Some actors appeared as guest stars in tons of cop and detective shows of the 1960s-70s and they always seemed to play bad guys. Jack Cassidy, Nehemiah Persoff, John Colicos and James Olson, among others, were often these baddies. So, when I saw Olson come onto the screen, I knew he was evil!!
When the story begins, Barnaby is meeting with a friend of his who is also a private dick. Eddie is apparently working on a case involving a weird killer who sends him taunting letters...and he tells Barnaby he's about to crack the case. You know what this means, don't you? Yep...this friend will be dead any minute! Now it's up to Barnaby to pick up the pieces of the case and determine who this serial killer is.
This is generally a good episode but the final few minutes of the tale are poorly written. Why does the serial killer leave Barnaby to possibly catch up with him?! Why give him a chance?! Considering he'd killed before and enjoyed it, why would he do this now?! Sloppy....but an otherwise fascinating story.
When the story begins, Barnaby is meeting with a friend of his who is also a private dick. Eddie is apparently working on a case involving a weird killer who sends him taunting letters...and he tells Barnaby he's about to crack the case. You know what this means, don't you? Yep...this friend will be dead any minute! Now it's up to Barnaby to pick up the pieces of the case and determine who this serial killer is.
This is generally a good episode but the final few minutes of the tale are poorly written. Why does the serial killer leave Barnaby to possibly catch up with him?! Why give him a chance?! Considering he'd killed before and enjoyed it, why would he do this now?! Sloppy....but an otherwise fascinating story.