The episode begins with a nocturnal apartment building fire where a pregnant April Rawlins is rescued and Gage injures his shoulder.
April gives birth back at Rampart but the baby has a cleft palate, which greatly discomfits April. Turns out she left her religious parents back in Iowa to run off with Rab, who is in a band. Now with the fire and the baby's cleft palate she believes she's cursed. Dixie eventually straightens her out. That story line didn't do much for me.
Gage's shoulder injury is minor and merely a catalyst to a health kick that is played for laughs as the episode continues.
Dr. Early works on an electric shock victim, a boy. His mother is on drugs or something. But all is well after Early fixes him up. It's easily the least interesting part of the show.
The most interesting rescue is of two neighbors who got in a fight. One was stabbed. The other was shot. Both are fathers, and their kids get involved. One almost makes the mistake of his life, thanks to a rifle that was lying around.
The last rescue is of a man who crashed a hang glider and is stuck in a tree. Gage climbs up to get him. As finale rescues go, it's no great shakes.
Lastly, I noticed three occasions when songs of the time were quoted.
One character says: "You've got all the time in the world." (From the theme to the James Bond film "On Her Majesty's Secret Service.")
Another character says, "Can't you see?" which is the title of a Marshall Tucker Band song.
There was a third song lyric in the dialogue that I don't remember.
April gives birth back at Rampart but the baby has a cleft palate, which greatly discomfits April. Turns out she left her religious parents back in Iowa to run off with Rab, who is in a band. Now with the fire and the baby's cleft palate she believes she's cursed. Dixie eventually straightens her out. That story line didn't do much for me.
Gage's shoulder injury is minor and merely a catalyst to a health kick that is played for laughs as the episode continues.
Dr. Early works on an electric shock victim, a boy. His mother is on drugs or something. But all is well after Early fixes him up. It's easily the least interesting part of the show.
The most interesting rescue is of two neighbors who got in a fight. One was stabbed. The other was shot. Both are fathers, and their kids get involved. One almost makes the mistake of his life, thanks to a rifle that was lying around.
The last rescue is of a man who crashed a hang glider and is stuck in a tree. Gage climbs up to get him. As finale rescues go, it's no great shakes.
Lastly, I noticed three occasions when songs of the time were quoted.
One character says: "You've got all the time in the world." (From the theme to the James Bond film "On Her Majesty's Secret Service.")
Another character says, "Can't you see?" which is the title of a Marshall Tucker Band song.
There was a third song lyric in the dialogue that I don't remember.
