Mannix: Fear I to Fall (1968)
Season 2, Episode 12
8/10
Another good episode (without Dennis Weaver)
12 November 2020
Warning: Spoilers
This series is starting to jell in season two. No Peggy in this one. Joe goes to a small town for a case and it turns out to be a ruse to get him into court as an expert witness as he as seen the burglary methods of the accused before. This time the guy is charged with murder. After testifying, it is clear there is more here than meets the eye. Joe teams up with the defense atty to get to the bottom of it. As usual, he takes a good punch and is shot at and wounded. Right after taking a bullet graze to the right arm he has a fistfight and his arm performs well. You can see the right arm of his coat doesn't have a bullet hole during the fight. The guy he is fighting falls to his death and is never brought up again. I guess he is still laying out there. Although not actually stated, we can assume a blackmail letter written by the defense atty's late father is a fake. Dana Elcar and Richard Anderson guest star and it is clear one of them is the bad guy. Joe points out a remark made by the bad guy that gives him away. I missed it when it happened so good job. All in all, it worth the time. Contrary to the trivia, I don't think that is Dennis Weaver in the jury box.
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