This one starts fast as Perry gets a client accused of stealing. After Perry gets her off we get into the main plot which involves Perry getting on a flight to Canal Street in New Orleans and then taking the red eye back to LA. Della is not here due to an illness.
The script is based on the original novel and it is the only Van Dyke episode. I would have cast Jerry as the playboy as it would have made this more fun. The guy cast as the playboy is the most boring one I have ever seen. Instread Jerry is cast in his usual role, a braggart who turns out to be a dunce and a red herring dragged across the trail to the murderer.
While some of the mystery is perhaps too obvious here, this one is okay but without Della or Tragg, this one is a bit of a drag. The script is better than the cast here.
The script is based on the original novel and it is the only Van Dyke episode. I would have cast Jerry as the playboy as it would have made this more fun. The guy cast as the playboy is the most boring one I have ever seen. Instread Jerry is cast in his usual role, a braggart who turns out to be a dunce and a red herring dragged across the trail to the murderer.
While some of the mystery is perhaps too obvious here, this one is okay but without Della or Tragg, this one is a bit of a drag. The script is better than the cast here.