This McMillan&Wife story is primarily known for two reasons. First it introduces Martha Raye as Nancy Walker's sister. Next year for the final season Raye took over the housekeeper role for the widowed Commissioner. Secondly this might be the only time you'll ever see Slim Pickens in a three piece business suit.
Pickens plays the role of the family attorney of Walker and Raye's aunt who has gathered the heirs for the reading of the will. Among those gathered are Lane Bradbury, Tab Hunter, and Walker and Raye. The beneficiaries start with Bradbury who gets it all, unless she's not around it's Hunter and so on down the scale. Hunter's in real need of money, he smothers his terminally ill aunt with a pillow to hurry things along because he's got creditors who break legs if they don't get their money.
But first Bradbury and then he's killed and someone's after Raye now who is number three. The original deceased may run out of heirs before Rock Hudson can solve the murder.
Susan Saint James is ever helpful and she pulls a stunt that actually forces the murderer's hand. But by that time Hudson has it pretty much solved. And it's not too hard to figure out who.
Still it's a fun episode.
Pickens plays the role of the family attorney of Walker and Raye's aunt who has gathered the heirs for the reading of the will. Among those gathered are Lane Bradbury, Tab Hunter, and Walker and Raye. The beneficiaries start with Bradbury who gets it all, unless she's not around it's Hunter and so on down the scale. Hunter's in real need of money, he smothers his terminally ill aunt with a pillow to hurry things along because he's got creditors who break legs if they don't get their money.
But first Bradbury and then he's killed and someone's after Raye now who is number three. The original deceased may run out of heirs before Rock Hudson can solve the murder.
Susan Saint James is ever helpful and she pulls a stunt that actually forces the murderer's hand. But by that time Hudson has it pretty much solved. And it's not too hard to figure out who.
Still it's a fun episode.