When the precinct is suddenly “restructured” and every desk, badge, and filing cabinet is handed over to chimpanzees, veteran gumshoe and his overeager partner Jonathan “Sourdough” Manno find themselves fighting for their jobs in a department that has gone completely bananas. At first, it seems like just another ill-advised pilot program, until the chimps begin contracting rabies and the station descends into chaos.
Drawing inspiration from Johannes Roberts’ survival thriller Primate (2026), where a tropical homecoming turns deadly after a beloved chimp becomes rabid, the Gumshoes treat the movie as a case study. As the detectives break down the film’s core mystery (how a trusted companion becomes the ultimate threat), they uncover eerie parallels to their own predicament.
Part parody, part survival story, this episode pits man against monkey, bureaucracy against instinct, and loyalty against fear, proving once again that in the world of Movie Gumshoes, every film is a crime scene… and sometimes your best witness has rabies.
