I'm going back and adding screencaps to my episode recaps. If you scroll back and start at the beginning, you can now view screencaps up through episode 3.19, "Crossfire." It's time-consuming but fun, and makes the recaps far more awesome when you get to see every McCall outfit, shots of the guest stars, location shots, and Hunter & McCall's sad faces in sex-free episodes. Anyway, so far I'm doing a few a week, depending on the amount of eye strain and carpal tunnel syndrome. Enjoy, Hunter fans!
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What’s Going On Here? Hunter witnesses the shooting of a DEA agent, but the body disappears. Blah blah, is there a crooked cop, drugs dealers are bad, it’s one of those.
Who’s That Guest Star? John Beck (Rollerball, Dallas, and he’s also in a later episode and one of the later Hunter movies as totally different characters); Jack Bannon (Lou Grant and 3 more Hunter eps as the same character); Peter Maclean (mostly episodic TV w/ a few soaps thrown in): Hector Mercado (Hair, and he was in Alvin Ailey’s dance troupe); Juanita Jennings (Meet the Browns); John DeMita (tons of voice work); Thomas Rosales Jr (tons of stuff & a lot of stunt work). Charles Hallahan as Devane, Garrett Morris as Sporty James.
John Beck as Neil Jordan
Jack Bannon as Michael Stevens
Thomas Rosales Jr. as Manolo Torres (L) and Hector Mercado as Victor Santoro (R)
Peter MacLean as Nick Flynn (L), Al Israel as Frank Corona (R)
Juanita Jennings as Dr. Lena Sims
John DeMita as Young Agent
Charles Hallahan as Devane
Garrett Morris as Sporty James
Where Can I Fast-Forward Through a Car Chase? 31:28-33:26 (just trust me. They follow him to his house, tag-teaming the operation in two cars).
Do Hunter and/or McCall Have Sex, and Does Their Partner Live Through The Episode? Our heroes go without nookie this week.They're not pleased about it.
What Are They Wearing? McCall: Red patterned blouse, red pant suit, black tennis shoes that she’d never in a million years wear with that outfit, and big earrings. Later, same outfit with the right shoes: black pumps.
2. Same black flower sweater and black flowery skirt from “62 Hours of Terror” and “The Beautiful & the Dead Part 2,” this time with nothing under the sweater, big earrings.
3. White button-down shirt with vertical black stripes, later seen with jean jacket over, and black boots. (She wore the same blouse in the last episode, "Crime of Passion," too. It's pretty early in the season to be recycling clothes! However I suspect "Crime of Passion" was filmed first but aired third this season, so they didn't mean to have her wear the same thing in back-to-back episodes.)
…… Hunter: Jeans, button-down shirts, ties, sports coatsNo, this isn't his favorite light blue sports jacket. It's his second favorite.
Wow, This Is Old School: Payphone use at 02:24. The computers in Stevens' office and the squad room.
What’s For Lunch? McCall drinks from a Styrofoam cup at 07:55. At 26:20, Hunter picks at his salad (he eats a red pepper) while McCall drinks coffee.
Where In L.A.? The building that houses the DEA is really the Federal Building in Westwood (seen from the back side, not the Wilshire side.)
The old City Hall in Culver City is used for our heroes’ precinct house at the Metro PD.
At 10:13 they're at Osko's nightclub (also seen in "Snow Queen: Part 2") on La Cienega.
At 13:34 we see a sign for Valencia Street, which is downtown, probably near 6th.
While they’re following their gunshot wound guy they pass Hartford Ave, near 7th Street, and a minute later we see a sign for Valencia Street again, then a sign for Alvarado (honestly, this part is so boring, just FF it).
The building used for the exterior of the "South St Clinic" is at 631 S. Westlake Ave between Wilshire and 6th Streets, very close to Macarthur Park.
At 38:20 they drive on 5th Street and pass Hill Street downtown - you can see the "Hotel Clark" sign as they pass Hill.
It’s an X-File: Thomas Rosales Jr. was in the XF episode “Tithonus.” (Really good episode; you should watch it!) And John DeMita did a voice in the English version of Princess Mononoke along with Gillian Anderson.
Who Does Hunter Shoot, and Do They Die? He shoots Santoro in the shoulder or arm at 04:07 (he lives). He shoots a guy at 40:17 (no idea). He shoots Corona at 41:41 but another guy kills Corona at 42:04, ruining the case ‘cause they needed Corona alive.
Any Scenes Worth Watching? The McCall/Hunter+Devane stuff at 23:51-26:20 is a pretty good scene. … I admit I like the idea of the scene at 39:47 where the drugs have been hidden in raw meat. The scene at 41:38-43:56 where Hunter lies to Jordan.
Is There Banter? 08:47-09:00, yes. And at 27:20, Hunter says to Sporty re: a suspect, “As Wimpy would say, Sporty, I would gladly give you $300 tomorrow for Victor Santoro today.”
Bonus: How does he live with that thing? 13:16.
Bonus Screenaps!
Our heroes enter, joking about some woman who turned out to be a man once he/she entered the jail shower.
"So Ellen turned out to be Allen! Only nobody figures it out 'til they get him down to the ladies' shower and, hello, hi, how are ya?"
Hunter gets a phone call...
It's his old partner Neil Jordan.
Neil needs Hunter's help.
Hunter tells McCall that he and Neil were partners for two years until Hunter made detective, and Neil quit and joined the DEA.
Off they go to the Abandoned Warehouse of the Week. Hearing gunshots, they run toward them. Oh, cops, doing silly things like running toward danger instead of away.
Looks like a shot where McCall's jacket is randomly off, though it's on before and after. Odd. Not sure if it's just a trick of the eye or what.
That's Neil, looking tiny on the left. He warns Hunter about two shooters.
The bad guy, Victor Santoro, shoots Neil...
Hunter shoots at Santoro...
Bad Guy Number Two shoots at McCall.
Our heroes give chase.
Bad Guy Number Two shoots at McCall again.
Hunter shoots Santoro in the shoulder.
Santoro's outfit is very Miami Vice. Which I guess is fitting since he's a drug dealer type.
Still chasing.
Bad Guys One (Santoro) and Two jump in their getaway car, driven by another bad guy. Let's call him Bad Guy Number Three.
Chasing some more. Bored now.
Dusty.
Damn you, Random 18-wheeler, for blocking Hunter's shot. He loves shooting at cars, and you ruined his day.
Back to the abandoned warehouse!
...I love how there's a random pallet bridge across the rocks so our heroes can walk on the cement chunks and not hurt themselves.
What bridge? We're rugged! Look! We're running on rocks!
Anybody thataway?
What about thataway?
Straight ahead? Anyone?
Nope, just an empty spot where Neil Jordan once lay.
Confused!Hunter is wondering where Neil went.
But he left a bit of blood behind. Very little, for a guy who we saw get shot. We think.
Hey Jack Bannon... didn't you have hair on "Lou Grant?"
"You obviously don't know the latest on your old partner. Seven months ago, Neil Jordan turned."
Basically, Stevens is telling Hunter that his old friend and partner Neil Jordan has gone bad.
Hunter does not think this is possible.
"Neil Jordan's on our Most Wanted list."
Hunter asks that if anything turns up he'd like a photo call.
Stevens says that if Hunter turns up anything on Neil Jordan, like a dead body, he'd appreciate the same courtesy.
They look at a printout about Manolo Torres.
It's mostly drug stuff in Florida.
Hunter arrives and they look at a similar page on Victor Santoro. Another Florida boy, involved in drug deals, and he's the guy who shot Jordan. Hunter says he needs a thousand of these to pass around.
McCall says it's already happening.
"You're reading my mind again, huh?"
"Well, it's a dirty job but somebody's got to do it."
Charlie says he's also putting out an APB on Jordan, who might be out there in some condition to be identified.
Hunter says he's going to work on Santoro. "He's out there and he's hurting."
Well, I'm no doctor, but I think I could have bandaged that GSW better myself. But indeed, Santoro is out there and hurting.
She tells him he has to come back for more antibiotics in two days, or he will DIE.
Good thing he can ignore the sling to put on his sunglasses.
Hey, didn't we see this disco in "Snow Queen?" Yes we did.
See that girl in the blue and white striped dress? He's walking past her to go inside.
...But she's already inside! She's made of magic.
Santoro wants to talk to Nick, he says. The blond guy asks, "Where's Neil?"
"Just get Nick on the phone!" Touchy, this Santoro guy.
Nick Flynn: Angry Man. He's pissed as hell in every shot he's in. SO SO MAD. Anyway, Santoro tells him that Neil Jordan's dead, gunned down by some cop named Hunter.
Nick says that they have a shipment coming in at 2am and that Santoro has to handle it, because Nick and Frank Corona don't go near the stuff and that's how they stay out of the slam.
Now you listen to me, you little punk. I'm the angriest man in any scene I'm in, and don't you forget it.
Okay, okay. You win, Angry Man. Santoro agrees to meet the shipment of illegal drugs for an extra $200K, which is like 1% of what the stuff is worth.
Hunter tells McCall that Neil was a great cop, and that there's no way he'd sell out.
McCall says that a lot can happen in five years, which is how long it's been since Hunter's seen Jordan. Hunter says, "Not Neil."
They get called away from their fancy dinner to go check out a murder, and the victim matches Manolo Torres' description.
And off they go!
Manolo, we hardly knew ye.
You know, I love that McCall never seems to get used to seeing murder victims even though it's her job every day.
Uniformed cops show them the gun... McCall recognizes it from almost being shot by it.
...And a bullet they got out of the wall...
Hunter only knows one gun that uses this caliber, a Broomhandle Mauser.
McCall: "What do you think?"
Hunter: "I think we'd better find Victor Santoro."
...And off they go again.
Randomly we now see the Pacific Ocean.
Ah, okay, there are criminals at the ocean.
Meanwhile, back at the precinct...
"Both bullets have six lands and grooves with a right hand twist."
This forensics-type guy, Elliott, is explaining about lands and grooves on bullets...
McCall finishes his sentence because this is old hat to her. "C'mon,I took ballistics," she says sarcastically. This is their way of getting this info to the viewers without McCall looking like she didn't know it.
Elliot apologizes for insulting McCall's knowledge of ballistics.
"The only difference between these two slugs is that the one on the left killed a drug dealer named Ramon Mendoza seven months ago in Miami," Elliott says. McCall supplies the rest: "And the one on the right killed Manolo Torres this morning in L.A."
"We just got ourselves one very hot lead."
The Bad Guys spy their boat arriving with the drug shipment.
Bad Guy Santoro signals to the boat by flashing his headlights.
Then this other boat comes...
...And it blows the crap outta the first boat.
"Um, WTF?"
So the other bad guys hightail it out of there in their truck.
Back to the disco where Santoro and Nick Flynn are both still pissy.
See? These guys need to go to Anger Management courses or something.
Then Flynn gets even angrier (if that's possible) and his teeth look all weird.
They decide to call another Bad Guy, Frank Corona.
Bad Guys always have a woman hanging out in the bathtub or jacuzzi. These women seldom have names or lines.
Yeah. Corona's also mad. These are a whole bunch of pissy bad guys..
Those drugs are really well-packed. They washed ashore and don't even look wet!
This guy's saying that they're welcome to take a look at the dead guy, who's so burnt up it's hard to ID him at the moment.
"The divers haven't come up with anything, but we're betting it was no accident."
Then Stevens shows up, having gotten Hunter's message.
"Neil Jordan was apparently shot and killed, right? Then late last night, Manolo Torres, the partner of the guy I saw shoot Neil, turns up dead in an alley."
"The gun used to kill Torres was the same gun used to kill a drug dealer in Florida named Mendoza."
"If any of this rings a bell, stop me."
"It rings a bell or two. So?"
"Late last night, right out here, a boat full of cocaine blows up. We have another corpse; that makes two, both drug related. I think there's something you're not telling me."
Hunter asks if Stevens can tell him who that is. Stevens says, "Our policy regarding information is strictly need to know."
"Look," says Stevens. "Neil Jordan is the subject of an intensive DEA investigation; I didn't want you crashing in and screwing it up, but now we really have crashed into one another."
"The guy in the bag is Paco DeLeon, a known coke runner. Last time we had a line on your buddy Neil Jordan he was staying at Paco's house in Florida. Paco was our last link to Neil."
"No, no," Hunter tells him. "I was the last link to Neil. And Neil is dead." Stevens tells him not to be so sure.
"The gun that killed Manolo Torres yesterday, the same gun that killed Ramon Mendoza ... is Neil Jordan's gun." He says that Mendoza was the top man in drug kingpin Frank Corona's organization, and that Jordan killed Mendoza and took his place as Corona's right hand man. He says he thinks Jordan's death was faked, that Jordan was a crafty agent and that's why he was so valuable to the DEA and to people like Corona, and that Jordan was known for stunts like this.
Limo + cigar + white suit + chunky ring = bad guy.
See? Obvious bad guy.
Obligatory "hooker being brought in by random cop" shot. There's one in nearly every episode. These are rough streets, I tell ya.
McCall is talking but Hunter's in his own little world with his miniature flag.
"L-57 to L-56, please respond..."
She wants to go to breakfast.
"Breakfast?"
"Yes, it's that meal everybody all over the world eats as soon as they wake up in the morning. I have been up since 4:30 and all I've had is a homicide and a cup of coffee."
"You ticked off about Neil Jordan?"
"If somebody told me you had 'turned,' I wouldn't believe them for a minute; you know why? Because I know you; I know your character. There's just some people you know that about."
"...People can change, especially if they spent five years doing what Neil did."
She talks about the evidence against Neil, blah blah, and now the gun.
"It doesn't mean Neil pulled the trigger."
"No, but it definitely makes him a suspect."
"Neil Jordan's body still hasn't turned up yet?"
She tells the captain that they have a whole bunch of stuff they can't figure out, dead guys, boatloads of cocaine, etc etc blah blah.
McCall gets a phone call which prompts eyerolling. "Yes, I'm here for Arnold James."
She says that Sporty wants to meet them for breakfast. She already wanted to go to breakfast, so she's sold. She convinces Hunter to go along.
But he's not that thrilled about it.
Hunter is having a salad for breakfast. What a rebel.
Sporty doesn't know how Hunter stays alive eating that rabbit food. Hunter says, "I supplement my diet by eating informants who waste my time." Hunter, it seems, is not a morning person.
Sporty figures that since they've put out photos and all, the guy they're looking for must be "a gentleman of substantial value."
McCall tells him that for anything over a hundred bucks they have to go through channels, etc etc.
Sporty explains that this is worth far more than that.
...I love him.
Hunter does his little speech about "I will gladly give you $300 tomorrow for Victor Santoro today."
Sporty tells them about the guy showing up at the clinic.
They're like, dude, you know you have to report gunshot wounds.
She's like, dudes, I would have if the bullet was still IN him, but I'd never see the guy again if I had. She tells them she patched him up and told him to come back in 2 days if he didn't want to die, and that she hasn't seen him since.
So ... stakeout.
"Is that the guy?"
"Nope."
"That's the guy."
Then, oh my God, there's this boring scene where they follow Santoro, tag teaming it so they don't get made, blah blah so boring so I will spare you from two whole minutes of this shit, and skip to the bit where they end up in a shabby neighborhood:
Santoro goes into this house.
Who is he clinking cups with?
No, really, who could it possibly BE?
Who is it? The suspense is killing me.
Oh, it's Neil Jordan. Yeah, I'd guessed this a million years ago and was kidding about all that 'who is it' stuff.
Hunter hadn't guessed and he is PISSED.
So he cuffs his ex-partner.
"C'mon, partner..."
"No, SHE'S my partner!" You tell him, Hunter.
They take Jordan to Stevens' office at the DEA...
Jordan says that he needs 8 hours (or something; I'm not going back to look) to nab Corona (and clear his name).
I'll tell you something about "Hunter." They had like 12 minutes of wasted time in each episode where people walk to their cars, walk up to doors, dial entire phone numbers, drive, follow people, wait for people to answer doors, ride up or down elevators...
Here's a perfect example. This industrial overhead door takes sooo long to go up.
...And we see every agonizing second of the damn thing opening.
Now we get to watch them open up the back of this truck.
Look how bored they look. Me too, Criminal Guys, me too.
Hiding cocaine in dead cattle! Cool.
Our heroes crash through the door and run in.
Angry Bad Guy just gives up.
Not Corona; he makes a run for it!
Oh look. Another shootout.
Shooting, chasing. Chasing, shooting.
McCall's got to keep moving...
...into some more flattering light. Whew. She made it.
(Sorry some of these screencaps are blurry. People were, like, in motion and junk.)
McCall is by far the prettiest person in this warehouse. Possibly the prettiest to ever set foot in it!
Corona makes another run for it.
Hunter has shot him, but not fatally. They need him alive, to clear Jordan's name, remember?
Still the prettiest.
Still the tallest.
Still trying to make a crawl for freedom.
Finally, someone on "Hunter" who has been shot is actually bleeding. People often die from gunshot wounds on this show with no visible blood.
Damn, Young Agent isn't shooting to wound, is he?
Oh, blood from the mouth. If you bleed from your mouth on TV, you's dead.
Thanks for nothing, Young Agent. You've blown the whole case.
Young Agent is like, "Wait, killing the bad guy is bad? You guys do that almost every episode!"
Hunter lies to Jordan and says they took Corona alive, so Jordan can die thinking his name has been cleared.
The DEA is still disavowing knowledge that Jordan was a good guy rather than a bad guy.
What’s Going On Here? A friend of Hunter's is accused of killing his wife, but Hunter connects the crime to a man he arrested a long time ago instead.
Who’s That Guest Star? Ramon Bieri (tons of TV from the ‘60s-2001); William Smith (tons and tons of TV and movie work starting in the 1940s, and two more episodes of Hunter -- “Honorable Profession” and “The Fifth Victim” -- as a different character, Sal Drasso); Justin Lord (mostly episodic TV); Alan Blumenfeld (tons of TV); Jill Andre (she’s in my friends’ movie Ron & Laura Take Back America as well as TV and movie work since the ‘60s); Joey Green (episodic TV); Toni Attell (Behind the Green Door, episodic TV). Perry Cook as Mort, the coroner. (His name will be changed to Barney, and he is in 29 more episodes as the coroner).
Ramon Bieri as Charlie Coster
William Smith as Sgt. Neville Sigerson
Justin Lord as Officer Luther Wesson
Alan Blumenfeld as Ziggie, Police Mechanic
Jill Andre as the travel agent
Joey Green as Leon
Toni Attell as a policewoman
Perry Cook as Mort, later to be named Barney. ;-)
Where Can I Fast-Forward Through a Car Chase? Not enough to FF through.
Do Hunter and/or McCall Have Sex, and Does Their Partner Live Through The Episode? No sex. They’re busy watching that kid breakdance.
What Are They Wearing? McCall: 1. Same shiny lavender blouse w/ subtle blue polka dot pattern & gold/black necklace from the last episode, with dark grey slacks and low-heeled pumps, later with a purple blousy blazer over.
2. Silky white blouse, red knit sweater vest, black slacks, black/gold chunky necklace.
3. Goldenrod knit blouse, loosely belted with black belt, muted gold-beige skirt, black and gold chunky necklace, black and gold earrings, black pumps.
4. Royal blue blousy jacket or shirt, white slacks, white necklace.
Wow, This Is Old School: Break dancing at 08:30, more at 20:36 with bonus cassette boombox. At 24:38, an AMC Pacer drives by on Hollywood Blvd. They stopped making those cars in 1980.
Yup, that's an AMC Pacer all right.
What’s For Lunch? Hunter drinks from a styrofoam cup at 18:47.
Where In L.A.? When they pretend to arrest Leon at 20:39-22:23, it’s at 7051 Hollywood Blvd (at N Sycamore Ave). Sigerson drives past the Larchmont Medical Building at 321 N Larchmont Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90004. At 30:20 the car that shoots at Luther exits onto San Vicente Blvd near Citrus Ave. They show the yellow car they're using this week driving east on Santa Monica Blvd thru Vine (they use this intersection quite a bit on "Hunter"). The apartment building where Sigerson goes to see Charlie, and where Hunter chases down Sigerson, is at 1750-1752 N. Serrano Avenue, Hollywood. It’s the Trianon apartment building, built by actress Mary Pickford and her husband, actor Douglas Fairbanks Jr. in 1927 as an apartment building for actors and actresses. Go here: http://www.eastsidelalifestyle.com/2012/02/23/trianon/ for a photo of it and some info.
Larchmont Blvd.
Santa Monica Blvd driving east toward Vine Street
The Trianon apartments on Serrano between Franklin and Hollywood
It’s an X-File: BJ Davis played a cop in this episode of Hunter, and was stunt coordinator on the David Duchovny movie Playing God and did utility stunts on another Duchovny movie, The Rapture. Nick Eldredge (Sgt. Delroy) was in the X-Files Video Game. Alan Blumenfeld was in the 2006 movie The TV Set with David Duchovny.
Who Does Hunter Shoot, and Do They Die? Sigerson, at 46:20. Yes, he dies.
Is There Banter? Yes there is, at 04:51-05:09; totally cute.
Any Scenes Worth Watching? Nothing too special except the banter at 4:51-5:09.
It Works For Hunter: Nope.
Oops: Actor Alan Blumenfeld's last name is misspelled "Bulmenfeld" in the opening credits. Also, in the shot of the paddy wagon bringing in the gang members, if you look closely you can see the reflection of a boom mike and the light reflector screen.
"It's B-L-U-menfeld."
Boom mike's on the right door and the screen's down at the bottom on the left door.
Note: The title “Think Blue” refers to cops in this episode. But I prefer to think of it as referring to my beloved Los Angeles Dodgers. Also, the Clips and Creams are most certainly referring to the real L.A. gangs the Crips and Bloods.
Bonus Script! The script for this episode can be read at Wonderful World of Hunter, HERE.
What’s Going On Here? Hunter is blamed for the murder of a government witness that he and McCall were assigned to protect.
Who’s That Guest Star? Jonathan Banks (Breaking Bad, Wiseguy); Mills Watson (The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo); Vic Polizos (lots of episodic TV including a memorable role on The X-Files); Patti Tippo (episodic TV and a regular on Sledge Hammer! for a year). Bruce Davison as Capt Wyler; James Whitmore Jr. as Terwilliger.
Jonathan Banks as Det. Gary Krewson
Mills Watson as Det. Ray Longmire
Vic Polizos as Gustav Fabro
Patti Tippo as Mandy Topaz
James Whitmore Jr. (left) as BernieTerwilliger and Bruce Davison (right) as Capt. Wyler. Hunter's Hawaiian shirt as itself.
Where Can I Fast-Forward Through a Car Chase? Not a car chase, but at 38:55, there’s a montage of Hunter & McCall questioning liquor store employees.
Do Hunter and/or McCall Have Sex, and Does Their Partner Live Through The Episode? There is no sex but there almost was, and we were cheated. Cheated, I tell you!! (See bonus #2 below.)
There are candles and a nice dinner, and hugging, but no sex.
What Are They Wearing? McCall: 1. dark red slacks and jacket over red/grey/black striped shirt, black boots:
2. Jeans, royal blue blouse, gold & red brooch at the neck, teal cable-knit sweater with wide/low neckline, blue earrings.
3. Royal blue blouse with greenish paisley pattern, jeans.
4. Dark blue blouse, navy slacks, long silver necklace, silver earrings.
5. White skirt, blue blousy belted top, white pumps, dark grey coat, silver necklace, silver and blue earrings.
6. Light beige pant suit, dark blouse, off-white pumps.
7. Royal blue blouse, black, silver necklace & earrings, black purse.
8. Black slacks, white blouse with black triangular bits, like polka dots only less dotty, black earrings.
Hunter: 1. Brown t-shirt, jeans.
2. Plaid casual button-down shirt over the same brown t-shirt and jeans.
4. Tan jacket over grey t-shirt, jeans.
5. Back to outfit #1 with tan jacket.
6. Back to outfit #2.
7. Outfit #1 with added blue Hawaiian shirt on top. (Seriously, why does he love this brown t-shirt so much?). Also, does anyone know who this guy is with Hunter? He's just there for this little scene where they talk about the Raiders while the guy -- who's taller than 6'6" Fred Dryer -- passes by. I figure maybe it's a football friend of Dryer's or something, but I don't know, so yell if you do. Thanks!
8. OMG, same brown t-shirt and jeans. Did they blow their wardrobe budget this early in the season?
Wow, This Is Old School: Rollerdancing, dolphin shorts & legwarmers at 01:54. Cassette recorder at 41:56.
What’s For Lunch? Pizza,at 13:46. Eggplant Parmesan at 18:20.
Where In L.A.? Lots of Venice Beach in the teaser, down around Speedway and Windward, then Hunter jumps in the van around 17th Ave. (The car chase that follows is nowhere near Venice, but Fabro emerges down at Venice Beach again anyway.) Once again the old City Hall in Culver City doubles for the Metro PD station. The "St. Claire Hotel" is really the Sheraton Delfino at 530 Pico Blvd in Santa Monica. The stairs from PCH up to Ocean Avenue (between Broadway & Santa Monica Blvd) in Santa Monica. Later, at 38:48, they drive by the entrance to the Santa Monica Pier.
The City Hall in Culver City, aka Metro PD.
The steps up to Ocean Avenue in Santa Monica. That's the Santa Monica Pier in the background. And the Pacific Ocean, too.
Santa Monica Pier entrance.
This is now the Sheraton Delfina hotel in Santa Monica.
It’s an X-File: Vic Polizos (Fabro) played Lt. Frank Burst in the XF episode “Pusher.” It's one of the best episodes; you should watch it!
Who Does Hunter Shoot, and Do They Die? He shoots no-one.
But he does put Fabro in a chokehold.
Any Scenes Worth Watching? All the Hunter/McCall scenes in the hotel are good, so don’t skip any of those. The scene on the stairs at 32:15.
Is There Banter? At 02:22, there is football-related banter. A little bit o’ banter at 11:11-11:32. The final scene has some cute banter as well.
It Works For Hunter: Nope.
Oops: When they are about to go to their hotel room duty for the second time, McCall’s wearing outfit #2 from “what are they wearing” above. But in the hotel, Hunter’s wearing his same outfit #2 and she’s changed to outfit #3 for no reason. Then the NEXT night, she’s wearing outfit #2.
And at 10:40 or so, Hunter starts to put on his jacket, and then at 10:47 he puts it on again.
Bonus: The scene from the credits where Hunter rides a bike is from this episode (at 5:52), and the scene where they’re walking up the stairs at 32:27 is also in the opening credits.
Bonus #2: The original script, where Hunter and McCall sleep together while in the hotel guarding Fabro, can be read at the Wonderful World of Hunter, HERE. The love scene was replaced by the scene where McCall talks about being sad that someday she’ll having to quit being a cop so she can have a family, and says that she won’t marry another cop.
Bonus screencaps:
Down at Venice Beach.
Hunter loves a toothpick.
Then there's this car chase. Blah blah boring, and Fabro emerges back on Venice Beach.
Legwarmers, roller skates, dolphin shorts... that girl's got 1985 down, though really she's more 1983 if you ask me. Get up to speed, skater girl extra!
Hunter "borrows" a bike from a rental place.
Hunter pays up on the bet.
"Ten lousy dollars for you," he tells McCall. "You're very lucky the Raiders have injuries."
Not a very clear shot, but I'm a bit worried about his devilish smile.
The captain calls them in for a chat.
Wyler: "I suppose you found it absolutely necessary to subdue a suspect with a chokehold in front of a busload of tourists."
"Yeah, I did," says Hunter. "The guy took a shot at me in public; he coulda killed somebody."
"You can just add it to the rest of his charges, Captain," McCall adds.
Hearing that there won't be any charges if he gives up Warren Heywood, McCall is incredulous. "State Senator Heywood??"
Wyler explains that Heywood had a witness killed back in the day, and Fabro is the one he hired to do the job. Now, if Fabro rats on Heywood, they'll let Fabro go and put him in the Witness Protection Program.
Hunter does not approve of a killer like Fabro getting a deal.
Fabro will be squirrelled away, the captain says, and he'll be guarded in two 12-hour shifts: Hunter/McCall and the other two officers and Wyler are going to be the only people who know anything about it.
They're pretty excited about it.
Heywood tells reporters he doesn't know Fabro. Yeah, he lies and junk.
"Being cooped up in this hotel room guarding Mr. Armpit of 1985 ... I could really learn to hate the captain."
Good Housekeeping
, really? Does that magazine tell you how to patch bullet holes and get blood out of your flooring?
The relief shows up for their shift. It's Krewson and Longmire.
For once, the fact that Hunter is putting on his jacket makes sense.
Out in the hall, Hunter snarls a lot and says he doesn't like Krewson because he's a bad cop. He says the streets were miraculously cleaner when Krewson was pulled off of Vice. "I hate his guts." As they get in the elevator, this is McCall's face as she says, "What do you
really
think about the guy, though??"
They spy Pauly the Informer, waiting for them behind the station.
He says there's big money for information on where the cops have got Fabro stashed.
They fake that they have no idea what he's talking about, and turn to leave.
"Wait, I don't get nothin' for this?"
Hunter gives him this look, but then gives him some cash anyway. He's a softie at heart.
Back they go to the St. Claire Hotel.
Fabro says he doesn't want pizza. Hunter says Fabro will eat pizza.
Mcall shows disbelief when Hunter tells her he knows how to cook eggplant parmesan.He says he learned from his mom, "the best cook in the Western hemisphere."
Also, I'll tell you what, we loved us some paisley in 1985.
"Hey, what's on TV tomorrow night?"
She says there's a Gene Kelly movie on and she loves musicals.
Hunter says he'll cook up something for them and they'll watch the movie tomorrow night. Such a sneaky way to ask for a date, really. I mean, she's already going to be there and can't say no. It's like that thing guys do where they make a bet with a girl, one that they know they'll lose, and the loser has to by the winner dinner, instead of risking rejection by actually asking a girl out. Sly, Hunter, sly.
Krewson shows up at a junkyard-type place and meets up with a guy named Rogan. Rogan says he knows Fabro's stashed at the St. Claire, and that they considered Longmire (nope, he's a drunk), Hunter (nope, he's a fanatic) and McCall (nope, she's a woman). They picked Krewson because he kept his cool when things went wrong on some Vice thing back in the day. Obviously, Krewson's a bad cop and he's in with the bad guys. Also, I trust no man who doesn't know how to put a baseball hat on his head. That thing sits on top of his head like it's the wrong size. It's a baseball cap, and his head doesn't look out of the range of normal-sized. WTF? Why's it sitting on his head all funny? Even if he wasn't a bad guy, I'd have no love for him because of this.
(
This is Richard Foronjy as Rogan. He was in "Carlito's Way, the TV series "Under Suspicion," "Once Upon a Time in America" -- as a character nicknamed 'Fartface' no less -- and "Midnight Run.")
Anyway, he gives Krewson $100K now, with $200K more to come when the job's done. He says it has to look like Fabro became despondent and took a leap. Krewson takes the money. Bad Cop!
The Date.
"
This is good..."
"This is
really
good! I can't believe I've known you all this time and you've never told me about this! ... Did you really cook this?"
"C'mon, have some faith in me."
It's McCall's turn to let Fabro out of his room when he knocks this time.
This is her thanks. He flashes her. He must be really bored in there 'cause there's no reason for this.
The patented McCall Eye Roll™.
Hunter looks up to see what the big deal is.
...I guess he decides it's not a big deal.
Hunter pushes Fabro back into his room at this point. Thank goodness.
Hunter calls his mom. Thanks her for making the eggplant parmesan, says McCall loved it.
He doesn't notice that McCall has awakened and is listening to his conversation.
"Tomorrow can you make a Neapolitan pizza? Thanks, Mom, I love you."
"Busted."
"First of all, I can cook; believe me. Number Two is, we've been in this dump for three or four days, and I just wanted things to be perfect for you."
"You still owe me a meal. Cooked by YOU, not your mom."
"You got it."
Krewson and Longmire show up for their shift and there's more animosity when Krewson jokes that Hunter & McCall are 'playing house.' Hunter says, "I don't like you or your sense of humor," and our heroes leave
Later, after Longmire falls asleep, Krewson pours a bottle of hard liquor (looks like Jack Daniel's) down the toilet.
The next night...
He's just sitting like that staring at her. Creepy. "Are you okay?" he asks. She says yes. "Hey," he says. "I've been wanting to talk to you about, uh ... your state of mind, ever since the rape, and I haven't had the opportunity; is everything okay with you?"
"Yeah, it's okay, it's not that. ... I'm just gonna miss this lousy job, can you believe that?"
He can't. "You're gonna miss this? Four days in a hotel, babysitting some maniac?"
"Yeah, I'm gonna miss this... I'm gonna miss all of it. Can't be a cop forever. I mean, my biological clock is ticking; one of these days I'm gonna have to stop being a cop so I can start having children."
"Just makes me kind of sad. To have to leave something that I like so much."
"I'm gonna miss it. I'm gonna miss you, too. What are you gonna do without me, huh?"
(The camera stays on her for this whole bit, by the way, so no Hunter shots here until she's done.)
Hunter says, "I don't know. But you don't have to give anything up."
"Yeah, I do," she says. "Being a cop is hardly conducive to having children and a husband; you know that."
"I do want a family; it's something I have to have one day."
"And he won't be a cop. I tried that once. His death was so senseless."
"That's just something I ... couldn't handle again."
"What Steve and I had was ... so good. It was so special."
::sound of me weeping and/or getting a cavity::
Hark! A noise! There is a ruckus outside, a woman screaming. Hunter: "Set-up."
McCall finds a couple fighting.
They assure her they're fine and that they'll be quiet now.
McCall calls in and says she just broke up a little fight and wants to know who's registered in that room, just to check. Meanwhile, Longmire and Krewson show up for their babysitting shift.
Longmire finds the empty bottle of Jack, and Krewson says Longmire probably finished it last night. "It was half full, I know," says Longmire. With no booze in the room, he gets the shakes, and Krewson says that if Longmire goes to get a drink, he'll cover for him, but that Longmire has to get some help for his alcoholism.
With Longmire gone, Krewson wakes up Fabro and pistol-whips him, saying, "Heywood just wanted to say hello."
In the morning, a driver sees something horrible down on the ground below the hotel.
Up in the room, the phone rings. We see Fabro's empty bed and we hear Krewson saying, "What? If this is a joke it's not funny." He and Longmire enter Fabro's room to find the empty bed, an open window, and sirens outside.
Krewson says, "I guess even Fabro had a conscience."
Longmire: "He jumped out??"
Krewson: "Either that or Hunter tossed him."
"Lemme get this straight. I'm being suspended without pay pending an investigation from IA, is this correct?"
The captain says that Terwilliger is in charge of the inquiry.
Terwilliger: "Believe me, Hunter, I have nothing against you personally."
Wyler: "Look, you were alone with the guy for two to three minutes so an investigation is obligatory. Anything else?"
"Yeah, there's something else!! Why am I the scapegoat here? Why have I been singled out for suspension?"
His face! HAHAHAHAAAAAA. He explains, angrily, that he was standing in the doorway of the hall while McCall dealt with the quarreling couple.
Wyler says he believes Fabro jumped on his own, but that Central HQ has ordered an investigation, and that Hunter is to stay out of it.
"You guys are nuts."
McCall: "I wanted to say I'm sorry."
"I'm sorry about the other night. If I could do anything to change it I would."
"You don't have to apologize. You needed the shoulder to lean on, and I'm just kind of ... flattered that you chose mine."
And OF COURSE there has to be The Putting On of the Jacket.
"No, Rick, that's not what I meant."
"That was just something in my life I needed to talk through, and I needed to do it with somebody that I liked and I knew I could trust. ... I meant about not covering for you. I should've said that I saw you standing in the doorway, that I saw you there the whole time."
"You don't have to lie. There's no need for you to lie."
"Would've saved you from getting suspended."
"You told the truth."
Hunter asks Longmire for a lift, and in the car, Longmire says he's sorry about Hunter's badge being pulled, when Fabro took a header. Hunter doesn't agree. Angrily. "He didn't take a header, that was no suicide; he was murdered and you know it!"
"The coroner puts time of death around midnight, give or take a few hours." That'd mean it happened just before Hunter/McCall left or just after Krewson/Longmire arrived. Hunter says it wasn't him or McCall, so that leaves Longmire or Krewson.
Hunter asks if Longmire left Krewson alone at all that night... maybe to go out and get a bottle? Longmire says no. Hunter knows he's lying and says he's going to prove it.
...I guess Longmire lives at the beach.
Where he drinks.
At this point, Krewson punches Lngmire in the kidney, then clocks him over the head and he falls to the ground. Krewson fills a bucket with seawater, and comes back where he's hogtied Longmire, and starts pouring the sea water in Longmire's mouth. Longmire sputters. Cut to commercial.
Hunter's back on active duty, yay! Terwilliger comments that Hunter doesn't seem all that appreciative.
"Appreciative, Bernie? No. I always knew I didn't do it. ... Don't you think it was nice of Longmire to leave a typewritten confession before he drowned?"
"Bummer about the Raiders, huh, Hunter?"
McCall says they just found $50,000 in a trunk at Longmire's house. Hunter: "Bull; I'm not buying that!"
Seriously. Look at this hat. WTF? Who wears a hat sitting on top of their head like that?? As a Dodger fan and a human being, I hate him.
"I talked to Longmire the day he died," Hunter says. "He didn't do it."
They talk about stuff here but I'm just marveling at Hunter's arms.
Okay, okay. I'll sum up: Krewson puts the blame on Longmire. Krewson says he went out for the booze and that he's on suspension, and that Longmire tossed Fabro out the window, and otherwise where would Longmire have gotten the $50K?
Hunter does not believe that story. He says that was Krewson's money and that he must be a rich man for killing Fabro.
That's pretty much it. But nice arms again. When Hunter leaves, Krewson takes off his hat and throws it at the door. The hat thanks him.
Hunter and McCall have a wee montage as they question liquor store employees about Longmire buying booze that night.
White shoes after Labor Day, McCall? For shame.
When they come up empty at the liquor stores, McCall jokes that she wishes there was a number they could call, like 'Dial-A-Squeal.' This gives Hunter an idea.
Hunter approaches a gaggle of hookers. "Mandy Topaz?"
Mandy: "Yeah, did I win something?"
HUnter: "Yeah. Me."
Hunter recounts the fact that Mandy was caught with the credit cards of some guy she rolled.
"Tell me somethin' I don't know."
"Well, you could use someone on your side."
Mandy: "Like who?"
Hunter: "Funny you should ask."
McCall says there's this hooker who works out of the St. Claire, and shd swears she was on the elevator with a guy the night Fabro was killed, and the guy looked just like Longmire.
"Time to share the wealth, Gary." She says that if he cuts her in for a piece of his action she won't tell Hunter about the hooker. It'll stay just between them.
Krewson doesn't believe her. "Where's the wire?"
"Go ahead, take a look," she says. He says he'd like a strip search, though he doesn't take her up on it.
"Just remember, when you read that girl's report," McCall says, "you heard it here first."
When she walks away, Krewson yells, "Goodbye, Hunter, wherever you are!"
We hear Krewson's last line again on this old school cassette recorder.
"Well, it was a good try ... he didn't go for it."
"Sure he did. He can't afford not to."
Krewson checks into a hotel and asks the bellboy to get him a hooker. He gives Bobby the Bellboy $50 and says a friend recommended Mandy Topaz who hangs at the St. Claire.
Bobby's on it.
"Straight sex is $50 and for $100 you can get just about anything you want."
Krewson shows her a photo of Longmire, asks if she knows him.
Mandy says yes, that just like she already told the lady cop, she rode up in the elevator with him last Wednesday around 1:30am. Krewson gets creepy and Mandy tries to make a run for it out th door, but he catches her...
...And finds that she's wearing a wire. This can't be good for Mandy.
Before he can kill her or something, McCall and Hunter break the door down. Well, Hunter breaks it down. It's what he does.
There is shooting. I think Krewson's hit, because he falls back, and is about to fall out the window.
See what I mean? I don't know where he grabbed this sheet or curtain or whatever but he's holding on to for dear life.
Hunter runs to catch him, and has got him by his feet.
McCall grabs her handy-dandy tape recorder so they can make Krewson confess while they literally have his life in their hands.
He admits it was all him...
...That he pushed Fabro out the window, that Heywood paid him to do it, that he killed Longmire, blah blah he's such a bad guy and now the case is over.
McCall asks what Hunter's doing tonight. He says, "Same old same old, dinner at the White House, then the opera."
McCall: "Wanna have dinner with me instead? Only no opera."
Hunter: "Really?"
McCall: "Yeah. Call Ronnie and Nancy and cancel out." Oh the '80s!
"I feel like... eggplant parmiagiana a la Hunter."
"Wait a minute..."
"You owe me! It's pay-up time. You are gonna do some heavy cooking tonight, Big Guy. We're gonna go to the market, pick up eveything you need, and we'll just split the bill."
"Well, parmesan's out of season."
"Parmesan is not outta -- you're just sayin' that so you can bring in your mother again! No way! You are gonna do the cooking yourself. It's pay up time or it's shut up time."
"This is a very low thing you're doing ... force me into a confession."
"You don't cook, right?"
"That's right, I don't cook. But I can boil toast."
At this point they're both so cute I can barely stand them.
What’s Going On Here? The Captain sends Hunter and McCall to serve as technical advisors for a television police show (“Street Heat”) to keep them out of trouble. Unfortunately, the star of the show is killed, placing Hunter and McCall in the middle of another high-profile murder investigation.
Who’s That Guest Star? Gary Graham (TV version of Alien Nation, The Jace Hall Show); Jan Murray (old-school standup comedian and actor in both TV and film); Randee Heller (longtime TV character actress and the mom in Karate Kid I and III); Stephen Shortridge (Welcome Back, Kotter); Tim Russ (Star Trek: Voyager; this episode of Hunter is his earliest IMDb credit!); Jesse Ventura (former pro wrestler and Governor of Minnesota from 1999-2003); Robin Evans ('80s episodic TV). Rick Fitts (lots and lots of episodic TV) makes his third and final Hunter appearance as the cop on the scene of the first murder. Bruce Davison (Harry & the Hendersons on TV, X-Men & X2) as Captain Wyler.
Gary Graham as David Talon
Jan Murray as Bay Fetner
Randee Heller as Peg Sullivan
Stephen Shortridge as J.J. Hendrix
Jesse Ventura as Jesse
Robin Evans as Cindy Larwin
Rick Fitts as Ray
Where Can I Fast-Forward Through a Car Chase? You can’t.
Do Hunter and/or McCall Have Sex, and Does Their Partner Live Through The Episode? I’m sad to say this is yet another sex-free episode of “Hunter.”
Again, no sex??
"This is completely bogus."
What Are They Wearing? McCall: 1. Blue belted dress (her badge is on the belt), matching blue purse, a shockingly subtle red necklace, cute low-heeled red t-strap shoes, gold earrings:
(Look how freakin' pretty she is, for Pete's sake.)
2. Pale peachy pink blouse with shoulder pads, pale peachy pink slacks, matching dangly earrings. (I think this is the same outfit she wore in the last episode, "Rich Girl.")
3. Light blue suit w/ shirt-jacket & shorts, dangly silver and black earrings, flat tan sandals:
5. Cleaning lady getup: scarf/do-rag on her head, white plaid dress covered with light brown cover-up, sunglasses so big she could be an honorary Olsen twin, dark blue socks, white nurse’s shoes.
6. Robe over her coral jumpsuit, strawberry blonde wig.
7. White and black blouse, white slacks, white/gold/brown chunky necklace, gold earrings:
Hunter: The usual sports coats, button-down shirts, ties, and slacks, except for that one awesome time where he wasn't wearing a shirt:
Wow, This Is Old School: McCall listens to a cassette Walkman at 24:20 and 26:27. Payphone at 37:35, and McCall uses one at 41:28 (I know, payphones still exist, but they’re not nearly as ubiquitous now and cops have cell phones and walkie-talkies so they’d never need to use one). They pass a Crown Books at 42:23.
What’s For Lunch? In the scene starting at 09:55, Hunter and McCall drink out of Styrofoam cups and I assume it’s water because at the end of the scene Hunter says he needs coffee. They hold champagne at the party though we never actually see them sip it. At 22:21 McCall drinks coffee. At 37:28 Hunter drinks water from a tiny cup.
Where In L.A.? Culver City’s old City Hall fills in for the police station again. For the TV shoot, they supposedly go to Saticoy and Vineland, which is in Sun Valley. They go to a hotel “on 3rd and Fountain” but we don’t see the exterior, not to mention the fact that 3rd and Fountain run parallel to each other and never cross. At 07:51 they drive past the Hollywood Wax Museum, which is at 6767 Hollywood Blvd just east of Highland - they’re going West, which means they’re heading the wrong way if they’re going to Sun Valley, which is where they’re supposedly going. Later, they go to the Hollywood Wax Museum, actually parking in front of it and going inside; on the show they call it the "Sunset Wax Museum." At the time this museum was owned by Madame Tussaud’s, but now it’s not and it’s the cheesiest, worst wax museum in the world, and Madame Tussaud’s is in a different location. At 08:04 you see the reverse angle of the Hollywood Theater (showing "A View to a Kill"); that theater is now the Hollywood Guinness World Records Museum at 6764 Hollywood Boulevard. At 22:33, the "Tower Medical Center" is really an office building at 4640 Lankershim Blvd in North Hollywood. They used it quite a few times on the show.
City Hall in Culver City, pretending to be Metro PD.
The Hollywood Wax Museum
4640 Lankershim Blvd.
It’s an X-File: Jesse Ventura was also in the XF episode “Jose Chung’s ‘From Outer Space.’” Also, a total stretch, but actor Tim Russ was in an episode of 21 Jump Street with Steven Williams, who played X on X-Files. James Whitmore Jr. (Terwilliger) directed the XF episode “Fearful Symmetry.”
James Whitmore Jr. as Terwilliger
Who Does Hunter Shoot, and Do They Die? He doesn’t shoot our suspect, but Hunter does impale him on a poleaxe; that’s gotta be worth something. And yes, the guy dies.
Any Scenes Worth Watching? At 07:00-07:45, some Hunter/McCall cuteness about whether she’s got the hots for J.J. … Cute final scene too.
Is There Banter? The 07:00 scene could probably pass as banter. At 10:00 or so, Hunter says, “McCall, if this J.J. Hendrix keeps flashing you those pearly whites, you’re gonna need to buy an awful large pair of sunglasses.” She replies, “Can I help it if the guy likes what he sees?” … At 22:13, McCall says, “I called you last night; you didn’t answer. Where were you?” Hunter: “I was out jogging.” McCall: “Oh, is that what they call that now?” Hunter: “You’re a laugh riot, Alice.”
It Works For Hunter: Are we all done with “works for me?” Will he ever say it again? Because it’s been a long time since he did. He hasn’t said it yet in Season 2.
Bonus: McCall picks a lock at 26:00.
Bonus Bonus: Just click. You won't be sorry.
Bonus #2: Shirtless!Hunter at 22:00. You’re welcome.
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What’s Going On Here? Hunter and McCall investigate the attempted shooting of a wealthy businessman whose young wife is the prime suspect.
Who’s That Guest Star? Dorian Lopinto (One Life to Live, Secret World of Alex Mack); K Callen (Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, & writer of showbiz reference books); John Calvin (lots of episodic TV and was a regular on The Paul Lynde Show and Tales of the Gold Monkey); Tonja Walker (lots of soaps; see below under “bonus”); Michael Evans (Y&R, Bye Bye Birdie, episodic TV). Bruce Davison (most notably the TV series Harry & the Hendersons and the X-Men movies) as Capt. Dolan.
Dorian Lopinto as Cynthia Flagg
K Callan as Mrs. Jorgensen
John Calvin as Bradley Woolsey
Tonja Walker as Claire Jorgensen
Michael Evans as Rudyard
John McLiam as Dr. Harry Montclair
Lois Hamilton as Ginger Flagg
Robert Rockwell as Ralph Flagg
Bruce Davison as Captain Wyler
Where Can I Fast-Forward Through a Car Chase? Not a car chase, but feel free to FF the scene from 20:00-21:09 (Cynthia & Bradley drive to the golf course; he looks happy to have her where he wants her; she looks annoyed; terrible music plays over the whole thing). Another similar scene from 26:44-27:43 where Cynthia drives home. The penultimate scene is set to music, too, and goes from 43:22-47:10. Cynthia has just found out she’s cut off from all her funds and drives her car, looking sad, goes home, dumps a ton of pills into a container of ice cream, and eats it. Poor little rich girl. (See “Sadness” note at the bottom of this post for more on this.)
Do Hunter and/or McCall Have Sex, and Does Their Partner Live Through The Episode? Undercover!Hunter kisses Cynthia at 33:01, and flirts with the legal secretary, but there’s no serious smutting in this episode.
What Are They Wearing? McCall: 1. Purple blazer and skirt, dark pink top, gold and dark purple chunky necklace & matching earrings, purple pumps:
2. Light peach or pink sorta wrappy short-sleeved top over peach or pink slacks, flats, dangly earrings (honestly, when I first saw it I thought she was going undercover as a masseuse or something, but no, apparently it's just a random pink outfit):
3. Navy blue shirt with white accents, white tennis skirt with navy accents:
2a: Then randomly back to the pink outfit.
3. Royal blue suit with royal blue blouse underneath, chunky reddish necklace, chunky earrings, and the same blue t-straps she wore the “Night of the Dragons.” (We just saw the necklace in the last episode, "The Biggest Man in Town.")
… Hunter: The usual sports coats/button-down shirts/ties/slacks. He also wears a polo shirt with pleated pants.
Wow, This Is Old School: Payphones at 32:16. Typewriters at the law office and police station. Hunter's answering machine at 29:29.
What’s For Lunch? McCall has some coffee at the station house. Later, McCall drinks what look like orange juice at the country club.
Where In L.A.? The exterior of the courthouse, I'm pretty sure, is the actual district courthouse at 312 N. Spring Street in downtown L.A. (though we see the side that's on Temple Street). Wilshire Memorial Hospital was really Centinela Freeman Regional Medical Center, Memorial Campus, aka Daniel Freeman Memorial Hospital, in Inglewood. It's closed now at this campus but the building is still there, painted a different color, on Prairie Avenue between Grace Ave and Howland Drive. (Thanks to Daniel for finding that for me!) When Cynthia goes for a drive at the end of the episode, she turns around at the corner of Kearsage and Bundy, in Brentwood, and goes home from there.
The district courthouse downtown.
Centinela Freeman Regional Medical Center in Inglewood.
It’s an X-File: James Whitmore Jr. also directed the X-Files episode “Fearful Symmetry,” and Norma Lee was a hairstylist on XF (in “unknown episodes” according to IMDb) as well as 151 episodes of Hunter.
(That's Michael Evans in the shot; James Whitmore just directed the episode.)
Who Does Hunter Shoot, and Do They Die? Nobody gets shot by either of our heroes.
Any Scenes Worth Watching? The scene at 09:48-10:41 is cute.
Is There Banter? When asked how long he’s been a cop, Hunter answers, “Eleven hard, painful years.” … McCall, talking about a supposed female suicide jumper, says “If I was going to take a fourteen story dive, I can tell you this much; I sure as hell wouldn’t take my purse with me.” (It’s more the delivery that makes it banter on that one.) ... McCall finds Hunter a former basketball player he can pose as and says, "Same age... 6 feet 5," and Hunter says, "...I'm 6'6"." McCall: "No-one's going to measure you."
It Works For Hunter: Not in this episode.
Bonus: The first of many instances of recognizable soap stars! Dorian Lopinto was on The Doctors and also played Samantha on OLTL; Tonja Walker was on GH, OLTL, Passions, and Guiding Light; and Michael Evans played Col Douglas Austin on Y&R.
Bonus #2: The script! HERE at The Wonderful World of Hunter. The original title was "Coma" and there's a wacky scene that was cut from the first act about people trying to park in spaces reserved for people with disabilities; it shows the difference in McCall and Hunter's styles of dealing with people.
Oops: At 44:01 we see a crew member's reflection in the chrome on Cynthia's Rolls Royce.
Sadness: Here is the scene that starts at 26:45 with the original Hall & Oates "Rich Girl": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udfNONoWaRk (Thanks to dwightfan2013 on YouTube for posting it and to ninecatzs on YouTube for pointing me to it!) I'm guessing they changed the episode title when they decided to use "Rich Girl." Or vice-versa.
Other music written into the script: "Saved by Zero: by The Fixx (not on my DVDs, no idea if it was there in 1985), and the last scene was set to "Ashes in My Hand" by Marianne Faithfull -- I'm not sure if they used her version or not 'cause I"ve never seen the original version. You can listen to the song on YouTube: OMG it's so depressing, you guys. But click anyway.
Bonus screencaps:
....I have a question about the makeup on the woman on the left. Why?
...And then there was a stepmother/stepdaughter catfight that McCall had to break up.
Um, watch out, lady, there's a guy sneaking up on you...
Alas, my warning came too late. Say goodbye to Ginger.
Cynthia is regretting throwing her lot in with Bradley.
Hunter invites himself along for a round of golf.
Hunter's wearing a wire and McCall can hear him.
Bradley thinks Hunter (aka Lloyd Hackly) is trying to horn in on the millions Cynthia's about to inherit, and Bradley wants all those millions for himself.
(Exeunt Bradley, in a huff.)
(I'm not watching the episode at the moment, just looking through my screencaps, but I like to imagine that McCall's hissing at Wyler like a snake at this point.)
Wyler's like, "Yeah, yeah, I've been hissed at before and I'll be hissed at again."
Oh my GOD, Bradley, stop pawing at poor Cynthia. She doesn't even like you and she's gonna let you in on her money. Isn't that enough?
If I were a guy, that's pretty much the last look I'd want to see on the face of the woman I plan to spend the rest of my life with, $100 million or not.
Yeah, I'd be happier out to lunch with "Lloyd" too. That Bradley gets on my last nerve.
McCall is listening in on their lunch date.
Like I said, I'm not looking at the actual episode, but I feel pretty safe assuming that Hunter's being charming, right?
He's making McCall smile in her car, for Pete's sake.
Well, he simply must have been charming if Cynthia took him to her big fancy house for a makeout session. Right?
Enter Bradley, displeased that his $100 million ticket is making out with "Lloyd."
"Well, Cynthia, it's been nice, but I'm going to leave, and you can take care of this jerk on your floor."
That's not what Hunter meant, not even in my made-up scenario.
So of course Hunter crashes through a window, because there aren't any car chases in this episode so they needed something for the stunt people to do.
Cynthia claims Bradley tried to rape her, and so she shot and killed him. He did pretty much rape her earlier in the episode, but not just now.
"My pretty white dress is ruined."
Claire is ridiculously happy to see Hunter again.
Honestly. I can barely stand how cute McCall is, with her "four moods in four seconds" thing.
This week's car is blue. And not completely falling apart!
Cynthia's dad is still alive, you guys. That's why the episode was going to be called "Coma," and why Cynthia hadn't yet inherited her $100 million.
They explain to Dr. Montclair that they want to tell Cynthia's dad that Cynthia's the one who killed his wife and tried to kill him.
Montclair is not happy to hear this, but he agrees to let McCall talk to Mr. Flagg.
Mrs. Jorgenson and our heroes explain to Cynthia that her father has cut her off, and that if she wants to inherit his money, she'll have to help them solve the crimes. Which would implicate her. So now Cynthia is broke.
Cynthia calls her dad, but he won't take the call. Poor little rich girl.
I used to have trouble swallowing pills, so my mom would crush them up in ice cream. But Cynthia's going too far with that idea. Those are ALL the pills. And they're not just baby aspirin, either.
Cynthia is in a prison of her own making, see. SYMBOLISM.
I'm so depressed now. I need something to make me feel better.
What’s Going On Here? Hunter and McCall go undercover to investigate the murder of an accountant in a small town.
Who’s That Guest Star? Stuart Whitman (tons of TV from the ‘50s-‘90s); Nana Visitor (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Wildfire, Family Guy); Don Stroud (Tons of stuff including The New Mike Hammer and Django Unchained); Gregory Itzin (Covert Affairs, The Mentalist, Murder One, tons of TV from the ‘80s to the present). Bruce Davison as Capt. Wyler.
Stuart Whitman as Raymond Bellamy
Nana Visitor as Amy Laurton
Don Stroud as Sheriff Johnson
Gregory Itzin as Charlie Latimer
Bruce Davison as Captain Wyler
Where Can I Fast-Forward Through a Car Chase? I don’t believe you can.
Do Hunter and/or McCall Have Sex, and Does Their Partner Live Through The Episode? No sex for our heroes.
Again no sex?
That would be correct. Phhbbbt.
What Are They Wearing? McCall: 1. White blousy belted top under longish red casual jacket/sweater, black skirt, black pumps, black belt, chunky necklace, silver earrings.
2. Magenta blouse, magenta jacket, magenta earrings, chunky necklace. It's magenta, as you might have guessed.
3. Naked in the bath, then a towel.
4. Red jumpsuit, long gold necklace, metallic (I assume gold) pumps.
5. Periwinkle top and skirt, nubby periwinkle sweater, chunky pastel necklace, chunky belt, chunky earrings.
6. Dark aqua tank top, light blue jeans, crazy silver necklace.
7. Royal blue dress or top with blue/purple belty thing and big chunky gold jewelry.
8. Red sleeveless blouse, jeans, black boots, chunky silver earrings. I'd like someone to follow me around with that lighting setup, btw.
"Hi, I'm Dee Dee McCall. And I'm BADASS."
9. Magenta outfit with a magenta jacket, chunky necklace and earrings, same outfit as #2, I think.
What's Hunter wearing? The usual sports coats/button-down shirts/ties/slacks, plus: 1. Blue Hawaiian shirt and jeans.
2. White V-neck t-shirt, jeans.
3. A different blue Hawaiian shirt and jeans.
... 4 etc: various incarnations of t-shirt/Hawaiian shirt/jeans combo.
Wow, This Is Old School: In montages, women are seen wearing legwarmers while jogging and riding bicycles. At 08:00 there are a couple of old-school gas pumps. Hunter uses a payphone at 08:39 and we see another payphone at 37:20. Amy uses a typewriter to make Hunter, posing as "Rick Stoner," a temporary library card.
What’s For Lunch? McCall and Hunter drink bottled water in the post-bathtub scene. At 17:25, Hunter eats some toast with jam. At 26:56 Hunter sips a drink poolside.
Where In L.A.? In the teaser, at 03:30 they drive on Ventura Blvd and turn right on Ethel Street, in Studio City. And Culver City’s old City Hall fills in for the Metro PD's police station.
It’s an X-File: Norma Lee was the hairstylist here and also worked on XF in “unknown episodes” according to IMDb. I had to work hard to find that, trust me.
Who Does Hunter Shoot, and Do They Die? Nobody. There's a shootout where nobody gets shot.
Honestly, just don't fuck with McCall.
Any Scenes Worth Watching? 11:00: Hunter bursts in on McCall taking a bubble bath for the second time in the series (the first was in the pilot). “Haven’t we done this before?” he asks. She answers, “Yes, and once was enough.” That and the following scene where she’s wearing a towel are both super-cute.
Is There Banter? McCall, who’s picked the lock of Hunter’s hotel room and taken a bath in there, is wearing only a towel when she says, “So say hello, Hunter.” Hunter: “Hello, Hunter.” A few minutes later, he spills his drink on himself and McCall says, "Sloppy," to which he replies, "Yeah, lemme use your towel, will you?" (She doesn't.)
It Works For Hunter: It does not work for Hunter.
Bonus: Enjoy Shirtless!Hunter at 15:15 and 40:01. Head to 17:00 for a gratuitous shot of bikini-clad breasts. At 19:22, Hunter has illegally entered Amy’s apartment. And in the ranch scene, it looks like Stepfanie Kramer really can ride a horse.
Oops? The second time we see McCall singing, for the first part of her set she's wearing the red outfit from the first time we saw her, and for the rest she's wearing a blue outfit. So they just grabbed a visual from earlier. Or maybe she changes clothes between sets? It's very confusing.
Bonus Script! - The script (originally titled "Big Man ... Small Town") can be read HERE at Wonderful World of Hunter.
Bonus Music: McCall goes undercover as a singer again! Sadly the bit where Stepfanie Kramer actually sings has been dubbed over with someone else’s voice for the DVD release, and two songs have been cut entirely. You can see the originals of Stepfanie Kramer singing on YouTube. “You Send Me” is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SoVEmSAurw0 and “The Search is Over” is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkCrPUuha4c
Bonus Screencaps:
Notice Hunter has a bunch of plain shirts in his closet, but instead he wears the same two Hawaiian shirts over and over, though he did wear That Light Blue Jacket to listen to McCall sing.
Amy arrives home to find Hunter waiting for her.
The sheriff comes looking for Hunter (aka Rick Stoner) but doesn't find him.
...Because of his ingenious hiding place behind the door.
McCall's like, "That tall guy over there? What about him?"
"You both came to town around the same time...you both registered at the same motel."
"I've never seen him before in my life."
(We barely even get to see this outfit because they cut the song off of the DVDs. DAMN YOU MILL CREEK.)
The Sheriff gets a bunch of his guys to beat up Hunter.
Hunter doesn't appreciate their not-so-warm reception.
Cut to: The next morning...
"Sergeant Rick Hunter, homicide,Los Angeles. I'm investigating the murder of Charles Latimer. I'm officially letting you know I'm in town and I expect the usual courtesy and cooperation accorded fellow police officers in the State of California."
Amy's got on some cool shoes.
Them's what we call "blackmail shoes."
Third episode in a row where McCall's been kidnapped and Hunter's had to untie her. Dear Season Two: Stop it. (She does not get kidnapped in the next episode, thank goodness. Sheesh.)
Don't worry; McCall doesn't hide behind this tree very long.
Bonus YouTube Screencaps from NineCatsz's YouTube channel -- she has the original songs with Stepfanie Kramer's real voice:
(Don't ask why they're different sizes. My life is complicated.)
What’s Going On Here? Hunter and McCall investigate the mysterious sniper shootings of blond women.
Who’s That Guest Star? James Cromwell (Babe, L.A. Confidential, American Horror Story); Jack Starrett (Blazing Saddles); John Walcutt (episodic TV & film); Joe Dorsey (episodic TV, The Longest Yard); Sandy Martin (Napoleon Dynamite, Big Love, episodic TV). Gary Crosby as Smitty; James Whitmore Jr. as Terwilliger; John Amos (West Wing, Coming to America) as Capt. Dolan.
Jack Starrett as Dennis Balzer
James Cromwell as Seymour Robins
Joe Dorsey as Whitlow
Sandy Martin as Iris Balzer
Where Can I Fast-Forward Through a Car Chase? If you like, you can FF through the pre-credit teaser (01:43- 03:33) with this info: there's a guy with a rifle with a scope, intercut with loving blond couple walking in the park, mellow ‘70s-sounding song playing over it; he shoots the girl at the end of the teaser. We don’t see his face but yeah, he’d be the title character in this episode. Also, 27:57-28:25 and 36:21-36:45.
Do Hunter and/or McCall Have Sex, and Does Their Partner Live Through The Episode? No sex. (This category picks up in later seasons, I promise.)
No sex? Really?
...I guess not.
What Are They Wearing? Hunter: The usual sport coats, button-down shirts, slacks and ties.
McCall: 1. Multicolored striped jacket, dark orange slacks, royal blue blouse, tan low-heeled shoes:
2. Dark red blouse, grey slacks, dark grey jacket, multicolored scarf, low-heeled black pumps:
3. Pink & black plaid jacket with black pocket square, black top, black slacks, gold necklace and earrings.
4. Light blue shirt, bright blue leather jacket, blondish wig with blue bandana holding a ponytail.
Outfit #4, where McCall's trying to lure the killer, 'cause he likes killing blondes. (It works.)
5. Pink & blue striped blouse, pink jacket, royal blue earrings, black boots.
6. Same blue bandana & wig with pink blouse, bright coral jacket, dark jeans, tennis shoes:
Outfit #6, again luring the killer into shooting at her. (It works.)
7. Yellow short-sleeved blouse under royal blue short-sleeved jacket, royal blue earrings.
McCall's 7th and last outfit for this episode.
Wow, This Is Old School: The radio on the bookshelf at 19:18. Dodger Stadium with its old seats in yellow/orange/blue/red. At 45:48, it’s mentioned that a first-class postage stamp was 22 cents. In the same scene, Hunter's using a typewriter.
What’s For Lunch? Nothing is for lunch. There is no lunch.
Where In L.A.? My beloved Dodger Stadium at 15:50. I think a lot of the episode was shot up there in Elysian Park and the surrounding area, and I'm pretty sure the chase scene arond 27:40 is above Dodger Stadium too. … They talk about the “Chandler Park precinct” which is probably this area, which includes Whitnal Highway Park North: http://wikimapia.org/1515167/Chandler-Park-North-Hollywood -- but I doubt it’s the park they show in the episode, which is hilly and more likely in the Dodger Stadium area. At 36:48, Carlton Liquor store, which is now closed but was at 1610 N Gower Street just south of Hollywood Blvd.
It’s an X-File: James Whitmore Jr. directed this and also directed the X-Files episode “Fearful Symmetry,” which I cannot recommend.
James Whitmore (right) as Terwilliger.
Who Does Hunter Shoot, and Do They Die? Balzer at 44:45. Yup, dead.
Any Scenes Worth Watching? 33:17-34:13 is cute.
Is There Banter? Not really. Some cuteness but nothing I’d classify as banter.
It Works For Hunter: No it doesn’t.
Bonus: At 17:34, Hunter and McCall knock on a suspect’s door after hearing he didn’t go to work. When he doesn’t answer within, oh, ten seconds, Hunter kicks the door down, as you do. Because that’s easier than asking the manager for a key.
Bonus #2: Use of the word “bailiwick” in the conversation at 25:25.
Note: Suzanne tells me that originally, Barry McGuire's "Eve of Destruction" was the song in the opening montage.
Bonus screencaps:
Finding out that the IRS is hanging around this week.
Hunter and Captain Dolan (John Amos)
Hunter's car got blown to bits last week so now there's this green Plymouth. Dunno if it's his or the police department's.
Whitlow is very enthusiastic about shooting people.
...I just imagine them framing this shot and it taking forever to get right.
Terrible ties this week; those knit ties just didn't hang right.
Okay, I guess it's just the one same tie that sucks twice in different scenes.
I'm not sure what was said here but McCall's laugh is pretty.
Okay. Hunter DOES stick his ass out when she shoots. Hey, whatever works for him.
Gary Crosby as Smitty.
McCall kissing some guy while she's undercover. I don't know if we even know who that guy is! Is he undercover too? Or is he just some lucky schmo?
Handsome Hunter.
This can't be good...
Action!McCall
McCall will shoot you if she has to.
Hunter will also shoot you if he has to.
Over-the-shoulder prettiness.
Discussing how later they're going to go hide in the tall grass and make sweet love. (OK, not really. But it could happen.)
