When Mannix tries to find out what a disturbed little girl knows about her murdered doctor and $150,000 in stolen bonds, they both become marked for assassination.When Mannix tries to find out what a disturbed little girl knows about her murdered doctor and $150,000 in stolen bonds, they both become marked for assassination.When Mannix tries to find out what a disturbed little girl knows about her murdered doctor and $150,000 in stolen bonds, they both become marked for assassination.
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Gwen Van Dam
- Woman on Balcony
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Did you know
- TriviaActress Pamelyn Ferdin recently revealed that the scene where Dana threatens to jump caused a minor traffic accident along Los Feliz Boulevard and also drew a crowd of horrified onlookers unaware that a TV show was being filmed. Pamelyn was standing on a wobbly glass table, and her only protection was a production assistant holding her by the ankles. The scene violated Standards & Practices of the day, which prohibited the realistic portrayal of a minor in mortal peril, and CBS held up the episode until the footage could be reviewed. In the end, the network decided that the scene would be acceptable to the show's mature audience. Pamelyn says that the scene's inclusion gave her "the groundbreaking distinction of playing the first child staring down death on prime-time TV."
- GoofsYou can see crew holding Dana's ankles in the one scene near the end when she threatens to jump to avoid the "pirates".
- Quotes
Joe Mannix: Do you know why she has the idea she can fly?
Dr. Barbara Harley: Oh, yes, it's from Peter Pan. Her mother told her the story before she became withdrawn. Peter and Wendy and Captain Hook have become almost her whole world.
- ConnectionsReferences Peter Pan (1953)
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A little far-fetched but entertaining
This episode s stars Pamelyn Ferdin. While she's not a famous name today, she has an interesting resume. Apart from her countless TV appearances, she also was the voice of Lucy Van Pelt in some of the Charlie Brown cartoons. So, old fogies like me might just recognize her.
Ferdin plays Dana--a mentally ill child. Because she lives in a dream world, when she overhears a couple guys discussing a robbery, they ignore her and figure it doesn't matter if the girl overhears them. However, many things go wrong--and the first is that the guy is home when they break into his home to steal bonds. In the process, the doctor is killed--and this doctor is the therapist working with Dana. Other problems follow--such as the inside man losing his nerve when he's questioned by Mannix. Finally, the big boss is a real nice guy and decides that MAYBE Dana could help the investigation, so he decides to kill the kid! Can Mannix thwart these evil baddies and can goodness prevail? What do you think?!
This is an entertaining episode though it's not without a few problems. The worst is a stupid cliché. When the inside man wants to leave the gang, he goes to the big boss and tells him--and EVERYONE watching the show knows that the boss is going to then have him killed. How could this crook be THAT stupid?! Duh. Additionally, Mannix seemed a bit awkward at times with the kid...though not terribly so. Overall, it's good but not quite up to the usual quality standards for the show.
Ferdin plays Dana--a mentally ill child. Because she lives in a dream world, when she overhears a couple guys discussing a robbery, they ignore her and figure it doesn't matter if the girl overhears them. However, many things go wrong--and the first is that the guy is home when they break into his home to steal bonds. In the process, the doctor is killed--and this doctor is the therapist working with Dana. Other problems follow--such as the inside man losing his nerve when he's questioned by Mannix. Finally, the big boss is a real nice guy and decides that MAYBE Dana could help the investigation, so he decides to kill the kid! Can Mannix thwart these evil baddies and can goodness prevail? What do you think?!
This is an entertaining episode though it's not without a few problems. The worst is a stupid cliché. When the inside man wants to leave the gang, he goes to the big boss and tells him--and EVERYONE watching the show knows that the boss is going to then have him killed. How could this crook be THAT stupid?! Duh. Additionally, Mannix seemed a bit awkward at times with the kid...though not terribly so. Overall, it's good but not quite up to the usual quality standards for the show.
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- planktonrules
- Jul 1, 2014
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- Los Feliz Towers, Los Feliz Boulevard and Hillhurst Avenue, Los Angeles, California, USA(exterior and balcony scenes of Dana's apartment)
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