**SPOILERS** Even if he was American, the Bishop would have picked up some strong Aussie mannerisms, dialect, and accent - even a little bit would have helped. He was a good guy, nonetheless, and was trying to help out an old friend. When he turned up gone, you KNEW he was dead. Too bad. The cheap thug (Ken Lynch) is an obvious goon who has his trained gorilla work the Bishop over; he doesn't give in. Instead, he perseveres, and with the person he says is the right heir, goes to see Perry. He was a honorable.
Burroughs, the man with the fortune, was right down the line as a murder victim for this series. He insults Perry for no reason, shows Perry that he's going to change his will in a hurry (for no real reason), Trusts a guy who is visibly a snake in a suit; an arrogant, preening, self-important snob with a lot more money than brains. Good riddance. Hello Frame Up for the Damsel in distress. In this case, it is refreshing indeed to see a client of Perry's who is a nice person that doesn't lie to him, tries her best, and is thrown on the railroad tracks by several perjuring rats; I love to watch Perry take them apart. I've always thought that Burger's cases (and sometimes Burger himself) reminded me of Beetle Bailey after Sarge was finished with him - you know, put back together; only the wrong way? The fraud is exposed, but all Perry's efforts could only point out an a believable alternate theory of the crime (Burroughs' murder), and get his client temporarily exonerated. The sleezebag on the stand didn't admit anything, even IF it looked like he could be guilty. Perry had a theory as to who murdered the Bishop, but where was his proof? Great courtroom proceedings and drama; yeah, Burger was excused from the disassembly of his career this time. Does anyone else ever wonder how he could stay in office after being wiped out so many times by Perry? Rebecca Welles, who played Carol Delaney (sweet Irish name), does a good job in her role as do all the others, it was an actor's delight, I'm sure; as there was plenty of meat on the table for these fine performers.
It was a satisfying ending which I liked. The normal "Happy Days Are Here Again" closure makes me wanna throw up sometimes. In a murder case, and in this case, where a nice guy who helped a young woman gain a valuable inheritance (and was killed for it), there are NO happy endings. You know, it just occurred to me - what happened to Carol's so-called boyfriend?
Burroughs, the man with the fortune, was right down the line as a murder victim for this series. He insults Perry for no reason, shows Perry that he's going to change his will in a hurry (for no real reason), Trusts a guy who is visibly a snake in a suit; an arrogant, preening, self-important snob with a lot more money than brains. Good riddance. Hello Frame Up for the Damsel in distress. In this case, it is refreshing indeed to see a client of Perry's who is a nice person that doesn't lie to him, tries her best, and is thrown on the railroad tracks by several perjuring rats; I love to watch Perry take them apart. I've always thought that Burger's cases (and sometimes Burger himself) reminded me of Beetle Bailey after Sarge was finished with him - you know, put back together; only the wrong way? The fraud is exposed, but all Perry's efforts could only point out an a believable alternate theory of the crime (Burroughs' murder), and get his client temporarily exonerated. The sleezebag on the stand didn't admit anything, even IF it looked like he could be guilty. Perry had a theory as to who murdered the Bishop, but where was his proof? Great courtroom proceedings and drama; yeah, Burger was excused from the disassembly of his career this time. Does anyone else ever wonder how he could stay in office after being wiped out so many times by Perry? Rebecca Welles, who played Carol Delaney (sweet Irish name), does a good job in her role as do all the others, it was an actor's delight, I'm sure; as there was plenty of meat on the table for these fine performers.
It was a satisfying ending which I liked. The normal "Happy Days Are Here Again" closure makes me wanna throw up sometimes. In a murder case, and in this case, where a nice guy who helped a young woman gain a valuable inheritance (and was killed for it), there are NO happy endings. You know, it just occurred to me - what happened to Carol's so-called boyfriend?