Images begins with famous TV journalist Jessica Ross (Jessica Walter) in a motel room where she hears a knock on the door and opens it to find a woman identical to her standing there. The woman throws a package into the room and runs away, a couple of moments later the package explodes incinerating the room. Quincy (Jack Klugman) is called to the scene and later conducts the autopsy confirming that the body found was Jessica Ross, but during a press conference where he is confirming the death the identical woman emerges claiming to be Jessica Ross causing a media frenzy. Quincy cannot fathom how this woman could be Jessica Ross when the dental and x-ray records matched the body and he suspects she is an impostor leading him to investigate further while taking several risks which put his own job in jeopardy.
There really isn't much of a mystery in this episode as we see the killer in the opening scene and the rest of it is Quincy and the police trying to piece together what happened. If you appreciate a Quincy episode that is heavy on drama and light on mystery, then you should find this entertaining and enjoyable. The good twin vs. evil twin plot we see here is heavily used in soap operas, but for me it just didn't seem to work as well here in the one hour detective format. I also found it pretty unbelievable that the supposedly most famous reporter in the world would have both a secret identical twin sister and a hidden daughter that no one knew about.
I would say that the highlight of the episode for me is seeing the fabulous Jessica Walter matching wits against Quincy and giving him quite a run for his money. Even with her wonderful performance, I wouldn't say it was enough to make this a great episode of Season 4.
There really isn't much of a mystery in this episode as we see the killer in the opening scene and the rest of it is Quincy and the police trying to piece together what happened. If you appreciate a Quincy episode that is heavy on drama and light on mystery, then you should find this entertaining and enjoyable. The good twin vs. evil twin plot we see here is heavily used in soap operas, but for me it just didn't seem to work as well here in the one hour detective format. I also found it pretty unbelievable that the supposedly most famous reporter in the world would have both a secret identical twin sister and a hidden daughter that no one knew about.
I would say that the highlight of the episode for me is seeing the fabulous Jessica Walter matching wits against Quincy and giving him quite a run for his money. Even with her wonderful performance, I wouldn't say it was enough to make this a great episode of Season 4.