"CHIEFLY
O'HARAS"
[EPISODE EIGHT]
"POLICE WOMAN"
At some point during
her four years at UMetro, Helen J. O'Hara's mother passed away. Her two younger
brothers, Jim and Frank, had moved away themselves to go to college (although
Frank dropped out to begin his life as a confidence trickster). And with her
father eventually moving to Gotham City to accept the position of police chief,
Helen had no reason to move back to Nebraska upon graduation.
(On the other hand, her second cousin Kate McShane was a native New
Yorker. Once she graduated, Kate moved back to the Big Apple to go to law
school there.)
Over those four years, Helen came to love Metropolis and she decided to peg
her career in law enforcement there. With a glowing recommendation from
Professor Hyatt, Helen was accepted into the police academy. Helen's favorite
courses there brought in guest lecturers like Lt. Frank Ballinger, a private
investigator named Martin Kane, and her favorite, Officer Casey Jones of the
NYPD. Jones was an undercover police woman who would become Helen's role
model.
LT. FRANK BALLINGER Running late for his lecture |
MARTIN KANE Addressing the class |
CASEY JONES Role model for Helen O'Hara |
The academy also had a visitor from Scotland Yard. Colonel March happened to be in Metropolis to work on a case with Superman which had supernatural overtones. After they solved the mystery, the Colonel was more than happy to do the favor for Superman's friends on the force.
COLONEL MARCH From the Department Of Queer Complaints |
(Acting as his aide was a young
constable named Dirk who became absolutely smitten with Helen during the visit.
It was all she could do to politely fend off his advances.)
DIRK OF THE YARD |
Helen graduated from the police academy with high honors and she then
joined the Metropolis police department. She quickly rose through the ranks to
become a plain-clothes detective by 1958.
Inspector Henderson served as her mentor on the force and he couldn't speak
highly enough of her capabilities on the job. Henderson would often recommend
her for the dangerous undercover assignments, knowing that she could handle it
and get the job done.
INSPECTOR HENDERSON Helen's boss and mentor |
After all, the Metropolis police department couldn't depend on Superman all the
time.
HELEN O'HARA Working undercover |
But there finally came a time when Superman and this superb police woman
teamed up on a case. And that union proved to be a major complication in her
life.....
SHOWS CITED:
- 'Adventures Of Superman'
- 'Batman'
- 'Checkmate'
- 'Colonel March Of Scotland Yard'
- 'Columbo'
- 'Decoy'
- 'Kate McShane'
- 'M Squad'
- 'Martin Kane, Private Investigator'
- 'O'Hara, U.S. Treasury'
- 'Psych'
Coming up next: "Decoy"
BCnU!
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