Secrets are leaking from the Carmadoc Research Centre; a top secret establishment on the South Coast. Normally Steed would take the lead in the investigation but as he has already worked undercover at the centre he is 'arrested'
in this cased arrested means sitting by Mother's pool with a group of attractive young ladies! Steed's arrest means it will be up to Tara solve the case; officially she is working with agent Watney but he contributes little to the solving of the mystery.
The villains have a device that allows them to project sound along a beam of light; this means they can have conversations with a person a long distance away if there is a direct line of site. This enables them to listen in on classified conversations and, in the case of locals who have figured out what they are doing, lure them to their deaths! Tara's investigation soon gets their attention and they send a heavy to deal with her; inevitably he fails. She visits the local lighthouse not realising it is the villain's base then heads to the cliffs. Here she hears the disembodied voice of an innocent woman who has stumbled on the villain's device and they then force her to apparently lure Tara to her death. She survives and returns to the lighthouse and sets about defeating the villains with a little accidental help from Watney.
This is probably the best Tara King episode to date. Having Steed off the case enabled her character to shine; Linda Thorson is doing well in the role with fine action sequences and a character we have come to care about. The episode features a classic 'Avengers' mix of action, mystery and humour sometimes at the same time as in the scene where she counts as a villain falls down all 365 steps of the lighthouse staircase! The villain's methods have a nice sci-fi twist that isn't explained too soon; although it is hinted at in the title. It is unusual to see so little of Steed but his absence doesn't detract from the case and his scenes by the pool are entertaining. Dinsdale Landen is entertaining as Watney although the character isn't used as much as one might expect; this is definitely Tara's case.
The villains have a device that allows them to project sound along a beam of light; this means they can have conversations with a person a long distance away if there is a direct line of site. This enables them to listen in on classified conversations and, in the case of locals who have figured out what they are doing, lure them to their deaths! Tara's investigation soon gets their attention and they send a heavy to deal with her; inevitably he fails. She visits the local lighthouse not realising it is the villain's base then heads to the cliffs. Here she hears the disembodied voice of an innocent woman who has stumbled on the villain's device and they then force her to apparently lure Tara to her death. She survives and returns to the lighthouse and sets about defeating the villains with a little accidental help from Watney.
This is probably the best Tara King episode to date. Having Steed off the case enabled her character to shine; Linda Thorson is doing well in the role with fine action sequences and a character we have come to care about. The episode features a classic 'Avengers' mix of action, mystery and humour sometimes at the same time as in the scene where she counts as a villain falls down all 365 steps of the lighthouse staircase! The villain's methods have a nice sci-fi twist that isn't explained too soon; although it is hinted at in the title. It is unusual to see so little of Steed but his absence doesn't detract from the case and his scenes by the pool are entertaining. Dinsdale Landen is entertaining as Watney although the character isn't used as much as one might expect; this is definitely Tara's case.