This is a fine episode.
While not going into the plot, Victoria is at the apex of her 'look' dressed in black and appearing at the hotel room confronting a notorious hired killer.
She is magnificent while writing him a check and mentioning that there is nothing that can be done for men like him: 'the dead'....as she states.
Stanwyck was over 60 here and she was never more attractive in her life (in my opinion, she was one of those rarities - like Dinah Shore, for instance - who grew far more beautiful with age.
With her youthful lithe figure and her gorgeous mane of silvery-white hair and a remarkable complextion: she's a stunning woman for 61.
Barbara had such a great presence in episodes like this: no actress of her era could remotely touch her in this show - certainly not the likes of Joan of Crawford or even Bette Davis - they'd have been laughed off the screen.
The graciousness coupled with a (genuinely) gutsy quality made Victoria so real: nothing phoney about this character or actress: she is merely superb!
The man who plays the gunman is superb and this is the kind of episodes that we baby boomer relished watching: a good storyline combined with acting excellence makes for a super-duper time in Jolly old Stockton (or anywhere else, for that matter!)
Boy Howdy!