Mannix: A Night Full of Darkness (1974)
Season 7, Episode 17
7/10
Good episode, bad resolution
8 May 2021
As pointed out by others, the episode is well done with a twist as to the villain but the hypnotized angle makes this tough to grade higher. It was great to see our three lieutenants together and there were two more in this outing with one at the reception and another as Art's old partner. Everyone on the police force is either in uniform or is a lieutenant. The reviewer's comment on the blonde being with both Ives and Tobias is true. Look for her on the stairs with Ives as things wind down at the reception.

Art Malcom has the same recovering superpowers as Joe. He was shot in the midsection as Joe was in the last episode and is out of the hospital and moving well after a short time. TV time is not like real time at all.

No pay for Joe again but he does have the great satisfaction of clearing his old friend. It was established in season 2 in "Endgame" that Joe and Art were Korean War buddies but they never seem to mention it again. This would have been a good episode to refer to it again to reinforce their connection.
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