) is introduced as the LA coroner who is called to a crime scene on the beach where a young City Hall employee has been found raped and murdered. Go Fight City Hall - To the Death! was the premiere episode of Quincy as it first appeared in the NBC Mystery Movie series.
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