Mannix tries to help a nun who took a dying man's confession that he let an innocent man go to prison for murder, but finds the inmate insisting he is guilty.Mannix tries to help a nun who took a dying man's confession that he let an innocent man go to prison for murder, but finds the inmate insisting he is guilty.Mannix tries to help a nun who took a dying man's confession that he let an innocent man go to prison for murder, but finds the inmate insisting he is guilty.
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe same car chase footage resulting in Mannix being run off the road and down an embankment was previously used in The Glass Trap (1971).
- GoofsWhen Mr. Mannix breaks down a door, the wall moves visibly - rather like a temporary set wall instead of a solidly built wall holding a heavy door.
- Quotes
Sister Meg Costello: [she and Father Vale are sitting in Joe's office, talking to him about the man who visited her before he died] I told Father Fain that I had to do something. That poor dying man haunts me. He was trying to erase his sin against this other man- an innocent man that he had put in prison. With his last dying breath, he was trying to tell me the man's name.
Father Vale: What do you think, Joe?
Joe Mannix: I don't know. It's not going to to be easy to find the man. I mean, I've never talked to a convict who wasn't innocent.
Sister Meg Costello: Mr. Mannix, Al Murphy was a dying man. He was pleading his guilt before God. He was saying that he had sinned, that he had borne false witness.
Joe Mannix: I understand, Sister. I was only trying to warn you. The odds against finding that particular innocent man are a little frightening.
Sister Meg Costello: But you will try?
Joe Mannix: Uh, please don't expect a miracle.
Father Vale: Joe, we're always expecting miracles. That's our bag.
Joe Mannix: Yeah. You proved that on a golf course.
- ConnectionsEdited from Mannix: The Glass Trap (1971)
This is an excellent episode with an intriguing and well-written plot with lots of twists and turns and a unique ending to say the least. You should avoid looking at the trivia section here on the IMDB page, however, before watching the episode because it partially gives away the ending.
I really liked Robert Mandan's performance as Noble. He's a great villain and plays it perfectly. This is his first of two appearances on the show.
There's a nice car chase but unfortunately all of it is reused footage from Cold Trail and The Glass Trap, both from earlier this season.
Joe doesn't get whacked in the head but does get shot at.
There's a good action scene at the end, which includes Joe jumping onto a roof from a moving helicopter. There's a good fight scene at the end too.
This is one of the best episodes of the season, with an ending that is certainly original. It's really something to see.
- pkfloydmh
- Sep 8, 2021