From the opening when Simon Templar, is having a drink during an interval when seeing a play in London's West End, and when he is talking to us, the television audience, we know that we going to be in for an hour of action and suspense.
This is black and white television at its best. Roger Moore gives a very strong and powerful entrance as Simon Templar alias The Saint. No wonder this television series was going to be a success for the next seven years, and would leave its mark on British television for the next sixty years.
The photography for this episode is superb. The director and his cameraman did an excellent job of putting together a one hour episode that is full of tension and suspense.
Derek Farr is excellent as the talented, but psychopathic husband. His character John Clarron is charming, cold and clever, but too clever for his own good. His greatest strength is his greatest weakness, which is his performance as the kindly Mrs Jafferty.
What spoils this episode is Patrica Roc's performance as Madge, the sad and vulnerable third wife of John Clarron. Her acting is awful and it is over the top. She is upstaged by Shirley Eaton as Adrienne the sexy insurance investigator who like Simon Templar is out to stop Clarron from murdering Madge. The interplay between her and Roger Moore is an excellent on screen partnership.
This episode has all the ingredients of a good psychological thriller. It has suspense, a beautiful blonde in the form of Miss Eaton, and an excellent twist at the end of it.