This two-parter has some things going for it. It was great to see Dana Wynter, who I really like as an actress. It was also great to see Lauren Bacall - for the first time, I'll shamefully admit. Angel's appearance was kept mercifully brief and Rocky once again made it clear how much he loathes him. I feel you, Rocky!
But despite the positives, it all ended up being a damp squib because of the incredibly weak ending. My money was already on princess Irene being responsible for the attempts on Kendall's life by the end of the first part, just because there were so few other credible suspects and I know the genre. So I spent the second part running through possible motives, all of which turned out to be better than what we were actually given.
Irene wanted Kendall dead so her humble origins wouldn't become known, although most people who'd ever known her were presumably fully aware of her background. Especially since she'd recently been libelled in Fairfield's newspaper and was now conducting a huge lawsuit against him, surely earning her even more press coverage. I know the answer is that her troubled mind didn't realise the futility of her plan. But to arrive at the end of a 90-odd-minute mystery only to discover that the reason behind everything is essentially nothing more than "she's mad" is incredibly unsatisfying. Well, for me, at least.
But despite the positives, it all ended up being a damp squib because of the incredibly weak ending. My money was already on princess Irene being responsible for the attempts on Kendall's life by the end of the first part, just because there were so few other credible suspects and I know the genre. So I spent the second part running through possible motives, all of which turned out to be better than what we were actually given.
Irene wanted Kendall dead so her humble origins wouldn't become known, although most people who'd ever known her were presumably fully aware of her background. Especially since she'd recently been libelled in Fairfield's newspaper and was now conducting a huge lawsuit against him, surely earning her even more press coverage. I know the answer is that her troubled mind didn't realise the futility of her plan. But to arrive at the end of a 90-odd-minute mystery only to discover that the reason behind everything is essentially nothing more than "she's mad" is incredibly unsatisfying. Well, for me, at least.