Written by Reuben Leder, Nicholas Corea; Produced by Robert Bennett Steinhauer, Jill Sherman, Karen Harris
Directed by Michael Vejar
A man, apparently suffering from combat shock, stumbles into the alleyway where David is putting out rubbish. The latter foils an attempted mugging and helps the Vietnam veteran back to health. Once Hewitt is back on his feet he locates a place where he can conveniently unfold an assassination attempt on a local politician, who he blames for 'killing' him back in 'nam. This location happens to be a studio run by a woman who is forced to be held hostage until the shooting can take place.
Centering around a good performance from the veteran, played by German-born Paul Koslo (he also played Rivers in Long Run Home), there is some amusement to be had from Hewitt just staggering into the studio saying that he needs to use the place, but the character is clearly a complete psychological mess (something that is explained later in the story by deeper issues than him simply being a returner from the war, as if that wouldn't be enough!). Some enjoyable small scale destruction from the Hulk in the first half, after David has been tortured in a rather disturbing fashion, keep this one moving along.
Number of Fists: ***
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