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In the series premiere an assassination attempt has been made on the city's corrupt mayor. Hildy is on his honeymoon, so Burns compels him to come back and cover the story by kidnapping Hildy's mother-in-law. After a follow-up assassination plot is discovered and foiled, Burns keeps Hildy in town by
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called Daly's role "serious miscasting" and said he "is in seriously over his head". The review explained that the newspaper's managing editor needed to have a "vivid personality" and be tough and ruthless. "Under such circumstances, Mr. Daly's sonorous and pear-shaped tones, coupled with an
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