A lot of the episodes of this series have not held up really well. This one is an exception, as it is the best of the series.
JJ Beck (Joseph Wiseman aka Dr. No) was a reclusive millionaire (kind of like Howard Hughes) who had an airline, air craft company, etc. When Beck dies at the beginning of this show, it is said ON the news coverage that he always told people they could get ahead in life by "reading a book at the library every day" like he did.
Then a mystery starts to unfold as first Maxwell & then Ralph are kidnapped. They wind up in a private jet with Marshall, Becks assistant. The plane takes them to meet with the still alive Beck, who the media had dead premature. He faked his death because of corrupt people trying to steal the wealth of his empire.
Then the real twist, Beck used to have a super suit. He has kidnapped Ralph & Bill because he needs their help to stop the corrupt partner. They do this & then comes the fascinating sequence where those green guys visit & pick up Beck & Marshall & whisk them away.
Then there is a brilliant closing dialog between Ralph & Maxwell with Maxwell expressing his desire not to be snatched by those green guys. The dialog is so impromptu that you'd almost think the actors made it up & frames the most fascinating idea presented in the entire series.
To me, the parallels too Hughes, some great stunt work, and the ending make this the best show of the entire series. Strong quote from this episode - "Power Corrupts, Absolute Power Corrupts Absolutely."
JJ Beck (Joseph Wiseman aka Dr. No) was a reclusive millionaire (kind of like Howard Hughes) who had an airline, air craft company, etc. When Beck dies at the beginning of this show, it is said ON the news coverage that he always told people they could get ahead in life by "reading a book at the library every day" like he did.
Then a mystery starts to unfold as first Maxwell & then Ralph are kidnapped. They wind up in a private jet with Marshall, Becks assistant. The plane takes them to meet with the still alive Beck, who the media had dead premature. He faked his death because of corrupt people trying to steal the wealth of his empire.
Then the real twist, Beck used to have a super suit. He has kidnapped Ralph & Bill because he needs their help to stop the corrupt partner. They do this & then comes the fascinating sequence where those green guys visit & pick up Beck & Marshall & whisk them away.
Then there is a brilliant closing dialog between Ralph & Maxwell with Maxwell expressing his desire not to be snatched by those green guys. The dialog is so impromptu that you'd almost think the actors made it up & frames the most fascinating idea presented in the entire series.
To me, the parallels too Hughes, some great stunt work, and the ending make this the best show of the entire series. Strong quote from this episode - "Power Corrupts, Absolute Power Corrupts Absolutely."
