Silent Partner

Silent Partner
Episode #	519
Air Date	February 28, 1982
Briefing	Bumbling Car Thieves, Senior Citizens, Medical Health Problems, Dealing With Deaf People.

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Brief Plot

On a beautiful quiet Sunday afternoon when a couple of ex-convicts Hogan and Dewayne decide to steal a brand new 1981 Cadillac Seville in sable black that belongs to an elderly man Earl Sorenson who decides to take law into his own hands, eventually causing a serious car accident, and Grossie accidentally breaks his jaw after wiping out on his motorcycle. Earl now has a slight concussion, he refuses to cooperate with a sobriety test in which is often given to drunk drivers, and he attempts to commit aggravated assault by trying to slam the car door of his 1974 Ford Gran Torino in two tone green into Jon's crotch. Jon finally loses his patients by trying to arrest Earl for aggravated assault, and Bonnie manages to intervene between the both of them by stepping into the situation in order to explain to him about people with disabilities. Earl now wants to make a complaint against Jon for police brutality, false arrest, and not listening to him about his recently stolen Cadillac. Ponch decides to date Earl's beautiful social work Kim Travis, he eventually get involved with managing people with medical problems, he manages to solve the case for the auto theft division, and he gets new equipment brought into the CHP in order to help people with a disabilities.

Plot

Hogan and Dewayne are pulling over in the front of Earl's driveway on Motor Avenue.

Earl is actually taking law into his own hands by leaving his garage on Motor Avenue.

On a beautiful quiet Sunday afternoon when a couple of ex-convicts Hogan and Dewayne are driving around in a recently abandon un-maintain 1959 Edsel Ranger that has been repainted half a dozen times, they have finally decided to exit the San Diego Freeway, there now cruising around in the suburb of Washington Culver where the neighborhood kids are actually playing at Carlson Park, they finally managed to spot a brand new 1981 Cadillac Seville in sable black in which is actually parked on a driveway in front of garage that belongs to an elderly married couple Earl and Margaret Sorenson who have just recently gotten back from church, and happen to be preparing for a backyard barbecue party while inside their house as part of a fortieth wedding anniversary celebration with their friends today. Dewayne finally gets out of the Edsel in which he starts casually walking over towards the driveway, he successfully manages to pick the passengers side door lock open of Cadillac, he is actually unaware that Earl has gone outside while carrying a glass of brandy, and tray of hamburgers in order to start preparing them on a charcoal barbecue grill. Hogan is actually still inside the Edsel now keeping a lookout for the owner, including the cops while Dewayne finally hotwires the Cadillac underneath the dashboard, and there unaware that Earl is drinking a glass of brandy while starting to prepare to grill the hamburgers for their afternoon barbecue. Earl is actually unaware of his other medical problems, he now witnesses Dewayne stealing his Cadillac right off of his driveway, including Hogan driving away in an Edsel, he isn't very fond of cops since loosing his hearing permanently in a accidental explosion at a construction site about eighteen years ago, and since the death of his eldest son about seven years ago. Earl decides take the law into his own hands by going into his own garage, he get's into his wife's 1974 Ford Gran Torino in two tone green, and he manages to chase down suspects Hogan and Dewayne for about two minutes.

Earl manages to slam on his brakes in order to avoid the multiple car collision in the residential intersection.

A flat truck accidentally turn on it's drivers side during the multiple car collision in the residential intersection.

Since Grossie is actually force to missed out on having lunch today in order to response to a robbery at Chippendales, he decides to grab a quick at the Mini Mart & Liquor down the street, he is coming out eating a powder sugared doughnut, including drinking a cup of coffee, he witnesses Earl breaking the law by speeding while honking the horn inside of a Torino by trying to chase down his own suspects Hogan and Dewayne over stealing a Cadillac, he finishes throwing away his trash, he finally gets on his motorcycle in order to start a high speed pursuit of the suspects vehicle, and he calls into the dispatcher for backup units while keeping up with elderly suspect for about three minutes. The pursuit finally ends when Dewayne while driving the recently stolen Cadillac, he accidentally causes a multiple car collision in a residential intersection, Earl manages to avoid getting into the collision by slamming on the brakes of his wife's Torino, Grossie now accidentally wipes his motorcycle completely out on the ground, he accidentally breaks his aviator sunglasses, including fracturing his jaw, and manages to completely pass out in the process of being killed on a busy highway. Hogan decides to turn around inside the Edsel, he reminds Dewayne to leave the scene of the crime because they don't want actually get caught for a stealing a Cadillac, Earl now accidentally bumps his head on the steering wheel after slamming on the brakes of his wife's Torino in which he has glare from the sun in his eyes but can see the felons getting away, and Ponch and Jon arrive about three minutes later after finishing up a robbery report at Chippendales in order to investigate the accidental crime scene. Ponch now responds by getting off of his motorcycle in which he starts running towards to investigate the scene of the crime, he manages to flip over a recently injured Grossie who is now passed out while suffering from head trauma because of a bruise on the right side of the jaw, and injury of the neck, he now starts remove his aviator sunglasses but soon realizes about how many times both himself, and his colleagues were hospitalized because of different types of injuries over the years. Ponch now decides to run back towards his motorcycle in order to call into the dispatcher for immediate medical attention for Grossie to get taken away to UCLA Medical Center by an ambulance with the help of the paramedics, and he needs a car hauler in order to help cleanup the multiple car collision in the residential intersection.

Ponch and Jon finally arrive on the spot of the accident scene in which involves Grossie.

Grossie is being help by a paramedic outside of the ambulance in front of Ponch and Baricza.

While Ponch is busy calling into the dispatcher in order to get immediate medical attention for Grossie, Jon now responds at the same time does a complete runaround in order to check on the rest of the victims that were involved in the multiple car collision, he starts running towards Earl who is now suffering from a slight concussion, he can actually smell the brandy on the victims breathe after getting a drunken response, and he now wants to conduct a sobriety test at the scene of the crime. Earl is now angry about his recently stolen Cadillac, he starts losing his temper by refusing to cooperate with Jon about having to complete a sobriety test, he decides to commit assault and battery by attempting to ram the drivers side door of his wife's Torino, and he is now forcing the officer to back away in order to avoid getting hit in the crotch. Bonnie now finally arrives at the accidental crime scene, she comes running out of her cruiser, she manages to intervene by stepping into situation in order to stop Jon from arresting Earl on a charge of drunk driving, including threating an officer with an attempt to commit physical harm, and she realizes that their victim is actually deaf. Baricza finally arrives at the accidental crime scene, he is now laying down the road flares, Turner arrives after finishing up his snack, and Ponch has just finished helping the paramedics in order to load Grossie on the stretcher. The paramedics have just finished putting Grossie into the ambulance, Baricza now decides to follow them to UCLA Medical Center in order get a medical report on their colleague, and Ponch is now forced to clean up the rest of the multiple car collision in the residential intersection. Bonnie is now using her sign language skills in order communicate with Earl about his recently stolen Cadillac, Jon is now angry at the situation involving auto theft, and he will start arguing with her about believing the story involving stolen property. Ponch now comes running over after hearing the argument between Jon and Bonnie in which involves Earl having his Cadillac recently stolen, he manages to intervene by stepping into the situation involving auto theft, refusing to cooperate about having to complete a sobriety test, threatening to commit physical harm, he decides to impounded the Torino because of possible drunk driving charge, including cleaning up the multiple car collision in the residential intersection, he now wants their victim being brought in for questioning at central in order to fill out a auto theft report, and he really wants hear to back from Baricza about Grossie's recent medical injury.

Bonnie is actually using her sign language skills in office at central with Getraer.

Dewayne abandoning a Datsun 280ZX on top of parking garage at Pacific Federal Building.

After Bonnie has agree to drive Earl over to central in her cruiser, Ponch has finished taking a phone call from Baricza at UCLA Medical Center about Grossie immediately being admitted into the emergency room on the stretcher from the ambulance, and he is now rushed Orthognathic surgery in order repair his recently fractured jaw. Ponch finally arrives back at the front desk while carrying a file containing a recent auto theft report, he finally meets a beautiful social worker Kim Travis that is hear to see the victim of a recently stolen Cadillac that is actually on her case load, they seem to be attracting each others attention at the moment, and he agree to take her back to Getraer's Office.

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Harlan

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Guest Stars

• Bill Boyett as Mr. Hogan
• Royce D. Applegate as DeWayne
• Dawn Jeffory as Kim Travis
• Paul Linke as Grossman
• Lou Wagner as Harlan

Introducing

• Saul Brandt as Earl Sorenson

Co-Starring

• Brodie Greer as Baricza
• Michael Dorn as Turner
• Arthur Malet as Junkman
• John Hostetter as Manager
• Frances Ripplinger as Margaret (Sorenson)
• Johnny Crear as Rolls Owner
• Stuart Mabray as Driver
• Randi Oakes as Bonnie Clark

Crew

• Executive Producer: Cy Chermak
• Produced By: Paul Rabwin
• Story Supervisor: William D. Gordon
• Written By: Bruce Shelly
• Directed by: Gordon Hessler
• Executive Consultant: Rick Rosner
• Story Editors: L. Ford Neale & John Huff
• Executive Producer: Randall Torno
• Developed for television by: Paul Playdon
• Music by: Alan Silvestri
• Theme by: John Parker
• Music Supervisor: Harry V. Lojewski
• Director of Photography: Jack Swan A.S.C.
• Art Director: Stephen Myles Berger
• Editor: Joe Morrisey
• Unit Production Manager: Donald Gold
• First Assistant Director: Steven P. Saeta
• Second Assistant Director: Leslie L. Jackson
• Script Supervisor: Jack Gannon
• Set Decorator: W. Joseph Kroesser
• Production Consultant: Dave McDannel
• Stunt Co-ordinator: Paul Nuckles
• Rerecorded at: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios
• Sound: Harlan Riggs, M. Curtis Price, C.A.S.
• Wardrobe Supervisor: Shelly Levine
• Makeup: Richard Cobos, S.M.A., Walter T. Schenck
• Hair Stylist: Don Lynch
• Assistant Editor: Diana Marie Hering
• Sound Editor: Edward M. Osborne
• Music Editor: Jan Gershkoff
• Casting: Cathy Henderson, Barbara Hanley
• With Appreciation to Glen B. Craig, Commissioner California Highway Patrol
• Motorcycles Furnished by: Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A.
• We Gratefully Acknowledge The Assistance of Barbara Reade And The National Center On Deafness
• Filmed in METROCOLOR / Titles and Opticals MGM
• Rosner Television in association with MGM Television

Fun Facts

The Pacific Federal building, demolished around 1997

• Royce D. Applegate (DeWayne) previously appeared as Roger in Ponch's Angels in season 4.
• DeWayne steals the Nissan from opposite the Chinese Theatre. He dumps it nearby in the car park of (what is now) the Liberty Hotel. The car park, the Pacific Federal building, and a couple of the roads seen in this episode have now been subsumed by the Hollywood and Highland shopping center.
• The garage that repaired the Edsel was across the road from Rafi Automotive in Culver City. Rafi Automotive is now listed a block away and a business called Jack's Automotive is in its place. View in Google Maps
• The final chase ends up at the San Fernando Valley Generating Station. It also appeared at the end of the Dukes of Hazzard episode 'Close Call for Daisy'. View in Google Maps
• The Sorenson's house is actually located at 10406 Park Avenue, Washington, Culver City, California 90232, and garage is located on the corner of Motor Avenue. The house, including the garage, and the original octagon garage door windows still exists today. The house was originally had an all white exterior at the time of filming of episode back in early October of 1981. The house actually had a partial makeover back in 2011 in which had included the gutters, doors, and awnings were actually repainted in hunter green. The houses actually had a complete makeover back in 2015 in which had included the siding actually being repainted in light blue, including the window trim, doors, awnings, top porch roof molding actually repainted in dark blue, the railings on the front porch remained white, and the gutters were actually replaced by a professional. View in Google Maps
• Grossie is seen coming out a convenience store while eating a powder sugar doughnut, drinking a cup of coffee, the business is actually called Mini Mart & Liquor is located at 4273 Overland Avenue, Culver City, CA 90230, and happens to be about five minutes away from Chippendales in which is actually located at 3739 Overland Avenue, Palms, Los Angeles, CA 90034. View in Google Maps
• Earl Sorenson starts taking the law into his own hands by chasing Hogan and Dewayne in which actually starts from 10406 Park Ave, Culver City, CA 90232, the pursuit go until you manage to hit the intersection of Overland Avenue/Braddock Drive, Culver City, CA 90230, and happens to be about two minutes away. View in Google Maps
• Grossie starts pursuing Earl Sorenson at the intersection of Overland Avenue/Braddock Drive, Culver City, CA 90230, the pursuit manages to end at the intersection of Culver Boulevard/Huron Avenue, and happens to be about three minutes away. View in Google Maps
• The house at the intersection is actually located at 10999 Culver Blvd, Culver City, CA 90232.

Mistakes

• When Grossman sees the chase go by, he has to walk to his bike and get his helmet on, yet he joins the chase only about 100 yards back.
• Grossie accidentally call in Braddock Ave as South on Shepola.

Preceded by: "In the Best of Families"

Silent Partner 519

Followed by: "Flare Up"