The plot's pretty standard—a PI buddy of Pete's is killed, and the PI's buddy hires Pete to get the killer before the killer gets him. Pete and Jacoby think they know who's behind it but have no proof. The ending almost surprises but then the script relents. Catch the usual great hook where the muscle man uses his scary prowess. Also, there's the usual colorful array of characters, like the gender- bending Madame Spivy as a pinball roughneck, and James Fairfax as the skeletal Needles a tattoo artist. Edie does a songbird number, nuzzling it up with the handsome Pete. Also, good to see movie vet Regis Toomey picking up a payday in a role he could probably do in his sleep. Except for the characters and the noir, however, there's not much other reason to catch this fairly routine episode.
In passing—Be sure to check out the inimitable Madame Spivy in one of Hitchcock Presents (1955-1962) best episodes called Specialty of the House (1959). It may make you think twice about going out to eat.
In passing—Be sure to check out the inimitable Madame Spivy in one of Hitchcock Presents (1955-1962) best episodes called Specialty of the House (1959). It may make you think twice about going out to eat.