Midnight Caller 2x08 "End of Innocence" shout by RikerDonegal

**Linda Kelsey, Jack Bannon.** As a spiritual successor to Lou Grant, this is where the show wears its heart on its sleeve: casting Kelsey and Bannon in key roles. Both are excellent. Speaking of excellent, this is the 2nd of 4 episodes for Bonnie Bartlett as Devon’s mother. Loved the way their b-story had parallels with the a-story. Both are about parents and the harms they can inflict on their children. (Some way more serious than others.) Another of my favourites, Steven Keats, has a role as a sleazy private eye. He’s searching for the little girl that Jack is protecting. The episode does a superb job with this tale of child molestation. It manages to raise genuine doubts from the start about who is telling the truth and then deliver a convincing and satisfying conclusion. It helps that Karen Lundy, the actress playing the little girl, is wonderful in the role. A powerful and very emotional episode. _Fall 1989: NBC aired Midnight Caller in the final hour of Tuesday prime time after In the Heat of the Night. Against it were Thirtysomething on ABC and Island Son on CBS._ 10/10