Moonlighting 2.15

Witness for the Execution

Ninety-year-old Lawrence Everette wants to hire Maddie and David to witness his murder. Maddie doesn't want to have anything to do with the matter. David is okay with taking the case. They argue about it. He winds up going to Mr. Everette's room at the nursing home at the appointed hour. Mr. Everette is already dead.

David is standing over the life-support machines in Mr. Everette's room when a nurse walks in. She accuses David of murdering Mr. Everette. David runs off. He stops by Maddie's home later that night. He tells her what happened. While they are talking police detective Lieutenant Tappia shows up.

Maddie talks to the detective but is evasive when he asks her about David. The detective leaves. Maddie returns to her bedroom only to discover that David has left.

The next day, David gets a moment alone with Maddie in the garage of the building where the Blue Moon Detective Agency is located. He tells her he is going on the run. They kiss. He leaves.

Maddie investigates the case and finds evidence that Mr. Everette killed himself. She delivers that evidence to Lieutenant Tappia. David is removed from the list of suspects and returns to work at Blue Moon.

Thoughts

There is one scene early in the episode when David has shaving cream on his face. The shots cut back and forth between David and Maddie. The shaving cream is not consistently present during this scene.

The notable thing about this episode is that David and Maddie kiss for the first time. Aside from that and the other scenes with the two of them I didn't find it to be terribly great. The plot seemed like a device to get them to the point where they kiss and to advance their personal relationship. The kiss was passionate but I have to deduct points for the mediocrity of the plot.