The bad guy (really bad this time, no sympathy at all) pretends to help refugees from the east reach freedom in the west. In fact, he kills then and takes their money.
By 2022 the neo-Nazi angle is such a tired cliche. But this episode was made little more than twenty years after World War II. And while the bad guy could and should be Stasi (the real neo-Nazis) or their ilk, when this episode was written a neo-Nazi resurgence was still believable. Though across the pond at the same time "The Saint" was poking fun at the premise, meeting up with "Hitler's daughter."
The great thing is that the bad guy is completely blindsided in the end. Everything works here. He'll go to his grave bit knowing what hit him.
By 2022 the neo-Nazi angle is such a tired cliche. But this episode was made little more than twenty years after World War II. And while the bad guy could and should be Stasi (the real neo-Nazis) or their ilk, when this episode was written a neo-Nazi resurgence was still believable. Though across the pond at the same time "The Saint" was poking fun at the premise, meeting up with "Hitler's daughter."
The great thing is that the bad guy is completely blindsided in the end. Everything works here. He'll go to his grave bit knowing what hit him.