A teenage baseball team hires Mannix to find their missing coach, who is a parolee who been running, and hiding his identity, ever since he got out of prison.A teenage baseball team hires Mannix to find their missing coach, who is a parolee who been running, and hiding his identity, ever since he got out of prison.A teenage baseball team hires Mannix to find their missing coach, who is a parolee who been running, and hiding his identity, ever since he got out of prison.
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- Lee Thomas
- (as Jonathan Lippe)
- Nurse
- (as Scottie MacGregor)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe cast includes two future residents of Walnut Grove, Minnesota on Little House on the Prairie (1974). Katherine MacGregor was a regular on the series as the thoroughly unlikable Harriet Olesen, and Charlotte Stewart appeared in 45 episodes as the schoolteacher, Miss Beadle.
- GoofsA woman falls down a few feet, on the landing in the fire escape stairs. She lands on her back and, all of a sudden, she is unconscious. She might be in pain, but she would absolutely be conscious due to a fall from such short distance.
- Quotes
Mr. Bryant: [Joe enters Mr. Bryant's garage] Yes, sir, can I help you?
Joe Mannix: Maybe. My name is Joe Mannix. I'm a private investigator.
Mr. Bryant: Something wrong?
Joe Mannix: Well, I'm looking for a Lee Thomas.
Mr. Bryant: So am I. He's gone.
Joe Mannix: When was the last time you saw him?
Mr. Bryant: Oh, 4:00 yesterday afternoon. He left for the park. Crazy about baseball. He manages a kid's team.
Joe Mannix: What else can you tell me about him?
Mr. Bryant: Why? Is he in trouble?
Joe Mannix: I won't really know until I find him.
Mr. Bryant: Well, I can't really tell you much, Mr. Mannix. He's pleasant, but kind of quiet, and he never talked much about himself.
Joe Mannix: How long has he worked for you?
Mr. Bryant: Oh, seven or eight months. Good mechanic, great hands.
Joe Mannix: Any idea where he's from?
Mr. Bryant: No. But he never gave me a minute's trouble. He did his work, never watched a clock. I can't pay him what he's worth, but I let him sleep upstairs. There's a room and bath up there.
Joe Mannix: Did he have a girlfriend?
Mr. Bryant: [thinks for a second] Uh, not that I know of.
Joe Mannix: I wonder if I might borrow a wrench or some tool that might have his fingerprints on it.
Mr. Bryant: Why?
Joe Mannix: Well, Lee Thomas didn't exist up until eight months ago. That's when they issued his Social Security number.
Mr. Bryant: You figured he changed his name, huh?
Joe Mannix: It looks that way. Well, if his prints are on file, we'll find him, and if I can put a name to him, maybe I can help him.
Mr. Bryant: Well, his toolbox is over there on the bench.
Joe Mannix: [walks over to the tool box] This one?
Mr. Bryant: Yeah, that's the one.
[Joe opens the box and looks inside, he then takes out his handkerchief and pulls out a wrech]
The show begins with some kids from Little League hiring Mannix to find their missing coach. Joe's investigation leads him to discover that the nice, beloved coach is actually a guy who recently got out of prison and jumped parole! How could the very nice guy that his team, employer and girlfriend talk about be on the run from the law? And, if he is, why? Well, at the same time, a group of mobsters are looking for the guy--and so you know something big is going on here.
As I said, the show avoided many clichés. Sure, there still is a scene where the missing coach beats up a thug...yet leaves the gun lying on the ground! And, the ending is a bit tough to believe. But, despite these things, the show is quite interesting and better than usual.
- planktonrules
- Dec 2, 2014