Hutch is giving away the bride, a friend from his youth, at her upcoming wedding. Unfortunately, the groom is quickly becoming the prime suspect in a series of thefts at the shipping docks, where he and his intended both work. Starsky and Hutch's mission is to solve the case before the wedding bells ring.
This is a perfectly fine Season 1 episode. It has all of the elements needed for a good show. It might have been more suspenseful to keep the audience guessing a bit on whether the groom was involved, instead of cluing us in right away, but otherwise the story goes together pretty well. (Starsky and Hutch manage to solve this case in a couple days, when another cop had worked on it for six months. Dobey may as well fire everybody else.)
There are no stand-out scenes, but I do like the conversation when Starsky reveals to Hutch that he suspects the groom is involved. Hutch is not happy or convinced, but he doesn't tell Starsky that he's wrong. They have learned to trust each other's instincts.
There can't always be a happy ending, but we'll take another successful conclusion.
This is a perfectly fine Season 1 episode. It has all of the elements needed for a good show. It might have been more suspenseful to keep the audience guessing a bit on whether the groom was involved, instead of cluing us in right away, but otherwise the story goes together pretty well. (Starsky and Hutch manage to solve this case in a couple days, when another cop had worked on it for six months. Dobey may as well fire everybody else.)
There are no stand-out scenes, but I do like the conversation when Starsky reveals to Hutch that he suspects the groom is involved. Hutch is not happy or convinced, but he doesn't tell Starsky that he's wrong. They have learned to trust each other's instincts.
There can't always be a happy ending, but we'll take another successful conclusion.
