Episode Notes
The working title for this episode was "To Serve Harry".
A CPAP (continuous positive airway pressure) device is actually used by people suffering from sleep apnea, a medical condition where the unconscious mechanism for breathing doesn't work properly, which causes constant interruption of sleeping.
Nielsen Ratings: Appendicitement was seen by 16.43 million people, and was rated 10.0/16 in households, 5.2/13 in adults 25-54, and 3.9/10 in adults 18-49.
Episode Quotes
Greg: Henry, my friend, you are about to have the best birthday of your life, because we are taking you to THE one, THE only, Harry's Hog Hideout.
Henry: What's a 'Hog Hideout'?
Nick: It's only the best Bar-B-Q known to mankind. It's a little bit of a drive, but don't worry, Greg knows where it is.
Greg: I thought you said you knew where it is?
Greg: Henry, my friend, you are about to have the best birthday of your life, because we are taking you to THE one, THE only, Harry's Hog Hideout.
Henry: What's a 'Hog Hideout'?
Nick: It's only the best Bar-B-Q known to mankind. It's a little bit of a drive, but don't worry, Greg knows where it is.
Greg: I thought you said you knew where it is?
Brass: A woman was attacked and violently drowned in his own bathroom and he says he slept through the whole thing?
Ray: Being connected to a CPAP is kind of like being connected to a ventilator. It's a noisy machine and it's a reasonable alibi.
Brass: Mr. Higgins knows a lot about reasonable alibis. (points to TV screen) He's a big fan of true crime.
Nick: Look. You may get a shot off, you may even kill my young friend there, but then I will unload on you. I can't miss from here. And you don't want to be dead, now, do you?
Slick: You're a cop?
Nick: That's right.
Nick: Look. You may get a shot off, you may even kill my young friend there, but then I will unload on you. I can't miss from here. And you don't want to be dead, now, do you?
Slick: You're a cop?
Nick: That's right.
Episode Goofs
Either Greg's assessment of it being a mile away was way off or there's a continuity issue -- while low in the sky, the sun was still up as they leave the car, but it's full-on dark by the time they get to Harry's. Typical walking pace is ca. 3mph, so it takes about 20 minutes to walk a mile. Even with Henry limping a bit they should make it in a half hour, so there should still be some twilight.
Analysis
When Brass refers to Higgins being a fan of "True Crime", a TV screen is shown with six episode titles on it. Some appear to be rather close and/or identical to the titles of CSI first season episodes, and the list may be an in-joke listing of working titles for season one eps.