Overall, "One for the Morgue" is a good episode of "Kojak" but with one exception...I figured out what was happening long, long before Lt. Kojak. Still, it is interesting and worth seeing.
When the story begins, some dirtbag mobster/politician is holding a rally. Suddenly, two black gunmen arrive and shoot at him. He is hit and mildly wounded...an old lady who was at the rally wasn't so lucky! What follows is a strange situation where anonymous tipsters keep giving the NYPD information that hurts the black mob up in Harlem. In fact, it's all TOO perfect...as if the case was being presented to the police on a platter! What's really going on here?!
The fact that they'd talk about the black mob isn't surprising. After all, this show came out at the same time the blacksploitation craze was in full swing. But fortunately, the show doesn't go overboard with the usual stereotypes of the day....pimps, broad brimmed hats, etc. and is instead a bit restrained (thank goodness). Overall, very good....except for the motivation...I KNEW what really happened five minutes into the show...why did it take Kojak so long to realize it?!