"Guilty Until Proved Innocent" is a very strange episode of "Quincy". Although by season eight the show had basically become a sounding board for lots of different social issues, this one seemed different--as if the writer had some personal stake in it.
The show begins with a really stupid old man accidentally lighting himself on fire!! Seriously, that was the case! Then, he spread the fire everywhere and the place burns to the ground. However, instead of extending the owner sympathy, an insane federal prosecutor comes in and tries to destroy him. Why? Because the owner's family is in the Mob--though he himself is totally innocent. And, for the rest of the show, the prosecutor behaves very unprofessionally and is on a nutty crusade. In the end, Quincy manages to help save the day.
I mentioned 'in the end' because Quincy is barely in this one at all. And that is a big problem. Around season seven, in many episodes, the doctor is barely in the shows. Often, he appears in the beginning and end--and he has little to do. And, for the most part, these are very weak shows...very weak. This one is made weaker because in addition, the writing was just awful--with no subtlety whatsoever! Very, very weak and little to recommend this one.