Absolutely one of the best of the "Files". An excellent, well-constructed mystery plot, fine directing, almost Hitchcockian at times of peak suspense, well developed characters and, given the cast members, expectedly good acting.
Jim's brief scene with the charming Beth is wonderful, and her whimper as she closes the door when he leaves with Lori, his "old fishing buddy" (the beautiful young Sharon Gless), says more than a fully scripted scene of dialog could do to add to our understanding of her long-suffering and frustrated relationship with Jim.
Angel shows again why is he such a cherished and entertaining character in the series, pulling a fast-talking rent scam on Jim (who is not unaware), and displaying his formidable yellow streak in a crisis ending in a fast-paced shoot-out.
There's genuine violence in this episode too. One dead hit-man, another seriously injured in a fall to a concrete hangar floor from a jetliner door, and Dennis wounded in action between those two events. But Jim gets through the entire outing without taking a licking, or even bruising his knuckles on a bad guy's jaw!
James Garner's brother Jack is the MIA I mention in the title above. The television broadcast I viewed must have cut that scene in favor of an extra ad flogging soap flakes, so I missed seeing his turn as a mailman taking one for the postal service. Have to check out the DVD for that, I guess.
Enjoy this episode. It surely started season three off with a classic!
Jim's brief scene with the charming Beth is wonderful, and her whimper as she closes the door when he leaves with Lori, his "old fishing buddy" (the beautiful young Sharon Gless), says more than a fully scripted scene of dialog could do to add to our understanding of her long-suffering and frustrated relationship with Jim.
Angel shows again why is he such a cherished and entertaining character in the series, pulling a fast-talking rent scam on Jim (who is not unaware), and displaying his formidable yellow streak in a crisis ending in a fast-paced shoot-out.
There's genuine violence in this episode too. One dead hit-man, another seriously injured in a fall to a concrete hangar floor from a jetliner door, and Dennis wounded in action between those two events. But Jim gets through the entire outing without taking a licking, or even bruising his knuckles on a bad guy's jaw!
James Garner's brother Jack is the MIA I mention in the title above. The television broadcast I viewed must have cut that scene in favor of an extra ad flogging soap flakes, so I missed seeing his turn as a mailman taking one for the postal service. Have to check out the DVD for that, I guess.
Enjoy this episode. It surely started season three off with a classic!