Joe is shot and dumped in the middle of nowhere. He tries to figure it all out from his hospital bed.Joe is shot and dumped in the middle of nowhere. He tries to figure it all out from his hospital bed.Joe is shot and dumped in the middle of nowhere. He tries to figure it all out from his hospital bed.
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- Nurse
- (as Anne Newman)
- Bomb Disposal Officer
- (uncredited)
- Hart
- (uncredited)
- Lou
- (uncredited)
Storyline
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- GoofsAt one point, the doctor tells a nurse "he'll need another transfusion," but then the nurse prepares a hypodermic needle to give Mannix a shot. Given that Mannix had been agitated, the doctor probably meant a sedative.
- Quotes
Joe Mannix: Miss Winslow. I'm Joe Mannix.
Karen Winslow: Oh!
[kisses Joe]
Karen Winslow: I'm so glad to see you.
Joe Mannix: Well, now, that's not usually included in my fee.
Karen Winslow: Except the man that's been following me is sitting at the end of the bar, so I thought perhaps it would be better if we made it look like a date.
Joe Mannix: Of course. Now, uh, why don't we sit down and take a look at your friend, huh?
[they sit down at a table]
Joe Mannix: That's quite a man to have following you.
Karen Winslow: Do you know him?
Joe Mannix: Does the name Johnny Sands mean anything to you?
Karen Winslow: No.
Joe Mannix: He's an enforcer. Do you know what an enforcer is?
Karen Winslow: It's a paid killer.
Joe Mannix: Yeah. He works for a man named Al Kordic.
[Winslow gasps anxiously]
Joe Mannix: What is it?
Karen Winslow: I... I mean, I just can't believe it. Why would Al have a man like that following me?
Joe Mannix: Al? Well, now, if you're that chummy, I can think of a lot of reasons.
Karen Winslow: Our relationship is strictly professional. I work for him.
Joe Mannix: Oh. Tell me about it.
Karen Winslow: I can't.
Joe Mannix: Miss Winslow, I usually don't take a case unless I know at least as much as my client does.
Karen Winslow: I'm really sorry I dragged you all the way out here, Mr. Mannix. There's obviously been some terrible mistake. I mean, if Johnny works for Al, then I'm sure I'm not in any trouble at all.
Joe Mannix: Mm-hmm. Yeah, I'm glad; glad to hear it. Now, uh, why don't we have dinner and then I'll see you home, okay?
Karen Winslow: Terrific.
Joe Mannix: Mm.
[looks at the bar to see that Johnny Sands has left]
The show then uses a series of flashbacks to show what happened before he was knocked out. It begins with him meeting a new client, Karen (Elizabeth Ashley), as she's worried about some man who keeps following her. The case soon turns out to involve a couple mob bosses, Brandon (Victor French) and Kordick (William Devane)...and a plan to do away with one of them. How does the nearly dead Mannix sort all this out, solve the crime AND never seem to ask anyone to pay his fees?
Other than the fact that I laughed at the knock outs and shooting and an AMAZING feat of shooting*, it's a very good episode--- exciting and OTHERWISE original.
*The shooting stunt was hilarious and the second time I saw this on the show...but this time it was not performed by Mannix. Like the Mannix shot several seasons before, this involves a guy with a rifle and scope opening fire on a guy with a revolver way down below. The guy with the pistol is able to shoot the marksman...a feat nearly impossible...even if you are an Olympic caliber shooter!!
- planktonrules
- Mar 20, 2017