Not that bad of a story, and rather scenic, written by producer Ben Roberts and Don Mankewicz, famous for the iconic film, I WANT TO LIVE (1958). Producer Ivan Goff also worked with Roberts, but not on this episode. They were a famous writing team.
Here, Joe suspects that an old "frenemy" is responsible for the death of a young woman whose body washes up on a beach in Malibu. Mannix relies more on hunches here and has some good luck, which is rare. But we'll take it as it comes.
Imposing Lloyd Bochner plays Alec, number one suspect and a thorn in Joe's side. Bochner is quite good here. Beautiful Nancy Kovack play Brett, who again would appear on the series.
This marks the first appearance of Robert Reed as Tobias, who would alternate with Ward Wood as top cop. The story goes that Reed was never happy playing the dad on THE BRADY BUNCH, so producers offered him a side gig . However, when he eventually quit the Brady Bunch, he was also dropped from MANNIX. Personally, I always thought Ward Wood looked the part, and Reed was more typecast.
Partly filmed at sunsational Paradise Cove, located beneath the cliffs at Malibu. This is a public slash private beach, though popular for filming. It's the kind of place you don't want to leave, but it is costly to hang out there.
Worth a look, and especially for Nancy Kovack. SEASON 2 EPISODE 17 remastered CBS box set.
Here, Joe suspects that an old "frenemy" is responsible for the death of a young woman whose body washes up on a beach in Malibu. Mannix relies more on hunches here and has some good luck, which is rare. But we'll take it as it comes.
Imposing Lloyd Bochner plays Alec, number one suspect and a thorn in Joe's side. Bochner is quite good here. Beautiful Nancy Kovack play Brett, who again would appear on the series.
This marks the first appearance of Robert Reed as Tobias, who would alternate with Ward Wood as top cop. The story goes that Reed was never happy playing the dad on THE BRADY BUNCH, so producers offered him a side gig . However, when he eventually quit the Brady Bunch, he was also dropped from MANNIX. Personally, I always thought Ward Wood looked the part, and Reed was more typecast.
Partly filmed at sunsational Paradise Cove, located beneath the cliffs at Malibu. This is a public slash private beach, though popular for filming. It's the kind of place you don't want to leave, but it is costly to hang out there.
Worth a look, and especially for Nancy Kovack. SEASON 2 EPISODE 17 remastered CBS box set.
