... first observation:
1. ... when denied use of Robin's Ferrari by major domo Higgins as reprisal for destroying some very generic houhouse begonias, Thomas opts for a worn out and problematic Jaguar E-type which lives up nicely to the dersgatory reputation it has within the classic car community...that "... they spend more time in the repair garage than the owner's garage...."
....this choice of cars is a not-so-subtle plot jab at the supercilious Higgins, and his elevation of reverence for all-things British to unreasonable snobbery...
2. ...toward the climax of the trial against the defendant Greg...whom Magnum knows to be innocent of the crime, purposely leaves the tape recorder, containing a previously unknown recording with highly incriminating circumstantial evidence on the rail of the witness stand; thereby allowing a corrupt and high-priced defense attorney to "accidentally" record over the incriminating initial recording...
... but for Thomas's intentional oversight, the accused murderer would likely have been falsely convicted...
...while such antics on Thomas's part satisfactorily act for dismissal of murder charges for the defendant... the fact is that ANY prosecuting attorney... no matter how inexperienced... would have taken great care to secure such a recording....even if it was later ajudged to be inadmissable...
...all reviewers would be well advised to remember that this series... like nearly all others... is a result of the LA-LA Land fantasy writers...and NOT reality...by any stretch...
1. ... when denied use of Robin's Ferrari by major domo Higgins as reprisal for destroying some very generic houhouse begonias, Thomas opts for a worn out and problematic Jaguar E-type which lives up nicely to the dersgatory reputation it has within the classic car community...that "... they spend more time in the repair garage than the owner's garage...."
....this choice of cars is a not-so-subtle plot jab at the supercilious Higgins, and his elevation of reverence for all-things British to unreasonable snobbery...
2. ...toward the climax of the trial against the defendant Greg...whom Magnum knows to be innocent of the crime, purposely leaves the tape recorder, containing a previously unknown recording with highly incriminating circumstantial evidence on the rail of the witness stand; thereby allowing a corrupt and high-priced defense attorney to "accidentally" record over the incriminating initial recording...
... but for Thomas's intentional oversight, the accused murderer would likely have been falsely convicted...
...while such antics on Thomas's part satisfactorily act for dismissal of murder charges for the defendant... the fact is that ANY prosecuting attorney... no matter how inexperienced... would have taken great care to secure such a recording....even if it was later ajudged to be inadmissable...
...all reviewers would be well advised to remember that this series... like nearly all others... is a result of the LA-LA Land fantasy writers...and NOT reality...by any stretch...
