The Saint: The Invisible Millionaire (1963)
Season 2, Episode 22
3/10
A bit of a disappointment.
16 May 2019
Warning: Spoilers
Story starts off with millionaire Marvin Chase and his administrative assistant Bertrand Tamblin getting in a road accident (after the Chase implying that he knows that Tamblin is having an affair with his wife). The newspapers' headlines then say that in the accident Chase got badly burned while trying to save Tamblin but Tamblin died anyway.

Then we see that Chase cannot see anybody (or not for very long) due to being wrapped up like a mummy and having trouble talking. Simon suspects something is up and then Nora (Chase's other assistant) calls him after noticing that Chase started selling a lot of his assets that will actually lose him money (stocks, etc.). It is here at about 10 minutes into the episode that I suspected a 'switcharoo.'

A very unlikely confluence of events would have to happen for this fraud to occur, mainly, the police/first responders would have to let a badly burned man be treated at home by the family doctor without going to the hospital! There's more but it's just a bit much to stomach.

Other than that episode is the usual enjoyable watch...just a bit hard when it's all figured out already (unusual for me!).
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