I remember this episode when it came out, and still very entertaining. Excellent writing and acting.
FATAL WITNESS reminds me of a COLUMBO mystery in a way, with yet another one of those "I'm smarter than you'll ever be..." villains. Fun to watch unravel.
Popular teen actress Leslie Ackerman is quite good, playing Kathy Barnes, a wheelchair bound girl who is listening to the radio --just as she witnesses what appears to be her neighbor being murdered. Guess who's on the radio?
None other than Larry Hagman plays a well known doctor, and has a hand in this mess. There are a host of familiar faces, including a very young Tommy Lee Jones as another doctor. Also movie Tarzan Denny Miller (now fully dressed) plays Simms. Hagman makes a smooth bad guy here and is pretty darn clever, until Barnaby starts chipping away.
Written by popular tv writer Calvin Clements who was cranking out a lot of stories for cop shows at the time. By the way, Leslie Ackerman soon after appeared with Cindy Williams in the cult film, THE FIRST NUDIE MUSICAL! Watch for it.
For all us travellers, this was partly filmed at the beautiful lake near Thousand Oaks, California, about 40 miles from LA. Recommended. SEASON 4 EPISODE 9 remastered color CBS dvd box set.
FATAL WITNESS reminds me of a COLUMBO mystery in a way, with yet another one of those "I'm smarter than you'll ever be..." villains. Fun to watch unravel.
Popular teen actress Leslie Ackerman is quite good, playing Kathy Barnes, a wheelchair bound girl who is listening to the radio --just as she witnesses what appears to be her neighbor being murdered. Guess who's on the radio?
None other than Larry Hagman plays a well known doctor, and has a hand in this mess. There are a host of familiar faces, including a very young Tommy Lee Jones as another doctor. Also movie Tarzan Denny Miller (now fully dressed) plays Simms. Hagman makes a smooth bad guy here and is pretty darn clever, until Barnaby starts chipping away.
Written by popular tv writer Calvin Clements who was cranking out a lot of stories for cop shows at the time. By the way, Leslie Ackerman soon after appeared with Cindy Williams in the cult film, THE FIRST NUDIE MUSICAL! Watch for it.
For all us travellers, this was partly filmed at the beautiful lake near Thousand Oaks, California, about 40 miles from LA. Recommended. SEASON 4 EPISODE 9 remastered color CBS dvd box set.