The Loaded Tourist

After unsuccessfully thwarting a murder, Simon agrees to help the victim's 16 year-old son, Alfredo, discover why his father was murdered and find those responsible. The trail leads to a stash of valuable jewelry and a surprise suspect.

Overall, The Loaded Tourist is a pretty standard episode. It's solid enough, but it's nowhere near as outstanding as some of the others. Once in Geneva, the episode moves at a good pace and held my interest throughout. Highlights include a con that Simon and Alfredo are able to pull on the killers. It's a treat watching as their plan unfolds. There are also a few plot twists near the end that really help make this one better than average. One of the weaker moments in The Loaded Tourist was, of all things, the murder scene. The staging of the murder and its aftermath (including the discovery of the missing briefcase) felt clumsy to me.

The supporting cast is a mixed bag in my eyes. Guy Deghy and Barbara Bates (what a tragic story) really stood out. Both are rock solid and work well with Moore. On the other end of the spectrum is Joseph Cuby as Alfredo. This kid got on my nerves right from the start. Sure, some of his suspicions were proven true, but did he have to be so whiny?

6/10