Malloy and his friends at "The Longhorn" restaurant are held hostage by two escaped convicts. To make matters worse Malloy is shot in the shoulder and in shock, things are not good for the Adam 12 guys. We get to see additional police assets come into play here in the form of the SWAT team, so Jack Webb's groundbreaking show's continue to educate the public. I noticed and liked the way that during the closing credits the story still progressed, this handled a scene as long as an epilogue from a Quinn/Martin show, it makes great use of the limited time frame the show had. Adam 12 lasted several years and was a successful TV show, this year it averaged outside the top 30, but luckily it was renewed and would start a good run close to the top 10 next year. Nothing really all that memorable here, but it delivered a much needed action episode to give the audience some variety. 7 of 10 episode, 10 of 10 series.
Review of Log 43: Hostage
