This was the last episode of the police detective series before it morphed into a spy show. The performances by guest stars were very good, and the murder mystery was legitimately solvable from clues and motives revealed during the course of the show. Nevertheless the suspense of who was the killer was kept up until the end, with all candidates in the running. A big plus was the method of murder itself, which was wholly original. And Tim finally gets a girlfriend. If only Gene Barry didn't insist on doing literal song and dance routines this would be a 10.
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Outstanding series cancelled too soon.
brucesimon-229522 January 2023
I guess this last episode was all there was "in the cards". The dispatching of this greeting card tyrant was totally ingenious and Amos Burke did arrive at he solution almost at the expense of his own life. I do not know what Aaron Spelling was thinking when he re-invented Amos Burke as an ineffectual espionage agent. I felt the viewers were getting cheated. I mean, an episode the following season could have revolved around Tim Tilson's marriage for instance. But an attempt to capitalize on the James Bond craze ended in abject failure and the 1994 reboot was far from endearing or convincing. But this episode was a true gem in every way.
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