"Requiem for a Cop" is a highly unusual TV episode. Why? Because homosexuality is a theme....and this was 1973! I assume the folks who made the show had to have argued with the network to get this one aired, as television at the time was loathe to show or mention gay folks at all.
The show begins with an older detective spotting a suspect. Soon, however, the cop is found dead...shot repeatedly in his car. In addition, inside his wallet is $10,000! Now considering cops' salaries, it's assumed might have been on the take. And, Kojak insists to the Commissioner that he have a couple days to try to figure all this out, as the dead man deserves a funeral with full honors if he was clean. The trail, in a round about way, brings them to the man's son....and his hidden gay lifestyle.
The episode was generally very well made and not salacious...when it easily could have been. Well worth your time.
The show begins with an older detective spotting a suspect. Soon, however, the cop is found dead...shot repeatedly in his car. In addition, inside his wallet is $10,000! Now considering cops' salaries, it's assumed might have been on the take. And, Kojak insists to the Commissioner that he have a couple days to try to figure all this out, as the dead man deserves a funeral with full honors if he was clean. The trail, in a round about way, brings them to the man's son....and his hidden gay lifestyle.
The episode was generally very well made and not salacious...when it easily could have been. Well worth your time.
