Golden Lads and Girls

Before I review this story, let's talk about "Libby", the girlfriend of leading character Detective Adam Flint. Many reviewers, here on IMDB and other websites, agree that Libby is the most annoying person in the entire run of "Naked City". A struggling actress, an aspiring ballet dancer. In a very early episode she is practicing ballet steps, and a savvy reviewer pointed out that "she doesn't have the figure, or the ankles, for a ballerina."

In this episode (second to the last in the 4-year run of Naked City), Libby is dining with Flint and Lt. Parker in a restaurant. The camera angle only shows her from the shoulders up. She is wearing a large, ill-fitting sweater that is out of season, and positioned behind the table so that you can't see all of her. It is obvious that this woman has put on a lot of weight; they are trying to hide it!

Now, to the review. A very moving drama with a great cast. Two couples from completely different societal and financial backgrounds. One husband is a wealthy, affluent TV producer, the other man is a common laborer.

What the two men have in common, is that they are both drunks who beat up their wives. These guys are not very endearing!

They cross paths when they wind up in group therapy together (a tried and failed psychology industry experiment). The TV producer cannot believe that he has to sit in company with truck drivers and commoners, but the alternative is to be tried for Assault.

Of course, Feel-Good Flint is caught in the middle with both couples. He arrives on the scene of a four-alarm fire, the pyromaniac appears to be the daughter of one of the fighting couples.

Very well scripted, good acting, and a predictable ending scene.

I rate "Golden Lads and Girls" (a Shakespeare quote) 8 stars.