an't Run, Can't Hide
an't Run, Can't Hide
Highly respected parole officer, Casey Brooks, is the prime suspect in the investigation of a murdered Vietnam veteran. Nick Knight is certain he has encountered Brooks in the past and flashes back to wartime Vietnam to discover Brooks' true identity, along with the dark secret that could ruin the parole officer's career. But the investigation changes course when Nick's prime suspect nearly becomes the next victim.
I found this, like so many Vietnam shows, very hard to comment on. Having not been around during that era, I'm much less emotionally involved with the issues, and find myself weary at hearing about it over and over. So my comments on this episode are fairly brief.
I thought it was kind of strange that Schanke didn't really worry about Nick's strange knowledge of Vietnam events, considering that Nick (supposedly) wasn't very old then. Like when they arrested Casey Brooks outside his house, and Nick said they had to talk about "bin lok and the clean-up crew". Schanke didn't even bat an eye, even though he hadn't heard of these places, and Nick hadn't had time to do any research. And Casey (played by Clark Johnson) didn't realize that Nick was the same man as the Red Cross person he had seen just before bin lok -- even though he looked the same, and had knowledge that he shouldn't have.
LaCroix seemed to be in a different vein (so to speak). It actually seemed as though he was trying to do some good by bringing over the young man from bin lok (played by Von Flores, I think, who played Sonny in the TekWars movies). Usually his "moral" lessons are designed to show Nick that if he follows his instincts, he'll end up doing harm. Also, they're usually much shorter in duration, spanning only a day or two in flashback, rather than twenty years.
Also, LaCroix was actually listening to Nick back when they were in the underground chamber. Usually they would just argue, and neither one would be moved very much -- but it looked like Nick's cries of justice actually moved LaCroix some.
Episode rating (0 to 10): 5
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