A Cop, a Mountie, and a Baby

Episode aired Dec 1, 1994
TV-PG

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7.4/10

154

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Paul Gross and David Marciano in Due South (1994)

Adventure Comedy Crime Drama

Fraser and Ray find a baby left in the back of rays car, leading them to search for the mother who abandoned it whilst trying to figure out the fathers true motives for wanting his baby back... Read allFraser and Ray find a baby left in the back of rays car, leading them to search for the mother who abandoned it whilst trying to figure out the fathers true motives for wanting his baby back.Fraser and Ray find a baby left in the back of rays car, leading them to search for the mother who abandoned it whilst trying to figure out the fathers true motives for wanting his baby back.

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Ray Vecchio: Okay, we've saved his life in thirty seconds. Now what?
Constable Benton Fraser: You take the big one, I'll take the bigger one.
Ray Vecchio: Fraser, there's three of them! Can't I just shoot 'em?
Constable Benton Fraser: Not unless you want to blow up thirty-two tons of jet fuel.

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Worlds Away
Written by Jay Semko
Performed by The Northern Pikes
Published by Northern Pike Songs
Courtesy of Virgin Records Canada

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6/10

A Cop, a Mountie, and a Baby

An episode notable for an early appearance from Mark Ruffalo. He plays Vinnie, who owes big gambling debts to some tough guys.

Vinnie plans to raise the money by selling his infant son for adoption. His wife Louise leaves with the baby and places it in Ray's car, hoping Fraser will take care of the baby for a while.

Ray wants to hand the baby to social services but then has a change of heart and decides to search for the parents.

There is a Dickensian element to this story. You note it when Ray imagines an orphan as Oliver Twist. It is about desperate people having to do desperate things to raise money.

It is also an episode where Diefenbaker has a big role to play. He acts like a guardian to the baby as he dislikes Vinnie.

There is not much action for a large portion of the episode. Although it is tagged on at the end as the tough guys return to ensure that the adoption goes ahead.

There is nothing in Ruffalo's performance to suggest that he would one day become a 3 times Oscar nominee.