The episode begins with a young playboy named Loring Lamont Jr is trying to get him some action from one of the secretaries in the office named Arlene Ferris. Mr Lamont blows off his regular secretary and ask Ms Ferris if she will work late. Due to tampering by Lamont, Ms Ferris's car will not start and he will drive Ms Ferris home. But instead he remembers a meeting and takes Ms Ferris to his beach house in Malibu.
While at the beach house Mr Lamont gets a call from Oolong Kim concerning a loan that he wants repaid. Mr Lamont blows off Mr Kim and gets back to the seduction of Ms Ferris.
After forcing himself on her she pushes him over the couch and makes a run for it out the sliding glass door. Mr Lamont gets in his car and chases Ms Ferris down the rural road.(It was very obvious that the small car chase was filmed inside a movie studio) While giving chase Lamont gets out of the car and Ms Ferris gets in. As she is pulling off she knocks Lamont to the ground.
The next day Mr Lamont was found stabbed to death in the Malibu house. And the police arrest Ms Ferris for the murder. But thank goodness Ms Ferris has already visited Perry's office and he will defend her in court.
Even though the writers try to add material to spread blame for the murder to many different people, the best suspect was known after the first few minutes of the show. A simple mystery that was more interesting due to the many conflicts in the script.
We get some good ribbing between Perry and Lt Tragg that makes this episode entertaining. Lt Tragg even hints, while on the witness stand, of improper conduct by Perry. ---- Plus we get an odd scene where some rough gangster-type people invade Perry's apartment-and then leave just as odd as they entered.
This is one episode where the interactions of the characters were more interesting than the crime. Something different with good results.
While at the beach house Mr Lamont gets a call from Oolong Kim concerning a loan that he wants repaid. Mr Lamont blows off Mr Kim and gets back to the seduction of Ms Ferris.
After forcing himself on her she pushes him over the couch and makes a run for it out the sliding glass door. Mr Lamont gets in his car and chases Ms Ferris down the rural road.(It was very obvious that the small car chase was filmed inside a movie studio) While giving chase Lamont gets out of the car and Ms Ferris gets in. As she is pulling off she knocks Lamont to the ground.
The next day Mr Lamont was found stabbed to death in the Malibu house. And the police arrest Ms Ferris for the murder. But thank goodness Ms Ferris has already visited Perry's office and he will defend her in court.
Even though the writers try to add material to spread blame for the murder to many different people, the best suspect was known after the first few minutes of the show. A simple mystery that was more interesting due to the many conflicts in the script.
We get some good ribbing between Perry and Lt Tragg that makes this episode entertaining. Lt Tragg even hints, while on the witness stand, of improper conduct by Perry. ---- Plus we get an odd scene where some rough gangster-type people invade Perry's apartment-and then leave just as odd as they entered.
This is one episode where the interactions of the characters were more interesting than the crime. Something different with good results.