This episode is about Phil Devine (Andrew Robinson), a sleazebag record producer who cheats clients right and left. When he approaches Billy Smith in order to steal his latest song, Billy refuses...and so Phil kills him. Now with Billy out of the way, Phil goes to Connie (Bonnie Ebsen) to try to cheat her out of this song. Can Barnaby stop this jerk before he robs or kills Connie?
This episode suffers from a couple problems. First, the song that Phil kills for doesn't seem that special...at least not murder-worthy. Second, and I do not want to be mean, but Bonnie Ebsen is hard to believe as a singer. Her voice isn't terrible.... I just cannot imagine anyone paying to hear her sing. This is Bonnie's sixth and final appearance on her father's show.
As far as Robinson goes, seeing that he's an evil jerk isn't very surprising. He's made a career out of playing psychos, crooks and various no-goodnicks...such as the serial killer in "Dirty Harry" or the strange and morally suspect Garak on "Star Trek: Deep Space 9" as well as in "Hellraiser". I guess he's good at it, so why change when the formula works so well for him. It's just a shame that his excellent performance here is overshadowed by bad casting, singing and a silly plot. He deserved better.
So is it worth seeing? Well, not especially. I don't hate it nearly as much as the other review currently posted...though I really didn't like it because the casting and writing were off. Bonnie just wasn't right for this part but I'll say no more...but Robinson was in his element.