O'Brien's Stand (3 Jan. 1973)

A little old lady has her purse stolen and annoys the police until the thief is caught. The Adam-12 team are assigned undercover work on the case. Also, a routine traffic stop uncovers two men involved in a criminal situation.

Director:

Lawrence Doheny

Writers:

Robert A. Cinader (creator), Jeffrey Lewis,

Stars:

Martin Milner, Kent McCord, Lillian Bronson

Cast

Episode cast overview:
Martin Milner	...	Officer Pete Malloy
Kent McCord	...	Officer Jim Reed
Lillian Bronson	...	Mrs. O'Brien
William Boyett	...	Sgt. MacDonald
Carlos Romero	...	Sgt Ruben Sanchez
Murray MacLeod	...	Fred Hiller
Richard Drout Miller	...	Paul Seever (as Drout Miller)
Myron Healey	...	Nelson
Fred Stromsoe	...	Officer Jerry Woods
Craig Huxley	...	Boy (as Craig Hundley)
Jeff Donnell	...	Mrs. James Nelson

Storyline

Mac has a problem. Malloy's landlady who is a feisty little old lady had her purse stolen by a red headed boy. She refuses to leave the station until her case is solved. While on patrol they spot a car that seems to be acting strange. When Malloy circles around on it, the car rabbits and the two men are arrested after a car chase for reckless driving and heroin found in the car. At the station Mrs. O'Brien is hounding the detectives. Malloy after studying a rash of similar thefts suggests using a decoy to test his theory. He believes they are stealing women's Social Security checks when they leave the Post Office. A patrol call takes them to a house where a woman has reported that her husband has killed their son with a shovel. Reid notices tire tracks and wads of paper at the scene as they arrest the husband. Malloy and Reid are called back to the station to handle a picket line created by Mrs. O'Brien and her friends. While there Mac talks to Reid about the murder and Reid realizes ...

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Plot Keywords:

old woman | character name in episode title | feisty old woman | purse snatcher

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Drama | Mystery

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 January 1973 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Mark VII Ltd., Adam-12 Productions, Universal TV

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

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