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Harris pumps a counterfeiter for his life story. A man takes exception to a cosmetic surgeon's work on his wife.

Dietrich said as part of a post-cardiac regimen, doctors in general want to discharge the patient as soon as possible to exercise their weak heart muscles.

Outstanding Quotes:

  • "There is no Justice, in or out of court" - Clarence Darrow as stated by Harris
  • "Upholding the law is everyone's business" - from Dick Tracy Crimestopper' Textbook as stated by Dietrich
  • "Fair and fair and twice so fair, as fair as any may be" - from the poem "Fair and Fair" by George Peele (1556-1596) as stated by Dietrich

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    • Author: Bedy
    "The Counterfeiter" marked the third of five episodes directed by Maxwell Gail. We start with Wojo trying to make sense of Yemana's 'screwed up' filing system: nothing under prostitution, 'C' for call girls, 'S' for streetwalkers, 'M' for massages, 'T' for twins! (Dietrich: "that inscrutable little scamp!"). Al Ruscio (second of five) is a concerned citizen dismayed that he won't be reimbursed for turning in $36 worth of counterfeit money (Harris quotes Clarence Darrow, Dietrich quotes Dick Tracy). Once caught, the elderly counterfeiter (J. Pat O'Malley, second of three) confesses to printing his own money since 1963, but only the amount needed. Jack Riley (second of two) plays a concerned husband, accusing a plastic surgeon (George Pentecost, second of two) of mutilating his wife's face. Of course, the woman (Susan Davis, second of two) signed off on it (now sporting a pair of black eyes), in an attempt to recapture her husband's affection, far too busy with work to grant her the attention she desires. Inspector Luger is happy to be back since his heart trouble, still fretting over his fiancée Ag-enes, but none too fond of Dietrich's statistics ("wise guy know-it-all!").
  • Episode complete credited cast:
    Hal Linden Hal Linden - Capt. Barney Miller
    Max Gail Max Gail - Det. Stan 'Wojo' Wojciehowicz
    Ron Glass Ron Glass - Det. Ron Harris
    Jack Soo Jack Soo - Det. Sgt. Nick Yemana (credit only)
    Steve Landesberg Steve Landesberg - Det. Sgt. Arthur Dietrich
    Ron Carey Ron Carey - Officer Carl Levitt
    J. Pat O'Malley J. Pat O'Malley - Walt Hathaway
    Jack Riley Jack Riley - Robert Lovell
    George Pentecost George Pentecost - Dr. Rene Boudreau
    Al Ruscio Al Ruscio - Mr. Becker
    Susan Davis Susan Davis - Lisa Lovell
    James Gregory James Gregory - Inspector Frank Luger
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