Ruta Lee was a stunning "looker" in her day. In fact, she looked hot for many, many years. She's almost 75 years old now, but I'll be she still looks pretty darned good. More importantly, at least regarding her craft, she's been a very good actress.
In here, she's the femme-fatale "Ora Kane," who, in a shocking opening scene, shoots two people. Her story seems to satisfy police. In a nutshell, she claims a guy came in to rob her place of employment - a check-cashing place - and shot her co-worker and she then grabbed a nearby gun and shot the thief.
The more "Det. Frank Ballinger" (series star Lee Marvin) thinks about it, though, things don't add up. There had been five successful robberies of this kind in recent weeks and the man always worked alone....but "Ora" claims there were two people, and one escaped. She gives a detailed description of the guy. Soon, the lab reports both guys were shot from below the horizontal level. Now, the spotlight starts to go on Ora. It's interesting to see how Frank slowly uncovers the truth in this case, which includes some investigating of the supposedly-innocent co-worker, too.
This was the opening episode of the second season. There was a different opening, a little more dramatic than the first year, and Marvin has cut his hair into a military-style buzz cut, as it was sometimes called.
In here, she's the femme-fatale "Ora Kane," who, in a shocking opening scene, shoots two people. Her story seems to satisfy police. In a nutshell, she claims a guy came in to rob her place of employment - a check-cashing place - and shot her co-worker and she then grabbed a nearby gun and shot the thief.
The more "Det. Frank Ballinger" (series star Lee Marvin) thinks about it, though, things don't add up. There had been five successful robberies of this kind in recent weeks and the man always worked alone....but "Ora" claims there were two people, and one escaped. She gives a detailed description of the guy. Soon, the lab reports both guys were shot from below the horizontal level. Now, the spotlight starts to go on Ora. It's interesting to see how Frank slowly uncovers the truth in this case, which includes some investigating of the supposedly-innocent co-worker, too.
This was the opening episode of the second season. There was a different opening, a little more dramatic than the first year, and Marvin has cut his hair into a military-style buzz cut, as it was sometimes called.
