Written by Nicholas Corea; Produced by Robert Bennett Steinhauer, Karen Harris, Jill Sherman
Directed by Jack Colvin
A private investigator is questioned by the authorities about a murder - his story encompasses criminal goings-on that are intermingled with the presence of a gardner without a tracable past called David, and the eventual unexplained appearance of a large green monster.
Told from the perspective in retrospect by the titular character, the epsiode takes on the form of a 40s/50s film noir, in terms of both plot and style of narration. The dialogue can be looked on as quite corny but I guess that's a deliberate aspect of the whole approach. It's a novel and refreshing idea in the context of the series, but when Hulk does appear he seems to have stumbled onto the wrong set, his presence being completely at odds with the atmosphere of the story. Interest waned as the episode progressed unfortunately, despite the novelty. This was the first of two episodes directed by Jack Colvin, aka Jack McGee of course, the second being East Winds later in the same year.
Number of Fists: **
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