THE WEED WHACKERS

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James Bean returns from Vietnam wounded in body and spirit. Ten years on the Los Angeles police force; trying in vain to put and keep pimps, pushers, molesters, and murderers behind bars, completes the job of demoralizing him.

The final blow comes when Detective Bean is ambushed and wounded in a shoot-out in a dark alley. After returning fire, he discovers that he has killed a twelve year old boy.

His friend and mentor Chief Hillory Gibson gets him a transfer to Gainesville, a small town located close to Lake Tahoe and Reno, Nevada. The plan is to get well and get rid of his blinding headaches in the quiet rural atmosphere. However, things aren't as 'laid back' in the sticks, as Bean had anticipated. In his first case, a pschopathic killer tricks Bean into killing the woman that he was trying to protect.

In a series of intriguing but stressful cases, Bean learns of the existence of 'The Weed Whackers'. They are a small group of people claiming to be The Fallen Angels. Their purpose is to weed out the bad seed that they, themselves, have sown. His skepticism is shaken when he talks over old times with his old vietnam buddy, Brad Grimes. Because -- Brad is wearing someone else's body.

The final episode takes place at Hickory Dickory Dock. The Syndicate and Bean's arch enemy plot to frame Bean for murder and drive him insane to get control of the evidence which Bean had secreted away. The final confrontation entails Bean being almost drowned and fighting for his life against crooked Vegas Cops and out-of-control hit-men for the Mob.

To browse the episodes, please select:
Case_#1 And Then Cain Slew Mable
Case_#2 Jack and Jill
Case_#3 Joseph and His Coat of Many Colors
Case_#4 Fooling around in April
Case_#5 The Weed Whackers
Case_#6 Hickory Dickory Dock - Part1
               Hickory Dickory Dock - Part2
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