When the episode begins, Tom Fortune has asked Mannix to meet him in some warehouse to talk about hiring him for a case. However, Mannix is clear--he wants nothing to do with Fortune because of his family and their mob connections. Tom insists--saying that he only wants Mannix to follow his wife to see if she's being unfaithful and with whom. Well, before they can say anything more, a gunman kills Fortune and escapes.
When the police arrive, Mannix tells Lt. Malcolm all about the meeting. Soon, Tom Fortune's mobster father (Barry Sullivan) arrives with his other son and daughter-in-law. However, Mannix omits the unfaithful wife bit from his story because presumably he doesn't want to see the wife get killed--especially since she might be innocent of any wrongdoing.
Soon the mobster father sends out his muscle to grill Mannix. They reason that there's more to the story and Mannix might be responsible for the murder in some way. At the same town, the mob boss' rival (John Colicos) starts muscling Mannix because he wants him to relay the message that he is NOT responsible for the murder. With Mannix in the middle, is there any way for him to avoid getting squashed?!
This is an exciting episode with some nice twists and Mannix NOT getting knocked out or drive off the road (standard clichés on this show). However, I did laugh at the end where the guy in the wheelchair was shot. His chair flew over sideways due to the impact--though the physics of this are ridiculous. He would have slumped or perhaps fallen out of the chair. The force could not have made the chair fly over sideways! Not a huge mistake, nor is some of the use of stunt doubles (it's pretty obviously NOT Mannix in one scene).
When the police arrive, Mannix tells Lt. Malcolm all about the meeting. Soon, Tom Fortune's mobster father (Barry Sullivan) arrives with his other son and daughter-in-law. However, Mannix omits the unfaithful wife bit from his story because presumably he doesn't want to see the wife get killed--especially since she might be innocent of any wrongdoing.
Soon the mobster father sends out his muscle to grill Mannix. They reason that there's more to the story and Mannix might be responsible for the murder in some way. At the same town, the mob boss' rival (John Colicos) starts muscling Mannix because he wants him to relay the message that he is NOT responsible for the murder. With Mannix in the middle, is there any way for him to avoid getting squashed?!
This is an exciting episode with some nice twists and Mannix NOT getting knocked out or drive off the road (standard clichés on this show). However, I did laugh at the end where the guy in the wheelchair was shot. His chair flew over sideways due to the impact--though the physics of this are ridiculous. He would have slumped or perhaps fallen out of the chair. The force could not have made the chair fly over sideways! Not a huge mistake, nor is some of the use of stunt doubles (it's pretty obviously NOT Mannix in one scene).