We open with Bill (Earl Holliman) and U. S. District Attorney Landon (Phillip Terry) convincing a reluctant witness (with his back to the camera) to testify against the syndicate, assuring him relentlessly that they can safely protect him. Finally, he turns around and agrees to do it. It's Joey Marr (the then-ubiquitous Monte Markham, with a mustache). Bill's team are tasked with getting him back safely without any real information as to what's really going on. Next, Pepper (Angie Dickinson) and Pete Royster (Charles Dierkop) are picking up Markham up at the airport, posing as his wife and brother-in-law. Things immediately start going downhill, including Styles (Ed Bernard) who's tailing them, getting his car run off the road by the 2 thugs Bert (Pepper Martin) & Bruno (Cliff Carnell) who are tailing the trio. Later, Royster is put out of commission as well. Pepper & Markham rent a crummy Pinto station wagon that everyone calls yellow. But it looks lime green (o.k., maybe chartreuse) to me! The Pinto also manages to get put out of commission without *any* help from Bert or Bruno - it's just a lousy car.
Pepper & Markham hole up in a cheap hotel for the night. Then they disguise themselves as best they can. Luckily, Dickinson has a couple of wigs - one platinum blonde, the other brunette. Which does she choose? Why the blonde one of course, making her look absolutely no different! That was funny and made for a bit of nice, perhaps unintended, comic relief. While killing time in the hotel, Pepper & Markham have a nice chat, share a kiss, and Pepper learns that Markham is not what he seems. When she goes down to the hotel bar, her platinum blonde wig does help Pepper convince a lecherous Bus Tour Driver (Med Flory) to add them to his other obstreperous tour members so they can escape Bert & Bruno.
The show ends with a shocking plot twist I definitely did not see coming. In fact, I was convinced it was a fake-out. But nope, it wasn't.
Pepper & Markham hole up in a cheap hotel for the night. Then they disguise themselves as best they can. Luckily, Dickinson has a couple of wigs - one platinum blonde, the other brunette. Which does she choose? Why the blonde one of course, making her look absolutely no different! That was funny and made for a bit of nice, perhaps unintended, comic relief. While killing time in the hotel, Pepper & Markham have a nice chat, share a kiss, and Pepper learns that Markham is not what he seems. When she goes down to the hotel bar, her platinum blonde wig does help Pepper convince a lecherous Bus Tour Driver (Med Flory) to add them to his other obstreperous tour members so they can escape Bert & Bruno.
The show ends with a shocking plot twist I definitely did not see coming. In fact, I was convinced it was a fake-out. But nope, it wasn't.
