Today the Man Who Kills Ants Is Coming

John Larch stars as Officer Clinton--a cop who's feeling overwhelmed and at the end of this ropes. When the show begins, his wife is talking to him about all their expenses and it's obvious Clinton is at a loss what to do. When he gets to work, Clinton finds out that there's been a complaint made about him. And, as the show progresses, Clinton behaves sicker and sicker in the mind. It's obvious he's having some sort of nervous breakdown or schizophrenic break but why the time others realize it, it's too late--Clinton loses his mind and is now a danger to himself and others.

There is another subplot involving a private detective (Roger Carmel) whose gun permit isn't quite in order. In fact, because the Lieutenant is so busy with this, he is distracted from Clinton's case.

This installment of "The Naked City" is nice because it addresses something most police shows don't talk about--stress and the toll it takes on the officers. However, a pointless whale joke as well as an ending that made no sense (why, after disarming Clinton did they have him sit at a table where about 30 guns are resting?!) and so it loses a couple points. Worth seeing.