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Swimsuit and sportswear manufacturer, Surf 'n Sun, hires Jeff Spencer to discover who is stealing their new designs. By the time they show the new line to department store buyers, a rival firm has already sold them the same items. Jeff enlists the aid of Kookie (seen tossing boxes down chutes as well as keeping watch from closets at Surf 'n Sun) and Suzanne as a model at the rival firm, Rainbow Modes, to help catch the design pirates.

Roscoe wanders through the episode as comic relief, showing off his latest winnings at the race track and handling the switchboard in Suzanne's absence. Stu and Rex put in a brief appearance at the end, meeting in Jeff's office to learn how the case was resolved and how Roscoe's big day at the track went.

An entertaining if superficial look at the world of early 1960's fashion design, manufacturing and theft, this episode spends more time on runway shows and models' dressing rooms than creating suspense. Fans who like to see Kookie and Suzanne away from the office will enjoy it.

IMDb's cast list was incomplete so I added names of series regulars who appeared but was unable to catch the names of the actors who played Polly, a S 'n S model, or RM's Cliff Jarrett when the list of guest appearances flashed so rapidly at the end of the episode.

This is a good one. The story changes a bit and focuses on the Hollywood fashion industry, an obvious cut-throat business, and pardon the pun.

Jeff and Rex take up a case of a swim and sports fashion company whose new designs are being stolen and promoted by their friendly competition.

It turns out to be a dangerous game, and surprisingly Jeff recruits Suzanne (Jacqueline Beer) to go undercover as a model and gets Kookie into the act as super spy.

Good appearance by Robert H. Harris, playing Pop Halliday. He has some poignant scenes here and should have been nominated for an Emmy. Carol Ohmart (HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL) plays Linda.

As the last reviewer noted, there's a running gag with Roscoe showing off his racetrack winnings. But will he win all the time???

Some good fight scenes, and look out for the store dummy with a noose tied around its neck. Creepy!

By the way, did you catch Jeff reading a copy of PLAYBOY mag???

Written by Leonard Lee, who wrote 15 episodes for the series. Lee began his career writing scripts for SHERLOCK HOLMES movies, starring Basil Rathbone. SEASON 3 EPISODE 35 remastered Warner Brothers/ABC tv dvd box set.