I could not prevent myself from thinking about Chuck Bronson a decade later in Mike Winner's movie THE MECHANIC; although not entirely, because there is no rookie killer here, but only a very professional one, meticulous, rough, expert in many skills, karate, judo, scuba diving and hired by cabaret owners to get rid of a brutal extortionist. Falk has never been better in this anti hero character in love with French songs played by a cute French piano player.
I LOVE this episode.