ib an ▁and ▁David ▁Am ann ; ▁the ▁tele play ▁was ▁written ▁by ▁Am ann . ▁Kim ▁Mann ers ▁hel med ▁the ▁direct ing ▁of ▁the ▁episode . ▁" Release " ▁was ▁originally ▁going ▁to ▁be ▁written ▁by ▁Sh ib an ▁alone , ▁but ▁he ▁later ▁turned ▁the ▁script ▁over ▁to ▁Am ann ▁because ▁he ▁was ▁needed ▁elsewhere ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁Sh ib an ▁had ▁been ▁des iring ▁to ▁write ▁a ▁story ▁like ▁" Release " ▁for ▁a ▁while . ▁Sh ib an ▁and ▁Am man ▁came ▁up ▁with ▁a ▁story ▁in ▁which ▁S cul ly ▁enc oun ters ▁a ▁" gen ius " ▁from ▁her ▁classes ▁at ▁the ▁F BI ▁Academy ▁at ▁Quant ico . ▁Later ▁on , ▁they ▁ext rap ol ated ▁on ▁the ▁story , ▁allowing ▁the ▁" gen ius " ▁crime ▁sol ver ▁to ▁help ▁John ▁Dog get t ▁find ▁out ▁what ▁happened ▁to ▁his ▁son , ▁Luke ▁Dog get t . ▁Hay es ▁was ▁written ▁to ▁be ▁an ▁am bit ious ▁character , ▁inspired ▁by ▁the ▁works ▁of ▁Arthur ▁Con an ▁Do yle : ▁he ▁was ▁written ▁to ▁be ▁either ▁a ▁" br illiant ▁gu y ▁who ' s ▁solving ▁cr imes ▁with ▁his ▁amaz ing ▁intu ition ", ▁compar able ▁to ▁Sher lock ▁Hol mes , ▁or ▁" a ▁gu y ▁who ' s ▁actually ▁doing ▁those ▁cr imes ▁and ▁playing ▁a ▁game ", ▁like ▁Professor ▁Mor i art y . ▁ ▁Robert ▁Patrick ▁called ▁the ▁final ▁scene , ▁in ▁which ▁Dog get t ▁and ▁his