I can't count the number of police shows that I've quit watching over the years because, at one point, the story becomes less about the investigation and more about the investigators' personal lives. CSI, NCIS and Criminal Minds are three of the latest examples but those took a season or so to jump the shark.

"Take the Money and Run" needed only 4 episodes. I don't know for sure that it was an act (Mostly because I don't know if Ron is that good an actor) but that wasn't an investigation. Mary asking the guy to sing? Telling him she wanted to screw the detectives by letting the two keep the money but having the satisfaction of knowing the hiding spot?? And then she felt guilty about it???? That wasn't serious.

The detectives received as little airtime as Kelly and Brett in Survivor Samoa! They were totally irrelevant. All we had was a poor psychological study of how isolation affects an individual.

It seems the thing to do is to hide the case in one of your friend's house. I feel stupid for all those suggestions at the top of the thread for what would make a good hiding spot. I thought that the detectives would get a hold of the criminals' phone book and the addresses of family and friends. You know, like in reality.