Sherlock Holmes comes to the aide of an elderly grandmother. An offer is made for her house and its entire contents. Mrs Maberley has something that someone is prepared to kill for. Dr Watson is ready to with a revolver to protect her.
It comes to light that her grandson Douglas Maberley had been spurned by his older lover who has set her eyes on a younger, more illustrious prey.
Maberley was savagely beaten and later died. Before his death he had written a manuscript which denounced Klein. It is this that is of interest and puts the elderly lady in peril.
There are some good production values in this episode but it masks a weak story that could have been told in half the time.
Jeremy Brett looks a pallid grey in a colourful episode and unfortunately where once his movements were little flourishes; it now looks exaggerated and hammy.
That really is saying something when the guest star here is Peter Wyngarde who plays a gossip and he is remarkably retrained. It is obvious that Brett is seriously ill.
It comes to light that her grandson Douglas Maberley had been spurned by his older lover who has set her eyes on a younger, more illustrious prey.
Maberley was savagely beaten and later died. Before his death he had written a manuscript which denounced Klein. It is this that is of interest and puts the elderly lady in peril.
There are some good production values in this episode but it masks a weak story that could have been told in half the time.
Jeremy Brett looks a pallid grey in a colourful episode and unfortunately where once his movements were little flourishes; it now looks exaggerated and hammy.
That really is saying something when the guest star here is Peter Wyngarde who plays a gossip and he is remarkably retrained. It is obvious that Brett is seriously ill.