Jessica receives a letter from an old friend, Lieutenant James O'Malley, and tells the story of his most recent case, and why he almost ended up losing his job.
It's a very nicely written episode, it's certainly different, most of the time, the show operates as a traditional whodunnit, that isn't the case here, as we see exactly what happens, it's more a howtoproveit than a whodunnit. It could be very good, apart from one thing ......
...Why on Earth did they have to make Pat Hingle's character, Lietenant O'Malley Irish? A fine actor who appeared in one or two other episodes, and was excellent, but his diabolical Irish accent detracts from the episode, it is so very difficult to take his character seriously. The Irish music throughout made me cringe.
Stacy Edwards who plays O'Malley's Niece Rawley, on the other hand is excellent I thought, a wonderfully talented actress, so pretty. Best of all, is how her character stands up to the barrage of misogyny she faces, in spite of being told to remain silent.
I enjoyed it, but that accent was unforgivable, and I would say again, if Lansbury wanted a break, they should have just made the series shorter.
One of those episodes that on a good day, such as today I'll give it a 6, on a bad day, this would be a 4.
