***SPOILERS*** Noted for pulling all kinds of underhanded tactics on his players and those he represents as their agents Thatcher Horton, Pernell Roberts, pulled his last double-cross when he ended up at room temperature with three bullets in his chest. This happened when he was preparing to join his wife Linda, Deldne Hall, in the hot tub at his mansion. Having missed a flight to New York Tatcher felt that he needed a little rest and recreation before he would be ready to fly the next morning but ended up getting more rest then he ever expected.
Having one of his star hockey players arrested and booked for Tacther's murder the confused and somewhat dull-minded, from taking too many hits on the ice, as well as washed up Bobby Spencer, Jason Beghe, is not at all in tuned to what's facing him in a court of law,first degree murder. Bobby acts like a brainless jerk when Perry Mason, Raymond Burr, is about to take on his case. Bobby in a contract dispute with Thatcher the day before threatened to murder him in front of a number of witnesses including his friend and lawyer Ken Malansky, William R.Moses.
Asked by his private investigator and now aspiring, but not too successful, attorney Ken Manlansky to do him a favor by representing the very uncooperative Bobby Spencer Perry being talked down to and insulted by his clients actions just about walks out on him leaving Bobby to possibly spend the rest of is life in a state penitentiary.
Bobby's actions pale in comparison to those of the kooky and what seems like very unstable hit-man Richards, S.A Griffin, who just does about everything to get himself caught. It's unbelievable to me that it took almost the entire movie for the cops and investigator Malansky, to finally catch up with him. In fact we also find out later in the film, like the last five minutes, that the guy who hired Richards to do a job on Tatcher***Spoilers***was actually after his son the over-pampered and snot-nose Stewart Horton, Bruce Greenwood. Stewart was having an affair with his step-mother Linda and had the killer mistakingly murder poppa when he thought, being that Tatcher was supposed to be out of town at the time, that it was him Bruce whom he was really aiming at!
One of the best of the TV Perry Mason Mystery TV movies with Perry having his work cut out for him in finding Tatcher's killer and not knowing who he is until the killer is gunned down. It's then that the truth comes out to who hired him being a guy who just couldn't take it anymore from young Bruce who was blackmailing him.
It was nice to see the pretty and bubbly Alexandra Paul back again as Ken Manlansky's fiancé and partner in crime or justice Amy Hastings as she constantly has to get her boyfriend out of trouble more then get the person who put him into it. Ken again almost blows it as he instead of waiting for the cops, who had the sports arena sealed shut, to catch the hired killer he ridiculously risks his life trying to be a hero and almost getting shot for it.
P.S The person who hired Richards also wasn't exactly the brightest bulb on the marquee with his leaving the murder weapon right where the cops, and Perry Mason, could find it! It was as if he wanted to keep it as a reminder of his great work not knowing that it would put him in the big house for life where he'll have lots of free time to prefect his talents during exorcise time.
Having one of his star hockey players arrested and booked for Tacther's murder the confused and somewhat dull-minded, from taking too many hits on the ice, as well as washed up Bobby Spencer, Jason Beghe, is not at all in tuned to what's facing him in a court of law,first degree murder. Bobby acts like a brainless jerk when Perry Mason, Raymond Burr, is about to take on his case. Bobby in a contract dispute with Thatcher the day before threatened to murder him in front of a number of witnesses including his friend and lawyer Ken Malansky, William R.Moses.
Asked by his private investigator and now aspiring, but not too successful, attorney Ken Manlansky to do him a favor by representing the very uncooperative Bobby Spencer Perry being talked down to and insulted by his clients actions just about walks out on him leaving Bobby to possibly spend the rest of is life in a state penitentiary.
Bobby's actions pale in comparison to those of the kooky and what seems like very unstable hit-man Richards, S.A Griffin, who just does about everything to get himself caught. It's unbelievable to me that it took almost the entire movie for the cops and investigator Malansky, to finally catch up with him. In fact we also find out later in the film, like the last five minutes, that the guy who hired Richards to do a job on Tatcher***Spoilers***was actually after his son the over-pampered and snot-nose Stewart Horton, Bruce Greenwood. Stewart was having an affair with his step-mother Linda and had the killer mistakingly murder poppa when he thought, being that Tatcher was supposed to be out of town at the time, that it was him Bruce whom he was really aiming at!
One of the best of the TV Perry Mason Mystery TV movies with Perry having his work cut out for him in finding Tatcher's killer and not knowing who he is until the killer is gunned down. It's then that the truth comes out to who hired him being a guy who just couldn't take it anymore from young Bruce who was blackmailing him.
It was nice to see the pretty and bubbly Alexandra Paul back again as Ken Manlansky's fiancé and partner in crime or justice Amy Hastings as she constantly has to get her boyfriend out of trouble more then get the person who put him into it. Ken again almost blows it as he instead of waiting for the cops, who had the sports arena sealed shut, to catch the hired killer he ridiculously risks his life trying to be a hero and almost getting shot for it.
P.S The person who hired Richards also wasn't exactly the brightest bulb on the marquee with his leaving the murder weapon right where the cops, and Perry Mason, could find it! It was as if he wanted to keep it as a reminder of his great work not knowing that it would put him in the big house for life where he'll have lots of free time to prefect his talents during exorcise time.