Adam-12

The Beast

Season 5    Episode 17
January 31, 1973    30m    TV-PG
Malloy and Reed are given an older cruiser with 300 miles to go until retirement. They quickly learn the car is extremely unreliable and barely works: the accelerator surges, the glove compartment door constantly drops on Reed's knees, the water hose breaks while they are sneaking up on a prowler suspect (actually just a man who once lived there), their malfunctioning taillights prevent them from writing a ticket to a citizen whose car had the same problem, the distributor cap fails when trying to respond to another call, and finally, after capturing a pursuit suspect, the car's brakes fail and the unmanned car totals itself on a light pole. Another call regarding a truck loading up at a warehouse leads to the arrest of a large group of organized burglars after Malloy notices a slight discrepancy in their otherwise foolproof plan.
Directed By
Robert M. Leeds
Written By
Kenneth Johnson

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Cast of The Beast
  • Martin MilnerOfficer Pete Malloy
  • Kent McCordOfficer Jim Reed
  • William BoyettSergeant MacDonald
  • Todd MartinGus Osgood
  • Alberto MorinJohn Mendoza
  • Donna DouglasNina Draper
  • Fred StromsoeOfficer Woods
  • Lennie WeinribTony
  • Marty IngelsDavid Harwood
  • John GallaudetRalph Peterson
  • Lenore StevensCasey Marshall

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