Who Killed the Jackpot?

A body is discovered on the flashing neon sign of a hotel. Burke and his men are on the scene to investigate when a beautiful blonde shows up. Turns out she is Honey West (Ann Francis) a well-known private investigator who had been hired by the deceased.

Although warned by Burke to stay off the case (after all she no longer had a client) West is determined to find out who bumped off her client and why.

A backdoor pilot for the "Honey West" tv series, its easy to see why this show was picked up. Francis is good as West and there's some nice tension between her and Burke. It's too bad he didn't make a crossover appearance on "Honey West" the next season but of course by then Burke (and Barry) were now international spies and no longer mere police captains.