After her office safe is broken into and she takes the papers home, Morgan Fairchild announces she is marketing a new face cream and she is 62. That night, she is murdered after an apparent break-in. However, the police soon conclude that her husband, Patrick O'Neal did it. Unfortunately for them, Raymond Burr, aka Perry Mason is his old friend. So we know that there will be many red herrings dragged across the trail and the real killer will confess on the witness stand.
Although the question of whodunnit is not as obscure as better entries into the TV Movie series, the red herrings are top notch, including Polly Bergen, Tippi Hendren and a surprisingly funny turn by David Warner. The chief red herring, however, is played by Lauren Lane as a slippery woman who seems have been a private investigator working for Miss Fairchild. It's pleasant to see some good acting, even if the mystery is not what it might have been.
Although the question of whodunnit is not as obscure as better entries into the TV Movie series, the red herrings are top notch, including Polly Bergen, Tippi Hendren and a surprisingly funny turn by David Warner. The chief red herring, however, is played by Lauren Lane as a slippery woman who seems have been a private investigator working for Miss Fairchild. It's pleasant to see some good acting, even if the mystery is not what it might have been.