.....the instrumental themes of the Warner Brothers' MERRIE MELODIES and LOONIE TUNES cartoons were coruscating through my head. I got those themes in my head. This episode called I WITNESS has those two lovable Major Crimes detectives Louie Provenza (G. W. Bailey) and Andy Flynn (Anthony Denison) having to babysit that chaotic birdbrain Lloyd Gibbs (Tommy Dewey). He's the protected witness in a murder involving a gang of robbers, and Provenza and Flynn have to stash that goofball in a no-tell motel until the trial. When those two defective detectives have to retrieve their witness the next morning, they discover that a SWAT team is about to lay siege and haul Gibbs' sorry ass off to the jailhouse because now he's the prime suspect in a robbery-murder that occurred at a nearby convenience store. As Gibbs is being hauled away, Provenza and Flynn spot a handgun falling out of his pocket. How did he have the weapon in his possession? He was under armed escort in flight, and there was a sky marshal on board! Deputy district attorney Emma Rios (Nadine Velazquez) argues for a continuance while she's accompanied by detective Julio Sanchez (Raymond Cruz) who comes up with a bull slop explanation that can bring about the legal delay. Major Crimes Captain Sharon Raydor (Mary McDonnell) is keeping an eye on her favorite ward Rusty Beck (Graham Patrick Martin), who shows up at headquarters to get in some study time with a pretty and smart girl named Kris Slater (Madison McLaughlin), daughter of an international attorney. And Gibbs' alibi turns out to be a phone sex babe who goes by the name of Shampagne (Marissa McGowan). Pretty soon the real murderer is known: a dirtbag named Scott Perry (Bug Hall). It's interesting that Julio Sanchez has a crushy-crush on Emma Rios who not only doescnot give him the time of day, she always gets his last name wrong. Meanwhile, Flynn is stressing himself out because he wants to give away his daughter at her wedding and both his ex-wife and second husband don't agree. He's trying to keep his high blood pressure down, so he swears Provenza to secrecy. Doesn't work out, of course. And poor Kris Slater is fated not to strike any sparks with Rusty Beck as he's a gay in training. That was one plot I didn't want to have in a series, but I stayed with MAJOR CRIMES all the way to the final episode which ended with Sharon Raynor's unexpected death. It was a very well done series, many of which had plenty of humor. I sometimes swear that Louie Provenza and Andy Flynn were there for comedy relief. Enjoyable..
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