Dedicated to all us Lee Meriwether fans. Lee is a super actress, much in the style of Gail Fisher on MANNIX. I think Lee had much larger roles than Gail Fisher at times, and this is one of them.
I do agree with the last reviewer, true, people who seem to know Betty get in deep trouble, but this is also a cop show. Sometimes you just have to ride with it, although this is a fairly good adventure with some excellent acting. Mann Rubin wrote the story, who had just finished an episode for PROJECT UFO. He also wrote for MANNIX and QUINCY.
Betty gets caught up in the case of a serial rapist, and actually has to go undercover to reveal the creep. Not an easy task, and especially while she's on vacation. The interesting bit here is the stalker may be one of the regulars who frequent a beach bar -- and everybody looks darn suspicious. Guessing the guilty party is not easy, and that's what makes it fun for all us armchair detectives.
The best, Leo Penn, directed this episode, who headed 10 episodes for the series, five for CANNON.
He's the reason why the acting is very good. Larry Linville (as Bill) returns to the series, also Stewart Moss (as Bill), who often reminded me of Bradford Dillman. Look for popular character actor Wayne Heffley, playing the sheriff. Wayne was a regular for years on DAYS OF OUR LIVES.
Beautifully filmed at Santa Monica beach, a frequent hang out for Quinn Martin productiosn.
SEASON 7 EPISODE 3 remastered color CBS dvd box set. This box only features Barnaby on the cover! What happened to Betty and JR? 21 hrs. 6 dvd set 2018 release. The same box set style as CANNON and MANNIX.