Shadows

  

Directed by  Sigmund Neufeld, Jr.

Written by Sylvia Stoddard and Steven C. Smith

Synopsis: The Simon family  are enjoying a day at the ballpark when a 'kid' takes off with AJ's  wallet. AJ pursues the kid and catches her, but Allison swears it was just an initiation into a club, so he lets her go.

She turns up again at the office to return some things that had 'fallen out' of AJ's wallet. She says she's there to ask for help, but the minute the brothers'  backs are turned, she takes off with Rick's $1,000 camera.

It turns out that she is working as a prostitute to survive. Her pimp has decided one  of her co-workers who is also a friend needs to die. Allison is doing her best to keep her friend alive and out of the pimp's reach. She's pawned  Rick's camera for $50 worth of groceries.

When the 'customers' get rough with her, Allison flees to AJ's for a safe haven for a night. She's touched by his kindness after she'd stolen Rick's camera,  but not touched enough to keep from 'borrowing' AJ's gun.

AJ and Rick  catch up to her in time to find her friend is dying. When she dies at the  hospital, Allison heads for the pimp's boat with the gun, determined to  get vengence.

AJ and Rick  find her just in time to stop her from ruining her life and take the pimp in to the authorities.

Review:

JP must have loved this episode - he's said in several interviews he likes the shows  that stand for something. I liked it, too. I just wish they could do the more socially responsible episodes without focusing so little on the boys. 'The good guy' in this episode could have been played by anyone on a  number of shows - there was nothing uniquely Simon & Simon about it, save the stadium scene between family members.

Though I did enjoy the episode, it only gets three Camaros. There simply wasn't enough brotherly interaction to make it worth more.

 

3 out of 5 Camaros

  

 

 

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