I rather enjoyed this episode and not only because of the great actress Kim Hunter but the supporting roles of Gretchen Corbett, Scott Hylands, Whit Bissell, and Anne Seymour One of the most highly rated of episodes although for the most part all were better than most schlock we have on network TV these days.
It starts out typical as Ironside is visiting another endearing friend; this time a rich widow played by Kim Hunter and her son who both share a horrible loss in death of the daughter years ago. Unbeknownst to Ironside and the mother, son has been hiding postcards that are coming from the supposedly dead daughter over a matter of months. The son asks Ironside to investigate which leads to tragedy soon after and the surprise arrival of the supposedly dead daughter!!
I felt the writing in this one was expertly done as I kept guessing on what was the real truth since there were so many red herrings you had to really see who was pulling the strings. The ending was a bit of a surprise on who the killer turned out to be as was the last scene between Ironside, the widow, and the daughter and husband. Also it was nice to see Fran involved more in this episode than Mark or Ed for a change. She discovered a few of the mysteries that goes to solving the case.