One Day at a Time

Guy agrees to help an ex-con accused of murdering a district attorney. His investigation rubs the police the wrong way, especially when he discovers that the victim might have been more sinner than saint.

Full Recap
After some pestering from Barbara, Guy agrees to look into the case of Carmine Roselli, an ex-con and drug addict accused of the murder of District Attorney David Anders. Guy learns Roselli was an informant for Anders and that Anders was about to send him back to prison. Guy discovers that Anders had a history of using unorthodox, often illegal, methods to get convictions and that he had dozens of enemies. He learns a bad case by Anders resulted in an innocent cop going to prison and later committing suicide. Guy investigates, but begins to antagonize the police and the D.A.'s office, both of whom believe that the right man is in jail. Even Roselli's sympathetic parole officer and AA sponsor believe that he is guilty. But the evidence tying Roselli to the crime scene is a little too perfect, and Guy learns that Roselli's parole officer has an unusual family connection to the victim. Guy can't put the puzzle together until he finds a piece of a potato chip that may hold the answer to the case...

Trivia
Mr. Poppy, the rare book dealer from the Pilot, returns as one of Guy's informants. He has moved on to selling Rolex watches on the street.