In this memorable episode, Richard Rickover frames Beaver for a crime. Richard and Gilbert both amuse themselves of an afternoon by throwing rocks at the windows of the old MacMahon House, an abandoned Victorian monstrosity in the neighborhood. A police officer chases them, but Gilbert gets away and a panicked Richard gives the officer the name of Theodore Cleaver instead of his own.
Ironically, Ward has been serving on a committee to build a youth center for Mayfield, one of the goals of which is to keep kids from roaming the streets! Ward finds himself in an awkward position when the very police lieutenant he had met with on the committee earlier in the day visits his home inquiring about his boy Theodore, who was caught breaking windows!
Now, Beaver is always soft-hearted and reluctant to "squeal" on his pals, even when they get him into deep trouble. This holds true here, but Ward has a typical conversation with Beaver in which he invites him to analyze the situation and determine the right course of action.
The two officers look and sound like they stepped off the set of DRAGNET (says Wally, "I've seen enough television to know a pair of real police officers when I see them!"). The gravitas of their portrayals is enjoyable. It's notable how the men (Ward, the police lieutenant and another officer) rise when June enters the living room with a tray of coffee, after which June tells them "you may sit." A small detail perhaps, but typical of how LITB emphasized good manners and formal behavior.