This was a different episode for Gail Fisher (Peggy Fair). Here she is not using her secretarial or investigative skills, but simply as a woman, quickly attracted to the quietly charismatic Hari Rhodes (Minji Obuko). Sadly, just like all of the times Joe did not get the woman at the end of the show, Peggy did not get the man.
Of note, this is one of the few times they showed a bullet wound and blood. Usually the gunshot victim just clutches a body part after being shot. Also it was her right shoulder, not her left.
Once again, Joe injects himself into the action, taking part in the blood-bank sting, and then interrogating the suspect as the police just stand there. I wonder how that would work out in court, in real life.
This is the first of three Mannix roles for Maidie Norman. She was a prolific character actor, with 115 roles to her credit, mostly TV shows. With the vagaries of MeTV, she was also in the episode of Cannon Triangle of Terror (1974) that followed this episode of Mannix, with a bit larger role there.
Of note, this is one of the few times they showed a bullet wound and blood. Usually the gunshot victim just clutches a body part after being shot. Also it was her right shoulder, not her left.
Once again, Joe injects himself into the action, taking part in the blood-bank sting, and then interrogating the suspect as the police just stand there. I wonder how that would work out in court, in real life.
This is the first of three Mannix roles for Maidie Norman. She was a prolific character actor, with 115 roles to her credit, mostly TV shows. With the vagaries of MeTV, she was also in the episode of Cannon Triangle of Terror (1974) that followed this episode of Mannix, with a bit larger role there.