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When I started watching this, I did not realize it was a 10 year old rerun, it was freaky seeing a disbarred lawyer, Giuliani, and 2 convicted felons, Stewart and Trump. The show was not perfect, but neither is America. The use of celebrities as commentators, dumb as it seems, reflects how many Americans listen to and trust celebrities more than they do real authorities. Much as we admire t(he can do American attitude, the show did point out the costs of that attitude - decimating beaver and bison population, creating worn out soils ripe for the dust bowl , the cost in human lives to bring the Hoover dam in early, making money for the backers. Our virtues, taken to extreme become our faults. That independent attitude is often taken to mean I can do what ever I want whenever I want .

But the show makes it clear we are at our best and strongest when we work together.

This is an interesting episode on several levels. It shows Hawaiis dependence on fast air shipments for critical medications and supplies.

There is a little history of medicine, the very expensive drug Glucagon was stolen, it was really quite new and rarely available at the time. The way people got mixed up in this big ticket item heist system without ever knowing whoever else was involved or in charge was a unique touch. But watching it now a lot of the enjoyment is seeing some wonderful actors like James Hong, who has been in more shows than most actors. Marion Ross got to play against type, a desperate woman critical to the success of the thefts. BarneyPhillips is just as solid here as he was as Doc Kaiser on 12 OClock High.

The writers outdid themselves with this episode. Repeated unexpected complications to the case, ever increasing tension and uncertainty. There is enough material here to turn this into a movie. The unusual denouement was possible only because of the personal introspection and growth of Don Eppes in previous episodes. The secondary theme with Alan and Fleihart was very poor, as if the writers used up all their smarts on the main story. No one else seems to have noted a special cast member Chris Bruno, brother of regular Dylan Bruno. They were in at least four other shows together. They are the sons of actor Scott Bruno.