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From: mcewan@uiucdcs.CS.UIUC.EDU
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Subject: Re: Cliff Notes on Hill Street Blues
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Date: Thu, 21-Nov-85 16:40:00 EST
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Posted: Thu Nov 21 16:40:00 1985
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Nf-From: uiucdcs.CS.UIUC.EDU!mcewan    Nov 21 15:40:00 1985


> And remember all those arguments we had last year pertaining to
> where Hill Street actually takes place?  Solved last week.  Mick is
> knocked unconscious and placed in a duffle bag, which is shipped
> by bus to Springfield, Ill.  His trek takes place in the morning, and
> he reaches Springfield by noon, and returns to the city that the Hill
> resides in by evening, in time to put the bite (!) on the perpatrator. 
> Thus, which city does HSB take place in?  You have 10 minutes...
> 
> Chicago.

There are several large cities close to Springfield. Depending on how long the
trip was (I haven't seen the episode), some possibilities are: St. Louis,
Indianapolis, Cincinati and Kansas City. Note that St. Louis and Indianapolis
are CLOSER than Chicago.

			Scott McEwan
			{ihnp4,pur-ee}!uiucdcs!mcewan

"A flash in front of my eyes ... I blink ... open my eyes to ... discover I am
 a dog in a pickup truck full of garbage ... no one but me sees the lid blow
 off the can ... it's 14 miles to the dump ... this is ... at last ... heaven."