The write of this episode is Shimon Wincelberg, who is well-known to me from several other shows of the period, including several episodes of Lost in Space (1965), two episodes each of Star Trek (1966) and The Wild Wild West (1965), and the pilot episode of The Time Tunnel (1966)!
There are many other TV shows where he wrote one or more episodes. Of the ones I have seen the quality is uneven.
This effect seems encapsulated in this episode, there are good parts and bad parts.
The part of the contact lenses is one. If the person needs contact lenses so much, why weren't they wearing them when they committed the crime? Dropping the empty lenses container should not have had enough information to trace the owner.
So, were they planted there to throw suspicion on the football player? Would you be surprised to see the answer?
The other twist is a surprise, something not common in these types of shows. Again, it is the unevenness, parts are rote cop drama, others are this level of gifted writing.
Btw, re Mannix wanting to use the phone at the house - what better way to gain entrance to the house where he thought there was a witness than to claim an urgent need to use the phone? Car phones were not common when this episode was made, so it could be a reasonable request.
There are many other TV shows where he wrote one or more episodes. Of the ones I have seen the quality is uneven.
This effect seems encapsulated in this episode, there are good parts and bad parts.
The part of the contact lenses is one. If the person needs contact lenses so much, why weren't they wearing them when they committed the crime? Dropping the empty lenses container should not have had enough information to trace the owner.
So, were they planted there to throw suspicion on the football player? Would you be surprised to see the answer?
The other twist is a surprise, something not common in these types of shows. Again, it is the unevenness, parts are rote cop drama, others are this level of gifted writing.
Btw, re Mannix wanting to use the phone at the house - what better way to gain entrance to the house where he thought there was a witness than to claim an urgent need to use the phone? Car phones were not common when this episode was made, so it could be a reasonable request.