Both Susan Saint James and Nancy Walker left the McMillan&Wife series with this episode which has Rock Hudson putting in his two weeks of Naval Reserve duty as a Commander. The base commander Andrew Duggan hands Hudson a real hot potato. As a lawyer Hudson is assigned to the Judge Advocate General's office where he is assigned to be defense counsel to WAVE officer Susan Anspach who is accused of murdering her lover Stephen Young.
The story is that she shot him in self defense when he tried to rape her. That quickly falls apart. But there's a whole lot more to it than some horny sailor.
Prosecuting is William Daniels who has a prejudice against reserve officers. He's one nasty customer in court. But in the end Daniels and Hudson have a mutual respect develop.
The episode itself isn't one of the better ones. The Navy's conduct in this whole affair is very suspect and the questions aren't really answered in the show.
As for Anspach she was lucky that she had a lawyer who could draw on the resources of the San Francisco PD.
The story is that she shot him in self defense when he tried to rape her. That quickly falls apart. But there's a whole lot more to it than some horny sailor.
Prosecuting is William Daniels who has a prejudice against reserve officers. He's one nasty customer in court. But in the end Daniels and Hudson have a mutual respect develop.
The episode itself isn't one of the better ones. The Navy's conduct in this whole affair is very suspect and the questions aren't really answered in the show.
As for Anspach she was lucky that she had a lawyer who could draw on the resources of the San Francisco PD.