After an attempt is made on the life of Miranda Loxton, the key witness in the trial of members of Murder International, Steed is given the job of protecting her. He takes her to a childhood home that nobody else he knows has been to. Shortly afterwards Tara is captured by a pair of thugs who are part of Murder International; she is drugged but overhears them talking about a booby-trap at Steed's house that will kill Mother. She manages to escape and finds herself at Steed's house; as she enters a bomb explodes. When she wakes up she is surrounded by medical and military personal who sedate her and take her to hospital. Once there she is told that her legs have been broken and Mother has been killed; she is also told that Steed and Miranda are in grave danger unless she can work out where they are hiding. Gradually she remembers details of a house Steed had told her about
unfortunately the people looking after her aren't what they seem. Steed meanwhile is passing the time playing strategy games with Miranda; something that she is surprisingly good at.
This is a rather fun episode as it is so different. For most of the time Steed and Tara are separated and much of what we see isn't what it seems. Of course most people will have guessed that something isn't right about what is happening to Tara as soon as she is told that she is seriously injured and Mother is dead that doesn't matter though as it means that there is concern for both Tara and later Steed when she divulges enough information to find him. These tense scenes are nicely balanced by the entertaining scenes between Patrick Macnee and Angela Douglas as Steed and Miranda; the latter also had a fun introduction as she was returning from a fancy dress party, dressed as a clown, when the attempt was made on her life. Overall a solid episode which is less surreal than most.
This is a rather fun episode as it is so different. For most of the time Steed and Tara are separated and much of what we see isn't what it seems. Of course most people will have guessed that something isn't right about what is happening to Tara as soon as she is told that she is seriously injured and Mother is dead that doesn't matter though as it means that there is concern for both Tara and later Steed when she divulges enough information to find him. These tense scenes are nicely balanced by the entertaining scenes between Patrick Macnee and Angela Douglas as Steed and Miranda; the latter also had a fun introduction as she was returning from a fancy dress party, dressed as a clown, when the attempt was made on her life. Overall a solid episode which is less surreal than most.
