This is one of the most bizarre Mannix episodes I've seen and certainly the most depressing one. It's a real downer.
It's about a psychiatrist who is initially thought to have committed suicide, but a woman who was having an affair with him believes he was actually murdered and hires Joe to look into it.
The story and mystery are intriguing, but what's really striking is how EVERYONE in the cast looks and acts totally depressed. Maybe this was intentional due to the requirements of the script or maybe it was due to some outside event that negatively affected the cast, but whatever the case, everyone is very somber, and several of the supporting characters even break out crying. This is a very bleak episode, which is unusual for this show. It's by far the most melancholy episode I've seen.
Another strange oddity is Joe's client is never seen again after the initial scene at the beginning where she hires him.
One big problem is there was no motive provided for one of the murders but it was simply left as a loose end.
There are no clichés, which is rare. There's also very little action.
The total body count is three.
Watching this episode is a grim experience. The sense of malaise that engulfs it is astonishing and unprecedented. However, the mystery is interesting, which means the end result is a mediocre episode - not great but not terrible either but certainly unusual.
It's about a psychiatrist who is initially thought to have committed suicide, but a woman who was having an affair with him believes he was actually murdered and hires Joe to look into it.
The story and mystery are intriguing, but what's really striking is how EVERYONE in the cast looks and acts totally depressed. Maybe this was intentional due to the requirements of the script or maybe it was due to some outside event that negatively affected the cast, but whatever the case, everyone is very somber, and several of the supporting characters even break out crying. This is a very bleak episode, which is unusual for this show. It's by far the most melancholy episode I've seen.
Another strange oddity is Joe's client is never seen again after the initial scene at the beginning where she hires him.
One big problem is there was no motive provided for one of the murders but it was simply left as a loose end.
There are no clichés, which is rare. There's also very little action.
The total body count is three.
Watching this episode is a grim experience. The sense of malaise that engulfs it is astonishing and unprecedented. However, the mystery is interesting, which means the end result is a mediocre episode - not great but not terrible either but certainly unusual.