This is the first of several episodes of
The Streets of San Francisco in which the viewers bear witness to crimes in progress and are provided all the evidence virtually from the outset, placing them several steps ahead of Detectives Stone (
Karl Malden) and Keller (
Michael Douglas). In this case, the catalyst for the story is street vendor Wally Sensibaugh (
David Wayne), who takes it upon himself to track down the muggers who have stolen his life savings. Sensibaugh's odyssey leads him down several strange paths--all of them linked with the murder of a city housing commissioner. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide