Episode revolves around the dead body of a homeless man who happens to be wearing Toby's coat which he donated to Goodwill. Toby is called down and sees from the man's tattoo that he was a veteran of the Korean War.
Toby is visibly moved by the man's death and sets up a military funeral.
I realize that this episode won an Emmy for its writing but I found it to be incredibly hokey. It seemed forced and won't have any lasting effect on the characters. It's a Christmas episode and this plot made the show corny.
The real subplot to explore is the death of a homosexual boy, the victim of a heinous hate crime. What would the President's position be on this. Timothy Busfield has a great line about how no murder is worse than another.
Show is feeling tedious.
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