This is one of my favorite episodes. A unique story where the drama builds without any real action until the end. Shaaron Claridge, a real life LAPD dispatcher, is particularly good in this one. The tension in her voice sounds real and is especially believable when she barks at an unseen patrol car to stay off the air until the roll call is completed. She should have won an Emmy for her performance in this episode!
4 Reviews
The Suspense In This One Goes To 11
chashans19 June 2023
Warning: Spoilers
Wow, what suspense! What drama! Yes, what tension! And all that we see on screen are the faces of Officers Malloy & Reed as they roll along in their squad car, listening to their police radio. It's the looks on their faces that really push the desparate, possible reality of the reason for the roll call along.
One of their own has called in shots fired and then his transmission went silent. This leads to a roll call of every on-duty unit so as to figure out which unit is the one nolonger transmitting. As another 10/10 Star review here remarks, the roll call dispatcher (voiced by Shaaron Claridge) presents just as much suspense, drama and tension with just her voice alone. And yes, the moment when she scolds another Officer for breaking in on the radio during the roll call really puts that feared possibility into perspective.
Actor William Elliot returns again as Police motorcycle riding Officer Grant. The suspense of the search for Grant is matched once he's located. He's been pinned down, out of view from anyone, in an underground parking area. There's a gunman holding a woman hostage. The three of them have been in a stand-off situation for hours, Grant separated from his cycle. This is a great scene with some good action and camera work.
While the stand-off was taking place, M & R handle a few other matters. One is a robbery in progress at a bar. When the partners get there, they don't know which persons in the bar are the bad guys or the good guys. Not the sort of thing you think about Police having to sort out.
Then there's the matter of pizza deliveries leading to robberies. It's fun seeing Reed going undercover, playing Pizza Delivery Boy. The cute little apron is adorable. So is the gun he pulls on the shocked robber! The robber was an idiot in a few ways. He should have suspected Reed might be a cop from the way Reed was holding the pizza box - dangling it downward from one end. That's gonna be one smooshed pizza!
The final scene with Malloy, Reed, Grant and Sergeant MacDonald is a nice touch. Grant "vroom-vrooming" his invisible motorcycle is funny. Another excellent episode of Adam-12.
One of their own has called in shots fired and then his transmission went silent. This leads to a roll call of every on-duty unit so as to figure out which unit is the one nolonger transmitting. As another 10/10 Star review here remarks, the roll call dispatcher (voiced by Shaaron Claridge) presents just as much suspense, drama and tension with just her voice alone. And yes, the moment when she scolds another Officer for breaking in on the radio during the roll call really puts that feared possibility into perspective.
Actor William Elliot returns again as Police motorcycle riding Officer Grant. The suspense of the search for Grant is matched once he's located. He's been pinned down, out of view from anyone, in an underground parking area. There's a gunman holding a woman hostage. The three of them have been in a stand-off situation for hours, Grant separated from his cycle. This is a great scene with some good action and camera work.
While the stand-off was taking place, M & R handle a few other matters. One is a robbery in progress at a bar. When the partners get there, they don't know which persons in the bar are the bad guys or the good guys. Not the sort of thing you think about Police having to sort out.
Then there's the matter of pizza deliveries leading to robberies. It's fun seeing Reed going undercover, playing Pizza Delivery Boy. The cute little apron is adorable. So is the gun he pulls on the shocked robber! The robber was an idiot in a few ways. He should have suspected Reed might be a cop from the way Reed was holding the pizza box - dangling it downward from one end. That's gonna be one smooshed pizza!
The final scene with Malloy, Reed, Grant and Sergeant MacDonald is a nice touch. Grant "vroom-vrooming" his invisible motorcycle is funny. Another excellent episode of Adam-12.
Good Episode
dannynbea15 December 2020
A Robbery At The Sports Club Bar
StrictlyConfidential19 December 2020
(*Officer Malloy quote*) - "It's one of those days."
A police unit is missing and so the radio dispatcher goes through an extensive roll call in order to locate the officer who isn't accounted for.
In the meantime - Officer Reed goes undercover as a pizza delivery driver in hopes of trapping the person responsible for all of the recent stick-up jobs where drivers are being targeted.
A police unit is missing and so the radio dispatcher goes through an extensive roll call in order to locate the officer who isn't accounted for.
In the meantime - Officer Reed goes undercover as a pizza delivery driver in hopes of trapping the person responsible for all of the recent stick-up jobs where drivers are being targeted.
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