Pro-life activist Mr. Ardrey (an excellent portrayal by Nicholas Pryor) accidentally causes the pregnant Mrs. Florio (a touching turn by Patricia Wettig) to go into labor after hitting her with his picket sign at a protest. LaRue (a nicely sleazy Kiel Martin) and Washington (the ever-smooth Taurean Blacque) film a home security video for shady producer Larry (a deliciously smarmy performance by Brent Spiner). Jablonski (a fine Robert Prosky) has a disagreement with the Bowling Federation.
The touchy issue of abortion is well handled with admirable taste and intelligence, with Davenport (a terrific Veronica Hamel) clashing with rival lawyer Connie (a spot-on obnoxious Frances McDormand) over Connie's callous and opportunistic approach to the Mr. Ardrey situation. Jablonski's bowling problem provides some nice insight into his gruff no-nonsense personality. LaRue's hopeless woodenness as he stiffly attempts to host the home security video provides a few good laughs, plus it's a hoot to see LaRue stumbling his way into an eventual hardcore shoot with himself as a not so reluctant participant. Moreover, this episode gets substantial powerful dramatic mileage from Renko (solid Charles Haid) and Hill (an equally sound Michael Warren) having a falling out after Renko fails to have Hill's back.
The touchy issue of abortion is well handled with admirable taste and intelligence, with Davenport (a terrific Veronica Hamel) clashing with rival lawyer Connie (a spot-on obnoxious Frances McDormand) over Connie's callous and opportunistic approach to the Mr. Ardrey situation. Jablonski's bowling problem provides some nice insight into his gruff no-nonsense personality. LaRue's hopeless woodenness as he stiffly attempts to host the home security video provides a few good laughs, plus it's a hoot to see LaRue stumbling his way into an eventual hardcore shoot with himself as a not so reluctant participant. Moreover, this episode gets substantial powerful dramatic mileage from Renko (solid Charles Haid) and Hill (an equally sound Michael Warren) having a falling out after Renko fails to have Hill's back.
