Right off the bat, if you're a tv buff, you'll notice the sets from HOGANS HEROES in this adventure. Colonel Klink's office, apart from the other barricks, is a dead giveaway here, enough to give you a few chuckles.
Serious stuff though, and with a top cast to keep it going. Michael Tolan plays Santos Cardoza, a member of a Latin American country Freedom Party who has himself arrested in order to cleverly aid the party's leader, Delgado (played by Ernest Sarracino) who was imprisoned by the opposition. There's a flair up among the prisoners, who believe Cardoza is an informer and his days are numbered -- unless the team can expose the real rat. Guessing the fink is fun as there's plenty of guilty faces to go around.
Phelps gets himself thrown in the jug, Rollin plays a guard and the surprise of it all is Cinnamon, playing a member of the Red Cross! By the way, look at all the goodies she hands out to the prisoners. Who baked the cookies? Great supporting cast with Victor French as Leduc. French played some memorable character roles in his career, long before LITTLE HOUSE and HIGHWAY TO HEAVEN. Best of the bad guys is Sid Haig ( still working today) playing Sperizzi and look for Paul Winfield as Klaus.
I agree with the last reviewer, Greg Morris has an excellent role as one of the prisoners, instead of always being hidden in some cramped back room with Willy. Series director Leonard J. Horn gets the job done, especially the rebellious prisoners closing in on Tolan. Horn directed many episodes for MANNIX and the ROOKIES.
Of course, it's not done here... but it would have been a hilarious fake-out had Cinnamon spiked all the Red Cross gift bags for the guards! Infected cookies? Poison cigarettes??
10 Stars for both story and acting, and a great ending. SEASON 2 EPISODE 24 remastered color CBS/Paramount box set. 7 dvds. 2007 release.