The neatest part about this show might have been the ending on the "Stolen Life" story, which takes place in Dallas. It was neat because it was different. The crime story had wrapped up and a veteran officer, a very cool guy named P.E. Jones, had just retired and they gave him a party. It was very touching. I forget the exact number, but I think he had served for about 35 years in the police force and had been a very good detective. The young guys all admired him.
Jones and his peers got called out at 1 a.m. after a 911 call about a man shot next to a truck. "I won't miss being called out in the middle of the night anymore," says a sleepy Jones, as he races to the scene. The man next to the pickup truck was dead. Soon, they find a witness who had seen the shooting and had run away. She told police she had gone with this 63-year-old man in his truck when someone approached them, demanded the victim's money, and then shot him. She fled in panic, she said. Police wonder if she didn't set up this homicide.
Three things help solve this case: a palm print off the truck, a tip involving two suspects and finding the victim's wallet in a sewer drain. Police wind up sending the S.W.A.T. team out to get one of the suspects. This is a pretty interesting story.
The first case originates from Cincinnati, Ohio. This is the first time I've seen a case from that city. Sad to say, a bunch of neighborhood volunteers, trying to help keep order in a violent neighborhood, organize a day of youth football and call it "The Peace Bowl."
After a few games had been played, shots are heard nearby and a 19-year-old is killed. Despite a street full of onlookers, because of the football games, no one is talking. Finally, someone does and it leads them to a man who is caught, then denies any involvement, but then breaks down and admits it. That's not unusual in this show, and it's always dramatic, because it's real and the shooter, usually in tears, knows his life is over, as he knows it. Of course, so is the person he shot.
Jones and his peers got called out at 1 a.m. after a 911 call about a man shot next to a truck. "I won't miss being called out in the middle of the night anymore," says a sleepy Jones, as he races to the scene. The man next to the pickup truck was dead. Soon, they find a witness who had seen the shooting and had run away. She told police she had gone with this 63-year-old man in his truck when someone approached them, demanded the victim's money, and then shot him. She fled in panic, she said. Police wonder if she didn't set up this homicide.
Three things help solve this case: a palm print off the truck, a tip involving two suspects and finding the victim's wallet in a sewer drain. Police wind up sending the S.W.A.T. team out to get one of the suspects. This is a pretty interesting story.
The first case originates from Cincinnati, Ohio. This is the first time I've seen a case from that city. Sad to say, a bunch of neighborhood volunteers, trying to help keep order in a violent neighborhood, organize a day of youth football and call it "The Peace Bowl."
After a few games had been played, shots are heard nearby and a 19-year-old is killed. Despite a street full of onlookers, because of the football games, no one is talking. Finally, someone does and it leads them to a man who is caught, then denies any involvement, but then breaks down and admits it. That's not unusual in this show, and it's always dramatic, because it's real and the shooter, usually in tears, knows his life is over, as he knows it. Of course, so is the person he shot.