Interesting and well-done, as all Ironside episodes were in my opinion, though hardly one of the best. As there are only two suspects it comes down to the viewer to decide which one he trusts, or at least trusts more. Carl Betz, whose life and career ended so horribly untimely by lung cancer, plays a boss who insists he must have killed his secretary, and Denny Miller, who plays the ostensible love interest of the murdered woman. Jeanne Cooper is seen briefly in a small but pivotal role as a neighbor who seems to have eyes on and for Miller, and, even when offering her condolences on the death of his girlfriend/fiancee, throws in a backhanded bitchy zinger. But then she is entitled as she has just given him an alibi for the suspiciously recent wounds on his hand, which have attracted police attention. A better name for the episode might have been "The Double Bluff" but that would have given away too much.
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Medicinal Stupor
bkoganbing30 September 2013
The secretary of an investment firm that handles the police pension fund for the SFPD is murdered and there are two likely suspects. One is Carl Betz the man at the fund whom she worked for and whom she was involved with at one time and the second is Denny Miller who is a struggling artist who has a day job as her building's janitor. At least according to one other Miller provides other services.
Betz looks like an early frontrunner. In fact he arrives at the police disheveled in appearance and thinking he might have done the deed in a medicinal stupor. Then Miller pops up as a suspect and the Ironside team has its work cut out.
Decent enough, but not the best for Raymond Burr and team.
Betz looks like an early frontrunner. In fact he arrives at the police disheveled in appearance and thinking he might have done the deed in a medicinal stupor. Then Miller pops up as a suspect and the Ironside team has its work cut out.
Decent enough, but not the best for Raymond Burr and team.
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