Dennis Stanton tries to clear a man of charges he murdered an unscrupulous divorce attorney.Dennis Stanton tries to clear a man of charges he murdered an unscrupulous divorce attorney.Dennis Stanton tries to clear a man of charges he murdered an unscrupulous divorce attorney.
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- TriviaThis is another time where Jessica is only in the first minute of the show and, for the minute, she acts as a narrator. Once she is done with the minute, she is not present for the rest of the show.
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Rhoda Markowitz: You are about as tough as marshmallow pie.
Dennis Stanton: Ah, did you ever read 'Henry Vi, Part 2', Rhoda?
Rhoda Markowitz: Ah... No, I must have missed that one.
Dennis Stanton: Act four, scene two. Dick, the butcher says, "The first thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers." Now, do you think Shakespeare had those two in mind when he wrote that? Ah...
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Written by John Addison
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The fastest umbrella in the west
I always enjoyed the MSW episodes where Keith Michell's character Dennis Stanton takes over the mystery solving. Settling in San Francisco and working
for an insurance company, Michell's unflappable charm drives insurance cheaters and the cops a bit nuts.
In this story he's helping a client with an insurance claim arising from a divorce settlement, but soon he's involved in the investigation of the murder of divorce attorney Robert Reed.
Reed's no holds barred/take no prisoners attitude with divorce makes him no friends. He's even got an ex-wife Vera Miles who happens to be in town with her own claims on him.
Once again Stanton makes a fool out of SFPD homicide detective Ken Swofford. In fact the doer is the one that apparently has the least reason among the cast for murder.
Above all I do love what Dennis Stanton can do with an umbrella. The scene when divorce lawyer and ex-cop Charles Haid tries to bully Stanton is priceless.
Worth watching for that alone.
In this story he's helping a client with an insurance claim arising from a divorce settlement, but soon he's involved in the investigation of the murder of divorce attorney Robert Reed.
Reed's no holds barred/take no prisoners attitude with divorce makes him no friends. He's even got an ex-wife Vera Miles who happens to be in town with her own claims on him.
Once again Stanton makes a fool out of SFPD homicide detective Ken Swofford. In fact the doer is the one that apparently has the least reason among the cast for murder.
Above all I do love what Dennis Stanton can do with an umbrella. The scene when divorce lawyer and ex-cop Charles Haid tries to bully Stanton is priceless.
Worth watching for that alone.
- bkoganbing
- Jan 25, 2018
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